Author: Tom Faranda

UPDATE: See the prior posting I put up; Greta Thunberg also at the UN. This is off the PBS channel. 11 minutes long. You’d think a speech about tolerance and universal acceptance would go down well with a PBS audience. Guess not – just read the comments. Haters out in force. 

The event was held outside of the Blue Pig Ice Cream parlor, which is literally 60 yards from my offices. So I got these pictures at the height of the Rally, around 12:15. A well behaved crowd from what I could see with nothing outlandish said, at least while I was there. Seemed to be…

Makes sense to me – it’s just medical waste, right? Some may view it as tacky though. So no pictures… Klopfer died on Sept. 3. Nine days later, an attorney representing his family contacted the Will County Coroner’s Office, reporting that “medically preserved fetal remains” had been discovered on the property and requesting proper removal.…

“God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this Catholic man over here. Especially him—thank you so much that I am not like those messed-up Catholics,” he prayed, his face lifted to heaven, one eye open to see if those around him were watching. “I am deeply grateful…

Yes! I need this for when Brigid is in the driver’s seat. Whenever your spouse says things like, “Why don’t you take Fifth, it’s a lot faster?” or “This way’s a lot slower than my way,” the car will instantly respond to their commands. “There was a ton of demand for this app,” said Backseat…

Wonderful. We humans today have anywhere from 2-5% (depending on the individual) Neanderthal DNA. I love the idea of being part Neanderthal! Scientists have found hundreds of perfectly preserved footprints, providing evidence that Neanderthals walked the Normandy coast in France. The prints suggest a group of 10-13 individuals, mostly children and adolescents, were on the…

This is off C-Span and all over the internet. Will be all over the news tonight. Righteous anger?

I hate today. Below is a posting I first put up in 2006. Tommy should be 48. The comments on his Legacy Tribute page have now gone to 100+ pages.  I knew seven people killed on 9/11. But I only knew one of them real well. I knew Tom Knox (“Tommy”) because I coached him…

And there is a dessert. This is off a website called myfitnesspal where I keep track of my calorie intake and exercise calorie burn. Been using it for over seven years. What 1,500 Calories Looks Like (High-Protein Edition) Here’s dessert – something called “Frozen Yogurt Bark”

That’s right. Long before he was President, at which time the media discovered he was a racist! How could they have overlooked that back when he was being honored? Not mentioned – when Trump bought Mar A Lago in the 90’s he insisted on accepting Jews and blacks even though other clubs in Palm Beach…