Archive for October, 2009
Some thoughts about diabetes …
Thursday, October 29, 2009
I just returned from a trip to Chicago. It rained the entire time I was there. Despite the weatherman’s promises each morning that the sun would break through by afternoon, it never happened. I was in Chicago on a research trip to Northwestern University and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern. [...]
Ah, the saga of my back!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Well, my prediction that my back would be back to normal by Wednesday was a bit inaccurate. It’s Friday. My back is still not right. But, on the bright side, I’m running and it’s not getting worse, so it must be getting better. It’s not bad; it’s just not right. Running doesn’t [...]
If it’s not one thing, it’s another …
Monday, October 12, 2009
Today is Columbus Day here in the U.S. Getting a PhD in History turns you into a bit of a Columbus Day cynic - I really have no idea why we teach our children that Columbus “discovered” America and why we think that the conquering of this continent was such a great [...]