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Cheerleading has really taken its toll on me over the years. I can no longer tuck like I used to. My body is getting even older and stuff that was easy just six months ago is getting harder and harder on my joints. So I made an appointment to go see a Sports Medicine doctor. The results: Possible tear in the right rotator cuff, will need to get an MRI to confirm Possible tear in the meniscus on my left knee (though both of them are hurting), will be following up with Physical Therapy on them I need to see another doctor about my ankle The good news is that the doctor didn’t feel that any of the issues I’m suffering from should prevent me from cheering in the near future, or make me more likely to end up in a wheel chair any earlier than could normally be expected. ...

This is a picture of my home in CT, obstructed by a downed tree branch. If you look hard enough in the background you can see one of the dogs.

This post doesn’t really have anything to do major concepts covered on this blog I was watching part of the House marathon on USA yesterday when I came across an interesting part of one episode. During the dialog one character asks another about the inner workings of their marriage with the patient. The character responds by giving a very interesting explanation for why marriages don’t work. One of which I thought was very interesting [1]: ...

Favorite picture of mine from a rainy day in Newport, RI.

There is a new Wii Cheerleading Game that has been announced. This game features allows the player to assume the roll of a cheerleader and do some basic routines, mostly dance moves, to music. As I understand it, you score points by hitting the motions correctly with the controller. I’m undecided how I feel about the creation of this game. I’m a very strong advocate of cheerleading. It has been a large portion of my life and I continue to devote countless hours to the sport. I coach, I train, and I work on proliferating the sport. While this game will help in popularizing the sport, it raises several concerns for me: ...