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I miss Stanley Cohen (opens the original)
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My wife and I were having dinner at Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chenâs home in Copake, N.Y., a few months ago when Stanley, an international lawyer and philanthropist, announced that heâd rented a house in Palm Beach for next winter. Besides feeling gratitude that heâd included us on the guest list, I wondered whether our host would live long enough to enjoy the Florida sun. Stanley had been in fragile health since a bout with COVID a couple of summers ago. Indeed, my concerns were justified.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail ainât for the weak of heart (opens the original)
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Itâs what I call the Bruce factor. When my friend Bruce invites one to take a hike with him and he says itâs seven miles long, itâs probably 10. When he says the trail is flat, itâs steep. When he says itâs steep, itâs vertical. Nonetheless, I unwisely decided to join him and a couple other friends on Tuesday for a hike along the Appalachian Trail. Bruce promoted the trek as four hours. It ended up being more like six. I should have known I was making a mistake when Bruce asked me wh
When a beloved ancient tree gets taken by a storm (opens the original)
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It couldnât have been good news when Heather, our house- and dog-sitter, contacted us in Maine at 5:30 a.m. âIâm sorry for texting so early,â she wrote. âCould you please call me when youâre up?â Iâd been following the weather back home and knew the forecast called for severe thunderstorms overnight on July 2. When Debbie, my wife, called, Heather was standing on our front porch and sounded in shock. She knew a storm had passed through the previous evening. Sheâd heard the wind
A new exhibition showcases Columbia Countyâs Hudson River School painters (opens the original)
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An art history question thatâs been bugging me for years â admittedly a selfish, self-centered one â is why the Hudson River School painters were fixated on the Catskills to the virtual exclusion of the rest of the Hudson Valley. After all, the river â after which the school featuring heavy hitters such as Asher B. Durand, John Frederick Kensett, Sanford Gifford and the schoolâs founder Thomas Cole was named â doesnât run through the Catskills. Iâve got nothing against those moun
Should I be ashamed that I bought an electric bike? (opens the original)
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Iâm not proud of our decision to buy electric bikes. I might even feel humbled. Real men donât need help getting up hills. But Iâm simply bowing to the inevitable. Lately, the elapsed time on our 10-mile loops has grown increasingly sedentary. A ride that took little more than one hour a couple of years ago started clocking in at 1 hour and 10 minutes, even 1 hour and 15 minutes. More ominously, after climbing the final hill to our house â Iâve dubbed it Heartbreak Hill â my body wou
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