Tom Faranda's Folly

At Cardiff Arms Park. Gareth Edwards, the son of a miner and still maybe the greatest at his position. Check the somersault as he touches down…

Actually a number of these books are suitable for anyone at any age. I have read several.  Simcha Fisher is a Jewish convert to Catholicism, has nine children, and writes for a number of publications as well as maintaining her own blog. Two of her suggestions I'm putting below the link – I will get … Read more

I picked up a hitch-hiker the other day, seemed like a nice guy.  After a few miles he asked me if I wasn't afraid that he might be a serial killer?   I told him that the odds of two serial killers being in the same car at the same time was extremely unlikely.  

His catechesis on the Our Father. "You must enter into the mystery."  

Pretty big. Tim is 5’9″ and a wide body – here he is with Rickssen Opont, his STAC (St. Thomas Aquinas College) shot put teammate. Tim is a good shot putter, but Rickssen is one of the best collegiate throwers in the Country! In fact this past summer Rickssen (who is a great kid) represented … Read more

UPDATE: Once you hit the arrow, you must click on the line saying Watch on youtube. An under 2 minute video by an eminent Presidential historian. Find her book they are discussing here. Hope to read it in the next few months.

I have very mixed views on Tucker Carlson, but this short video says it all. I’ve seen Malcolm Nance on many occasions on MSNBC, and he’s as pompous, bloviating and factually empty as he shows in this video.

Thanks to Maria for sending me this LoHud article. The best way to respond to haters – be generous. "It was crazy to see all the people, you know, so quick to judge," Hodge, 18, told The Cincinnati Enquirer. Hodge was 500 miles away when his classmates joined the March for Life event in Washington … Read more

In case you forgot the Dred Scott decision in 1857, it was a 7-2 Supreme Court decision that made permanent (they thought) that slaves were simply property. "The court held that the law must therefore continue to treat African-Americans as 'unfit to associate with the white race either in social or political relations, and so … Read more

Cuomo did it in a NY Times op ed which I didn't bother to read since I knew what it would say. But I did read it before I posted this – and I was right – knew exactly what Cuomo would say – down to the line about him being an altar boy and … Read more