President Bush is travelling in the middle east and is still in Israel. He visited the Holocaust Museum Friday and here’s the story: The Associated Press: Bush: US Should Have Acted on Auschwitz "It is clear now that the U.S. knew a lot about it," Segev said. "It’s possible that bombing at least the railway … Read more
UPDATE: Here is the NY Times coverage – it’s excellent. Looks like everyone has the picture below. Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88 – New York Times Second Update: The Washington Post coverage Conquered Everest, Advocated for Planet – washingtonpost.com My original posting is here- New Zealander Edmund Hillary, along with Nepal Sherpa … Read more
According to this NY Times article, certainly. A Taste for Brews That Go to Extremes – New York Times Such is the ethos of extreme beers, an all-American genre in which brewers are engaged in a constant game of “Can you top this?” Whether using an inordinate amount of traditional ingredients like malt or hops, … Read more
This was sent to me by a friend of mine with the title "this is unbelievable". Well, I’m older then him, so nothing much surprises me anymore. My first thought was, "Are they praying to Moloch?" And I bet there are prayer groups trying to pray Mike Huckabee into office. PrayHillaryIntoOffice : HILLARY CLINTON PRESIDENT … Read more
At the Novotny house with these characters. They’ve all been featured in past posts, going back to my chemotherapy. Take my word for it – those cocktails and that food, courtesy of Paul and Doreen, couldn’t be surpassed! The person left out of this is the photographer, Karen. But we don’t want her to miss … Read more
Here’s a member of the Russian Academy of Science who says a relative cold spell will soon set in… RIA Novosti – Opinion & analysis – A cold spell soon to replace global warming Earth is now at the peak of one of its passing warm spells. It started in the 17th century when there … Read more
Christianity Today has a posting by Pastor Tony Campolo (he is Liberalism’s answer to Jerry Falwell) with his top five books on Social Justice. My Top 5 Books on Social Justice | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction I confess to not having read any of them, although I have Jim Wallis’s book. … Read more
What better way to start the year, but with an online interview with myself? Q. Tom, how is your health? A. Good. Very good as far as I can tell. As a matter of fact, I am seeing my lymphoma Dr., Dr. Zelenetz, the day after tomorrow. Our meeting was scheduled for three weeks ago, … Read more
I read and posted reviews of 17 books this year, and also posted the reviews (sometimes slightly edited) on Amazon’s website. Here are the three best books, in the chronological order I reviewed them in: Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest read: The Only Three Questions that Count By investment manager and Forbes columnist Ken Fisher. The … Read more
All right. Three quotes. Who could settle on just one? The last was not published in the Times, but stated by their editor at a lecture in England. Yup. Criticizing the NYT again. I read the Times every day, and they have some great stuff. But their editorials, op eds, and thinly veiled "news analysis" … Read more