Author: Tom Faranda

Of course in Farandaville we love short, fat Italians. And he fits the bill. I think he was the sixth oldest Pope ever elected. Here's a short bio off The Catholic Company Morning Offering. Pope St. John XXIII (1881–1963) was the third of thirteen children born to a poor sharecropping family living in Lombardy, Italy.…

Insightful. And sadly might work… Student Harriet Curry agreed. “Some people are still trying to engage with people on the other side, but we have a saying: ‘If you’re being coherent, you’re losing.’ If we want to win these fights, we need to build up anger inside us and then direct that into screaming and…

I agree, speaking as a registered independent. Of course I get belittled for that as some of my Democrat Party loyalty first friends think I'm a closet Republican. My Party right or wrong, but right or wrong, my Party? Party loyalty – not a good place to store your emotional capital. This article is from…

Certainly rather traditional! As I posted here.   I can’t recall any Pope in my life referring to the devil as often as Pope Francis. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis and deep divisions racking the Church that he has asked Catholics around the…

From the Wall Street Journal; I've heard of Romer, but not heard of the other guy. The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was shared by Americans William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, for work on innovation, climate change and the economy that has had huge implications for global policy-making         The pair of economics professors,…

Very rare – Brigid with three women (all Maria – all Italian – Brigid the odd woman out…) and she’s the tallest! This was Sunday at a “Life Chain” in Mt. Kisco, NY.  

From the Daily Mail (UK). The former fashion model, 48, opened up about her husband’s behaviour on Twitter and said she tells him if she dislikes one of his posts. She was speaking to New York Times journalist Katie Rogers in Egypt and added she wants the public to focus on what she does, and…

  The 3.7% unemployment rate was last seen in 1969. So most of the population have never seen an unemployment rate this low!

The Never-Happy people will confirm the above. Colbert probably has a similar document. “I know some people have questioned my impassioned political speeches, so let me just show you this,” Kimmel said before presenting the document for all the world to see. “I guess I assumed it was obvious due to the tone of my…

UPDATE: Unemployment rate lowest since 1969. Off the WSJ yesterday. NFIB survey shows small firms raising compensation to attract and retain talent. Few Americans would say that they’re actually sick of winning, but you can add one more positive report to the recent run of upbeat readings on the nation’s economy. The latest monthly survey…