Tom Faranda's Folly

Here’s my Martin Sheen story. A year or two before he became the President in the series, The West Wing (Prez. Barrett? Bartlett? Whatever – I never watched it) I spent a couple of hours with him in a midtown Manhattan precinct lock-up. Sheen is/was an anti-war activist and we were arrested at a planned … Read more

Here’s Joe yesterday afternoon, working on moving data from my laptop and office desktop computer onto a new office computer. This is the “work station” room of my office space. Note the neatly arranged files and desks … yuk, yuk, yuk.

A blonde goes into a coffee shop and notices there's       a 'peel and win' sticker on her coffee cup.                   So she peels it off and starts screaming,       'I've won a motor home!       I've won a motor home!' … Read more

Warren Buffet is a famed value investor, and he's been doing it successfully for five decades. Below is his oped in the NY Times from a few days ago. By the way, the richest man in America is Bill Gates. Op-Ed Contributor – Buy American. I Am. – NYTimes.com Equities will almost certainly outperform cash … Read more

Full disclosure – I've been a member of the K of C for almost 20 years. John Allen of NCR (National Catholic Reporter) has an interesting column on the just-released findings of a poll of Catholics and their positions on various issues, as well as political philosophy (conservative vs. moderate vs. liberal). The poll shows … Read more

This is a book I'm sure I never would have heard of, if I didn't know the author. Fr. David Couterier is a Capuchin priest who served as a Sunday associate in my parish for several years, before moving to Baltimore where he teaches at St. Mary's Seminary. He was outstanding in his efforts in … Read more

See my posting from Friday here – Tom Faranda's Folly: The financial panic – my musings and also this where I quote money manager Ken Heebner. Tom Faranda's Folly: A savvy prediction by a money manager: "You're going to see the biggest short term rally in my lifetime" Kenneth Fisher runs the biggest investment advisory firm in … Read more

FURTHER UPDATE Tom Faranda's Folly: Investment Advisor Ken Fisher on missing calling the bear market. UPDATE: Quote from Ken Heebner, very successful fund manager:  Tom Faranda's Folly: A savvy prediction by a money manager: "You're going to see the biggest short term rally in my lifetime" The current panic, which MAY have ended today, has seen … Read more

This is cool – 94 and going strong. Fastest Grandpa on the Planet | The Daily Dose | The Gear Junkie Indeed, running multiple events in the Senior Olympics Hammond has won more than a dozen gold medals since 2001. He has set records for his age class, running 100 meters in 18.09 seconds and … Read more