Having a cold

I had bronchitis a couple of weeks ago, and I had to stop exercising for more than a week, and now it is going to take me a month or so to get back in shape. Normally, without colds and iterruptions, I would experience only the gradual loss of fitness that comes with age. This way, I spend long periods improving my fitness after illnesses and even long trips. This is much more enjoyable.

Fort Hood Massacre

The loss of life and the trauma is terrible. I hope that this incident will help show our leaders the terrible cost of the hopeless campaign in Afghanistan and will hasten our withdrawal. As such it may save American lives in the future.