Tim Faranda broken fibula update

Tim is coping well since breaking his fibula just above his foot (so in his ankle – duh!) last Friday afternoon. We saw the othopedic surgeon – a very nice fellow in Tarryown by the name of Ralph Purcell – on Monday. Tim had worn an aircast since his Saturday visit to the  Phelps ER … Read more

Interview at the Pearly Gates

This just in from my friend Bernadette Harris A man appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. "Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked. "Well, I can think of one thing," the man offered. "Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a … Read more

Tim’s first sports injury

When the snow starts falling, Tim loves to get out there with his sled and snowboard. On Friday, as it was still snowing heavily he started lobbying to be taken to the gorge (below the Croton Dam, several miles away) to go sledding. Since the roads were terrible, we said no, but Brigid did agree … Read more

New Stress Test

This was sent to me by Ellen Mullin – find out if you suffer from undue stress! I am not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly accurate. Read the full description before looking at the picture. The picture below has 2 identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study … Read more

Darfur Update

There hasn’t been much in the news about the Darfur situation recently. Here’s an article from the Washington Times on why the UN cannot get anywhere trying to protect the refugees. To read the whole article you may have to register with the Washington Times, but it’s free and easy to do. China, Russia oppose … Read more

Health update

Had my CBC done again today, with continuing low results. In fact after they did the quick count in Sleepy Hollow, the nurse called Dr. Klimek, the hematologist, in NY for instructions. The testing done in Sleepy Hollow is not as accurate as the counts done later in the day at Sloan Kettering in Manhattan. … Read more

“The language of war is victims”

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the #3 al-Queda operative who has confessed to planning the 9/11 attack, as well as a couple of dozen other terrorist attacks – is quoted above. Well, he certainly is correct. Here’s the Washington Post article about his confession – he views himself as a freedom fighter, not a terrorist. Don’t all … Read more