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I put aside Barbara Tuchman’s “The First Salute” which I have been enjoying, since I didn’t feel like schlepping in a heavy hard cover book for the weekend. Instead I did another re-read. This time, John Paul II’s great encyclical “On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum”. Rerum Novarum was the encyclical letter written in…

This past Saturday the New Zealand All Blacks completed the “Grand Slam” defeating Scotland, 29-10 at Murrayfield (the Scottish home ground). It was an incredible year for the New Zealand National team – which means an incredible year for the Country of New Zealand, who take enormous pride in their rugby. If you’re interested see…

Herman Edwards, the 51 year old head coach of the New York Jets, must want to start playing again! (Maybe not a bad idea, considering the way the Jets are playing.) Here’s his personal workout routine "Just for my health." He starts it at 5 am and it takes 90 minutes. Edwards is 6’2" and…

We had our Thanksgiving meal at the old homestead in Ossining, where my mother, and brother Phil, along with Phil’s wife Ann, and their three children (luke, Catherine Sophia, and Gregory) live. Here’s Tim on the left, soon to be nine, and Joe, twelve, with Catherine (turns two in January) in between them, doing her…

Here’s a kind of interesting article in the NY Times on what "10 experts" feel are the best all-around cardio macines.Best in Gym – New York Times  This link will only be free for another five days or so. After one week the Times archives their articles and you have to pay to see them.…

Looks like I got it just about right last evening on my prediction,  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Predicting New Zealand v. England match tomorrow  proving I know more about rugby than baseball  Tom Faranda’s Folly: Yankees – this year’s team of Destiny? For more on the game hit this link –

Yesterday had a good day. After an early morning parent-teachers meeting regarding Tim (it could have gone worse) and several hours in my office, I hopped MetroNorth in the early evening to meet up with about 20 ex-rugby playing friends. I’d had two short rests, late in the morning and late in the afternoon. The…

With my journal prediction track record – see – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Yankees – this year’s team of Destiny? a hearty display of modesty is in order. That said, I think the rugby match between New Zealand and England tomorrow will be closer then predicted. This is because: A) The All Blacks appear to be…

Good article in the Washington Post. A Daily Workout Could Add 4 Years to Life, Study Says You may have to register to read, but it’s free.

More on the book in a moment but first a digression – who is Tim McCarthy? Another former rugby player, who I first met in 1981, when I returned from four years living in the Caribbean. I re-joined my NY based rugby club to find Tom had absconded with my first side position. Tom was…