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Final Days before Team Challenge in San Antonio

Kevin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:27:49 +0000

The Team Challenge half marathon is one week from tomorrow. Today was our final long training run and in the past week I’ve completed two runs between nine and ten miles in length. I feel comfortable with my training runs and am confident I’m ready to complete the full 13.1 miles in San Antonio. In a [...]

Smokey the Bear on Wall Street

Kevin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:42:55 +0000

Thanks to the recent financial crises in the mortgage industry and investment banking, Americans are now being treated to a high volume screaming match over how much the US government should regulate Wall Street, and what role the government should play in the bailout of companies and individuals hit by the current financial firestorm. As [...]

Major Gene Discovery in Crohn’s

Kevin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:06:23 +0000

Since the first years of this decade/century/millennium, there has been a fairly steady stream of research discoveries showing connections between specific genes and the occurrence of Crohn’s disease. But this month saw the release of research study results that up the ante for genetic discoveries related to Crohn’s. Dr. Subra Kugathasen – whom I have the [...]

4.2 miles closer to a cure

Kevin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:16:26 +0000

30Aug08_TeamChallenge_LakePark-4miFind more Runs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Last Saturday I ran 4.2 miles! (See map at right.) First off, let me acknowledge the fact that for millions of people, running four miles is no big deal. But for someone who has battled a chronic illness like Crohn’s* since childhood, four miles feels like a giant accomplishment. And making [...]

Share Your Thoughts about Team Challenge

Kevin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:58:47 +0000

Since I started my Team Challenge training effort, a number of people have asked me whether there is place where they can publicly post comments and words of support (almost like a Facebook “Wall” for my half marathon pursuit), Well — here it is. Please use the Comments box below to post your words of [...]

Is NASA really preparing to announce the discovery of life on Mars?

Kevin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:56:03 +0000

A number of small items from NASA’s public relations efforts have caught my attention in the last several days, and — like pieces of a puzzle — I’m beginning to suspect that they all fit together in a way that points to a major upcoming announcement about Mars. But unfortunately I also suspect that [...]

Off and Running - Team Challenge Training Starts

Kevin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:47:58 +0000

We’ve now entered Week Four of our Team Challenge training. Week Three wrapped up last Saturday with our third three-mile run through Milwaukee’s East Side and Lake Park. Once I completed the most recent three-mile run, I actually felt okay. My muscles still ached like they had after all of the previous training runs, but each [...]

Team Challenge 2008: Let’s start running

Kevin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:17 +0000

It’s official. I’ve signed the paperwork and begun actual physical training to run in November’s San Antonio Half Marathon in as part of CCFA’s (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s*) Team Challenge. Last Saturday was our first group training session and we ran three miles along the lakefront and through Milwaukee’s East Side. This is literally [...]

Package Shrink: Getting Less for Your Money

Kevin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:40:42 +0000

The U.S. seems to be entering a period of increased package shrink. And no, I’m not talking about something from an old Seinfeld episode. One of the items I needed to buy on my last trip to the grocery store was sugar, so I went to get our usual brand. When I picked up one of [...]

The Democratization of Writing and Publishing: Access for All?

Kevin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:57:28 +0000

So where exactly is the digital revolution taking writing and the publishing industry? The new issue of The Futurist magazine (July-August 2008) contains the article “The 21st Century Writer” which yet again has me trying to visualize where the publishing industry is headed. In the article, author Patrick Tucker — director of communications for the World [...]