Weekend roundup

The NCAA first round games were played in Buffalo on Friday, and I provided EMS standby coverage for the first half of the day. There were relatively few calls, which allowed my partner and me to watch most of the games. We saw West Virginia destroy Morgan State and a battle between Clemson and Missouri that was close until the final few minutes. There are four HSBC events remaining in March--three Sabres games and a wrestling event--and I'm hoping to work at least one of the hockey games.

Ellen came to visit this weekend, and it was wonderful to see her. It had been far too long since our last visit. The weather cooperated, thankfully, and gave us two beautiful days before relapsing into rain the day she left. I'm heading out to NH next week for the ECC spring break, so it won't be nearly as long before our next time together.

The United States and Russia have moved forward toward a new nuclear arms treaty. The most recent treaty, 1991's Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, expired at the end of last year. One of my personal heroes, publisher and humanitarian Norman Cousins, was a lifelong antiproliferation activist. (He was also my great-uncle.) The upcoming treaty, which is expected to be signed next month, will represent continued progress toward a goal that was not realized in Norman's lifetime.