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Cycling Stuff Reflection

Life: Enjoy the ride

Syncope: The medical term for loss of consciousness. It is one of the main issues an electrophysiologist looks after. This week while in the office we heard a loud boom. My office is in the basement (we are instructed by management to call it the lower level.) It was sunny but sounded like thunder?? Sirens […]

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Cycling Stuff Exercise Reflection

Cross Country-Pure,simple, real and missed by a retired coach.

This Sunday was the Aggie Stampede CC meet at Saint Agnes on Newburg road. Why were we there? The course is tight and is best guided by a “rabbit.” No motorized vehicles will do. There has always been a cx rider acting as a rabbit. Brad Swope in previous years, but this year Will and […]

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Health Care Health Care Reform Knowledge

Stem Cells

I started my day today reading the front page of CJ. The medical breakthroughs article caught my eye. http://www.courier-journal.com/section/News01&template=project&theme=research Why does reading about cardiac stem cell transplant make me remember this photo. I took it for a lecture on “Heart Disease Prevention.” The stem cell thing is fascinating. The research is compelling and the scientists […]

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Cycling Stuff

Friends…Not so over rated. Inside the Calistoga Garden

Friends…I once told Catherine while she was in high school that you do not want too many friends as they will drag you down. This morning our team, Calistoga Racing rode with our sponsor Papa John at the Norton Ride for Cancer. A team ride doesn’t seem very interesting, true, but injuries and life have […]

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Cycling Stuff Reflection

Why so much Anger?

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Cycling Stuff Cyclocross Reflection

Sunday’s with Will

It is cross season. That means that Will and I go into our Sunday ritual. Catherine is grown and off to college. Will is getting close as well. I see him growing up so fast. The evidence is obvious: His bibs are tighter around the thighs and his shirt is getting close to too small. […]

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Cycling Stuff Cyclocross Reflection

Wednesday Night Cross: How lucky we are!!

In Louisville every Wednesday in the fall a group of like minded cyclist gather for cross practice. Seven years ago, these practices are what got me started in cycling. I rode a few rides with Bobrow and his disciples many summers ago when all of a sudden they started riding these road bikes with knobby […]

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Cyclocross

Cyclocross

As Autumn begins in Louisville so does cyclocross season. The Mandrola’s are active participants. What is cyclocross one asks? I have prepared a top ten list of sorts. Hopefully, some will come out and give it a try. Cyclocross: The facts… 1. Cyclocross, AKA, “cross” is a form of bike racing/riding on varied terrain. Terrain […]

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General Medicine Knowledge

Swine Flu???

This past Tuesday afternoon I left work a bit early, around 1600 or so as I was so in need of a nap. Felt so tired even driving the 3 miles home. Immediately got supine and fell asleep in seconds. got up and went for a fairly typical trail ride with Staci. sluggish but ok. […]

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Reflection

Good bye to the teens

For the last few years, Staci, Will and I have been blessed by youth in our house. Catherine’ presence was the primary catalyst, but also, bike riding. Catherine M is off to college. Katelyn, Clayton, Andrew are off studying. Last night Cody said his goodbye. Youth in the house has been good for us. It […]

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Cycling Stuff Exercise

A Celebration of Exercise

The mayors “Hike and Bike” This year I tried to get Will to consider going mountain biking at Brown County. No way, H and B is a tradition for us every Memorial/Labor day. Thousands of people ride. Will and his team Red Zone cycling get to start in front. That’s pretty cool. A call up […]