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?
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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 fast and cunning, and when he tackled you, it was important that your major medical be up-to-date.
Well, I gilded the lily a little bit in that last paragraph.
Here is a link to the Wall Street Journal editorial about Peter Drucker. Unfortunately the WSJ is a paid subscriber site, so the link may not work without the secret handshake stuff. But give it a go, it’s worth it.WSJ.com – Drucker on Everything And here’s another link to an opinionjournal piece on Drucker. It’s … Read more
If you’ve read my little bio above, you know that I’ve had a long attachment to rugby football. In fact I played rugby with a guy who has recently been much in the news. Tom Faranda’s Folly: I played rugby with Patrick Fitzgerald
I understand that most people could care less about rugby, so to avoid tedium, only hit the link just below if you are interested.
Good article in the NYT this morning about the NY State Republican Party. State G.O.P. Divided by Ideology and Rivalry, Officials Say – New York Times Of course this is what happens when the guy at the top (Pataki) lacks any core values.
Today’s NY Times had an op ed by the Dalai Lama on the interplay of science and religion.Our Faith in Science – New York Times
It’s possible that not too many people have heard of Peter Drucker, but he is a very influential business and social management theorist. He died yesterday at the age of 95. Besides working in the business arena, he consulted with many not for profits. Here’s his NYT obitiuary, which is worth skimming. Peter F. Drucker, … Read more