Great news! For the first time since declaring war on cancer in 1971, we are winning! So reports the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. My heartfelt congratulations and thanks go out to the myriad scientists, doctors, experimental patients, and others who have helped advance the art. Now is not the time to relent andContinue reading “Winning the War on Cancer”
Category Archives: Health & Sports
Lausanne Marathon
Today I ran the most I have ever run in the same day, just under 9 miles. It wasn’t all at once, though, because it came while running “bandit” for my classmates as they finished the Lausanne Marathon and Half Marathon. This means that I waited for them a few miles before the finish lineContinue reading “Lausanne Marathon”
Rice Football
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. And speaking of football, my Redskins weren’t the only team to do well this weekend. Saturday after the Association of Rice Alumni board meeting, I had the pleasure to attend a Rice football gameContinue reading “Rice Football”
NFC East
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. The mighty Washington Redskins beat division rival Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium AGAIN yesterday. I missed most of the game while I was flying back to Switzerland, but I did see part of itContinue reading “NFC East”
Rice’s Game Changing Performance
Rice’s last-second, come-from-behind win made the final cut for ESPN’s Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Week. Please visit the site and vote for Rice; with such a small alumni base, we need all the help we can get!
A Great Day for Football
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. Yesterday was a great day for football in my family. My mother’s alma mater, TCU, destroyed SFA 67-7. Not to be outdone, my father’s alma mater, Arkansas St, obliterated TSU 83-10. Meanwhile the UniversityContinue reading “A Great Day for Football”
Rice Football
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. The weather here has taken a decidedly cooler turn. I’m not sure if that’s just temporary or if we’re entering autumn. Such thoughts in August would be unheard of in Houston–and even in northern Virginia–but IContinue reading “Rice Football”
Olympic Wrap-up
The final results are in according to my “official” scoring system: 1. China: 3462. USA: 3303. Russia: 2064. Great Britain: 1495. Australia: 132 Congratulations to the Chinese; we’ll see you in London for a rematch in 2012!
Olympics Scoring
After heated debate with my classmates from around the world, I have decided to revise my Olympics medal scoring system. While we all agree that points should be given for silver and bronze medals (After all, shouldn’t winning gold and silver be worth more than just winning gold alone?), the topic of dispute was howContinue reading “Olympics Scoring”
Kings of the Beach
Much controversy has surrounded the measurement of “success” in the Olympics. Should success be measured by the total number of medals won as advocated by the US? Or by just the number of golds won, which is used by the rest of the world? While I agree with the US that silver and bronze medalsContinue reading “Kings of the Beach”