Author: Tom Faranda

Wow. With an exciting 1-0 win Friday, Tim’s team won the playoffs in undefeated fashion. After only losing one game in league play, they got a bye in the first round and home field advantage throughout the tournament. It was a double elimination tournament, but they didn’t lose any games in the tournament. Croton scored…

Ever since my planned overnight hike with Tim turned into a 4 mile day hike (at his insistence) Hike with Tim on the Appalachian Trail didn’t exactly work out as planned way back in September ’07, I’ve wanted to finish the additional 7 and a half miles. I’ve planned it on several occasions, only to have it fall…

Sometime today this weblog hit 100,000 page views, according to the typepad software. Page view figures don't directly equate to the number of visitors – one person could click on links and register multiple page views. Or, the visitor could register only one page view while scrolling through the postings. I never bothered to put a…

Remarks of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Remarks to the Global Environment Forum We can foster a green economy and green growth. We can fight hunger and poverty while protecting the environment. The downside is equally dramatic. If we fail to act, climate change will intensify droughts, floods and other natural disasters. Water shortages will affect…

UPDATE: LifeNet: Pro-life groups issue statements on the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver A great person. My Way News – JFK's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88 As celebrity, social worker and activist, Shriver was credited with transforming America's view of the mentally disabled from institutionalized patients to friends, neighbors and athletes. Her efforts…

Brigid's speech on Friday Brigid keynote speaker tomorrow at Women's Equality Day (Reformed) was excellent (I'm biased), although much longer then originally alloted for by the organizers (but nobody complained/fell asleep). And it was videod. I will post it as soon as I can figure out how to.

My friend and business associate Judy Anderson had a semi-big birthday a few days ago, so we had a little party for her at our office. Very nice; here are a couple of pictures. The first where she shows her true appearance as Galadriel, the Elf princess from Lord of the Rings. See the reflection off the…

Not much in the news on Darfur lately, probably because The level of violence has declined somewhat There's other stuff – economic meltdown, healthcare reform – in the news Bush is no longer president and no desire to beat up on Obama  The Obama administration is having an internal disagreement: Obama aides clash over Sudan…