This is in Slate Magazine – another surprise from a left wing magazine. Another hopeful sign! The author is Sergio Infante, a PhD candidate at Yale. I am not a subscriber to Slate so what I’ve excerpted is all I can copy. Universities need to do more to connect with an increasingly religious student body. … Read more
At least one person has died after a flash flood tore through Grand Canyon National Park, causing significant damage to hiking areas. Authorities are still searching for more than 20 missing people On August 29, floodwaters pummeled Bright Angel Canyon, a ravine that feeds into the Grand Canyon, and Phantom Ranch, the lodge at the … Read more
This is an Indianapolis newspaper. Cloistered Carmelite nuns fill life with prayer, silence, community Now, 11 nuns, from ages 38 to 85 live in the Catholic monastery. They are a multicultural community representing five countries. Sister Anne, 85, has lived at the Terre Haute monastery for 67 years. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it,” she … Read more
What a throw, the radar gun timed it at 99.7 MPH. The Yankees don’t score many runs these days and this saved their 1-0 win yesterday over the Red Sox.
This is a very big deal and has been widely publicized. I have friends who died too soon from pancreatic cancer. Below is the editorial from the Wall Street Journal which I’ve excerpted from. The FDA approves a new therapy against one of the deadliest cancers. Oncologists herald the small-molecule pill as a revolution in … Read more
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This cocktail is basically a Sidecar but substitutes gin for cognac. So if you like gin… Most recipes suggest an egg white as optional but we don’t do egg white in Farandaville so the video is one of the few without the egg white. And many videos recommend a small bit of simple syrup but … Read more