Feb
16
Is it blood doping?
February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
An interesting article on “platelet-rich plasma therapy” suggests that “injecting portions of a patient’s blood directly into the injured area, which catalyzes the body’s instincts to repair muscle, bone and other tissue” may help some sports injuries heal faster.
Considering that there’s a test that can identify “autologous blood doping” – reinjecting one’s own blood to [...]
Feb
15
It’s a cold day in hell…
February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
… when an article about such a nerdy topic as a brand spanking new electronic bicycle shifting apparatus being debuted at the Tour of California is the most emailed story on the NYTimes website.
Feb
11
“Pedestrian Is Struck, Then Dragged 17 Miles”
February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
This blog is becoming a record of unbelievable crap that I read in the news. Today’s example is grizzly.
According to the NYTimes, “A cadre of uniformed police officers was retracing the van’s route, searching for pieces of the victim’s remains.”
Hideous. Be safe out there.
Feb
10
“Never Blow Your Nose When You Have a Cold”
February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
“The proper method is to blow one nostril at a time…”
So the snot rockets favored by cyclists are the way to go, then.
This article from the NYTimes.
Feb
9
Madonna-fucker
February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
NYTimes headline: “[Alex] Rodriguez Admits to Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs.”
Lead: “Alex Rodriguez told ESPN on Monday that he did not know what he was taking and that he has not used performance-enhancing substances since 2003.”
Dumb! Ass!
Feb
7
Prison poems
February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
When I was in high school, eleventh grade to be exact, my English class was assigned a project to memorize an Emily Dickinson poem. Or maybe we had a selection of a few poems, but I went with Ms. Emily, I don’t recall. The premise was that people who had been in prison camps for [...]
Feb
4
Thanks a lot, NYTimes
February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This sensitive Jew didn’t really enjoy this quote:
“Dr. Heim had a habit of looking into inmates’ mouths to determine whether their teeth were in impeccable condition,” Mr. Kohl said, according to a transcript of the interview. “If this were the case, he would kill the prisoner with an injection, cut his head off, leave it [...]
