A very cool sundial (not on daylights savings or "stupid" time)
A wide shot of the sundial
Fountain action
The famous sculpture
A wide shot of the sundial
Fountain action
The famous sculptureMonday, June 30, 2008
IMA Grounds = IMAwesome!
We haven't been inside the Indiana Art Museum yet (even though it's free!), but we did wander around the grounds last week with my dad. As far as I am concerned, the building could be filled with packing peanuts and it's still an asset to the city. The grounds even have Redwoods (though they seem small and sad in the Indiana climate). Here are some pictures of our ambling. 
Friday, June 27, 2008
And the Band Played On
About a month ago, my mom sent out an email with her thoughts on the 25 years that have passed since HIV was isolated. There's an article in Nature about it (which requires a subscription). [The first 'diagnosis' of AIDS/HIV came June 6, 1981.]
An excerpt from her email (my mom was the health coordinator for the school system and taught high school health):
"to think one of my professors in the school of Public Health had said, infectious disease has been conquered. You will work with chronic illness in your practice. Lucky they taught us how to manage diseases anyway. Looking back it was a fascinating sad time. I remember of my students (not known for his academics or for being a quiet kid) saying to a guest with HIV--"you let me know if anyone bothers you...I will take care of him." (the student was a high school karate champion). And another one who defied his family and took care of his aunt who had HIV after learning about it in health class. He could hardly read. I waived his exam."
Her email led to me putting the HBO movie And the Band Played On near
the top of our netflix queue. We've been slow with our movie watching, so we just got around to it. I hadn't seen it in years, and Andy had never seen it. The movie chronicles the discovery of AIDS (originally called GRID or gay related immune disorder). It really is an entertaining and fascinating film (though I admit I am more interested in public health and epidemiology than some). I recommend checking it out if you haven't seen it (e.g., if you didn't have my mom for health in high school!). We've come along way in our understanding of AIDS since the early 80's but we certainly haven't conquered the disease. More than 33 million people have AIDS worldwide, and there still isn't a vaccine.
An excerpt from her email (my mom was the health coordinator for the school system and taught high school health):
"to think one of my professors in the school of Public Health had said, infectious disease has been conquered. You will work with chronic illness in your practice. Lucky they taught us how to manage diseases anyway. Looking back it was a fascinating sad time. I remember of my students (not known for his academics or for being a quiet kid) saying to a guest with HIV--"you let me know if anyone bothers you...I will take care of him." (the student was a high school karate champion). And another one who defied his family and took care of his aunt who had HIV after learning about it in health class. He could hardly read. I waived his exam."
Her email led to me putting the HBO movie And the Band Played On near
the top of our netflix queue. We've been slow with our movie watching, so we just got around to it. I hadn't seen it in years, and Andy had never seen it. The movie chronicles the discovery of AIDS (originally called GRID or gay related immune disorder). It really is an entertaining and fascinating film (though I admit I am more interested in public health and epidemiology than some). I recommend checking it out if you haven't seen it (e.g., if you didn't have my mom for health in high school!). We've come along way in our understanding of AIDS since the early 80's but we certainly haven't conquered the disease. More than 33 million people have AIDS worldwide, and there still isn't a vaccine.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Funny Video
There are a couple of things I would legitimately like to post, but I'm short on time. So instead I'll post this newsclip about a very weak police officer. It is funny.
Friday, June 20, 2008
You stay classy, Bruce Weber.
Andy here. I know it is about as far from college basketball season as you can possibly get, but most people who know me realize that I'm pretty much always checking Peegs, no matter what time of year it is. There are a couple of basketball items that I feel compelled to post about, even out of season.
First of all, Elizabeth's Tar Heel squad had three players put their name in for the draft (Danny Green, Wayne Ellington, and Ty Lawson). Amazingly, all three decided to return. And that is in addition to Tyler "Psycho T" Hansbrough, who is in about as much hurry to leave college as Matt Leinert was. This is obviously good for UNC, who returns all starters from last year's Final Four team. The only problem with this is that it will essentially render the entire 2008-09 season useless for North Carolina. They are definitely going to make the NCAA tournament, and whatever achievements the attain, the season will be deemed a failure if they don't win the Championship. Those are some tough expectations. So good luck to all you Yankee...um...Tar Heel fans out there.
