Managed Care Matters

Roy Poses eviscerates Robert Jarvik for his pathetic attempts to portray himself as an active, vigorous guy, presumably made so by taking the meds he is touting - Lipitor.

I'm equally-if-not-more outraged, but for a much less important reason. What I loved about the ads was the shot of Jarvik sculling in a racing shell on a beautiful lake. I picked up sculling after rowing for four years at Syracuse University. After competing for another seven years in singles, doubles, and quadruple sculls, I hung up the oars, only to pick them up again recently.

So I was delighted to observe and comment on Jarvik's smooth technique, his graceful catch and solid balance, the ease with which he released the water at the end of the stroke and let the boat run out; well, I was delighted but my family got really tired of my endless soliloquies on the finer (well, OK, minute) points of Jarvik's sculling.

Turns out it wasn't him, but some stunt guy. Reports now indicate Jarvik's butt has likely never been in a racing shell. Which ticks me off - first that the jerk was lying, and second that he didn't pick me to do the stunt work.