Team in Training for Ironman
My ex is doing Ironman Hawaii (2.4 mi. swim, 112 mi. bike, 26.2 mi. run) again in October. He is doing this race as part of Team in Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. In his words: I am …
Category: Miscellaneous
Fate’s Fugitive
I took more than seven years of Latin in the distant past. I loved the structure of the language and the stories. One of my favorites was the Aeneid. Virgil’s Aeneid begins: arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris …
Nature vs. Nurture
Hui Zhou raised some interesting points in the comments to my 15 mile race results post. He even when on to write about some of our very divergent views on this issue. I made a comment about not having natural …
Words that caught my eye
Driving home last night the car in front of me had a bumper sticker that said "Change is inevitable; Growth is optional." I wish these words were mine. I am tempted to hang them on my office door. There are …
On my mind
It’s been all over the news how Warren Buffet is giving a vast portion of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. There are so many unique things about this gift: the stipulation that they money must be …
Deal Breakers
Ben, who is wise far beyond his years, has a great post up about "deal breakers." Those things that simply cannot be tolerated by you for people to be in your life. Through the years, in my personal relationships I …
Pomp & Circumstance
My last few weeks have been filled with Ceremony. The University of Denver recently installed our 17th Chancellor, Dr. Robert Coombe. This was the first inauguration of a Chancellor that I have attended. I was incredibly impressed. The Governor of …
Change
I have been pondering this question “How have things changed for you overall in the past 2.5 years?” posed by Kyra a few days ago. Perhaps this is because she is considering going back to school herself and I am …
Thinking not writing
I’ve been pondering many things lately but haven’t yet found any answers. Miscellaneous things I have been pondering: What is the ROI on scientific research? I was asked this by an executive director of a foundation we solicited for money …
Fun online test
I found this test on Mel’s blog. This one appeals to the geek in me in a major way as it’s called my personal DNA. You can view My Personal DNA Report here. The output is similar to MBTI but …