My birthday; I took the Rockport VO2 max test

This is a semi-significant birthday (actually all birthdays are significant…). So I decided to test my VO2 max, which is a measure of cardiovascular fitness – “the maximum rate of oxygen your body can absorb, transport , and utilize during intense physical activity. It stands as the gold standard measurement for evaluating cardiovascular fitness and … Read more

Today – feast day of Saint Kateri Teckawitha

A Faranda favorite – especially considering the miracle that lead to her canonization. The boys name is Jake Finkbonner and when he was three years old he got a small cut on his lip, fell on a basketball court. Horrendous flesh eating bacteria, massive infection – the physicians had decided to ask the family about … Read more