Author: Tom Faranda

Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild, injured in the Antarctic. It was while doing a documentary and fundraiser separate from his Discovery Channel television show.    Airlift rescue for injured explorer Bear Grylls after Antarctic fall | Mail Online Daredevil SAS man-turned-explorer Bear Grylls was being airlifted to the UK after being badly injured while on…

Tim was having his friend Chase sleep over last night, which automatically means a late night for everybody. So I decided to see what was on the boob tube for Brigid and I to watch (we watch very little television. But we got lucky last night, since we also came across this Tom Faranda’s Folly:…

Wow. That's great, as my high school alma mater beats White Plains 29-14 on Thanksgiving. White Plains has a much bigger student body, and Stepinac had never won three years running before. Quite an accomplishment. Easterling leads way for Stepinac | lohud.com | The Journal News Easterling caught five passes for 86 yards, ran for three touchdowns…

Tim really had a great football season. His team won their playoffs, with an overtime 39-38 win over Armonk, and then a 24-22 win over Bronxville in the finals. And he was one of four players selected from his team for the All-Star “Graduation Bowl” for sixth graders. Here’s a picture of his team after…

I saw this list in backpacker magazine a few days ago. Thought it was a pretty interesting personal preferences list put together by someone with a great deal of experience. Then I went back to the article, and look at all the comments! obviously personal preferences lists start conversations … and some of the comments do…

Maybe not. There's a good chance it can be overdone. The Runner's Heart | The Daily Dose | The Gear Junkie The study, administered at the West-German Heart Center Essen, focused on male marathoners age 50 and up. Among its findings, while the runners had lower than average cholesterol levels and better blood pressure, they…

    Tonight I watched this 1954 movie, based on the novel of the same name by James Michener. I don't watch much TV, but a few days ago I saw this was on the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) channel, and DVR'd it. I had read the novel, probably when I was in high school. I remember my parents…

That’s the Hudson River. She is sailing on the replica of the Half Moon, the ship Henry Hudson sailed when he discovered the Hudson River. The 400th anniversary of the discovery is next year, and aficionado’s of the history have been prepping this past year for the anniversary. Brigid got interested because the Half Moon was a Dutch ship, but…

Having just posted about a walk on the Appalachian Trail 25 minutes from our house Nice hike on the Appalachian Trail , here's a reminder that you can get in trouble even on what you think is a straightforward walk in the woods. News: A day hike that almost ended in death | hagner, rozler, started,…

It’s been months since we managed to get out for a nice hike Last Friday’s Doodletown walk; but after several cancelled efforts, Brigid and I got out for a five miles and a bit hike on Wednesday. It was just the two of us; none of our compadres were available. And there was no one else…