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Tim and I, and his friend Liam went to see the Phantom production in May - they did it for extra credit, and I did it because long ago I did the spotlight work … Here's what I'd posted on May 7th. Stepinac production of "Phantom of the Opera" – and quoting myself; Sorry alumni, this…

That’s 355 lbs. 20 more then his previous PR. He could have gone higher and wanted to try – but I wouldn’t let him. His knee injury set him way back on squatting, but now he’s back in the groove. Here’s what one side of 355 looks like. That’s two 5’s, a 10, and three…

The Magnificat prayer book, which I have subscription to. They sent me this nice Father’s Day picture –  

That’s right! And she was able to build a worldwide Catholic communications network (with the help of many members of the laity) despite that.  With thanks to Ed Mechmann for sending me this blog posting by author and columnist Amy Welborn. … so I was thinking about all the virtual ink that’s been spilled, tears…

UPDATE: Here's the NY Times feature on the cave art & is better and more comprehensive then the original article below – With Science, New Portrait of the Cave Artist This is cool. It's a short article, so hit the link (the Neanderthals have gotten a bad press in the last few years!). Spanish cave…

This is pretty good, and not very long. It starts with a brief comment on an attack by a physicist on the views of a philosopher (who himself has a Ph.D in physics!) who had reviewed the physicist's book. And then goes on from there with a brief and breezy commentary on the relationship between…

A medic on Omaha Beach & a paratrooper recall the day. Friedenberg was just 22 when he took part in the storied invasion of Normandy, hitting Omaha Beach with the 16th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, or “The Big Red One” on June 6, 1944. Moments after reaching the heavily-fortified French coastline, and as…

79 years old and got his big break as one of Hogan's Heroes (a Faranda household favorite) – before makin' it really big on the Family Feud Died of cancer.

Haha. A suggestion from AIG's head honcho. It'll only be retirement age for me … American International Group Inc. (AIG) Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said Europe’s debt crisis shows governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work more years as life expectancies increase. “Retirement ages will have to move to 70, 80…

Having posted this yesterday Marathon running and heart attacks here's another NYT article saying a small minority of people have one or more risk factors rise when they have an exercise program. A very good article; hit the link ro the whole thing. For Some, Exercise May Increase Heart Risk By analyzing data from six…