Tom Faranda's Folly

Brigid needs to show this at The Blaze, where she does some pumpkin carving!

From the health and wellness NY Times section. Extensive excerpts below the link. The idea that you can be “fat but fit” has long been controversial. While health experts endorse physical activity as beneficial, many doctors view the concept of being “fat but fit” with suspicion. Now a new study, believed to be the largest … Read more

UPDATE: That’s Joe with the chinchilla. Sort of – Rylai has arrived. It’s now back to four people and four chinchillas… This was Joe’s idea and (of course) Brigid went along with it. Not sure where the name is from – I think from a scifi series. So Rylai is (we are pretty sure) a … Read more

Written by an engineer and on the starting strength website. I did skim through some of the scientific studies, but the article is very worthwhile. Don't just read the excerpt; hit the link. Training is Not “Exercising” The "being" part of the "well-being" concept has far-reaching negative consequences for the elderly. It is a fact … Read more

According to marketwatch (How to make $$$ on the phenomenom?). Sign of the times? Why millennials are ditching religion for witchcraft and astrology “So many millennials read their horoscopes every day and believe them,” Layne, who is involved in a number of nonreligious spiritual practices, said. “It is a good reference point to identify and … Read more

A study spanning 25 years in Chicago. This is in the Daily Mail (UK). FULL DISCLOSURE: That's not me in the picture… White men who work out at least seven-and-a-half hours a week are nearly twice as likely to suffer from heart disease than those who do a moderate amount, a new study shows. Researchers … Read more

 As the Irish continued to save civilization! This was sent to me by Brigid's niece June, who is in Australia. And the Aussies know a lot about beer… Good article below the picture. Beer was ranked alongside bread as the most important dietary staple in early modern Ireland, and some workers were granted a daily … Read more

The "founder" (wrong word) of the Sacred Heart devotion. A devotion that some find unappealing and others profoundly love. After Alacoque the devotion to the Sacred Heart was fostered by the Jesuits and the subject of controversies within the Church. The practice was not officially recognized until 75 years later.[8] The discussion of Alacoque's own … Read more

A wonderful man and longtime Croton resident. John was 94. A long time ago he gave me a nice sketch he’d done of Mother Teresa. I’d forgotten he flew B-17’s in WW 2. Below the picture is his obituary and below that a link to some pictures when he was honored in 2011 by the … Read more

My friend Joe gave me A Friar’s Tale several weeks ago and I’m working my way through it. Fr. Benedict Groeschel – we knew him and even made a video with him over 20 years ago. He really was The official Guru of the Faranda family… . He died in October, 2014 after a more than … Read more