I posted twice on my college rommmate Mike's new (and first) granddaughter. You can go here A new – and tiny – baby and here News on new baby Emma to see them. Emma was almost 17 weeks (!) early. There were some worries the past month, but now, 71 days after she was born, Emma is … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has run this at Christmas every year since 1949. When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar.
The New Republic is the liberal version of National Review magazine. Go here – http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/80162/democrats-faith-based-outreach or here To defend his record and contend with the right-wing grassroots, Obama would do well to articulate the moral-religious values that permeate his policies and initially energized his supporters. And, if the Democrats want to avoid the impression that … Read more
Yeah he's cleand up his act since Tawana Brawley days… Thankfully, Rev. Al Sharpton No Longer Addresses His Detractors As "Punk Faggot"
"Now that Obama and Co-President Clinton have confessed that they were dead wrong on the Bush tax rates, it would be a good time for them to admit they were dead wrong about Obamacare bending the cost curve down and saving Americans $2500 on their premiums. It'd be a good time to admit their stimulus … Read more
In the last few days Farandaville celebrated two birthdays – Tim on December 9th and Brigid today, December 12th. Here they are this evening – Of course, anyone having their picture taken with Tim, always appears in need of uhhh, a bit of sun. ! We find it cool that Tim is born on the feast of St. … Read more
From my transplanted Irish/Liverpoolian Australian friend Kevin –
I seem to have made a full recovery from pneumonia, which was diagnosed last Monday. By the past weekend I was pretty much symptom-free and was back in the gym. I saw Dr. K today, and she said my lung was clear – they are doing a CBC just to be sure my white count … Read more
I got an email last night saying: I'm writing this because I thought you and your readers might want to check out our article "Top 50 Blogs About Stem Cell Research", wherein Tom Faranda's Folly is listed at #30 ( http://mastersinhealthadministration.net/2010/top-50-blogs-about-stem-cell-research/#30 ). Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any feedback. I don't … Read more
Tim's football season is behind him, but here's a little carryover. He is actually a pretty good basketball player, especially on defense. Tim's team won this game, 42-19 and he scored five points. In his five year basketball career, this is the first time he's fouled out. It's a charging violation – he must have outweighed … Read more