NFL Picks Week 17 – Who Ya Got?

This week’s “close, but no cigar” award winner is me. When Jake Elliott kicked that game-winning FG against Oakland on Monday, I lost my fantasy football matchup – 130.3-129.7. Yes, you read that right. I lost by 0.6 point. If any of my backs or receivers had caught 1...

NFL Picks Week 16 – Who Ya Got?

What a fascinating weekend. We now know that the whole Jerry Richardson-Morgan Fogerty thing was just the tip of the iceberg, and the Panthers are going to be put up for sale. This is going to be interesting to watch. We already have a music mogul who wants in, even...

NFL Picks Week 15 – Who Ya Got?

As I try to get back on my regular routine after a very successful bariatric surgery, things are getting tense in the NFL world. My Panthers are stuck in the NFL’s best division, with a decent chance of both wild card teams coming from there. The Giants finally got...

NFL Picks Week 14 – Who Ya Got?

As we move to the stretch, we have a nice nugget of non-news – the Browns are firing people again. You really have to fee bad for fans of this team. Even the Clippers didn’t suck this bad for this long. It’s gone on so long that self-proclaimed comedic geniuses lie me...

Let’s Talk Sleeve – the details

The total time from “Hey, Doc, I want to explore weight loss surgery” to the operating table was 6 months. That’s really not all that long, considering how stubborn insurance companies can be. Then there is the work to prepare for the surgery...

Let’s talk sleeve – qualifying

There is a perception out there that surgery is the “easy way” for weight loss. This is very wrong. Surgery is a tool like other tools, and is actually harder to access.A high-quality bariatric practice will only allow this to be a last resort. I am using...

Let’s talk sleeve

As in Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG), the weight loss surgery I had last Tuesday. The Sleeve, as it is commonly called, is the new top trend in bariatric surgery. Ir’s being done hundreds of times every day across North America. Folks like me are getting a...