Tom Faranda's Folly

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  • Tim’s last football game

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    Tim had his last game of the season Saturday, playing for the 3rd and 4th grade Ossining Little League football team, and they finally got a win. They beat Hastings, 12-7. The Ossining program is very good, with two 3rd and 4th grade teams (most river towns only have one side) so the talent is…

  • Global Warming Update 2

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    On October 29th I posted this Tom Faranda’s Folly: Global Warming Update Update which is mostly a series of articles from the British press about the "Stern Report" – an apocalyptic view of the coming meltdown. The Wall Street Journal had a sensible editorial Climate Non-conformity  OpinionJournal – Featured Article with a link to one…

  • Media coverage of this year’s elections

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    If you’re a normal person, you probably figure that the big issues in the pending elections on Tuesday are things like Iraq, the war on terrorism, the economy, stuff like that. But you’d be wrong – at least according to what the major media outlets emphasize. The really, really important issue for America is …. …

  • the election and financial markets

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    Right now it appears that the congressional elections will break with history, as the House switches party control(to the Dems), while the Senate does not (stays Republican). Why is that a break with history? Because since 1913 (the first election where Senators were directly elected by popular vote) the House has never changed party hands…

  • The troops ask Kerry for help, part 3

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    Here is an op ed from the Wall Street Journal this morning, written by a man whose son was killed in Iraq. It’s astonishing that after he lost his son, the author received hate mail … Shame on Him OpinionJournal – Extra I missed the joke. You must forgive me, for there just is not…

  • First place winners in the International Pun Contest

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    Sent to me by Jeanne Marie Gagnon who deserves all the credit and blame for this one. She thought #6 was best; I liked #’s 5 and 8: 1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, "I’m sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger." 2.…

  • GE to start dredging Hudson to remove PCB’s

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    This has been delayed for years. GE originally held that dredging would stir up the PCB’s, doing more harm then good. Judge signs off on GE Hudson dredging work

  • The troops ask Senator Kerry for Help, Part 2

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    Here’s information on the unit whose photo went worldwide after Kerry’s absurd unfortunate remark – and his failure to give a timely apology. GIS DROP SMART BOMB ON KERRY By TODD VENEZIA in N.Y. and IAN BISHOP in Washington – New York Post Online Edition: Seven The picture was first revealed yesterday on the blog…

  • Halloween 2006

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    For the first time, our two boys did not go trick or treating for candy, they just went tricking. Brigid helped them out by (against my advice) supplying them with cans of shaving cream. So they took off, each with a friend, to Beekman Ave, where the cool kids hang out. Here’s Tim, with his…

  • Foot in mouth disease, continued

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    Here’s the in-the-news comment by the former Democratic prez nominee – only 10 seconds: YouTube – Kerry Belittles U.S. Troops Here’s a guy suggesting the only credible excuse for the comment – only 23 seconds: YouTube – Re: Kerry Belittles U.S. Troops