Tom Faranda's Folly

Author: Tom Faranda

  • Tenth day after RICE #1

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    While the chemo fatigue has not totally lifted, it certainly is much lessened. After two days of no gym (time pressures), I went last evening and felt pretty good. Of course, this was after a pretty big nap, having traipsed around Westchester and over to Northern Jersey for most of the day! The ENT lady,…

  • The benefits of exercise

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    Good article in the Washington Post. A Daily Workout Could Add 4 Years to Life, Study Says You may have to register to read, but it’s free.

  • My friend Tom McCarthy sent me a book

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    More on the book in a moment but first a digression – who is Tim McCarthy? Another former rugby player, who I first met in 1981, when I returned from four years living in the Caribbean. I re-joined my NY based rugby club to find Tom had absconded with my first side position. Tom was…

  • RICE #1 day eight follow-up

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    Chemo fatigue is lifting. Sunday afternoon when I went to the gym, things went much better than my Friday visit – when I struggled for 12 minutes on the exercise bike, and did about half my weight program. I rode the bike for 20 minutes – 14 at level nine and 6 at level six…

  • A little more on Peter Drucker

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    Here is a link to the Wall Street Journal editorial about Peter Drucker. Unfortunately the WSJ is a paid subscriber site, so the link may not work without the secret handshake stuff.  But give it a go, it’s worth it.WSJ.com – Drucker on Everything  And here’s another link to an opinionjournal piece on Drucker. It’s…

  • Rugby and New Zealand

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    If you’ve read my little bio above, you know that I’ve had a long attachment to rugby football. In fact I played rugby with a guy who has recently been much in the news.  Tom Faranda’s Folly: I played rugby with Patrick Fitzgerald I understand that most people could care less about rugby, so to…

  • The NY GOP

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    Good article in the NYT this morning about the NY State Republican Party. State G.O.P. Divided by Ideology and Rivalry, Officials Say – New York Times  Of course this is what happens when the guy at the top (Pataki) lacks any core values.

  • RICE #1 Day six follow-up

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    Well I certainly don’t want to go out and run any sprints, but I think chemo-induced fatigue from last weekend’s RICE protocol, may have bottomed out on Thursday-Friday. Friday afternoon I went to the gym. The plan had been to ride the bike for 14 minutes and then do the weight session – modified based…

  • The Dalai Lama

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    Today’s NY Times had an op ed by the Dalai Lama on the interplay of science and religion.Our Faith in Science – New York Times

  • Peter Drucker

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    It’s possible that not too many people have heard of Peter Drucker, but he is a very influential business and social management theorist. He died yesterday at the age of  95. Besides working in the business arena, he consulted with many not for profits. Here’s his NYT obitiuary, which is worth skimming. Peter F. Drucker,…