| Archive for: January, 2008
For the past couple of months I have been exploring a different kind of technology, the biological ones. You see, I need a new neck. Most of the big news in medical technology seems these days to revolve around genetic discoveries. Nevertheless, the first kind of commonly used advanced medical technologies will be in medical devices. In fact, if you have an older relative, they probably already have an artificial knee, hip or device that assists in the operation of key bodily functions. We'll all be somewhat cyborg before we ever start routinely relying on gene therapies, which are many years from widespread use. Most people I talk to about this expect something from the Six Million Dollar Man when they think of replacement joints. No, I will not be able to jack up a car with my neck after this surgery.
The Anti-Sink Game
This isn't about breaking records and winning ESPYs, it's about winning football games and peaking in January. 3. Great teams break out the kitchen sink only when they absolutely need it. That's why the 2005 season doesn't officially start until Week 9, when both teams bring their respective sinks to Gillette Stadium and pull a Coralles-Castillo on one another. And honestly? I can't wait. On to the Week 6 picks (home teams in caps)... Giants (+3.5) over COWBOYS
One of the few redeeming pieces in the 2005 "Best American Sports Writing" book: Michael Lewis' feature about Eli Manning's rookie season. Not only will you feel infinitely better about the Eli Era (if you didn't already), but you'll feel infinitely worse about the Kurt Warner Era (if you didn't already).
Seattle home prices slip from last year
Kari Scott, a real estate agent for John L. Scott Real Estate, waits for potential home buyers Friday at an open house at 5306 Beach Drive S.W. The house went on the market in late June and is now listed at $799,950, $100,000 less than the original asking price. .
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