Here’s something of interest to anyone who’s married – since eventually all us married people become either (1) divorced or (2) a widow or widower (unless we die first!). The column is written in a bit of a funny style but has very useful info on social security benefits. Parting Gift From a Dead Ex … Read more
Ugh. It wasn’t pretty. Shut out for 20 innings, spread over 3 games. The Tiger pitching came up aces at the right time. So much for the Tiger manager Jim Leyland saying the Yankee lineup was "Murderer’s row, and then Cano." It’s a cliche, but true, pitching wins short series. MLB Playoffs- Playoff Pulse – … Read more
Mortimer Adler, the American philosopher and former Chairman of the board of editors for the Encyclopedia Britannica, was a very prolific writer and teacher. He died in 2001, at the age of 98, and was active until the very end of his life. He wrote this particular book when he was 88. As the Wikipedia … Read more
In answer to a question left by my friend Karen Mahakian, I posted an explanation. Go here to the comments section if you are interested: Tom Faranda’s Folly: A little stock market commentary
The leading Evangelical magazine Christianity Today, published a list of the 50 books they feel have most shaped Evangelical thought. It’s pretty interesting: The top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals – Christianity Today Magazine People and movements can be defined by the books they read and remember. The time it takes to read and … Read more
The Washington Post this morning has a news feature article about Patricia Dunn, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, who is facing serious charges in California for spying on reporters and HP board members. She has a very interesting life story. Dunn seems to have faced adversity – including four seperate bouts of cancer – … Read more
The NY Times featured a very interesting article "Old But not Frail" and short online video entitled "Frail or Hearty". They can be found in the health and science section. Old but Not Frail: A Matter of Heart and Head – New York Times New York Times Video It’s the lead video today, and will … Read more
The Dow Jones Industrial average hit an all-time high yesterday, and then gained 123 points (about 1%) today. The close today was 11,850.61. Nice of course… HOWEVER The DJIA is ony 30 stocks. The much broader S & P 500 closed at 1350.22 today. This is about 15 % below it’s all-time high of 1553.87. … Read more
Here’s an article from The New Zealand Herald about a concern in the world-wide rugby community – the seriousness and high number of injuries among professional players. The players are bigger, faster, and stronger, with high velocity collisions in tackle and ball-winning situations (and only very light pads for the shoulders). It’s fantastic to watch, … Read more
Brigid’s brother Neville, his wife Geri, and their daughter June just finished a lovely five day/four night visit with us. They’d flown in Thursday from England, where they were visiting other relatives, including Brigid’s two sisters and left Monday afternoon. They’ll have a couple of nights in LA and then fly to Brisbane, completing an … Read more