Now onto the business of less successful college teams. This article appeared in the Peoria
Journal-Star on Friday. If you've already heard Bruce Weber's inane mumblings enough in your life, let me save you the trouble and copy the last comment he made in the article regarding the Big Ten race: "The league should be wide open and we can be right in the middle of it. I do know one thing, though. I think Indiana will suck. Don't put that on the Internet."
Weber is still mad about the whole Eric Gordon saga, which may have been a little fishier than I first assumed given how slimy Kelvin Sanctions ended up being. However, the point here is that Bruce should really worry about his own team and keep his thoughts on Indiana to himself. Maybe that way he wouldn't have players getting arrested for dUI, players leaving their teammates for dead, and only getting redshirted as a "punishment." Or breaking and entering and still helping the team to the National Title game.
And there's also the fact that Illinois just came off their lowest win total (16) in the past decade, and their second lowest win total of the last 30 years. After loosing two starters and only adding a few decent players, I don't see them breaking 20 wins next season, either. In spite of all of this, I hope he stays the Illinois coach for a long time, because with the coaching upgrades the Big Ten has made in the past two years, that will put Illinois securely in the bottom half of the league annually. Unfortunately, I think he'll likely get fired sometime in the next few seasons. I hope he just stays classy while it's happening.
First of all, Elizabeth's Tar Heel squad had three players put their name in for the draft (Danny Green, Wayne Ellington, and Ty Lawson). Amazingly, all three decided to return. And that is in addition to Tyler "Psycho T" Hansbrough, who is in about as much hurry to leave college as Matt Leinert was. This is obviously good for UNC, who returns all starters from last year's Final Four team. The only problem with this is that it will essentially render the entire 2008-09 season useless for North Carolina. They are definitely going to make the NCAA tournament, and whatever achievements the attain, the season will be deemed a failure if they don't win the Championship. Those are some tough expectations. So good luck to all you Yankee...um...Tar Heel fans out there.
Now onto the business of less successful college teams. This article appeared in the Peoria
Journal-Star on Friday. If you've already heard Bruce Weber's inane mumblings enough in your life, let me save you the trouble and copy the last comment he made in the article regarding the Big Ten race: "The league should be wide open and we can be right in the middle of it. I do know one thing, though. I think Indiana will suck. Don't put that on the Internet."Weber is still mad about the whole Eric Gordon saga, which may have been a little fishier than I first assumed given how slimy Kelvin Sanctions ended up being. However, the point here is that Bruce should really worry about his own team and keep his thoughts on Indiana to himself. Maybe that way he wouldn't have players getting arrested for dUI, players leaving their teammates for dead, and only getting redshirted as a "punishment." Or breaking and entering and still helping the team to the National Title game.
And there's also the fact that Illinois just came off their lowest win total (16) in the past decade, and their second lowest win total of the last 30 years. After loosing two starters and only adding a few decent players, I don't see them breaking 20 wins next season, either. In spite of all of this, I hope he stays the Illinois coach for a long time, because with the coaching upgrades the Big Ten has made in the past two years, that will put Illinois securely in the bottom half of the league annually. Unfortunately, I think he'll likely get fired sometime in the next few seasons. I hope he just stays classy while it's happening.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Coolest Music Video Ever Made
Out of town friends, you better start making your reservations to come visit, because after you watch the following video, you will not be able to escape the gravity NapTown.
Chris & Caroline...maybe you shouldn't watch this. Narwold, don't watch this unless your prepared to move to Indy immediately.
Chris & Caroline...maybe you shouldn't watch this. Narwold, don't watch this unless your prepared to move to Indy immediately.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Good Ole' Terre Haute
Some guy tried to rob a lemonade stand that some kids were running. What a great guy.
On a related note, I found a place to play the computer game Lemonade Stand online. They've upgraded it, but there are no dudes that try to rob you, so it isn't very realistic. Or it doesn't take place in Terre Haute.
On a related note, I found a place to play the computer game Lemonade Stand online. They've upgraded it, but there are no dudes that try to rob you, so it isn't very realistic. Or it doesn't take place in Terre Haute.
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