Tom Faranda's Folly

Author: Tom Faranda

  • Latest read: “Simple and Direct

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    A couple of months ago I saw a reference to a book entitled Simple and Direct, sub-titled "A Rhetoric for Writers". The book aimed to improve one’s writing style. After reading a couple of reviews, and seeing that it had gone through four editions since first being published in 1975, I sprang for it (second…

  • Exercise for your brain

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    Here’s a Wall Street Journal article that AOL is featuring, so you don’t have to be an online suscriber to the Journal to access it. Interested in slowing down your loss of brain function as you age? The evidence is piling up that you do it through physical exercise (mainly aerobic) rather than mental gymnastics.…

  • Heart disease and angioplasty treatment

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    Angioplasty is of course a common procedure for people who’ve had heart attacks or are at risk of one. Here’s a surprising study that is a bit counter-intuitive. Study Says Late Angioplasty Seems Futile – washingtonpost.com New research has overturned one of the most fundamental beliefs among doctors treating heart attacks: that opening a blocked…

  • Some great rugby

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    The "fall internationals" are in full swing in Europe, as national teams from outside take on the teams of England, France, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. This past weekend there were two outstanding games as Ireland played South Africa, and the two top-ranked countries squared off – New Zealand v. France. The visiting New Zealand All…

  • Global Warming Update #4

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    A week ago I linked to part 1 of a two part series in the U.K. Telegraph Tom Faranda’s Folly: Global Warming update #3 which eviscerated some of the standard studies on Global Warming. Here is the part 2 of the series: Telegraph | News | Wrong problem, wrong solution In the climate change debate,…

  • Free Hugs Campaign

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    This was sent to me from England by my sister-in-law Libby. I don’t want to be the only person to not post this youtube offering (it’s been viewed over 6 million times), so here it is. Doesn’t the guy look a bit like John Lennon? YouTube – Free Hugs Campaign. Inspiring Story! (music by sick…

  • Joe’s Confirmation today

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    Joseph Edward Faranda became Joseph Edward Eudoxius Faranda today. He was confirmed at St. Augustine’s Church with the rest of his eighth grade class, by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who is the top Vatican official at the UN. The Mass and Confirmation began at 12 o’clock. The Pastor of St. Augustine’s, Monsignor Hilary Franco, spent many…

  • Author’s evening in Croton

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    Two writers had an evening yesterday. It was held at my Church, HNM. The authors are a friend of mine, Maggie Barbieri, and a lady I don’t know very well, Cecilia Kochanowski. Maggie’s book is the first of a projected series of entitled Murder 101. It’s published by St. Martin’s and just came out. I…

  • Justin and Tim – building in the basement

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    Thursday Justin (one of Tim’s buddies) went on a building spree in our basement. Actually Justin did most of the building while Tim and Joe spectated. Here’s some pix: The Tower falls! A little more complex Justin took this picture of his handicraft A couple of profiles of Joe and Tim

  • AIDS and life expectancy – the latest study

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    Wow. Here’s really interesting study, reported on by AP. The average American with AIDS has about a 24 year life expectancy. A big advance in the past two decades http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/average-american-with-hiv-lives-24-years/n20061110163909990011 An American diagnosed with the AIDS virus can expect to live for about 24 years on average, and the cost of health care over those…