Can I get a "Roll Tide!" When I was growing up in northern Alabama, the legendary Coach Bear Bryant was leading the Crimson Tide to championship after championship. (I eventually had to entirely forsake watching SEC football in the mid-1990's because, well, the Tide wasn't rolling like it used to and every loss turned me grumpy for days.) He was said to be such a good coach that he could switch teams and still beat his opponent with either team because he made more of a difference for victory than did the players themselves.Bear's speech to his Alabama football team before a 1974 game included … [Read more...]
Unintended Effects of the CPAP, or Conquering Persistent Acid Reflux (GERD)
November 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I usually think of myself as a rather healthy person, with few chronic problems and those few that I do have are usually injury related (my spinal fusion for example) than immune-system related (getting sick, allergies, etc). And whenever I've had an illness, my body's first response was to make me sleep extra so that my body could fight of the virus or bacteria. In fact, that was one of the first symptoms that I had developed sleep apnea. I was sleeping so poorly that I was having a lot of trouble fighting off illness and bouncing back from injuries. It's weird how, if a problem crops up … [Read more...]
Starting the Travel Tips Meme
October 25, 2009 by 3 Comments
'Tis the season for travel! With the PASS Summit just around the corner and lots of other interesting events waiting in the wings, such as TechEd Europe, lots of IT people will finally be allowed to stretch their wings (and budgets) to get in some first class training. I've been a very frequent flier for a long time and seldom get surprised by much these days - exasperated, yes - but surprised, no. And I've certainly seem my share of fellow travelers doing it all wrong. The one thing they all share in common is that they're not experienced and, usually, haven't thought much about the … [Read more...]
Fathers are Important
October 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a four-term U.S. Senator, had this to say about the importance of fatherhood:"From the wild Irish slums of the 19th-century Eastern seaboard to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angeles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: a community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken families - dominated by women, never acquiring any stable relationship to male authority, never acquiring any set of rational expectations about the future - that community asks for and gets chaos." … [Read more...]
Windbelts – The Next Cool Energy Technology
October 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Windbelts - The Next Cool Energy Technology Start here to see this revolutionary new technology! I'm not kidding - this is a huge game changer! Whether you like it or not, our energy landscape is changing. Our children's energy needs will incorporate all the energy resources we're currently used to - electricity generated by coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants with automobiles powered by gasoline and diesel. But their energy needs will also be met by a plethora of other sources, such as wind, wave, and solar methods of collecting energy along with cars power by electricity, fuel … [Read more...]
