I’ve looked back at it and have to say, this is a slightly dull Fortnightly: a mostly personal slice of life, deep in the Third Act. There are two excuses: First, it will indicate to some (who may have...
“This Old Face” and Other Holiday Surprises
Frantic days, closing in on the holidays. One chore: shoot a promo for BackForever, for my pal, Jeremy James. Jeremy is a rock star in the serious business of eliminating back pain. He and I have just finished a...
Jen Sacheck is Moving to DC!
It was announced this week by The Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University that Jennifer Sacheck will join the school in the new year as the Sanofi Professor of Prevention and Wellness, and Chair of...
Brave New Bike
The replacement for the bike that was crushed by a reckless driver finally arrived and it is a rocket ship. Less than 14 lbs, sweet custom paint job and – if you can believe it- electronic shifting. No one...
Glycemic Index: Another Nutrition Myth
It’s hard to stay serious about nutrition alerts because they flip around so wildly. The most famous was the “food pyramid” of the early ’90’s which was stood more or less on its head a decade later. In our Thinnner...
By Bike Through Gettysburg
This odd picture is me, standing by a monument to Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, the Maine college professor who fought like a tiger on Little Round Top to prevent the confederates from turning the end of the Union line. (Read Killer...