I have some truths to talk about tonight. Truth and doping: The dwindling few who still apply magical thinking to cycling were tested again today. Whether you believe Tyler Hamilton’s, now-I-am-really-telling-the-truth story on doping in professional cycling will depend on how you weigh the almost 300 pages of evidence. I plan to read the book […]
Greetings from Munich Germany. I made it here without too much trouble. Significant tailwinds blew us across the Atlantic in short order. That made for a short flight, and sadly only a few hours sleep. I got a decent night’s sleep last night though (wait… how long have I been here?). Anyways, I feel sufficiently […]
The thing about opportunity is you don’t always know what comes around the next corner. It’s like riding in strange places. Where’s the top of the hill? How bad is the descent? Will I like this ride? Will I be any good at it? Questions. Another thing about opportunity is how it prods you out […]
I had better write something. It’s butt to chair time. A warning: this is a blog–and I’m practicing…blogging. Time away is supposed to rejuvenate the mind and body. Rest is good; rest breathes new life; rest soothes the inflammation of over-achievement. Sometimes however, rest, like lots of things, runs amok. That’s human nature. Dang vacation. […]
It’s time to reenter. Vacation is over and normal life looms large. Before diving back into matters medical, I need to reflect on a day trip my family made in Washington, DC. It wasn’t an easy place to visit. But it was important. Education always is. I’ll tell you about it in a few paragraphs. […]
In medical vernacular, we call them ‘pearls’–little nuggets of wisdom. “John…Stop worrying about something you can’t control and hasn’t happened yet.” Who knew a philosophy learned as a kid would play such an important role in heart doctoring? “John…This is easy. Focus and try harder. If you can’t learn something as simple as basic Algebra…you […]
If you weren’t a doctor; you couldn’t be a doctor-blogger. That’s obvious–and obviousness is one of my themes. The trouble about being a doctor-blogger is that doctoring doesn’t always happen on a schedule. Neither does perfect health. Remember, we doctors aren’t cyborgs; we get fevers and stuff too. Wait, I always say that. Never repeat […]
Commentary on the latest nutrition and exercise science will have to wait. I just whacked my head on low-hanging fruit for Cycling Wednesday. Today’s Washington Post report on Lance Armstrong’s newest (and most serious) doping allegations has set Twitter and Facebook abuzz. Though The United States Anti-Doping Agency (or USADA) cannot bring criminal charges, their […]
Last night at dinner, I had the chance to speak with a residency program director. The topic of young doctors came up. As is often the case when doctors of my generation talk about younger doctors, the issue of attitudes on work and life came to the fore. We olders like to bemoan the crazy […]
…I’d be like swim coach Mr. Todd Schmitz. As chronicled in the WSJ: At some point in the past, Mr. Todd Schmitz was a regular guy who coached kids’ swimming. Not any more. Coach Schmitz has been thrust into the media limelight by virtue of his prime student, Olympic hopeful, Missy The Missile Franklin. But […]
It’s been so long. So much pain; so much grief. It feels guilty–all this peace that infects my neighborhood. Yours too likely. Of course there aren’t easy answers. Complicated is this world. It’s just been so long. So long. No answers here. Just Thanks. And hope that smart people find a way. To more peace. […]