Author: Tom Faranda

Thanks to ES for sending me this – it gets funnier and funnier. A rare British comedian who is actually funny – which comment puts me on the couch tonight.  

Brigid belongs to a local photo group. They meet online every month. The moderator suggested they send him a photo and he’d use several apps to do a couple of caricatures for each person. The picture of Brigid that was worked off is here. And the two caricatures produced – here you go – At…

This is great (my opinion).  

From the Journal op ed columnist Bill McGurn. "The president’s real messaging failure is that Donald Trump had a better message." You knew it was coming. Ever since election night, Democrats from Nancy Pelosi on down have been blaming Joe Biden for costing them the White House. Last weekend Team Biden hit back. On Sunday…

Thanks to JC for sending me this! Newsom for President 2028??? I love it!

I did this last year  Books I read in 2023 and think I will make a habit of doing it annually. Just another way for me to pat myself on the back. 14 books. As I said last year “I have to do extensive reading in my business” but none of these books were directly…

The woman being interviewed (24 years old – from another video) mentions she's an only child. Tweaked a memory about my wonderful 6th grade nun Sister Ann Therese – who has gone to her reward – I found out years later was also an only child.  Lovely to go through the comments section on this…

And worth remembering that 1 to 3% of our DNA is Neanderthal. I love these kind of videos.  

Because, I and a number of my clients owned Palantir, going back 18 months. Probably never happen again in my professional or personal life. This is from chatGPT – and of course numerous sources. In 2024, the S&P 500 experienced a significant rise of 25%, with several companies achieving remarkable total returns, including dividends. The…

Bring on 2025!