From the award-winning author of The Unwinding–the brilliantly told saga of the ambition, idealism, and hubris of one of the most legendary and complicated figures in recent American history, set amid the rise and fall of U.S. power from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Richard Holbrooke was brilliant, utterly self-absorbed, and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites. Admired and detested, he was the force behind the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan wars, America’s greatest diplomatic achievement in the post Cold War era. His power lay in an utter belief in himself and his idea of a muscular, generous foreign policy. From his days as a young adviser in Vietnam to his last efforts to end the war in Afghanistan, Holbrooke embodied the postwar American impulse to take the lead on the global stage. But his sharp elbows and tireless self-promotion ensured that he never rose to the highest levels in government that he so desperately coveted. His story is thus the story of America during its era of supremacy: its strength, drive, and sense of possibility, as well as its penchant for overreach and heedless self-confidence. In TK, drawn from Holbrooke’s diaries and papers, we are given a nonfiction narrative that is both intimate and epic in its revelatory portrait of this extraordinary and deeply flawed man, and the elite spheres of society and government he inhabited”–Publisher’s description
Category: Activities (Page 28 of 48)
Activities are gatherings that occur on a regular schedule, usually weekly, to enjoy a specific pastime.
28 August for Golf Outing at Sterling Farms
The next golf outing of the season will be held at the Country Club of Darien at 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 15 th . Lunch will follow for the participants on the outside patio. This is always one of our most popular golf outings of the year and we are looking forward to another good turnout in August.
The cost per person is $115.00 which includes cart and greens fee. Lunch can be handled with an interclub charge or with cash. Please email Denny Devere at dgdevere@optonline.net if you wish to play
in the event. Make sure that your response includes your email address and handicap for communications and pairing purposes.
June 21 Wandering to the Rockaways
The Happy Wanderers will embark on their final Wandering of the Spring season on Tuesday June 21 to Rockaway, Queens.We will depart on the train to Grand Central that leaves the Darien station at 7:55 AM (7:58 AM from Noroton Heights) on the 18th. We then will gather at the Upper Level Information Booth at GCT, and from there take the Subway to Wall Street and to its East River Ferry Pier to board the the ferry for Rockaway. 
We plan to see some historic sites in the Rockaways, as well as some new developments, including the restored boardwalk that was damaged by Storm Sandy. Then we shall have a good lunch and return via ferry back to Wall Street, Grand Central and home.
Trout Brook Valley Hike Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 9.30 am
Our final hike of the season is scheduled for Tuesday June 4, 2019. We will be hiking the Trout Brook Valley Preservation Area in Weston, Ct, which is owned by the Aspetuck Land Trust. This is an 1100 acre reserve that has several trails classified as hard, medium and easy.
The area is lush green at this time of the year. No man-made or machine sound disturbs the serenity of this preserve; the only sounds you hear are of the birds twittering, the brooks babbling and the winds whistling. We will be hiking a loop of about 3.5 miles consisting of easy and moderately difficult trails. So if you wish to commune with nature, come join us in this great hike, which is not as strenuous as our last one at Devil’s Den. Sturdy shoes are required, water and bug spray recommended.
With an early start at 9.30 we should be done by 11.45 am.
Lunch will follow at Tavern On Main located at 150 Main Street, Westport.
We will be using the Bradley Road entrance to the park in Weston. Here are the directions:
-Take Exit 42 off the south bound Merritt Parkway. At bottom of exit ramp. Make a right turn onto
Rt 57 N ( Weston Road)—0.9 miles
-Turn right on Lyons Plains Road and proceed-3.6 miles
-At the fork make a slight left onto Valley Forge Road (not Davis Hill Rd) and proceed 1.2 miles
-Right on Bradley Road -0.3 to the entrance of Aspetuck Land Trust on left (after house number
18, Bradley Road)
On Google Maps, search for Trout Brook Valley Preserve, Weston or 18 Bradley Road, Weston.
As usual, spouses are welcome to join the hike.
