Tikal is the ancient Mayan city in northern Guatemala. abandoned by the Mayans around 900 AD, it was more or less re-discovered in the mid 19th century. In 1978 while I was living and teaching in Jamaica, I spent my Easter break on a trip to Panama and Guatemala. I visited my brother Jim, who … Read more
One is from a recent article in the Washington Post, the other a recent editorial in the independent National Catholic Reporter. Which vision will last? I Report you Decide. Here’s the two thousand year vision – Buzzworthy Sisters in Habits Headed to Va. School – washingtonpost.com She is Sister Mary Jordan Hoover, principal of Northern … Read more
Another fine Friday column by Peggy Noonan (whether you agree or not is a different matter) in the WSJ. The Pulpit and the Potemkin Village OpinionJournal – Peggy Noonan … In my lifetime faith has been a significant issue in presidential politics, but not the sole determinative one. Is that changing? If it is, it … Read more
The NY Times science section over the last two weeks had a two part series on memory and mental agility s you age. The first part wasn’t very useful – clever stuff like write yourself messages on post-it notes (duh!) but part 2 was interesting. Mental Reserves Keep Brains Agile Memory – Aging – Medicine … Read more
Well, there isn’t any, I postponed yesterday’s appointment with Dr. Zelenetz on account of the weather. It was re-scheduled to January 3rd, but I’m hoping to see him before then, if someone else cancels an appointment. I told the scheduling people I could see him on short notice. Since I had the CAT scan two … Read more
Not only was yesterday Brigid’s birthday, Tom Faranda’s Folly: Brigid’s Birthday but our Church hosted something called a Serenata (Serenade, in English), in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This is a huge feast day in the Hispanic world (especially Mexico) and the event was organized by the Church’s Hispanic ministy. (Never heard of Our … Read more
Well it’s a big one. Brigid didn’t ask me to go to “The Source”, or some other jewelry emporium. Instead – she wanted a kayak. With thanks to my brother Jim for scanning in photos and slides. Please feel free to leave a comment for Brigid. Here’s a little visual history of Brigid since I’ve … Read more
Yup. Day before yesterday. All 135 lbs of him. Interestingly, his birthday, Dec. 9th, is the feast of St. Juan Diego, the Indian who our Lady of Guadelupe appeared to. And Brigid’s birthday is Dec. 12th, the actual Feast of Our Lady of Guadelupe. Here’s a picture of Tim being given his trophy last week … Read more
I mentioned awhile ago that Led Zeppelin, the Band that put the “Heavy” in “Metal”, was coming back for a Concert Tom Faranda’s Folly: Led Zeppelin to do Tribute Concert and here Led Zeppelin | Rock Gods | Attitude at their reunion gig | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Bizarre Evidently they still have it. Although check out … Read more
the NY Times had a good editorial this morning. Delay, Obstruction and Darfur – New York Times The world’s leaders say they care desperately about Darfur’s suffering, until they get distracted. It took years of international hand-wringing before the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to send in 26,000 peacekeepers to replace a current … Read more