Tom Faranda's Folly

For the first time, our two boys did not go trick or treating for candy, they just went tricking. Brigid helped them out by (against my advice) supplying them with cans of shaving cream. So they took off, each with a friend, to Beekman Ave, where the cool kids hang out. Here’s Tim, with his … Read more

Here’s the in-the-news comment by the former Democratic prez nominee – only 10 seconds: YouTube – Kerry Belittles U.S. Troops Here’s a guy suggesting the only credible excuse for the comment – only 23 seconds: YouTube – Re: Kerry Belittles U.S. Troops

Is Karl Rove – the great Bush political operative – the Devil Incarnate or a Genius? (Maybe both!) Here’s a very interesting Washingon Post article.  Midterm Vote May Define Rove’s Legacy – washingtonpost.com "Karl is an absolute figure of fascination," said Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute, which hosted Rove at its annual "Ideas … Read more

I finished this book about a month ago, but haven't had time to write it up. Quite a few years ago – at least ten – I read another book by Yale psychologist Robert Sternberg on intelligence, entitled "The Triarchic Mind". It was excellent, as he criticized standard IQ testing and put forth his own … Read more

I have several friends who are mightily concerned about global warming and environmental degradation. My own opinion is that we really don’t know the cause of the mild rise in temperatures in the last few decades – they are most likely part of a natural cycle. And the envronment in the U.S. hasn’t been as … Read more

Off Donald Luskin’s website: A man walks into the street and manages to get a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing. You’re just like Frank." Passenger: "Who?" Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He’s a guy who did everything right – all the time. Like my coming along when … Read more

The Journal had an interesting and level-headed editorial this morning on what the likely agenda will be if the Democrats do gain control of the House. The editorial points out that the Party has not really laid out any plans, quoting one Dem leader saying "why take the focus off the Republicans"? One of the … Read more

My friend Tom Hardy contacted me a few weeks ago. He and his wife Mabvuto were going to pass through New York – staying at the Newark airport Sheraton for one night – so I arranged to meet up with them for a couple of hours Friday evening. Tom and his wife Judy were good … Read more

Or rather, his team, and the other Ossining Little League football teams did tonight. At halftime (Ossining HS was burying Lakeland – score was 22-0) the four teams had exhibitions, running about 20 plays. Unfortunately the lighting wasn’t very good, but here’s big Tim about to flatten an orange-shirted opponent with a block. Tim didn’t … Read more