I think Slopestyle Freestyle Skiing gets my vote for most insane event in the Winter Olympics. There’s flips, spins, backwards stuff. And the USA won gold! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofHRWcA9XrY For some reason stupid NBC won’t let me embed the video. I hope… Continue Reading
It’s nice too see a couple US victories happen, including Men’s Figure Skating, women’s monobob and women’s speed skating. It’s sad to see all the empty seats. I have fond memories seeing women’s curling and hockey in Vancouver. The olympic… Continue Reading
This is a great article, Beyond the Booster Shot from the New Yorker. It discusses evidence that several vaccines, especially live vaccines like BCG, oral polio, and Measles/Mumps/Rubella can provide a boost to the innate immune system to protect against… Continue Reading
I just finished reading King of Thorns, the second book in Mark Lawrence’s Broken Empire trilogy. I’m surprised the books aren’t more famous. It’s a gripping read. Anti-heroes have been in style for a couple of decades but I struggle… Continue Reading
This week my son learned a hard truth. “Live and Let Die” by Wings came on in the car and he asked me about it. I told him that the singer was Paul McCartney, who used to be in the… Continue Reading