Back in the District again......

Now that I'm back at school, I'll probably update a little more often for the benefit of my family and friends at home. So far today, I've done a lot of standing in line, at the bookstore and also to get my internet connection hardware from the school. Now that I'm "wired" I don't feel so detached (we also don't have a tv yet, but I don't really care about that until hockey season starts).

So, about my new room: I live in a studio size apartment with one other person (as opposed to the same living accomodations split with three other roommates last year). All in all, seems like plenty of space, with my only complaint being the extremely small and spartan kitchen. Still, it's nice to actually have a bed, desk, and closet that are separate from each other. Our windows look north at the empty lot where the old GW hospital used to be.

I'm done unpacking for now. The rest of my stuff comes from storage tomorrow. Overall, I'm happy to be back at school and to see all my friends (though I'm not especially thrilled about classes starting on Wednesday)

Rafael Palmeiro and steroids

So, after watching last March as Rafael Palmeiro made the most emphatic denial of any player brought before the House hearing, I saw that he has now been suspended for testing positive. He denies "intentionally" taking steroids and insists he doesn't know how a banned substance got in his system. More likely, in my opinion, he was taking performance enhancing supplements and he took something he didn't know was on the list. This much is certain, however, no matter how "clean" Palmeiro tried to sound in March, he and many other ballplayers are willing to take anything and everything to enhance their play. No matter how many drugs and substances are put on the banned list (which will probably happen at a slower rate than they are being concocted), the MLB will never be able to instill a spirit of fair competition and a level playing field. Players are too interested in pushing the limits to gain a competative edge.