Tom Faranda's Folly

Quite clever that young boys would think of this … I was certainly never this clever. 12-Year-Old Boy Scouts Volunteer To Give Women Breast Exams

The Cardinal died yesterday, at the age of 90. A really fine theologian, I loved to read his essays in America and First Things. Tom Faranda's Folly: Jesuit Cardinal Avery Dulles retires Dulles resided in the Bronx, on the campus of Fordham University. Here's this morning's aricle in the local newspaper, and it's a very good and … Read more

Haven't posted anything on Darfur in quite awhile. And things don't seem to be getting any better. This is an editorial from yesterday. Editorial – Darfur, Another Year Later – NYTimes.com Much of the fault lies with Sudan’s cynically obstructionist president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. But Russia and especially China — which has major oil interests … Read more

Pretty cool. The tall dude is Peter Crouch, the tallest man (6 ft 7 inches) to ever play for the England National soccer team. The other guy is Josh Lewsey, an England international in rugby.

Of course then the movie would have been only one movie, and not a trilogy

Crash landing next to an ice floe. Whew. CANOE — CNEWS – Canada: Pilots who survived Arctic crash lucky to be alive The windshield smashed on impact, and forced his door shut, but he managed to stick his head far enough out of the window and smash the glass with his back. The water was … Read more

Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild, injured in the Antarctic. It was while doing a documentary and fundraiser separate from his Discovery Channel television show.    Airlift rescue for injured explorer Bear Grylls after Antarctic fall | Mail Online Daredevil SAS man-turned-explorer Bear Grylls was being airlifted to the UK after being badly injured while on … Read more

Tim was having his friend Chase sleep over last night, which automatically means a late night for everybody. So I decided to see what was on the boob tube for Brigid and I to watch (we watch very little television. But we got lucky last night, since we also came across this Tom Faranda’s Folly: … Read more

Wow. That's great, as my high school alma mater beats White Plains 29-14 on Thanksgiving. White Plains has a much bigger student body, and Stepinac had never won three years running before. Quite an accomplishment. Easterling leads way for Stepinac | lohud.com | The Journal News Easterling caught five passes for 86 yards, ran for three touchdowns … Read more

Tim really had a great football season. His team won their playoffs, with an overtime 39-38 win over Armonk, and then a 24-22 win over Bronxville in the finals. And he was one of four players selected from his team for the All-Star “Graduation Bowl” for sixth graders. Here’s a picture of his team after … Read more