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UPDATE: Here’s my March 7th post, after the Libby decision Tom Faranda’s Folly: The Libby case and the prosecutor         Yup. The federal prosecutor who indicted "Scooter" Libby, and whose face was all over the newspapers and TV today, played rugby in the late 80’s with my club, OMEX. He played in the…

On October 14th I posted "Poor Harriet Miers" – the link is here –  http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2005/10/poor_harriet_mi.html and I said "It seems a certain type of ideological conservative would rather get in a titanic political battle over ideas and agendas – even if it means losing – then simply picking up another chip on the table." And…

Most recent read is “The Doors of the Sea” subtitled, “Where Was God in the Tsunami?” It’s written by an Eastern Orthodox theologian, David Bentley Hart. And it’s a fine work that demands careful reading. I read and then re-read it.  It is short (109 pages), lyrical and literary. The title tells it all. Hart’s…

Some neuroscientists are claiming the Dalai Lama is making unsubstantiated claims (unsubstantiated by their scientific method) for the value of meditaion. Here’s an excerpt. I probably inadvertently violated copyright laws by publishing the picture so don’t tell the AP.  The link to the full article is below. “Next month in Washington, the Dalai Lama is…

This is an excellent article, even though it’s two days old. Burns is a great writer, I think he’s the Times best reporter. Hussein Goes on Trial Wednesday, and Iraqis See a First Accounting – New York Times It sets up the trial. Th NYT may ask you to register with them (if you haven’t…

The above is the headline in this morning’s NY Times editorial which you can read right here: The Sovereign People of Iraq – New York Times The editorial writer (Gail Collins?) seems a little bit disappointed with the success of the "seriously flwed constitution" voted on in Iraq. Why might that be? Read the editorial…

Is this lady being clobbered, or what? And by her own side! It seems a certain type of ideological conservative would rather get in a titanic political battle over ideas and agendas – even if it means losing – then simply picking up another chip on the table. The New York Times had an interesting…

The picture of me to the left was taken on September 23rd by Brigid with a Fuji digital camera. The "backdrop" is the aluminum siding on the back of the house. Still not sure how I got the picture on there – I was on the control panel page, hit a few buttons, and almost…

OK. When your marquee player – the highest paid man in the game – bats 133 for the whole series, and your #5 hitter leaves eight men on base in the decisive game, you’ve got troubles. So I missed the boat with my Sept 20th post, Yankees – this year’s team of Destiny? But the…

As you can see, I’ve moved my web journal service over to Typepad. Or rather, my brother Phil moved it over after I complained that Bloggerspot was a little too complicated to use. Bloggerspot is actually pretty easy to use (and free), but Typepad is idiot-proof, which is what I need. So suddenly I got…