Tom Faranda Well, not the whole family. Brigid’s brother Neville, his wife Geri, and their daughter June flew in today for a five day stay. They live in Australia and were visiting in England before arriving here. When they leave, they will fly west to Los Angeles for two days and then back to Australia. So they … Read more
UPDATE #2 Thursday – Washington Post sensible editorial: A Good Estimate – washingtonpost.com The larger thrust of the report goes well beyond Iraq or the cacophony of the midterm election campaign. It says "the most powerful weapon in the war on terror" over time will be not military success in Iraq or the capturing and … Read more
I’m sure that overwhelmingly, the men and women who have died in Iraq have been outstanding individuals. This certainly seems to be the case with this young woman, who is the first female graduate of the military academy to die in Iraq. West Point Mourns a Font Of Energy, Laid to Rest by War – … Read more
My brother Paul died one year ago today. He died in the bathroom of his house in Texas, and wasn’t found for almost two days – he missed his dialysis so a friend came looking for him. For more about my brother, go here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Paul Faranda, 1958-2005 and here Tom Faranda’s Folly: … Read more
The Washington post has a fascinating and sad feature about Franci Lupo, killed in the Marne, and recently identified. You may have to register with the Post to access the article; it’s free and easy. WWI Soldier Comes Home at Long Last – washingtonpost.com
The ad was in the Washington Times this morning. Go here – BXVI advertisement
I finished this book about three weeks ago but haven’t had the time to write it up until now. Since then I’ve read a short work by Mortimer Adler, which I’ll write up in a day or two. The name Lamont is in the news lately (As in Ned Lamont, the guy who beat Lieberman … Read more
The Journal had a nice rational editorial on the Pope’s controversial comments – including putting the purported incendiary quotation in the context of Benedict’s entire address. Here’s the link (it’s free; you may have to register with opinionjournal) and an excerpt: OpinionJournal – Featured Article In Christianity, God is inseparable from reason. "In the beginning … Read more
I saw my internist, Dr. Al Sheehy today. I’d had the labs and all the other tests last week, and it seems that except for the white blood cell count everything is fine. He assured me that while th WBC was low it wasn’t dangerously low – would have to be about 0.5 – and … Read more
Ellen Mullin sent me this, so she gets the credit and the blame – A young kid from Oklahoma moves to California and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The manager says "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah, I was a salesman back … Read more