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I never watched Ken Burn's documentary The Civil War. But here is an interesting and poignant article from the Washington Post about a Union soldier, Sullivan Ballou, and the letter he wrote for his wife before the Battle of Bull Run. The battle was fought 150 years go yesterday. Civil War soldier’s heartbreaking farewell letter…

From the June/July issue of First Things, an interfaith magazine founded by the late Fr. John Neuhaus (who converted to Catholicism in his 50's – he was a Lutheran Minister) which I really like. RR Reno is a college prof. “Preferential respect” became the handier slogan “preferential option,” a formulation that first emerged from liberation…

Good walk, but wow, it was tough. More to follow, but here I am earlier about three miles north of the NY/NJ border at about 1,375 feet. Glad I got the cairn in the background.    

My friend Noreen "Tanya". Here's a link to her prior postings on the Times website during her Africa trip, which I put up a few days ago Guest blog: Noreen (Tanya) writing from Africa Hit the link below for the Nicholas Kristoff Sunday column, and Noreen's fine video, which is embedded on the left hand side of the…

A couple of months ago we won two Yankee tickets – actually won an auction at a Montfort Academy luncheon. The game was way back on June 14th. Just getting around to posting this – pictures take time to choose and then upload.. A couple of funny things. We took the train to the Stadium –…

Back in April I posted about my friend Noreen Connolly, who had entered a contest to win a trip to Africa with NY Times columnist Nick Kristof My friend Noreen in the running for trip with NY Times columnist Nick Kristof . Then when she actually won, for her video and writing entry, I wrote…

I posted about Falk here. Peter Falk. Here’s a typical Columbo wrap-up. From PBS Nightly news a couple of days ago. One of the few must-watch TV programs in Faranda household, way back when.

Ahhh, an Ossining boy (like Me). His parents owned a kind of Army-Navy store on Main Street called (very sensibly) Falk’s. People used to tell me I looked / sounded like Peter Falk, when he was in his Columbo role. Especially when I had my London Fog raincoat on. … Peter Falk, the Emmy-winning star…

Married in 1979, in Mandeville, Jamaica. As I said to Brigid this morning, "Ten of the happiest years of my life."

Tim will officially graduate from St. Augustine’s School next Friday (ending our 14 year relationship with the school, going back to when Joe was in pre-school). The school tradition for the eighth grade graduates is to go into NY for a show, and then have a dinner-dance on one of the “Spirit of New York”…