tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post5609788120633158893..comments2023-08-06T00:55:44.689-04:00Comments on Kevin's Walk: our work cut out for usKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-75701185457294832002009-05-07T09:07:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:07:00.000-04:00Yeah, the I45 that runs from Conroe to downtown Ho...Yeah, the I45 that runs from Conroe to downtown Houston and near the Med Center. Traffic is pretty bad there, but getting a head start usually works out. Also, the HOV lanes are pretty deserted as people don't seem to carpool much.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear/read that your aunt will be driving them. They should have no problems then.<br /><br />JohnJohn from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-78678052429189398122009-05-07T03:06:00.000-04:002009-05-07T03:06:00.000-04:00Oh, wait, John-- I'm being dense. You're talking ...Oh, wait, John-- I'm being dense. You're talking about the Houston area, aren't you? Sorry about that; I suddenly remembered looking at Google Maps and seeing 45. <br /><br />I'll pass the info on to Dad, but the latest news is that my aunt has volunteered to drive the parents into downtown. She's been in Texas since the 1960s, and has logged decades in the Houston area, so I'm going to assume she knows the best routes.<br /><br />(I'll still pass the info along to Dad, though.)<br /><br /><br />KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-70165356374800627502009-05-07T02:54:00.000-04:002009-05-07T02:54:00.000-04:00John,
Thanks, but what's I-45? Do you mean 495 (...John,<br /><br />Thanks, but what's I-45? Do you mean 495 (the infamous Beltway)?<br /><br />Our route to NIH took us up the GW Parkway to 495 (our house is walking distance from Mount Vernon Estate); we exited at Rockville Pike and it was a straight shot to NIH from there. As DC-Metro natives since the late 60s, we're fairly familiar with the area and know quite a few alternate routes, though we're admittedly somewhat less familiar with the Maryland end of the DC-Metro spectrum.<br /><br />The GW Parkway is a lot better than taking 495 all the way up from our house-- rush hour sucks here, and the Parkway has almost no traffic lights except for when it passes through Old Town Alexandria. As things stand, we're on 495 for only a short time before we have to get off again.<br /><br />Alan,<br /><br />I hope I didn't sound too disrespectful about Dr. Fine, but it was often hard to get a word in edgewise. He's head of NCI's Neuro-oncology Department, so as they say in the military, he has "the habit of command."<br /><br />His personality quirks aside, I'd want him in my foxhole. He struck me as super-competent, very knowledgeable, and decisive. I imagine he's an excellent department head, and in the end, yes: more important than his people skills are his cancer-fighting skills. If <I>the cancer</I> can't get a word in edgewise, that's a good thing.<br /><br /><br />KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-53294746611861422712009-05-06T22:14:00.000-04:002009-05-06T22:14:00.000-04:00Without any disrespect intended for Dr. Fine or an...Without any disrespect intended for Dr. Fine or any of the other competent and talented professionals who are involved in your mom's treatment:<br /><br />Based on my own experience with M.D.s, your observations about the difference between lecturers and teachers seem right on the money. Medical education confers many kinds of expertise, but at the same time it has certain intellectual drawbacks.<br /><br />None of which probably makes any difference when you're trying to decide what's the best thing to do for your mom, but . . .Alan Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-91997733780825707742009-05-06T19:02:00.000-04:002009-05-06T19:02:00.000-04:00Kevin,
Your parents can take the HOV lane to save...Kevin,<br /><br />Your parents can take the HOV lane to save some time on I45 inbound from 5-11 a.m. and outbound from 2-8 p.m. It will take them all the way to downtown.<br /><br />http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/HOV.aspx<br /><br />You can print up a mapquest map for them detailing door to door directions.<br /><br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />John from DaejeonJohn from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.com