Migration is going well

The biggest hurdle in this migration is getting all 800+ of my Haloscan comments into my new WordPress Blog. I started using Haloscan before Blogger had implemented its own commenting system. Haloscan works great, and by paying $12, you become a “premium” member, which lets you export all of your comments. Not a bad deal, [...]

Word Press Migration

I am in the process of trying to migrate from Blogger to WordPress. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Otherwise, if any funny stuff shows up here, it’s not my fault!

Ben is Back

Well the Steelers vs. Bills game isn’t over yet, but Ben Rothlisberger has continued a fantastic start to his season, connecting passes, evading sacks, throwing off defenders like they were mosquitos. The Throwback Jerseys are throwin’ down the Bills!

Spinal Cord Injuries in Football Players

There are about 10,000 spinal cord injuries annually in the United States. About 10%, or 1000, occur in athletes. Catastrophic injury in high school and collegiate athletics is about 2.5 per 100,000 participants. The sports with the highest incidence of cervical (neck) spine injuries are Football, Diving, Wrestling and Gymnastics. Because football is more popular [...]

Football Helmet & Pads: On or Off in Spinal Cord Injury?

Many of you have seen the photos of Keven Everett’s attendants after his on-field injury. I did not see live footage of the game and I’m not sure what was televised. But I can tell you that from the images i’ve seen, appropriate management techniques for football specific spinal injuries were followed. Check out the [...]

Kevin Everett has Ice in his Veins

Anyone who was watching I’m sure felt the immediate shock and devastation when Keven Everett failed to get up off the football field after a helmet-to-helmet collision during NFL opening weekend this past Sunday. From an Emergency Medical Services Point of View, this is what we are there for. Doctors, trainers, paramedics and an ambulance [...]

The Tomato that ate Pittsburgh…

…started out as a small seedling in my front yard in an overgrown sun-hardened plot of what was a stretch to be called a garden. Surely the sad little seedling didn’t have much hope as it’s owner left for the summer, leaving it to fend for itself among the squirrels, sunflower seedlings and zinneas?It showed [...]