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… from the Alcatraz weekend.
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Say Goodbye To Back Pain
I did my back exercises earlier today and I feel better already. I’ve struggled with lower back pain periodically for over 30 years — as do many tall, heavy men, especially those who get out of shape, have sedentary and/or stressful lifestyles. Happily, though, I didn’t get surgery. Instead I discovered a “program” which has…
How To Introduce Yourself: “Hi, I’m Todd Wheeler”
On my second day as a Yale freshman, I awoke with a slight hangover from the impromptu “Welcome Us” party our entryway threw the night before. I staggered into the common bathroom shared by the 3 rooms on my floor. My next-door neighbor Tod (pronounced ‘Todd’) was brushing his teeth. Another man was finishing a…
Devin Gets Married
Today is the wedding day for my cousin, Devin Cass. She’s actually the daughter of my cousin Mary Ann Cass … which makes her my second cousin, I think. Anyway, she married a man she’s been dating for the last five years — they grew up in the same town, and today was the happy…
Secretariat
I watched the movie, Secretariat, last night. It was OK. Only OK. Watching the actual horse Secretariat, when he was running in 1973, was much better. This ESPN show from a decade ago really captures the story (in 5 short segments on YouTube). Interviews with all the players — owner, trainer, jockey, others — and…

