Unless you are interested in economics, you probably never heard of Milton Friedman, who died a few days ago at the age of 94. He was a guy who combined genius with common sense. If not the most influential American economist of the last half of the 20th century, certainly in the top two or … Read more
A couple of months ago I saw a reference to a book entitled Simple and Direct, sub-titled "A Rhetoric for Writers". The book aimed to improve one’s writing style. After reading a couple of reviews, and seeing that it had gone through four editions since first being published in 1975, I sprang for it (second … Read more
The "fall internationals" are in full swing in Europe, as national teams from outside take on the teams of England, France, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. This past weekend there were two outstanding games as Ireland played South Africa, and the two top-ranked countries squared off – New Zealand v. France. The visiting New Zealand All … Read more
A week ago I linked to part 1 of a two part series in the U.K. Telegraph Tom Faranda’s Folly: Global Warming update #3 which eviscerated some of the standard studies on Global Warming. Here is the part 2 of the series: Telegraph | News | Wrong problem, wrong solution In the climate change debate, … Read more
This was sent to me from England by my sister-in-law Libby. I don’t want to be the only person to not post this youtube offering (it’s been viewed over 6 million times), so here it is. Doesn’t the guy look a bit like John Lennon? YouTube – Free Hugs Campaign. Inspiring Story! (music by sick … Read more
Joseph Edward Faranda became Joseph Edward Eudoxius Faranda today. He was confirmed at St. Augustine’s Church with the rest of his eighth grade class, by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who is the top Vatican official at the UN. The Mass and Confirmation began at 12 o’clock. The Pastor of St. Augustine’s, Monsignor Hilary Franco, spent many … Read more
Two writers had an evening yesterday. It was held at my Church, HNM. The authors are a friend of mine, Maggie Barbieri, and a lady I don’t know very well, Cecilia Kochanowski. Maggie’s book is the first of a projected series of entitled Murder 101. It’s published by St. Martin’s and just came out. I … Read more
Thursday Justin (one of Tim’s buddies) went on a building spree in our basement. Actually Justin did most of the building while Tim and Joe spectated. Here’s some pix: The Tower falls! A little more complex Justin took this picture of his handicraft A couple of profiles of Joe and Tim
Here’s the NY Times editorial yesterday: The Democratic House – New York Times There was only one explanation for the crazy-quilt combination of victories around the country that gave the Democrats control of the House of Representatives last night: an angry shout of repudiation of the Bush White House and the abysmal way the Republican … Read more
It looks to me like the President is a little concerned that Ms. Pelosi might kick him in the nuts crotch.