Tom Faranda's Folly

This is a feed off Sky News Australia. Little evidence it helps…  

"After tasking dozens of the best minds in science to review hundreds of studies, we have determined that Uncle Frank was right the whole time," announced C.D.C. director Dr. Mandy Cohen. "Basically, just treat it like the flu. So, um, sorry about that whole 'you can't be with your dying husband' deal. Our bad." According … Read more

This was my reply to an email from Brigid  (and here is where she is visiting her sister Brigid lands in Merry Olde England!) Brigid hope you are revived – better have a cocktail…   We are barely getting by! Tim cooked the three of us a beautiful steak meal BUT did not warm the … Read more

I posted that she was heading out – Brigid, off to England for 15 days and she was greeted by this poster! And Brigid sent us a couple of airplane views – first one, looks like a wind farm.

Brigid just flew out tonight and will be staying with her sister Libby (who is a Saint), just hangin’ out with her. I took the picture on Feb. 17th while we were walking on Croton Point. Brigid, all 101 pounds of her. Meanwhile I”ll be home, pining away.  

This video is based on an article in the WSJ. 50% of my two children have college degrees; they are both doing pretty well. TIP: A college student getting an internship is very helpful. AND degrees holders in math intensive programs also have an edge.  

It was written by our friend Theresa Bonopartis. I’m quoted in the article.    “Judy Anderson: A Soft Calm Voice for the Pre-born” – Celebrate Life Magazine      

America’s homegrown whiskey has become one of the most popular pours around. And with so many bottles flooding the market, the backbar has turned into a crowded landscape, one that could easily overwhelm the average drinker. So we found a spirit guide. Beau Williams, the owner of Kansas City’s Julep, lauded for having one of … Read more

What's the saying? Russia is a gas station with nuclear weapons? Interesting article. Two years into the war in Ukraine, Russia's economy still appears resilient. While wartime activities have supported the economy, Russia also entered the war in a sound economic position. Russia still has enough money to sustain the war unless its oil revenues … Read more

Yup. February 17th, 1978. In Jamaica where we were both living and teaching. Brigid crashed a house party I was throwing and the rest is history. We had seen each other around town (Mandeville) a couple of times, including passing each other in the street and saying “Hi” – and my being at a party … Read more