Tom Faranda's Folly

"Overfat" defined as your waist measurement more than half your height. So I'm in the 90%. If you're a woman don't smirk -the % of American overfat women is 80%. They particularly looked at excess fat stored in the abdomen region, which is associated with an increased risk of chronic disease (e.g., cancer, stroke, heart … Read more

At Justin Thyme. Coincidental that it was my birthday since we’d been aiming to do lunch for awhile. I kept it quiet about my birthday – hoping they’d miss it – but they were alerted by Mike’s wife Karen. Anyway here you go – straight snap and then a selfie shot -because it’s always all … Read more

YIKES! I can do without the music though – recommend turning it down.

Sad. A fall at the popular and strenuous hike north of Cold Spring. The article is not clear as to the circumstances. I will post if and when I get further information. Below the article is a picture I took two years ago on my way up. The terrain is rugged and on weekends very … Read more

The author is a Professor of Law at Notre Dame. I believe most people have by now at least heard about the situation with the baby in England. Once again, Pope Francis is offering a powerful, profound and much-needed lesson to the entire world about how to love unconditionally our brothers and sisters on the … Read more

The actor was 89. Had a huge career and an Oscar for best supporting actor in Ed Wood. But I know him as  Mission Impossible's, Rollin Hand, the man of a thousand faces.

You'd like to think it's clearly the parents – and why isn't the USA press covering this sad situation.  

Pathetic. This from the Southern Poverty Law Center, and ABC & NBC News.  

A Canadian and lobsterman by trade. He'd saved many whales in the past. The whale was entangled in fishing lines. Joe Howlett succeeded in rescuing the whale, only to be struck by it moments later as it flipped into the water. Friends told the Canadian Press he had saved some two dozen whales over 15 … Read more