Subject: Preventive Medicine and Football

Today as I sat next Howard Forman during the 2 hour preventive medicine 
conference all I could think about was the football game we would be playing 
against each other later that afternoon.

Everything written on the whiteboard was X's and O's and arrows to me. I saw no 
relative risk, I saw no number needed to treat, I saw no numbers except those 
of my receivers and safetys. As I stared menacingly at Howie in my head and on 
my playbook (or the New England Journal) I was going through every play I would 
run every situation I would blitz in. The conference meant nothing at this 
point as I could only focus on what really mattered X BOX football and the rise 
of the Patriots (and myself) from the bottom of the National Football League. 

By the time conference had ended I had come up with my first 20-25 offensive 
plays and a whole new defensive strategy. And it worked. Running my playbook 
like it was practice the PATS jumped out to an early 10-7 lead. And then 
disaster struck Tom Brady was struck while trying to complete a pass and is now 
injured for the 10 weeks (meaning he will not be back to the second round of 
the playoffs which he will be playing in). But then the magical Rohan Davey, 
who you may have last seen in an Al Qeada line up came in and had a magical NFL 
debue leading the PATS to two touchdowns before the end of the half (which the 
left the score at 24-14. In the second half the Bills came out strong and 
chipped away to make it 24-24 (after a huge stop by the PATS defense to force 
Howie to kick a field goal at the 2 min warning from the 20). With less than 2 
minutes left Mr. Davey took the PATS to the promised land and Antwoain butter 
fingers Smith ran in the winning touchdown from the 2 with 45 seconds left.

Beware Tom Brady or no Brady the PATS are back and this time with Rohan Davey.

I love preventive medicine I hope I play every game from now on after that 
conference.

X BOX is life the rest (including med school) is just details

Ben