Rowing the Atlantic

Day 64, Sunday 17th July. 9 weeks, 63 days, since that windy morning in Manhattan! Still here, struggling on, but enjoying 75% of it. 25% is an unpleasant struggle against the elements when the fog is heavy, wind and waves have scary dimensions, wet and dampness a constant challenge and the body complains: fingers and...
Dr. Stein Hoff photo by Stanley Fine

July 18

64 – The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. 1870 – The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility, meaning whatever the Pope says is “preserved from the possibility of error”. This doctrine relies on the cornerstone of the Catholic dogma:...
64 - The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city.

Letters

Regarding Tammy Meltzer’s recent letter about Liberty Park and the Sphere: Anyone interested in expressing their opinions on moving the Sphere to Liberty Park can write to: Pat Foye, executive director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and John Degnan, Chairman of the Port Authority at: The Port Authority of New...

Ahoy Polloi

The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) is partnering with two historic sailing yachts that have moored for many years in North Cove Marina to offer free community excursions to the public. This offer is being made in conjunction with Brookfield Properties, the owner of the Brookfield Place office and retail complex, which was awarded the...
Captain Pat Harris

Rowing the Atlantic

Happy Wedding Anniversary to Diana and myself – 48 fantastic years together! And Happy 8 years Birthday to my grandson Finn in London – a lively, cheerful, fit and happy young boy with everything possible going for him. Have a super day, Finn! It was a calm night except I did not sleep well due...

July 15

484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome 1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign. Engraved in three languages, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Demotic Script, and Ancient Greek, this stone, carved in black granodiorite, is...
The Rosetta Stone