Nice story this morning in the NY Times about Cruz, who is from Paterson, NJ. Cruz was actually kicked out of UMass (twice) before getting his act together. Catching On After a Last Chance In desperation, Cruz scheduled a meeting with Marsh-Williams. His mother, Blanca Cruz, who had raised him in a single-parent home, made … Read more
Yup. Great health professionals, chemotherapy and prayer. Here's what I posted last year on the fifth anniversary. I could never quite figure why having your stem cells returned to you constituted a transplant, but that's what they call it. Anyway, the idea is to re-build your immune system, after the high dose chemo has (hopefully) … Read more
Our friends Bill and Melinda Connnolly – their two thespian children. Third one – Jim – is an insurance executive. This is from the Star Ledger of New Jersey. Hit the link – really nice article – and nice picture – Move over, Barrymores – here come the Connollys Siblings share breakout year with roles … Read more
Turns out, the key is not so much what your resting heart rate is; rather whetehr it's been rising over the years, and by how much. From the always-useful NY Times health section A large study has found that a rise in resting heart rate over a decade may indicate an increased risk of death … Read more
Further proof there is a God! Now an analysis in the January issue of The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests that martinis and beer may be just as effective at extending life. Wine may have appeared to be better only because the people who choose it are generally healthier.
I remember her from the 80's. She had an amazing New Yoowk accent, and was also (my opinion) pretty dumb IQ-impaired. Former WABC host Lynn Samuels dies Christmas Eve at 69
Just did it this evening. Not bad for a boy who just turned 15 and coming off his knee injury. It’s a landmark, because 225 means two big (45 Lb) discs at each end of the bar (the bar itself weighs 45). Four days ago Tim was bugging me to go for a PB, when … Read more
So Christopher is gone, hopefully sitting in Purgatory, trying to figure out where he went wrong. Yes, cigarettes are bad for you; dead at 62 from esophogeal cancer. I have posted about Hitchens before, since he is a clever writer and a militant atheist (but if he's so smart, why did he smoke himself to … Read more
Current research to determine if there is a Higgs Boson has been much in the news the last several days, and I always enjoy this sort of speculation – From Washington Post op ed writer Michael Gerson The search for the God particle goes beyond mere physics … But why should a mathematical equation — … Read more
Yesterday was ten weeks post-op for Tim, and we saw the surgeon Dr. Weinstein. He examed Tim, saw what the physiotherapist had to say, and was quite pleased. He told Tim "you're 95% there". He still has some relative leg weakness compared to the left leg, especially the gluteal (technical way of saying his butt). Dr. Weinstein said … Read more