I was thinking the other day about a former student of mine in CA, a boy who was born with some issue in his arms and legs that made them very, very small compared to his torso. The rest of his body was fine, he just little stumpy limbs. However, the family had quite a bit of money and were able to pay for a lengthy procedure where they literally made his legs longer. I saw the result before moving away, and I know that they're going back to do the same thing with his arms. I was completely ...
Lacrosse is in full swing. I came to teach being told that the lacrosse team is a bunch of bright and motivated kids. We have a game in a couple hours against an unknown team. The other two coaches I have been working with are great, but they're male and come from other sporting backgrounds. I'm essentially responsible for technique, tactics, and a lot of the strategical plays. Many of the girls have never picked a stick prior to this year. The seniors, however, have had a new coach every year since ...
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This has nothing to do with fencing whatsoever, but since it is better than Sex on the Strip, I thought I'd share this with you! I made a cheesecake for the office the other day, and it turned out really, really good. It is creamy, chocolately, not overly sweet and fairly low in calories, as far as cheesecakes go. My epiphany was to use a water bath during the baking, which produced an evenly baked cake without cracks, and without a chewy edge. This recipe makes a 9" springform ...
I was looking at AskFred this afternoon and I had that, "What the hell was I thinking?" moment. I ended up dropping the PSU sabre tournament on the 6th. Sectionals is going to depend on $ and how my knee feels (which right now isn't great - got copies of my records today to try to get a 2nd opinion somewhere...not quite sure where yet, but eventually I'll find a sports med doc somewhere). I really haven't been in any better of a mood than I was on Friday, so I really wasn't ...
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