Contact: Sunil Saksena 203-561-8601(cell) ; ssaksena44 @gmail.com
DMA Memorial Day Parade
Remember to support DMA, the Town and your fellow members by walking (or riding) in Monday’s Memorial Day parade!
Wave to the crowd and bask in their adoring applause!
Where else can you appear in public wearing a straw hat and a straight face!
Our new President, Sunil, will lead our contingent bearing the flag for his SHORTEST hike of the year!
Why let our Volunteer Firemen have all the glory!
No singing, acting or other special talent required!
Unlike many Memorial Days, we GUARANTEE the sun will be shining, there’ll be no humidity, nary a drop of rain!
Wear a blue shirt, khakis, walking shoes (socks optional), sunscreen, and a smile!
Come one, come all, Goodwives, 9:30 am Monday morning.
June 12 845-945 at the DCA (John Hess and Doug Campbell)
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Happy Wanderers — Tuesday, May 21: Historic DownTown Brooklyn
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The Wanderers will step-off this Tuesday Morning for DownTown Brooklyn. We’ll take the 8:36 AM train from Darien (8:39 from Norton Heights) to Grand Central.
At the Terminal, we shall gather at the Upper Level Information Booth, and then take the IRT Subway for Brooklyn.
This Wandering will cover a series of historic locations dating from when Brooklyn started as a village that grew up around the ferry slip connecting Long Island to Manhattan, to its becoming a City in the 19th Century, and then a part of New York City at the beginning of the 20th Century. We will view many of the historic places and pass through several of the neighborhoods that make up this compact district of Downtown Brooklyn. We will stop for a good lunch and also see some of Brooklyn’s new developments, including the Metro-Tech Center and the Barclays Center.
And then we’ll return by Subway to Grand Central and home.
Remember to bring your Metro Card for the Subways, or buy one from the machine at the train station, when you get your train tickets.
Rescheduled from June
DMA – MCNC Golf Tournament
Gentlemen,
The Annual DMA – MCNC (Men’s Club of New Canaan) Golf Tournament will be held this year Thursday, Sept 19, 2019 at the Silvermine Golf Club. This is a spirited competition which is characterized by good fellowship. Most important, it is a fun event.
After golf, we all enjoy a buffet lunch with one another. The cost is $60.00 which includes greens fee, cart and lunch.
At this point, I am seeking volunteers to play for the DMA golf team. This has been an even competition for the last couple of years. Traditionally, our depth has been our strength although it is also important that our best players step up to play on the golf team in order to put DMA over the top.
Please send me your Index and/ or Handicap with your response. This information will be used to select the team. Further details to follow.
Thanks and regards,
Denny Devere
203-353-1758
The Darien Historical Society, will conduct a special curated tour of its current World War I exhibition for members of the DMA and their spouses/guests May 21 at 6:30PM
Dave Polett and Maggie McIntire give a guided tour. The tour is complimentary for our group.
Our host: Joe Spain
Our first 2019 outing is at Oak Hills Park, Norwalk, Tuesday, 25 June, starting at 11:00 AM.
Tee times will be assigned once registration is complete. You are encouraged to come early or stay late to enjoy lunch in the Clubhouse Grille.
To sign up, email Peter Carnes, picarnes@gmail.com.
Provide your handicap to facilitate pairing.
Fee is $50 (includes cart) payable when you arrive.
Members of Oak Hills pay a discounted price.
Confirmation and coordination will be via email during the week prior to play.
For directions to Oak Hills, go to https://www.oakhillsgc.com/contact/directions-a-map
Hosts: Peter Carnes, Denny Devere
Jim Phillips will lead a discussion on the issue of illegal immigration on June 20, 2019, 8:15am in the Lilian Gade room at the DCA.
https://www.numbersusa.com/solutions
https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/real-reform-can-fix-immigration
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_are_some_realistic_solutions_to_immigration
Monthly arrests at border reach highest point since 2007 – The Washington Post
