Hi folks, At the end of the day we are each responsible for our own health and happiness, which is why it is so important to take a little time for yourself each day and each year. It is easy to stay on the treadmill and forget your emotional, spiritual, intellectual and even physical, recovery time. We just arrived in Hawaii to attend a friends wedding, and it sure is a wonderful location, even ... Read more
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Lance Armstrong And Roman Versus Napoleonic Law
"She trusts people who are trustworthy. She also trusts people who aren't trustworthy. This is true trust." Tao te Ching, Lao-tzu, translation by Steven Mitchell "In America, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. Unless, that is, he plays college sports." [or competes in triathlons, it would appear] Joe Nocera, The New York Times Hi folks, Ayn Rand sure got it right, for all her ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Podcast On Safe Exercise For Better Health And Injury Prevention
Hi folks, A while ago I was interviewed by Bill Vick. Bill kindly provided me with a video of the interview, the subject of which was FitOldDog's approach to exercise based on the FitOldDog Training Wheel. It made sense to convert the video to a podcast, which can be accessed by clicking either of the figures in this blog post. The narrative lasts for ... Read more
And Now For Something Completely Different, My Brother’s Favorite Reading List As An Invited Blog Post
Interviewer: Was there anything unusual about Dinsdale? Lady Friend: I should say not! Dinsdale was a perfectly normal person in every way. Except inasmuch as he was convinced that he was being watched by a giant hedgehog he referred to as Spiny Norman. [Later] Lady Friend: Lately, Dinsdale had become increasingly worried about Spiny Norman. He had come to the conclusion that Norman slept in an aeroplane hangar ... Read more
Conversation With A Tick About Enjoying One’s Place In The Universe
"The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be ... Read more
Sports Training Art Or Science?
Hi folks, It is unusual for a scientist, as far as I know, to employ an artist to work directly in their research program, but that is what happened in my laboratory in the early 1980s. Andy Fleishman collaborated with us to produce models of the nose of the rat because of his eye for detail and accuracy. It worked out well for our research program, leading to software that would reduce the need for ... Read more
Don’t Let Ageism Or Any Other Ism Determine Your Peer Group
Hi folks, I was sitting in my triathlon camp hotel room in Tucson, Arizona, the other day, thinking about the issue of looking versus seeing. It was getting dark so I turned on the light, and what a difference to my visual field. No amount of looking with the light off would have revealed the details of my 'extra-computer screen environment' that were visible with the light on. In the dark my ... Read more
A List Of Eleven Posts That I Enjoyed Writing For This Blog In 2011 By FitOldDog
Hi folks, Here we are entering a new year and another trip around the sun. As I wrote over 200 posts in 2011, I thought that it might be a good idea to select eleven favorites for this post to provide an opportunity for reflection and learning. They are listed below in the order that I found them as I worked back through the list. "Wine Bottle Travel Tip For Plantar Fasciitis." My idea to use a ... Read more
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