Tom Faranda's Folly

More to follow, but here’s a photo by Jeanne Marie. Great hike, with mostly a nice breeze and plenty of shade.

Common in Central and South America as well as in Haiti to mix in the ancient beliefs with Catholicism/Christianity. I posted about the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel three days ago Big feast day today – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Pilgrims at Saut d’Eau, 40 miles north of Port-au-Prince. The site is … Read more

Ok it’s a mother rat, but still great –  

UPDATE: The Washington Post agreed she was inappropriate – while they agree with what she said. Justice Ginsburg’s inappropriate comments on Donald Trump About uber leftist Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg getting political (see Ann Althouse' commentary on the NYT editorial here – it's interesting and probably correct). Donald Trump Is Right About Justice Ruth Bader … Read more

Ed and Pat Riely’s only daughter -Dorothy has three brothers – and youngest of the four. And best looking without doubt.  Married to Evan, wedding was this afternoon and reception tonight. Three pictures – Here Dorothy explaining to Evan how things are going to be in the future. Pat and Ed, along with Evan.

My Dad, Joe, who died 23 years ago today. Here he is in 1950, guy on the left – marching off to war for a 2nd time. First time, the Pacific war, second time Korea. If you want to see Phil’s facebook posting, go here.

A few years ago the "peak oil" theory – "the point in time when the maximum rate of extraction of petroleum is reached, after which it is expected to enter terminal decline" – was popular among a certain political segment of the chattering class. Well they were very premature. From the Financial Times (UK) – … Read more

A brief essay on the papacy – I am excerpting JP's poem. Peter, You Are the Floor; Give Thanks During the Second Vatican Council, Karol Wojtyla wrote a short poem about St. Peter, whose feast we celebrate today. Our feet meet the earth in this place; there are so many walls, so many colonnades, yet we … Read more

Although I am not a whiskey drinker, some pretty interesting history.

Good. Pope Francis: ‘Death Penalty Is Unacceptable’ Pope Francis has reaffirmed that the death penalty is unjustifiable today. In a video-message transmitted tonight to the participants of the VI World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo, Norway, underway through June 23, the Pontiff stressed, “Nowadays, the death penalty is unacceptable, however grave the crime of … Read more