It's cold, it's wet, it's small and claustrophobic, it's isolated, and it's home. I love it. The climate is terrible - last summer notwithstanding. It's ridiculously windy. It could've been the wind that's lifted us toward the wing-melting economic sun. Could've, but isn't. It's the oil. My hometown and my current city is St. John's, the ...

Continuing with my analogy from my last post, "Brain injuries and pro contact sports: Bubble times" , in which I compared the concussion issue in pro sports with the financial crisis, I thought I'd try to complete the comparison without, hopefully, forecasting the end of contact sports, notably the NFL and football in general. In my previous ...

King-Devick Test, a Rapid Sideline Screening Test, Accurately Identifies Unrecognized and Unreported Concussions in Minutes   Concussion detection increases ten-fold compared to previously reported concussion injury rates in rugby league   CHICAGO, February 1, 2013 – A rapid sideline screening test was able to accurately identify athletes who had not shown, or reported, any signs or symptoms of concussion but ...

As much as I can, I read about and watch professional contact sports. I also read, and have read, a lot about the financial crisis; more specifically, what led to it. Naturally, since I was brain injured in 2003, I have become very interested in brain injury. Hence this blog.  I have also taken a ...

This post is not about brain injury, but I wanted to write it anyway.    When Oprah asked Lance Armstrong what he thought the moral of his story was, he began by talking about "the ride"; getting caught up in it all and, of course, the betrayal of lying so fiercely about everything. Interesting. That wasn't ...

I've been on long hiatuses from writing before, but coming back from this one feels a bit strange. Lots of stuff happened, but I couldn't decide how, or if I wanted to write about any of it. My decision not to write was probably based more on lethargy than I want to admit, but it ...

First off, Movember 2012 is over and the moustache is gone. Thank you to everyone who donated, whether it was to me or not, the money goes to the same very worthwhile cause. Now, onto the post... Yesterday, I tweeted  a story from the New York Times, "Report Urges ‘Cultural Shift’ as Hockey Coaches Defy Concussion Specialists". ...

When I try to think of an idea for a post, I look to sports, news, pop culture, and usually find something that gets my mind firing. Sometimes, actually more often than not for my most recent posts, my idea seemingly comes out of nowhere, but once I get a hold of it, off I ...

I recently read a story in the Globe and Mail, "Stampeders backpedal on concussion talk" about Calgary QB Drew Tate who was hit in a head-to-head collision in the 2nd quarter of play on Sunday, November 11. At halftime, Tate said that he had his "bell rung" and couldn't remember the first half of play, generating ...

Head Games is a documentary about the concussion crisis in sports. Chris Nowinski has done a fantastic job of raising awareness about concussions and the importance of his work, especially for athletes in contact sports, cannot be understated. I just rented and watched it on iTunes. It was remarkable to hear about concussion symptoms and how ...