Aerobies: from flying rings to coffee

Aerobie flying ring

Some years ago, in addition to our Frisbee disks, we acquired an Aerobie flying ring. It was the champ for long distance throws. In fact, it has been thrown over 400 meters. We didn’t come anywhere close to that, but we sure could throw it farther than a Frisbee. I never […]

Caffeine and exercise

As reported in the Science Daily News, former competitive cyclist and University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Robert Motl has investigated for a few years the effect caffeine has on athletes. In a recent study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, he shows that coffee (2 to 3 […]

Perfect pitch; perfect taste

Some people have perfect pitch and can name any note they hear and tell you if it is sharp or flat. Some people have what I’ll call perfect taste because they can compare the taste of today’s coffee roast (for instance) to one they had last week and describe the differences.

I have neither […]