Tom Faranda's Folly

You may have to register with the NY Times to access this op ed, but it’s free and easy. Living on Iraq Time – New York Times

Well it’s a strange title. The full title is The Multifidus Back Pain Solution: Simple Exercises that Target the Muscles that Count. If you are one of the 80% of Americans who suffer from back pain, this is a very worthwhile quick read. It’s 120 pages and can be finished in 60 to 90 minutes. … Read more

Pretty good address. The valedictorian, Michael Rossman, had a double major in theology and economics and is said to be headed for the Jesuits. I hope he straightens them out. Michael Rossmann 2007 Valedictory address – University of Notre Dame : News & Information Like many of my fellow Notre Dame graduates, I had the … Read more

It’s a short op ed – link and excerpt below. The authors are: Ms. Jody Williams, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, recently headed a U.N. Mission on Darfur. Ms. Mia Farrow recently returned from her fourth trip to the Darfur region. Sudan’s Enablers OpinionJournal – Extra Fidelity has not been the only, … Read more

Here is is. Sponsored by the weekly newspaper the North Country News. It’s format is pretty basic but will undoubtedly improve over time. It’s been around for about three weeks. CROTON-ON-HUDSON » Welcome to the first civilized & sensible blog for the citizens of Croton#comments There is another blog in Croton, aptly named the crotonblog. … Read more

Unfortunately Tim’s broken ankle (broken March 15th) is still giving him trouble. Despite being out of the cast for over three weeks, he was still limping around. Then Sunday in the late afternoon he landed funny on it off one of the front steps and hurt himself – badly enough to start complaining about it. … Read more

Having gone up Sugarloaf mountain the Sunday before, Tom Faranda’s Folly: Tom and Joe’s Sunday climb up Sugarloaf I decided to try another nearby hill / “mountain” in the Lower Hudson Highlands, just north of Cold Spring and south of Sugarloaf. Joe decided he didn’t want to go so I took off on my own. … Read more

As a former resident of Grand Cayman, I got a huge kick out of this editorial Saturday in the Wall Street Journal! OpinionJournal – Featured Article Pride of the CaymansJohn Edwards’s part-time job. Let us say right up front that it’s terrific that John Edwards lives in a country where he can lose an election … Read more

This from my humor coordinater Ellen – Apple announced today that it has developed a tiny computer chip that, when surgically implanted, can store and play music in women’s breasts. The "iBreast" will cost between $499 and $599. This is considered to be a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men staring at … Read more