Tom Faranda's Folly

I never heard of Tina Fey but she sure is a dead ringer for Palin UPDATE: Phooey, the original video "is no longer available". Probably a copyright thing with NBC. So try the second video for a taste of the skit. Here it is –

With their candidate Barack Obama exposed for what he is, the Times must feel it has no choice but to make a concerted, open, effort to bring down McCain and Palin. The gist: Palin is a dumbbell and McCain has sold out to the "culture war" right wing. Here are the top seven most emailed articles on their website … Read more

Was yesterday. A very good win against Greenburgh, a team they lost to last year. This is Tim’s second year at the fifth and sixth grade little league level. The score was only 7-0, but Ossining really dominated. Greenburgh never crossed midfield. Tim had about five tackles from defensive end and tackle, and pushed around his … Read more

on Labor Day Brigid went kayaking with some of the regular women kayakers, who have a sort of little group going in Croton. Here’s Brigid before shoving off to go up the Croton River.  They leave from the landing at the back of the railway station parking lot.  

Is the Okapi. We first saw an Okapi in the Madrid Zoo, way back in 1980 or '81. We were taken with the very rare relative of the giraffe. We've got lots of slides from Okapi sitings in various zoos, but have never scanned them into digital form. Here's a newspaper video from England of … Read more

The grown son had Down's Syndrome. This is a great story, please read the whole thing. Father Who Died Saving Son Known For Sacrifice – washingtonpost.com When Joseph, 20, who has Down syndrome, fell into a septic tank Monday in his back yard, Vander Woude jumped in after him. He saved him. And he died … Read more

Here’s Tim at bat in his last summer league baseball game on August 19th.   And now … it’s on to football season. Tim at 11 years old, is just over 5 feet tall and weighs 145 lbs! He is too heavy and we have a deal where he’s going to try and get down to 134 … Read more

Sarah Palin's pro-life position is driving them nuts. One of the three groups is Planned Parenthood (misnamed or course; they are the biggest abortion provider in the country. Planned Barrenhood is a more appropriate name).  How can PP, which receives hundreds of millions of dollars from the government, be involved in politics? Abortion Rights Groups Target Palin … Read more

I met Fr. Bourgeoise years ago. He founded the group that protests the formerly named  "School of the Americas". I also left a comment on this article on the LoHud website. Vatican may discipline Maryknoll priest over woman's 'ordination' | lohud.com | The Journal News For a clear explanation of why the Catholic Church cannot … Read more