The Impaler for President

While the presidential candidates froth at the mouth trying to out tough one another, I got a kick reading about this one that takes the cake. Good laugh.

Fishism

With all of the recent hubbub about atheism with books by Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens having come out recently, it is great to have such a clear and concise summary of their failure to deliver the promised punch. Stanley Fish nails it on the head.

Exercise can be painful

OK, after a super long hiatus, I'm expanding the range of my blog. I'm going to be adding entries on anything that strikes me as interesting and that will probably mean some posts on yoga among other things. This quote from the NYTimes (Who, Me Take Running Class? By SARAH TUFF) caught my attention for this statistic. I had no idea how many people were hurting themselves while trying to stay fit:

Impinging on runners’ sanity, however, is the high rate of injury. About 60 to 65 percent of all runners are injured each year in five anatomical hot spots: the knee, the calf and shin, the iliotibial band (the connective tissue of the outer thigh), the Achilles tendon and the foot, according to the Sports Injury Bulletin, a newsletter produced by sports scientists in London.

Can only say, "Ouch!!!"