The two pilots in the widely publicized incident a couple of days ago are both New Yorkers, and their unit is based in Fort Drum, NY. Pilots Shot Down in Iraq Tell of Dramatic Escape – washingtonpost.com As it lost altitude, the Kiowa started to shake violently, its main rotor damaged. Burrows said he decided … Read more
Having survived rafting on the Lehigh River last weekend Tom Faranda’s Folly: Photos from the weekend, including rafting and a friend’s retirement party , Tim and I yesterday evening went to the Hudson Valley Renegades minor league baseball game (Just the two of us, Brigid and Joe passed on this one). We went along with … Read more
Tellers Point is the very end of Croton Point, and holds some fascination for Brigid. It’s scenic, the Indians lived there, etc. So unbeknownst to me, a couple of months ago she booked the cabin that’s furthest out on Tellers Point for a week, beginning last Wednesday, June 20th. She did it weveral months ago, … Read more
Here are some pictures from our cub scout rafting expedition to Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh River valley. Unfortunately the only one showing the rafting is the first one, and that is a picture of the photo we bought, taken by the rafting company. I took a photo of it with the digital camera, and it … Read more
We’re back. Excellent trip. Will post pictures later.
In a few minutes we leave for PA and the Lehigh river – rafting with Tim’s cub scout group. We’ll being camping there and then back on Sunday. Then out to Long Island for a party Sunday afternoon and evening.
A comprehensive article in the Washington Post. The problem is multiple sex partners… Spread of AIDS in Africa Is Outpacing Treatment – washingtonpost.com "At the moment, I just see a never-ending sea of disaster," said Venter, 37, the dark-haired, long-limbed president of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society. Underlying his frustration are grim statistics: For … Read more
Here’s something that’s sure to be contentious and can probably be legitimately argued either way. Breast Cancer Drug Study Canceled – washingtonpost.com The federal government yesterday canceled a $100 million study designed to test a new generation of drugs to prevent breast cancer in women at risk for the disease. The National Cancer Institute took … Read more
About four months ago I re-read a classic book about walking, titled The Complete Walker. the author is a Welshman-turned-American by the name of Colin Fletcher. I wrote about it here Tom Faranda’s Folly: Latest Read: The Complete Walker IV and also posted the review on amazon. Today a friend of mine, Dennis Cannon, remembering … Read more
First, the good news on Joe’s honors mathematics final exam. After a bit of a debacle, including getting 24% one week earlier on a quadratic equation test Tom Faranda’s Folly: Joe Faranda, math and Fordham Prep he got 93% on the final (thank you Bev Milich). As his math teacher Mrs. Kwan wrote in his … Read more