Swimming and rowing to James Meadow

NDBC - West Penobscot Bay, Maine
Station 44033

44.056 N 68.997 W

5:04 pm EDT
2104 GMT 04/29/2014
Wind: E (100°), 9.7 kt
Gust: 13.6 kt
Seas: 2.3 ft
Peak Period: 5 sec
Air Temp: 42.4 °F
Water Temp: 42.8 °F
Visibility: 1.6 nmi

First time on the water this year.  Took the Walker Bay downriver to James Meadow - with his honor in my wake. (click to enlarge)

crossing the Back River

flood tide over the meadow

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How To Visit A New England Fishing Village In The Bronx | Scouting NY

How To Visit A New England Fishing Village In The Bronx | Scouting NY:

City Island Bridge - soon to be replaced with something modern, not funky

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Double Eagle - Rockland fish pier

Double Eagle,  a sardine carrier, one of the last of a once common breed on the coast of Maine - is seen here at the Rockland fishing pier.

Spring comes slowly to Maine

The Back River, east Friendship, Maine, on April 27.

Bennett Park

Donald Grody, Actor and Equity Exec, Dies at 83 - Playbill.com

Donald Grody

Don Grody gave me my first job as a lawyer.  He hired me as a Business Rep doing arbitrations and contract review at Actors Equity-AFL-CIO for a year in 1976.  I just learned of his death in 2011 from Gannon McHale - like Don a baritone and mariner. The picture captures Don's warm, wry smile.  He was an actor who became a very good lawyer, who returned returned to the boards.  I had been a volunteer intern for him when he was GC of District 65 -  a union with roots in the pushcart workers of the garment district.  We sued Nixon to enforce the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act of 1946.   We lost.  - GWC

Donald Grody, Actor and Equity Exec, Dies at 83 - Playbill.com:

Donald Grody, an actor who served as executive director of Actors' Equity Association from 1973 to 1980, died at his home in Manhattan on July 13. He was 83.

As Equity's executive director, Mr. Grody led the actors union's collective bargaining negotiations for Broadway as well as regional theatres throughout the country. He also spearheaded the effort to fund and create permanent rent-subsidized housing for actors at Manhattan Plaza on West 43rd Street.

Mr. Grody journeyed to London in 1949 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Upon his return to the United States, according to Equity, he appeared on Broadway inWonderful Town, Bells Are Ringing, Happy Hunting, Kismet, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. A gifted baritone, his vocal training enabled him to hit the back row of any Broadway house.

While pursing his acting career, he returned to school, going to New York Law School. He graduated in 1955 and subsequently passed the New York State bar exam. Mr. Grody took leave from the theatre to work for the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC, followed by a stint working for the NYC garment workers (District 65). A few years later, he returned to Washington with the National Labor Relations Board, followed by a return to New York in 1973 to lead Actors' Equity.

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Mr. Grody returned to the theatre at age 64 in an Off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. This was followed by appearances in the national tour of Guys and Dolls, Parade, Broadway's Jekyll and Hyde (originating the role of Poole), and as a standby for Broadway's Caroline or Change and Grey Gardens. He made many appearances at regional and Off-Broadway houses, including a production of Copenhagen and two productions of King Lear, one of which he adapted to great critical acclaim. His musical play,Ira! The African Roscius, celebrated the life of 19th-century African American actor, Ira Aldridge.

Donald Peter Grody is survived by his wife, Judith Anderson; sons Dion, Gordon, James, Jeremy and Patrick and granddaughters Jess, Jo and Cecily. A celebration of his life and career will be scheduled in the near future. Memorial contributions in his name may be made to The Actors Fund of America or Career Transition For Dancers.

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Spring

Torts Today: Deadliest Day: Sherpas Bear Everest’s Risks - NYTimes.com

Thirteen known dead.  Three still missing. All of them Sherpa guides.

Deadliest Day: Sherpas Bear Everest’s Risks - NYTimes.com:



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Earth's cousin - only 500 light years away

Pack your bags to go look for sgns of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. - gwc

Chris Matthews inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame

Chris Matthews, my Holy Cross classmate, was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in March.
He follows Bill O'Reilly, my fellow Levittowner, who apparently had to leave for work right after his induction speech.   Chris hs some fun at Bill's expense and then follows with some appropriately modest remarkst.

11 Organizations, NJ and NY Elected Officials File Legal Briefs Opposing LG's Tower - Protect the Palisades

11 Organizations, NJ and NY Elected Officials File Legal Briefs Opposing LG's Tower - Protect the Palisades:



The New Jersey Conservation Foundation, the Palisades Park Conservancy, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Regional Plan Association, the New Jersey Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and five other respected park and preservation organizations joined infiling a “friend of the court” brief today in New Jersey Appellate Court against LG Electronics’ plans to erect a 143-foot tower less than 60 yards from Palisades Interstate Park. Separate legal papers expressing opposition to the tower height were also filed by four New Jersey mayors and several key New York elected officials, including Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

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Icebergs journey slate

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Video: Overboard Yachtsman Rescued from Pacific Ocean - gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News

Video: Overboard Yachtsman Rescued from Pacific Ocean - gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News: "A crewmember from an around-the-world amateur yacht race is lucky to be alive after spending 90 minutes in the stormy Pacific Ocean after falling overboard.

The race organizers said that the “Derry~Londonderry~Doire” crewmember, 46yo Andrew Taylor, went overboard Saturday afternoon in rough weather, with winds of 35 knots and heavy waves."




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