I finished the first RICE chemotherapy protocol on November 7th, and now 13 days later, I still feel a bit fatigued at times. Again, nothing dramatic, at times just a bit lethargic. And I am feeling it in the gym. My weights program is the same as when I started chemo (Sept. 6th, 2 and … Read more
Looks like I got it just about right last evening on my prediction, Tom Faranda’s Folly: Predicting New Zealand v. England match tomorrow proving I know more about rugby than baseball Tom Faranda’s Folly: Yankees – this year’s team of Destiny?
For more on the game hit this link –
Yesterday had a good day. After an early morning parent-teachers meeting regarding Tim (it could have gone worse) and several hours in my office, I hopped MetroNorth in the early evening to meet up with about 20 ex-rugby playing friends. I’d had two short rests, late in the morning and late in the afternoon. The … Read more
With my journal prediction track record – see – Tom Faranda’s Folly: Yankees – this year’s team of Destiny? a hearty display of modesty is in order. That said, I think the rugby match between New Zealand and England tomorrow will be closer then predicted. This is because: A) The All Blacks appear to be … Read more
While the chemo fatigue has not totally lifted, it certainly is much lessened. After two days of no gym (time pressures), I went last evening and felt pretty good. Of course, this was after a pretty big nap, having traipsed around Westchester and over to Northern Jersey for most of the day! The ENT lady, … Read more
Good article in the Washington Post. A Daily Workout Could Add 4 Years to Life, Study Says You may have to register to read, but it’s free.
More on the book in a moment but first a digression – who is Tim McCarthy? Another former rugby player, who I first met in 1981, when I returned from four years living in the Caribbean. I re-joined my NY based rugby club to find Tom had absconded with my first side position.
Tom was fast and cunning, and when he tackled you, it was important that your major medical be up-to-date.
Well, I gilded the lily a little bit in that last paragraph.
Chemo fatigue is lifting. Sunday afternoon when I went to the gym, things went much better than my Friday visit – when I struggled for 12 minutes on the exercise bike, and did about half my weight program. I rode the bike for 20 minutes – 14 at level nine and 6 at level six … Read more
Here is a link to the Wall Street Journal editorial about Peter Drucker. Unfortunately the WSJ is a paid subscriber site, so the link may not work without the secret handshake stuff. But give it a go, it’s worth it.WSJ.com – Drucker on Everything And here’s another link to an opinionjournal piece on Drucker. It’s … Read more
If you’ve read my little bio above, you know that I’ve had a long attachment to rugby football. In fact I played rugby with a guy who has recently been much in the news. Tom Faranda’s Folly: I played rugby with Patrick Fitzgerald
I understand that most people could care less about rugby, so to avoid tedium, only hit the link just below if you are interested.