Author: Tom Faranda
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3 people; each have to answer a question to get into heaven
Thanks to my friend D S for sending me this observation… Observed at the Pearly Gates by others waiting in line for their one question from St. Peter that they need to answer to get in. Muhammad Ali goes into the antechamber and questioned “Who is the greatest Boxer ever?” Flexing his considerable arms he…
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St Patrick; opposed slavery & upheld women
Nice short column in the Catholic League email today. The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly condemn slavery, and one of the first leaders to champion the cause of equal rights. There is much to celebrate on March 17.…
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“To Save Time, CNN Will Now Run Retractions Simultaneously With News Stories”
Haha. ATLANTA, GA — As part of the channel’s ongoing quest to ensure accurate media reporting, CNN has elected to run live retractions simultaneously with the news stories being reported at the time. CNN CEO Mark Thompson confirmed the change in a public statement on Friday. “We’re really bad at our job, but we can…
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Pigs fly department: Actress at Oscars speaks out for marriage and motherhood
Wow. That’s the last Academy Award she’ll ever get! This taken entirely off Laura G’s facebook page. I never heard of Jessie Buckley until I saw Laura’s posting. Last night at the Oscars, Irish actress Jessie Buckley did something rare in Hollywood: She stood on one of the biggest stages in the world and delivered…
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Ohio Nat. Guard mourn loss of their colleagues killed in plane crash
Three of the six airmen whose KC135 air refueling tanker went down.
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“Media: No Motive Yet In Attack On Jewish Synagogue By Radical Muslim”
Sort of funny; but a real attack several days ago. With the nation reeling from an outbreak of violent incidents in the wake of the U.S. military strikes against Iran, the media clarified that there was no known motive yet in the attack on a Jewish Synagogue by a radical Muslim. Though an outspoken Islamic…