Author: Tom Faranda

Here’s an interesting (and humorous) feature in today’s New York Times on personal sanitation issues when hiking in the high mountains – No More Privies, So Hikers Add a Carry-Along – New York Times SUMMIT OF MOUNT WHITNEY, Calif., Aug. 29 — The highest outhouse in the continental United States is no more. High-altitude sanitation…

As I mentioned in a post awhile ago, the medi-port, which was "installed" August 30, 2005, so that my chemotherapy would not play havoc on my arm veins, is coming out  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Today’s appointment with the Lymphoma Guru. When the chemotherapy was being scheduled the suggestion of the medi-port was made by the…

Our plans for an overnight hike  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Off with Tim for a hike on the Appalachian Trail turned instead into a day hike on Sunday. We started out late, so I had already shortened the walk, but Tim was just uncomfortable about the whole thing. Joe had opted out of going ten days…

There’s been a lot of publicity about Mother Teresa in the last couple of weeks, based on the publication of some of her correspondence, Mother Teresa: Come be My Light. (I’ve ordered the book from Amazon). Much of the analysis has been half-baked and ignorant. Here is a good analysis in the Evangelical publication Christianity…

Last weekend we were in Boston at an Anderson family wedding, which you can read about here. Tom Faranda’s Folly: An Anderson wedding in Boston Joe and Tim were with us, and here are some pictures from the rest of our trip. This is Friday, the day we arrived, watching a street performer doing his…

Tim and I are taking off for an overnight hike, starting at the NY-CT. border and going about ten miles today to the "Telephone Pioneers Shelter" where we’ll pitch our tent. And then tomorrow another 7-10 miles, depending on how we feel, along the trail. Brigid is going to drop us off and pick us…

Brigid and I were fortunate enough to be invited to the wedding of Lee Anderson, the daughter of our good friends Bob and Judy Anderson (Judy gets mentioned a lot on this weblog, since she also works for with me). Here’s Lee and Tony (who works for the City of Cambridge) escaping from St. Ignatius…

DEEP THOUGHTS BY MEN WHILE FISHING Two men are out ice fishing at their favourite fishing hole, just fishing quietly and drinking beer. Almost silently, so as not to scare the fish, Bob says, "I think I’m going to divorce my wife.She hasn’t spoken to me in over 2 months." Earl continues slowly sipping his…

We all went up this weekend to Boston, primarily for the wedding of Lee Anderson – my friend and business associate Judy’s, oldest daughter. Had a great time (although we had to listen to constant blabbing on and on about the Boston Red Sox – sheesh. Hard to believe Red Sox fans are more obnoxious…