Tom Faranda's Folly

Ties the Yankee record and one short of tying the all time major league record of ten.   

Here is the story of St. Bernard, who died in 1153.  The Cistercians favor Psalm 15 – quite short – and here it is, along with notes from the USCCB. See especially the note about line five. 1 A psalm of David. I   LORD, who may abide in your tent?*   Who may dwell on … Read more

Quite a tale of courage.   

Northwestern Medicine scientists define “super-agers” as adults older than 80, “who have the memory capacity of individuals who are at least three decades younger.” Super-agers are “highly social” and have brains that “resist the buildup of Alzheimer’s-related plaques and tangles.” super-agers share these four traits: Exceptional memory performance: Delayed word recall test results were on … Read more

With sidekick Ed McMahon  

This is the follow up to John Stossel's previous posting -  "Mamdani’s Bad Ideas, Part 1: Seizing the Means of Production, Government-Run Groceries & High Taxes" Perhaps they'll be a Part 3? It's a long ways to the NYC election mayoral day.   

This sort of thing – the government controlling industrial policy – used to be anathema to conservatives. But then Trump's not a conservative.  He's a populist – champions the "common people" as opposed to the perceived "elites". And a populist can be right wing or left wing – think of Bernie Sanders or the guy … Read more

A play on the classic Manhattan with Cognac subbed for whiskey. Very short video – our recipe below. Farandaville recipe – with the classic proportions; other recipes do equal parts cognac and red vermouth 2 oz. VS cognac – no need for more expensive VSOP. 1 oz. Sweet vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters half teaspoon … Read more

A Catholic Holy Day – points to our ultimate destiny. The painting it titled “The Virgin as Intercessor” and this is in the public domain. In this vivid image, Anthony van Dyck portrays the Virgin Mary gracefully ascending heavenward. With open arms and hands, she looks upward expectantly. Various putti surrounding her hold objects signifying … Read more

My buddy DR sent me this – great minds think alike