Hyponatremia: Consumption of Too Much Water

Hyponatremia is something to be aware of but not something to be worried about. It is something that is all the rage in the media these days as something to warn people about, and yes, it can be dangerous. It is just such an easy thing to avoid that a little knowledge and a smattering of common sense can make it a non-issue.

Marathon Rookie reviews

Marathon Rookie.com is a website written by a non-runner who just completed his first marathon recently and is trying to help others complete their first one. Over the weekend I will be posting a pair of reviews; one will be about his website, and one will be about...

German match-fixing trials begin this week

The trial over match-fixing by referees and players in the German soccer league began this week. Of the six defendants in the case, 2 are referees, one was a player, and the other three were gamblers who bet on the games. I have no problem with sports betting....

That first run back after being sick…

At the end of September I had gotten fairly sick for a few days, but other than a bad cough I felt fine shortly thereafter. However, with a marathon coming up in the near future, and the cough only having gotten worse over the next few weeks following that, I had...

Michelle Wie disqualified for accidently cheating

Michelle Wie played her first professional golf tournament this weekend, but she was disqualified after unwittingly cheating rather than taking a 2 stroke penalty. A spectator told LPGA rules official Robert Smith on Sunday that he thought Wie had dropped the ball...

Advertisements on this site

Advertisements have been reimplemented on this website. I am playing around with them a bit, but you will now see Google ads and Chitika eMiniMalls throughout the site. I am trying to optimize them so that they are actually useful to you; we will see how that works...

Notre Dame loses to USC at the last (3) second(s)

Notre Dame went down swinging today against top ranked USC, losing the game off of a QB sneak in the last 3 seconds of the game. Reggie Bush ran for 3 touchdowns to bring USC up 28 to 24 over Notre Dame. Brady Quinn led an impressive drive culminating in a game...

Bode Miller supports EPO in competitive skiing

Bode Miller came out publicly supporting EPO on Wednesday, according to Ski Racing Magazine. “I’m surprised it’s illegal,” Miller said, “because in our sport, it would be pretty minimal health risks, and it would actually make it safer for the athletes, because you’d...