Tom Faranda's Folly

Jamie Dimon is really smart, and very articulate. Well worth listening to, if you care about the state of the Country … and your $$$! This is part one of a two part series.

Well here you go. The United Kingdom's National Health Service is often held up (by Bernie Sanders, et al) as the gold standard for what we should have. It is much less costly. OK, but there's such as thing as the law of diminishing returns and also the expression "You get what you pay for." … Read more

This was posted on facebook by a friend of mine – nothing new of course, but worth reminding ourselves of their cruelty. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday cited “moral principles” when asked why Iran executes homosexuals for their sexual orientation, as he also attacked the US and Israel for “violating human rights.” At … Read more

That's right. From my lips to God's ear. From 14,000 feet. Those Australians! There's a second short video below the first.  What a view!

Ahhh the great Yankee – only man to pitch a no hitter – in fact a perfect game – in a World Series. And he had a fine record with the Yankees (but not with other teams!), 45-24. The two short videos below tell the story. I’d read his autobiography a number of years ago … Read more

Always modest. From the BB newsletter. WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to the Christianity Today editorial calling for his removal, Trump called the magazine a “left-wing rag” and said, “I have done more for Christianity than Jesus.” “I mean, the name of the magazine is Christianity Today, and who is doing more for Christians today? Not Jesus. … Read more

In a Business Insider survey. The rudest city in America, according to the survey, is New York City. It was rated rude by 34.3% of respondents, which was almost twice as much as the next highest city on the list. After NY it was – 2. Los Angeles 3. Washington DC (surprising to me – … Read more

UPDATE: Here's a pretty good obit about his life. We used to tape his show when he was on the Fox Business Network n the morning and then scroll through it in the evening to catch interesting pieces, especially his interviews. He had an eclectic group of men and women he'd interviewed, sometimes one off … Read more

This is great with a lovely icon and a poem – but you'll need to go to Simcha Fisher's blog. She is a Jewish convert to RC, and has ten children. Here’s a good poem which, as far as I can tell, is by Peter Kreeft and Fr. Ronald Tacelli. It’s from Handbook of Catholic … Read more

These are all from some of my past Christmas postings. Maybe I’m getting lazy? No, I just like them!   A Botticelli, Lifted from Michelle Malkin’s weblog. Merry Christmas!