Well I guess there's something to those video games. I posted about this the day before the Super Bowl here – Tom Faranda's Folly: Tomorrow's Super Bowl and this was the prediction: According to the award-winning video game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will win an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl title in a tightly contested game against the … Read more
Tillman is the Cardinal player who gave up a multi-million dollar contract to join the army in 2001, and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. Memory of Pat Tillman Lives On in Phoenix – NYTimes.com TAMPA, Fla. — The most visible Cardinal has been dead nearly five years. Pat Tillman, the football player turned fallen … Read more
I love Madden, going all the way back to when he coached the Raiders – including to a Super Bowl win. Madden is now 72 (!). Here's a really nice short piece – This is a day to appreciate John Madden, the voice that Super-sized the NFL Today is a football celebration. It's also a … Read more
Rachel MacNair is a longtime activist who has been involved in promoting a “consistent ethic” across a wide span of issues. She is a Quaker, a pacifist, and pro-life. She was president of Feminists for Life of America for ten years Feminists for Life – Women Deserve Better MacNair is a scholar, with a Ph.D. in social psychology. … Read more
From my brother Phil Why Men Wear Earrings A man is at work one day when he notices that his co-worker is wearing an earring. The guy knows his co-worker to be a normally conservative fellow, and is curious about his sudden change in "fashion sense." He walks up to him and says, "I … Read more
Sunday Joe had a track meet starting a bit after noontime and Tim had an evening basketball game. Joe’s meet was at the Armory, off Broadway and 168th St. in upper Manhattan. The Armory is about ten blocks south of the George Washington Bridge. And despite it’s name, and the image it might bring to mind, … Read more
At the March for Life last Thursday, eighty (80) women spoke in front of the Supreme Court on the disaster that their own abortions had on their lives. This six minute video is from a recent Students for Life conference – Why would a card-carrying member of NARAL Pro-Choice America join Feminists for Life? What … Read more
Farandas were there for probably the 18th or 19th year in a row (with one year off for me due to being in Sloan Kettering – 2006). Brigid did an interview at 6:30 this morning with the cable news channel 12 while we were picking up people in Tarrytown. The station called to say they’d … Read more
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This is on the Bishop's website, and I am publishing the whole thing below USCCB – (Office of Media Relations) Bishops Address Opportunities, Challenges for New President, Congress January 13, 2009 The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident-electPresidential Transition TeamWashington, D.C. 20270 Dear Mr. President-elect, As our nation begins a new year, a new Administration and a new Congress, … Read more