The fall season is upon us here in Austin. There are fewer hours of sunlight now, so my runs seem to take me into darkness more regularly. Cooler temperatures are slowly, and thankfully, making an appearance. This is always a great time of year in Austin.

This year, the fall season finds us in the midst of, yes, another presidential campaign. If you can’t find rhubarb in all of these events and activities, then lo and behold, there will always be some to be found in the run up to a November election. With that in mind, I bring you a lively Episode 051.

Read more...

The pages of my blog have been eerily quiet recently. You could almost hear a pin drop around here. I could use the holiday season as a fine excuse. But it isn't the presence of festive cheer that makes my writing world silent of late.

You see, the evil crud hath struck me down.

Gone are the days when you had a little stuffy nose or tickle in your throat. Nowadays, you get some bizarre strain of strange upper respiratory crud that seems to wipe you out, drain you of your energy, and put you in a haze for a few days. Or longer.

Welcome to my world of late.

Read more...

There are now 38 days until the US Presidential election. Oh, and 87 shopping days until Christmas. I suspect that most people have a far greater affinity to the latter than the former.

But with that said, it is critical that we all get out and vote on November 6. The democratic process is only as good as the votes of the constituents. Though there are times when we all feel like we are just a small speck in the political machine, “we the people” are still responsible for putting our representatives into Congress.

This episode of the Rhubarb Report has a few thoughts on the political realm that we will be immersed in over the next 38 days.

Read more...

Rest and ice. Rest and ice. Rest and ice. The broken record plays "rest and ice" repeatedly. It is a phrase uttered by injured athletes and clinicians around the world. And it doesn't matter if you are an elite athlete or a weekend warrior. Same record.

If you are active, then chances are good you have sustained some form of injury in your sport history. Chances are just as good that you have been told to "rest and ice" by any number of clinicians.

With the state of sport science, it's time for the collective sports wisdom to change. Rest and ice is not the solution.

Read more...