Who dies first? The chicken or the egg – or you?
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 Read more...
Read this book – before you vote for anybody!
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: Read more...
Exercise is great for the brain – really!
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 Read more...
Number of states with the death penalty? It’s worse than you think.
Just to clarify – I misstated. I gave them too much credit. My mistake. In this morning's blog I stated that 37 States had abolished the death penalty. Wrong! Very wrong! Where I Read more...
Michele Bachmann to meet with Dalton McGuinty on how to sign political pledges and lie and get away with it
Michele Bachmann, a GOP candidate for the U.S. Presidency, and Dalton McGuinty, Premier (like a Governor in US) of Canada’s largest Read more...
“My friends and I have been coddled long enough … It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.” – Warren Buffett, Aug. 14, 2011, New York Times
Wow! Finally! Reality! A leader cuts through the gobbledygook of trickle down economics and tells it like it is. Warren Buffett may stand alone among the rich but he is Read more...
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
I believe Francis Bacon’s three principles are the foundation of good writing. By “conference,” he means conversation and that is what the vast majority of people do the most; it’s unique to humans. But where we truly find discovery and advancement is by expanding beyond our ability to converse and developing the other two capabilities we possess: reading and writing. Amassing knowledge and having the ability to articulate it in a permanent form – for millions across history – is a wondrous gift that we humans can give to others with whom we share the planet.