Category: General

Today, 13 May 2009, is Engineering the Future Day and IEEE’s 125th Anniversary

Can exercise make up for sitting most of the day?According to an article in the Star-Tribune on 8-May-2009, no amount of exercise, if you remain sedentary for much of the day will decrease your mortality risk.“This is an important observation because it suggests that high amounts of sitting cannot be compensated for with occasional leisure…

The swine flu epidemic panic hits the restroom at the Minnesota Department of Education.  Sort of a slow response given the general level of paranoia in the office about getting sick.  The placement wasn’t really good either; they should have placed the flyers on the backs of the stall doors, and over the urinals —…

It’s nice to see all the tribute posts and discussion of her work, but all the focus is on the damn Golden Girls… how about a little equal time for the amazing work she did in Maude as the antithesis of Archie Bunker?Of course many of you are too young to have ever even seen…

Off to the Iron Crotch Bike Ride… more details to follow.Update:The day was mostly cloudy with a little drizzle; until I got to about mile fifteen of the twenty-five mile loop when a heavy rain started.  I got throughly soaked, even though I was wearing rain gear.Since the twenty-five mile loop started in a farm…

MS 150 BIKE TOUR PRESENTED BY LARKIN HOFFMANDuluth to Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota; Friday, June 12 — Sunday, June 14, 2009Friends:On Friday through Sunday, 12 – 14 June 2009, I am going to be participating in the Multiple Sclerosis 150 Minnesota bicycle tour from Duluth to the Twin Cities.  The purpose of my participation is to…