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His team defeated Ardsley, 22-0. Tim played very well – he is really consistent. His number is 77 – they accidentally sewed his name onto 77, rather then 70, so that settled that.   And one more

A very nice article. Go here for link to the whole thing. LifeNet: HVCL co-director Judith Anderson featured in current issue of Catholic New York

At 47. After leading a “noble life” (my brother Jim’s phrase) filled with illness. Here’s the posting I put up about him a few days after he died. I had just started my chemotherapy a few days earlier. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Paul Faranda, 1958-2005 And here’s a picture I’ve posted before, of Paul with Brigid and I … Read more

Yesterday I posted about this Tom Faranda's Folly: Yankees last game at the (old) Stadium tonight Here's the NY Times coverage as the Yankees won, 7-3. Jose Molina will go down as the last person to hit a home run at the stadium – and it was only his third of the season! Yankees 7, Orioles … Read more

UPDATE: Here's the resultTom Faranda's Folly: Last night's last game at Yankee Stadium Game is at 8:15. Andy Pettitte will start and Mariano Rivera is going to pitch the ninth innning, regardless of the score. The game will be shown on ESPN, and there will be shows all day on the Yankee network (YES) and … Read more

Well, after leading 14-0, they lost to Bronxivlle 24-22. It turns out that if you get up by two touchdowns, you have to substitute out your first stringers, which I suppose makes sense at the 5th/6th grade level. So they are now 1-1. Ossining really has a good program – they run three teams at the … Read more

One of the more outspoken - and sensible – Bishops in the U.S. today is Charles Chaput, the Capuchin Francisican Archbishop of Denver. One can only hope that when Cardinal Egan retires from the New York Archdiocese that the Pope will move Chaput to New York. In any event Archbishop Chaput has a timely and excellent … Read more

I never heard of Tina Fey but she sure is a dead ringer for Palin UPDATE: Phooey, the original video "is no longer available". Probably a copyright thing with NBC. So try the second video for a taste of the skit. Here it is –

With their candidate Barack Obama exposed for what he is, the Times must feel it has no choice but to make a concerted, open, effort to bring down McCain and Palin. The gist: Palin is a dumbbell and McCain has sold out to the "culture war" right wing. Here are the top seven most emailed articles on their website … Read more

Was yesterday. A very good win against Greenburgh, a team they lost to last year. This is Tim’s second year at the fifth and sixth grade little league level. The score was only 7-0, but Ossining really dominated. Greenburgh never crossed midfield. Tim had about five tackles from defensive end and tackle, and pushed around his … Read more