Port-au-Prince Haiti, in the Iron Market one year after the earthquake
Well 31 years ago, Brigid and I, along with three other couple living in Cayman and Jamaica, were in the Iron Market. That’s what attracted me to this short video.
Baby Emma truckin’ along
I posted twice on my college rommmate Mike's new (and first) granddaughter. You can go here A new – and tiny – baby and here News on new baby Emma to see them. Emma was almost 17 weeks (!) early. There were some worries the past month, but now, 71 days after she was born, Emma is … Read more
“In Hoc Anno Domini” – from WSJ – The late Vermont Royster’s classic 1949 Christmas editorial.
The Wall Street Journal has run this at Christmas every year since 1949. When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar.
The New Republic on the collapse of Democratic Party outreach to religious voters
The New Republic is the liberal version of National Review magazine. Go here – http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/80162/democrats-faith-based-outreach or here To defend his record and contend with the right-wing grassroots, Obama would do well to articulate the moral-religious values that permeate his policies and initially energized his supporters. And, if the Democrats want to avoid the impression that … Read more
“Rev. Al” Sharpton has come a long way
Yeah he's cleand up his act since Tawana Brawley days… Thankfully, Rev. Al Sharpton No Longer Addresses His Detractors As "Punk Faggot"
A timely quote by everyone’s favorite radio talk show host
"Now that Obama and Co-President Clinton have confessed that they were dead wrong on the Bush tax rates, it would be a good time for them to admit they were dead wrong about Obamacare bending the cost curve down and saving Americans $2500 on their premiums. It'd be a good time to admit their stimulus … Read more
Tim and Brigid’s birthdays
In the last few days Farandaville celebrated two birthdays – Tim on December 9th and Brigid today, December 12th. Here they are this evening – Of course, anyone having their picture taken with Tim, always appears in need of uhhh, a bit of sun. ! We find it cool that Tim is born on the feast of St. … Read more
The Original Sin – discovered!
From my transplanted Irish/Liverpoolian Australian friend Kevin –
Health Update
I seem to have made a full recovery from pneumonia, which was diagnosed last Monday. By the past weekend I was pretty much symptom-free and was back in the gym. I saw Dr. K today, and she said my lung was clear – they are doing a CBC just to be sure my white count … Read more
Tom Faranda – #30 on top 50 blogs writing about stem cell research
I got an email last night saying: I'm writing this because I thought you and your readers might want to check out our article "Top 50 Blogs About Stem Cell Research", wherein Tom Faranda's Folly is listed at #30 ( http://mastersinhealthadministration.net/2010/top-50-blogs-about-stem-cell-research/#30 ). Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any feedback. I don't … Read more