Yesterday a friend of mine offered me two free tickets to an all day seminar today entitled "Get Motivated!" The advertised speakers were: Zig Ziglar, Steve Forbes, Suze Orman, Mike Shanahan, Tom Hopkins, Colin Powell and Rudolph Giuliani. I checked …
I’ve written about the food issues I’ve been having over the last few months. I met today with a GI doctor to essentially get the rest of my questions answered. I had scheduled this appointment about 5 weeks ago when …
My last few weeks have been filled with Ceremony. The University of Denver recently installed our 17th Chancellor, Dr. Robert Coombe. This was the first inauguration of a Chancellor that I have attended. I was incredibly impressed. The Governor of …
I have been pondering this question “How have things changed for you overall in the past 2.5 years?” posed by Kyra a few days ago. Perhaps this is because she is considering going back to school herself and I am …
I don’t normally write directly about my work but today will be an exception. As one of the many professional hats I wear, I run a basic biomedical research laboratory that investigates ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig’s Disease). This …
Thankfully the plan this week is a "recovery week". Last week was HARD. One hour and ten minutes was a very long run for me yesterday. Still not 100% on workouts. Skipped the alternative 30 minutes of cardio and one …
I’ve never owned a Honda but I hear that they are very reliable cars. My body is generally similar. It might not be the fastest, strongest or sleekest but it is generally very reliable. For the most part, all of …
I completed the Thursday to Saturday workouts for week 1 of the marathon plan. Whew. Tired and sore. Here’s what’s on the plan for the coming week: Monday – Off Tuesday – Foundation Run 40 minutes + 6 x 30 …
Back on April 1, I started a new 12 week Body for Life Challenge to help me recommit to fitness. I’ve been plodding along at it for 2 weeks now. I’m down about 1.5 pounds which is good, but overall …
I’ve been pondering many things lately but haven’t yet found any answers. Miscellaneous things I have been pondering: What is the ROI on scientific research? I was asked this by an executive director of a foundation we solicited for money …