Author: Tom Faranda

After several postponed attempts, I finally got up Anthony’s Nose (Eck!). This is the 900 foot rise above the east end of the Bear Mountain Bridge. Here’s what it looks like from the west side of the Hudson, a few hunded yards north of the bridge. It doesn’t look like it’s 900 feet above the…

This morning I received an email from Johnston about my posting here:Tom Faranda’s Folly: The New York Times plays a numbers game – and gets called on it. I appreciate him sending me the note (he also emailed other bloggers who commented on his story) and reproduce it in full. Note that if you go…

Brigid and I still know plenty of people on the two Islands, and we are quite worried about the situation. Ann Althouse had a post saying "Say a prayer for Jamaica", and for her troubles got two bizarre comments saying you can’t trust anyone who believes in prayer!    Althouse: Jamaica. Here is the comment…

Cardinal Lustiger died on August 5th. He was the Archbishop of Paris and a friend of John Paul II. To quote from Catholic World News: Paris, Aug. 6, 2007 (CWNews.com) – Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a convert from Judaism and retired Archbishop of Paris, died on Sunday, August 5, at the age of 80. The son…

Of course Phil Rizutto was front page news today. Rizzutto must have helped Yogi Berra develop his famous "Berra-isms." Here’s a Rizzutto line that could have come straight from The Yogi: "Of course, when you’re in the broadcast booth, you have to be partial… or is it impartial?" Here’s the Daily News coverage with some…

I am off this afternoon to see my lymphoma Doc at Sloan Kettering, Andrew Zelenetz. I expect a good report.

The Yankee shortstop and boradcaster was 89. Yankees tickets, merchandise, news and more… The Official Site of The New York Yankees: Homepage Steinbrenner statement: "I guess heaven must have needed a shortstop. Phil Rizzuto’s contributions to the Yankees and the sport of baseball were immense for a period of over 50 years. He was one…

Breakneck Ridge is in the East Hudson Highlands, just north of Cold Spring, and directly across from Storm King mountain on the other (west) side of the Hudson. All the guidebooks on hiking in the Hudson Highlands say the climb up Breakneck is the toughest, and they aren’t kidding. I decided after we got back…

I read this short (110 pages), tongue in cheek book, because the author, Buck Tilton, had written an excellent short book on first aid in the wilderness.  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest Read: Backcountry First Aid  So since the reviews on amazon for this book were pretty good, I decided to give it a read. The…

My friend John Lally is a dedicated Democrat. And he’s also a member of Democrats for Life of America. Here’s his fax letter to Clinton and Schumer regarding their vote denying funding to pregnant poor women and their unborn children (The vote was 49-50!). You’ll get the gist from the fax, and a link for…