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Ugh. It wasn’t pretty. Shut out for 20 innings, spread over 3 games. The Tiger pitching came up aces at the right time. So much for the Tiger manager Jim Leyland saying the Yankee lineup was "Murderer’s row, and then Cano." It’s a cliche, but true, pitching wins short series. MLB Playoffs- Playoff Pulse –…

Mortimer Adler, the American philosopher and former Chairman of the board of editors for the Encyclopedia Britannica, was a very prolific writer and teacher. He died in 2001, at the age of 98, and was active until the very end of his life. He wrote this particular book when he was 88. As the Wikipedia…

In answer to a question left by my friend Karen Mahakian, I posted an explanation. Go here to the comments section if you are interested: Tom Faranda’s Folly: A little stock market commentary

The leading Evangelical magazine Christianity Today, published a list of the 50 books they feel have most shaped Evangelical thought. It’s pretty interesting: The top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals – Christianity Today Magazine People and movements can be defined by the books they read and remember. The time it takes to read and…

The NY Times featured a very interesting article "Old But not Frail" and short online video entitled "Frail or Hearty". They can be found in the health and science section. Old but Not Frail: A Matter of Heart and Head – New York Times New York Times Video It’s the lead video today, and will…

The Dow Jones Industrial average hit an all-time high yesterday, and then gained 123 points (about 1%) today. The close today was 11,850.61. Nice of course… HOWEVER The DJIA is ony 30 stocks. The much broader S & P 500 closed at 1350.22 today. This is about 15 % below it’s all-time high of 1553.87.…

Here’s an article from The New Zealand Herald about a concern in the world-wide rugby community – the seriousness and high number of injuries among professional players. The players are bigger, faster, and stronger, with high velocity collisions in tackle and ball-winning situations (and only very light pads for the shoulders). It’s fantastic to watch,…

Brigid’s brother Neville, his wife Geri, and their daughter June just finished a lovely five day/four night visit with us. They’d flown in Thursday from England, where they were visiting other relatives, including Brigid’s two sisters and left Monday afternoon. They’ll have a couple of nights in LA and then fly to Brisbane, completing an…

The title of this editorial is The GOP Record: The Roots of Republican Failure in Congress. OpinionJournal – Featured Article Social Security reform was never going to be easy, and Mr. Bush’s war-driven decline in job approval meant he couldn’t move any Democrats. But that still doesn’t excuse such prominent Republicans as Tom Davis (Virginia)…

Yes, I’ve often wondered why dogs bite people – having been bitten seven times myself. My friend Ellen Mullin has provided the answer in this pictorial essay. So she again gets the credit (and the blame).