Month: October 2011

  • A Chilly Fall Morning

    I am going to tell you that when it starts getting chilly — it really does make it harder to get up. Being in bed, all warm and cozy and then add in that it’s Monday.  Yeah not a great combo but I went anyway. I was very very happy to see that we were…

  • It’s a Shame…

  • Twitter — A New Kind of Mood Ring

    Using Twitter to track people’s moods An analysis of two years of tweets concludes, among other things, that people wake up happy but get grumpier as the day progresses.   There’s a lot you can read about on Twitter — including, it now appears, the patterns of human moods. After analyzing two years’ worth of tweets by…

  • Men may need colon cancer screening earlier than women do

    Study: Men may need colon cancer screening earlier than women do Men may need to begin colon cancer screening earlier than women, new research suggests. The study found that men were far more likely to have potentially precancerous lesions (also called polyps or adenomas) in their colon — 24.9 percent of men compared to 14.8…

  • Rest Days are Important

    It’s another rainy day in the DC metro area — we have had the craziest weather this year, sure makes you wonder. I am taking an extra rest day this week. Last week during one of my workouts, I realized my body was more tired and sore than usual. I just need to give my…