Tom Faranda's Folly

Here she is early this morning, having a gabfest with her sister Libby and her husband Michael, who live outside of London. Brigid was up early (4:30) to get to the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration at our Church.

UPDATE: Here's an example of what Kristoff is getting at – Supposedly tolerant NYC is making the Trump kids’ lives ‘horrible’ Kristoff, about the only NY Times op ed writer with much worthwhile to say these days. A sensible and tolerant "progressive." Excerpts below; the whole opinion piece is short so hit the link. We … Read more

Think I'll post a few of these compendiums – they are all over youtube.

Hubris – "Pride goes before the fall". It's a good short article In the last days of the campaign, Clinton was the overwhelming favorite according to most experts. Polls showed her with a consistent lead in key states, and several advanced forecasters regarded her chances of victory as 90 percent or more. Even FiveThirtyEight, the … Read more

In 1962, I was eleven and Glenn was an authentic hero to everyone.  

Like him or lump him, who else could they pick? No need to email or leave comments regarding some of the horrible people who’ve been Time’s Man of the Year in the past.

Read by Mayor Schmidt at last night's meeting and sent around by Maria Cudequest. “In recognition of the increased challenges faced by ethnic and religious minorities in our nation we condemn acts of violence against these people and affirm that we, as a Village Board, condemn any acts of unlawful discrimination, violence and intimidation that … Read more

During his speech in Cincinnati. I saw this bit while I was in the gym on the elliptical. Trump-haters won't enjoy this …

The formerly Christian Netherlands … A three injection protocol is how lethal injection death penalties are carried out. This is "Progressive"? After eight years and 21 stints in hospital or rehab, Mark decided that he had enough. He had two children but his marriage had collapsed; his parents cared for him and he had plenty … Read more

Yes I know plenty of people think he's a dumbbell. This is quite interesting – Below is something off the Newsweek website (I thought Newsweek was completely defunct, but I guess not) which I found linked on Ann Althouse blog. I read her blog several times a week. Donald Trump has read a book: In … Read more