Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts for the day:

...what a great week for the New England Journal of Medicine! Not only is the "Clinical Problem Solving" case of the week a case in which the diagnosis turns out to be a swallowed toothpick which perforated through the intestine, but some dudes dug up the corpse of Emperor Charles V in order to conclusively prove that he suffered big-time from the gout.

...there is a basketball court near my apartment, but every time I walk by there are kids practicing soccer there.

...in case I've never mentioned it before, the Greatest Dunk of All Time was performed by Vince Carter, over lanky 7'2" Frenchman Frederic Weis, during the 2000 Olympics.

...the Number 1 song in France currently is "Coup de Boule", a song devoted to Zinedine Zidane's infamous head-butting incident. You can watch the video at You Tube if you'd care to, plus here's a link to a translation of the lyrics. A brief glimpse at the chorus:

"Le rital, il a eu mal
Zidane il a frappé
l'Italien ne va pas bien
Zidane il a tapé
L'arbitre l'a vu à la télé
Zidane il a frappé
Mais la coupe on l'a ratée
On a quand même bien rigolé."

which translates roughly as:

"The Italian was hurt,
Zidane, he hit him.
The Italien isn't doing well.
Zidane, he hit him.
The ref saw it on the television.
Although we lost the Cup,
We had a good laugh just the same."