Author: Tom Faranda

A topic not often thought of these days.

This is part of a series of short videos from National Geographic.

Gone at 59. A great, inspirational man and a sad loss. I met him very briefly twice. The NY Post article below the picture is a beautiful portrayal of him. Hero NYPD cop Steven McDonald — who famously forgave the cowardly teenage gunman who left him paralyzed from the neck down 30 years ago —…

But what about the chocolate, coffee, & junk food diet (with some wine)? Any studies on that? For the study, researchers analyzed the diets of about 400 adults, 73 to 76 years old, in Scotland over a three-year period. During this same time, the researchers took MRI scans of the participants to analyze their overall…

Not exactly good local economic news. This is from the Times Union, an Albany paper. United Van Lines reported Tuesday that nearly two-thirds of the moves involving New York households were outbound, a higher proportion than any other state except New Jersey and Illinois. The 2016 National Movers Study by Fenton, Mo.- based United also…

In this case Disney, on Carrie Fisher. The entertainment company, the distributor of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and the next two films in the franchise, could receive $50 million thanks to an insurance policy the company took out in the event Fisher was unable to fulfill her three-film contract.

Great article in the NY Times about this guy. Takes about ten minutes to read. Hope for us all! “85-Year-Old Marathoner Is So Fast That Even Scientists Marvel“ “There are biological factors; I’m not naïve about that,” Joyner said. “But the message with these people is not that they’re freaks. It is that a whole…

Chris Bell of Good Counsel Homes. The article in it’s entirety is here – Wall Street Journal – great column about Good Counsel Homes!

"And she never shed a tear." Joann Curley admitted she put rat poison in his tea at least 12 times and started poisoning him just two months after their August 1990 wedding. He died about a year later.

Here she is early this morning, having a gabfest with her sister Libby and her husband Michael, who live outside of London. Brigid was up early (4:30) to get to the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration at our Church.