Author: Tom Faranda

In the last few days Farandaville celebrated two birthdays – Tim on December 9th and Brigid today, December 12th. Here they are this evening – Of course, anyone having their picture taken with Tim, always appears in need of uhhh, a bit of sun. ! We find it cool that Tim is born on the feast of St.…

From my transplanted Irish/Liverpoolian  Australian friend Kevin –  

I got an email last night saying: I'm writing this because I thought you and your readers might want to check out our article "Top 50 Blogs About Stem Cell Research", wherein  Tom Faranda's Folly is listed at #30 ( http://mastersinhealthadministration.net/2010/top-50-blogs-about-stem-cell-research/#30 ). Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any feedback. I don't…

Tim's football season is behind him, but here's a little carryover. He is actually a pretty good basketball player, especially on defense. Tim's team won this game, 42-19 and he scored five points. In his five year basketball career, this is the first time he's fouled out. It's a charging violation – he must have outweighed…

Yesterday. A relatively short (12 paragraphs) article in the Real Estate section, "When Borrowers Default on Second Homes" Even in a nonrecourse state, however, those homeowners who opt for a strategic default on a previously refinanced property may not be protected from lenders, because the mortgage in such a case was not accorded for a first purchase,…

Nice article with a front page picture in the Westchester Journal News. The link does not take you directly to the article. Hit "westchester" and the "sleep out" to get there. The third annual "Sleep Out" fundraiser took place Saturday night through this morning at Holy Name of Mary Church on Grand Street. It's the…

Despite evidently getting better offers from other teams! While the Yankee winter has been dominated by the negotiations between Yankee captain Derek Jeter and the club's front office, Rivera's free agent status went quietly under the radar, although his importance is immeasurable.  

My college roommate's new grandaughter, who I posted about here – A new – and tiny – baby is doing well. She's now 46 days since her very premature birth and hit 2 pounds a couple of days ago. Her adjusted gestational age is 30 weeks(!). Here's the blog to take a peak – amazing…

Basketball season for Tim started thie past weekend – playing CYO for St. Augustine’s. Here’s his “Pro Bowl” match from two weeks ago – the best 8th graders. His team was “The South”. Tim is #56, on the right And here he makes a play – gets a sack – when the QB on the…