There are at least three arms to the human immune system: (1) innate immunity (2) adaptive immunity (3) our intelligence, giving us the potential ability to avoid or suppress this challenge. Ebola is very effective at evading 1 and 2. I wonder if we will have the political foresight and wisdom to adequately apply 3, for our own defense, and that of the rest of the world? My opinion, based on ... Read more
FitOldDog thinks that you should choose your words carefully, though Lisa has to set him straight sometimes, when he fails to do so. But then, old habits die hard and we live within the context of our personal history. Willbe, our yellow lab., awoke in a great mood today. Sometimes he seems depressed (rarely), sometimes just tired, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes distant, but often, like today, he's happy. Wag! ... Read more
Time to set my training goals for 2015. I had a tough triathlon season in 2014, after making Ironman All World Athlete, Bronze, in 2013, and missing a Kona slot by only one roll down at the Louisville Ironman. Amongst other things, Bob Scott (84) beat me at the 2014 Eagleman Half Ironman again, and I'd promised myself he never would. But he did, and he is one of my heroes, so that's OK. Then two disastrous Ironman ... Read more
Nature's beauty, in the form of a complete rainbow, brought a bunch of strangers together. I was climbing out of my car today, to go into a food store, and I noticed people, all sorts and races of people, staring at the sky, and there was a complete rainbow. The group included Chinese, Hispanic, African American, unidentifiable (by me), and me (Caucasian). They were all excited, taking photos (I couldn't get the ... Read more
I entered my career in Toxicology (the Science of Poisons), to become a 'mouse assassin', as a direct result of a desire to master the French language. I struggled hard with the ethics of any animal experimentation, until I saw my first case of human thalidomide toxicity. As a reward for my efforts, I'm now being 'Taunted some more" [to quote Monty Python) on Facebook by my very French friend, Claire. At least it ... Read more
What's in a word, name or acronym? Everything! It determines how we perceive the target of a written or verbal expression. My pet peeve is so-called Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD, which should really be SHP. Not only is the name dreadful, marking these people as having a deficit, causing them to become a target for overprescribed drugs, like Ritalin, it's not even accurate. I prefer my name for it, ... Read more
I do love to read, and now I'm reading another interesting book, 'Made To Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive And Others Die,' by Chip and Dan Heath. I started reading this book for my studies of marketing and sales. It's real strength is not so much in the information presented, as in the humor that makes the information stick. The book is sticky. This reminds me of a classic lesson I used to give to students, ... Read more
Have you overcome a major health challenge, went on to get physically fit again, and you want to tell your story to inspire others? You are always welcome to tell your story here. I'm always looking for inspiration, myself, as everyone, even FitOldDog, has good days and bad days. I think it's all about brain chemistry, rather than what's going on in the outside world. I often hear from people who say that I ... Read more
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