Comedy Night II – October 2010

Comedy Night was back by popular demand. John Sirabella knew a comedian, named Bob Luparella whom he used to work, so he coordinated the event. Bob brought another comedian with him, named Vinny, so we had 2 acts. The humor was appropriately crude for a barn full of guys. Everyone agreed that they were very [...]

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Rescue Night – September – 2010

Rescue Night was led by Ralph Stupple, Asst. Chief/Operations of the Eastchester Fire Department. Ralph gave us an overview of how the department works and contrasted it with that of other municipalities.  He shared many true stories from the rescue missions he’s been involved in. They ranged from hair-raising to hilarious, and from heroic to [...]

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Networking Night – August 2010

We all took turns standing in front of the room introducing ourselves and explaining what we do for a living. Many of the guys knew each other socially, but knew little or nothing about each other’s professional lives. Sure enough connections were made. One man is a dentist in town and another man needed a [...]

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Story Night – July 2010

Bob Manley was the MC for the evening and led us in a great story telling session. We heard quite a range of stories from hilarious, to sad, to spiritual, to sentimental, to unbelievable. Among the titles were, “Close Call on the Golf Course”, “The Son I Almost Never Had”, “High Dive”, “How I Gave My [...]

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BBQ Night – June 2010

On this barn night we took a break from intellectual pursuits and had a good old-fashioned barbecue. We cooked hot dogs and hamburgers and some of the guys brought special BBQ sauces and other items including  home made pickles. It was a beautiful evening and the mood was one of friendship and camaraderie. The highlight was a [...]

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Green Night – May 2010

Christian Grieco is a green building consultant who designs renewable energy systems for homes.  He discussed how we can live in a more environmentally friendly way and actually make a difference.  He showed examples from his own home, which uses solar power, solar hot water, soapstone wood stove, and other green technologies. We discussed how [...]

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Garbage Night – April 2010

Bob Callanan, of Waste Management, gave an excellent presentation on where our garbage goes. It was fascinating to learn of the various garbage sorting and processing facilities. Bob showed us a couple of videos demonstrating how these plants work. Most amazing was the Wheelabrator, which converts garbage to electricity. Click here to download Bob’s informative [...]

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Evolution Night – March 2010

Duane Stilwell gave a talk on the Theory of Evolution. Duane is a high school science teacher who has had a life-long interest in evolution and genetics.  He started by defining terms to avoid misunderstanding. For example he clarified that the purpose of Science is not to find the truth, but to reduce uncertainty. Duane helped [...]

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College Night – February 2010

Mike Kenny, the Director of College Guidance at New Rochelle High School gave a presentation on the college admissions process.  This topic was of interest to many of us whose kids are applying to college or will so do in the future.  It was somewhat discouraging to learn how difficult it is to get into [...]

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Global Warming Night (Part II) – January 2010

Raphael Montfort  gave an in-depth presentation on the energy problem. First he showed us how oil is a limited resource that will run out sooner than we might think. Then Raphael explained how scientists came to the conclusion that climate change is taking place and is influenced by human activity. We discussed and debated the [...]

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