Tom Faranda's Folly

Yup, 41 years today. I posted this on the 40th anniversary. The whole story, just hit the link. Tedious to many, glorious to some … Rugby: Essex RFC, "The Story of '76"  

The Battle of Midway – June 4-7, 1942. Here's the last dive bomber pilot – a great, brief video interview.  

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the Hillary Step; named for the first person to summit Mt. Everest, it was the last obstacle from the top. Evidently the 2015 Nepal earthquake caused the collapse. This from the Guardian (UK). “It’s a piece of mountaineering history that has disappeared. Even non-mountaineers know the name and the association of the infamous Hillary Step,” … Read more

I've posted about this lady, who is only five feet tall and doesn't weigh very much -  here – Whew girl … that's a pull up! "Girls just want to have fun." over two years ago. Well here she is again deadlifting a triple at 375 lbs. And she's almost 40 years old. YIKES!  

A huge crowd. Here's the story of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, on October 13, 1917.

This is actually off an ad from Crisis magazine – “How old did our Lady appear to be?” “Perhaps seventeen,” said Sister Lucia, the last surviving visionary of the apparitions at Fatima. Father Thomas McGlynn was visiting the girl (now a nun) who had spoken with Mary, the Mother of God. He had sculpted a … Read more

“A pilgrimage.”

UPDATE: Good article in the NY Post: Coral Sea also halted Japan’s advance toward Australia — and it is something the Aussies have never forgotten. This is the event the President and the Prime Minister of Australia (we love Australia!) attended together last night on the Intrepid. The Battle of the Coral Sea was an … Read more