This book was given to me while I was in Sloan Kettering in January, by Steve Valerio and his wife Jennifer. For a couple of years while I was coaching the North Jersey Rugby Club, Steve was the president of the club. He wrote a really lovely sentiment in the front of the book, for … Read more
Dr. Kewalramani called me today regarding my low white blood count. He made the point that it wasn’t "real low", but that we need to monitor it. I am going to have blood counts at two week intervals. If the count doesn’t go up in four to six weeks, I’ll have to have a bone … Read more
Had a blood count today, and my white blood cell count continues below normal (1.9), as well as some of the component numbers being low. This is despite having the antibiotic switched from Bactrim to Mepron. Nobody seems to be able to pinpoint why the numbers are low; they have been for months and I … Read more
We had an excellent dinner Saturday night with our friends the Novotnys and the Riners. We went to a French restaurant in Yonkers, which is relatively new and has developed a fine reputation. And it was packed. Here’s a few pictures: Eat your heart out, world! And just so you know Brigid’s having a good … Read more
UPDATE: 5-30-06 Here’s the picture of Tim that I couldn’t post yesterday, and that should have gone below. Here’s a picture of Tim at the end of the Ossining Memorial Day paraade this morning. His scout troop, troop 49 sponsored by St. Augustine’s school, always marches in the parade. By coincidence Tim was carrying the … Read more
The “Super 14” provincial competition consists of the top 14 provinces in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. They all play each other once, and then the top four teams go into a playoff. The finalists this year were two New Zealand teams, the Canterbury Crusaders and Wellington Hurricanes. Unfortunately the final as a spectacle … Read more
This is neat. It’s worth sitting through the 30 second commercial to see this thing erupt.Underwater Eruption ‘Wows’ Explorers
Here’s an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal from a fellow who owns a tutoring company in NY City. Free access on their opinionjournal site, and especially worth reading if you’ve got young children. OpinionJournal – Taste The explanation is much more straightforward. The average American receives a pretty mediocre education. The average … Read more
I always suspected this. Of course if it’s true, I should be a lot smarter than I am. CNN.com – Study: Chocolate may boost brain power – May 25, 2006 After a 15-minute digestive period, participants completed a variety of computer-based neuropsychological tests designed to assess cognitive performance including memory, attention span, reaction time, and … Read more
Scroll down, and a bit below my picture you’ll see "Categories". The only category is "My lymphoma and related medical stuff". If you click on that, only the lymphoma-related and a few other health-related postings will appear! My other ramblings, family stories, and mediocre jokes will be gone. Then go to this January 8th posting, … Read more