New Journaling Service

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 … Read more

Paul’s Last Rites

My brother Paul’s wake was Wednesday and the funeral Thursday. Thanks to the many friends who made the wake, the funeral, or who contacted us by phone, email, etc. And a special thanks to the boat-mates of Paul, from his crew days at Cornell, who made the Wednesday evening wake. Tony Johnson came from Ithaca. … Read more

Paul Faranda, 1958-2005

  Four days ago, Wednesday, September 28th, we got the news that my brother Paul had died. He’d missed his dialysis appointment and when they went looking for him, they found his body in the bathroom. He was 47. This is tragic and heartbreaking. We are all crushed. But it is not surprising. My brother … Read more