The Washington Post had a feature on the recent realization in the medical community that breast cancer rates and severity have been underestimated for Black women. Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says – washingtonpost.com The new findings, published online yesterday by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are the latest revelation about … Read more
Had my six month CAT scan yesterday. It produced the usual gastro-intestinal effects which I won’t bother detailing… and which kept me from going to the gym yesterday. My appointment to see the lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz was postponed a week (he’ll be away at a conference), so I will see him two weeks from … Read more
Tomorow I go down to Sloan Kettering for my semi-annual CAT scan. The next week I see the Lymphoma guru, Dr. Zelenetz. I feel fine, no signs of any lumps or funny itching that might indicate the return of my mantle cell. So I expect a good report. I have been going to the gym … Read more
For the second year in row, Stepinac defeated White Plains H.S. on Thanksgiving. It was the 37th meeting, and I am sure White Plains is way ahead in the series (they have a much larger student body). But hey, you’re only as good as your last game! Stepinac finished the season with the best season … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has a good editorial this morning on Al Gore’s joining a Venture Capital Firm. Global Warming, Inc OpinionJournal – Featured Article Al Gore no longer needs to make claims about creating the Internet, because the former Vice President deserves much of the credit for creating an entire new industry–the global warming … Read more
Several of my die-hard, yellow dog Democrat* friends are big Obama supporters. And there was an op ed in the NY Times a few days ago, as well as a long (much too long) piece by Andrew Sullivan in the Atlantic Monthly. The common theme is that Obama will be a unifier, taking us beyond … Read more
Friday was one of those big days – two large boxes arrived – the new Dell computer. By the time I got home, the official family IT guy – Joe – had gotten stuck into things, and there were wires running all over the first floor. In addition to the computer and screen, we got … Read more
I am a member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Home – Appalachian Trail Conservancy and receive their bimonthly magazine, Journeys. It arrived yesterday, and there were two letters complaining about the use of cameras on the Trail to study wildlife. The camera work is unobtrusive, but the writers complained about a loss of privacy and … Read more
Last week I posted about Liberal Democrat law Professor Alan Dershowitz’s op ed in the Wall Street Journal Tom Faranda’s Folly: Dershowitz on the Democratic Party, terrorism, and torture. Several letters were written to the Journal about his essay, and this morning Dershowitz responded with this letter in the WSJ: Douglas A. Johnson premises his … Read more
You never know – The apostolic nuncio announced the Pope’s upcoming trip to the United States at the opening of the U.S. bishops’ meeting on Monday. Here’s the Pope’s itinerary: April 15: Arrival in Washington. April 16: 81st birthday; official welcome at White House. April 16, afternoon: Address to the U.S. bishops’ conference. April 17: … Read more