Author: Tom Faranda
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Faranda football punditry comes through – more or less. Right on winner, wrong on score.
So I had the Giants to win by 7 to 10 points. Missed on the points, but that's OK – will take the win. Giants 21, Patriots 17. The old saying "football is a game of inches" still holds true
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Giants’ wide receiver Victor Cruz made it big against long odds
Nice story this morning in the NY Times about Cruz, who is from Paterson, NJ. Cruz was actually kicked out of UMass (twice) before getting his act together. Catching On After a Last Chance In desperation, Cruz scheduled a meeting with Marsh-Williams. His mother, Blanca Cruz, who had raised him in a single-parent home, made…
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The Connollys: Taking over Broadway!!
Our friends Bill and Melinda Connnolly – their two thespian children. Third one – Jim – is an insurance executive. This is from the Star Ledger of New Jersey. Hit the link – really nice article – and nice picture – Move over, Barrymores – here come the Connollys Siblings share breakout year with roles…
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Lynn Samuels
I remember her from the 80's. She had an amazing New Yoowk accent, and was also (my opinion) pretty dumb IQ-impaired. Former WABC host Lynn Samuels dies Christmas Eve at 69
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News flash – Tim benches 225 pounds
Just did it this evening. Not bad for a boy who just turned 15 and coming off his knee injury. It’s a landmark, because 225 means two big (45 Lb) discs at each end of the bar (the bar itself weighs 45). Four days ago Tim was bugging me to go for a PB, when…
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Christopher Hitchens
So Christopher is gone, hopefully sitting in Purgatory, trying to figure out where he went wrong. Yes, cigarettes are bad for you; dead at 62 from esophogeal cancer. I have posted about Hitchens before, since he is a clever writer and a militant atheist (but if he's so smart, why did he smoke himself to…
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A little fun with physics – Spurred by the recent Higgs Boson/”God Particle” talk
Current research to determine if there is a Higgs Boson has been much in the news the last several days, and I always enjoy this sort of speculation – From Washington Post op ed writer Michael Gerson The search for the God particle goes beyond mere physics … But why should a mathematical equation —…