Rugby: How backs came into the game of rugby

For the unitiated, there are 15 players in rugby, eight forwards and seven backs. The forwards are typically large, hairy-assed men who would have cumulative scores on their SAT's of about 420 (under the old system; 622 under the new, three part SAT). They are the guys who are in the rugby-iconic scrum. My friend … Read more

Tim benches 245

Having done for the past 30 (15 lifting sessions) days a program specifically designed to increase his bench press, Tim raised his personal record to 245 pounds yesterday – prior best was 230. We think that's pretty darn good for one month's effort. Tim's had no problems with his repaired knee, but he's nowhere near … Read more

Sixth anniversary of my stem cell transplant

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