This is one time “walk the talk” is a bad idea I am not sure we need a study or poll to tell us this but there is one that says, “ Texting while walking can be a distraction.” Reality tells us even more: It can get you killed. In the town of Fort Lee, New Jersey (across Read more...
(photos courtesy Joel Sartore, all rights reserved: http://www.joelsartore.com/galleries/the-biodiversity-project/) We're killing each other and one of us knows why– and doesn't care Go ahead, look them in the eye and tell them you don't give a good damn about them or their habitat, their life, their future. Because it's the truth. Except for a handful of humans, the rest of us Read more...
Over 50 million men – 50 million – in United States and Canada have erectile dysfunction so it is obviously not a minor problem. It's a big problem – and it gives a whole other meaning to "size matters." ED is a disease like diabetes or hypertension or coronary artery disease and just like these diseases, it can Read more...
Hey you humans, it's not Planet Earth, it's Planet Water How naïve, arrogant and ignorant of us to call it planet earth. Oceans cover 71% of the planet, provide 95% of all space available for life and are life sustaining to more than 100 million species, of which we humans are only one. The oceans are a universal Read more...
Dumb people using smart phones – it's killing them. But only about 5500 each year, so who cares? When your number is up, it's up. And it may be your next call. The U.S. Department of Transportation says nearly 5500 people died in crashes in 2009 involving a distracted driver (most on the phone) and the National Safety Read more...
On January 5, 2012, 98% of the United States had temperatures above freezing – in January! On this same day in January 2011, 46% of the United Sates was covered in snow but this year only 19% was covered. That's good for lizards and sunbathers, not so good for polar bears and skiers. What’s happening? Somebody Read more...
In just two minutes, Whoopi, Joy, Sherri and Elizabeth manage to trivialize, minimize, debase and insult marriage and sex. We all know that dumb-downed TV almost always ups the ratings, so to hell with helping viewers who might be trying to better understand how to improve their marriage and sex life. Let’s just feed them some sound byte Read more...
Where does salmonella come from? Maybe your Egg McMuffin? McDonald's Egg McMuffin ain't what it's cracked up to be. Because there are dead chickens in the hen house – and rats and flies and bugs. And the egg producers (not McDonald's), recycle the dead birds into the feed, which goes into the chicken, which goes into the eggs, Read more...
You may never again vote for an incumbent Want solid insider information, a great mea culpa and a view from the confessional – all in one book? Read Jack Abramoff's book: Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Politics From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist. This book rips the veneer off the sleazy, money-grabbing, all-for-me, screw-the-American-people underbelly of politics. Read more...
Better body, better brain. That’s what the research is saying. We kind of knew it, but now a number of studies have shown that people who exercise regularly actually learn faster, remember more, think clearer and are less prone to depression and cognitive decline. So stop with the crossword puzzles and get on that treadmill Read more...