Here’s a good posting on the weblog of a Catholic journalist about the "Fraternal Encounter" of Pope Benedict and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I. The photos alone are worth a look. Whispers in the Loggia: Fratres in Unum From their joint declaration: This fraternal encounter which brings us together, Pope Benedict XVI of … Read more
This past weekend a friend of mine, Patricia Lent (Tish or Tisha) got married to Owen O’Sullivan, in the Bronx. I hadn’t seen Tisha in months, since I met up with her and a couple of other friends in lower Manhattan for lunch. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Lunch with three ne’er do wells, or the 4 … Read more
One of the few print publications I still subscribe to is First Things, a monthly interfaith journal with a strong Catholic and Evangelical bent. It’s edited by Fr. John Neuhaus (The only other religious publication I get is America, the weekly U.S. Jesuit magazine). December’s issue arrived a couple of days ago, and it has … Read more
Dawn Eden is a popular blogger with an interesting background (She is single, about 37, writes headlines for the Daily News). Here’s her weblog – The Dawn Patrol And she has a book out entitled The Thrill of the Chaste: How to Have Fun while Keeping Your Clothes On. Thrill of the Chaste I … Read more
A business associate of mine used to say, "money can’t buy happiness, but it can make the misery more palatable." Here are a group of studies that say the answer is complex –Money-Happiness Link Is Complex, Study Says – AOL News There is still another twist to the money-happiness story. Even though people who make … Read more
What do the turkeys know that we don’t know? Is it like rats getting off a sinking ship? Wild Turkeys Try to Hop Train Out of N.J. – AOL News
Here are two fine op eds from the WSJ deputy editor, Dan Henninger. He writes a column every Friday. The first is on Reaganomics and the second on the so-called Bush Doctrine. Optimism Pays Off OpinionJournal – Wonder Land … 25 years later and with the post-Reagan Republican Party in tatters over a confused political … Read more
As per my previous posts, I went to Manhattan to see the lymphoma guru Dr. Zelenetz two days ago. He had all the results of the bone marrow biopsy done four weeks ago. The results are that I have some bone marrow abnormalities – specifically a hypocellular condition. Evidently about 25% of bone marrow should … Read more
Here are a few pictures. Last year we were with my brother Phil and his family (wife, three kids, two dogs and Grandma) but today had a quiet day with just the four of us and Grandma. Brigid did all of the cooking and carving! Post main course horsing around Tim took these at the … Read more
Tomorrow afternoon I have an appointment in New York with the lymphoma Guru, Dr. Zelenetz. All the results are in from my bone marrow biopsy, so perhaps they’ll be an answer to why my white blood cell count has been so stubbornly low. I’d also like to know about my seemingly chronic cough, which got … Read more