Saturday, July 13th, 2013
It’s a miracle! The New York Times finally found a regulation it doesn’t like, when British Parliament recently passed a law aimed at “reining in Britain’s reckless tabloid newspapers.” According to the NYT, this would “do more...
Friday, July 12th, 2013
The dog days of summer are upon us, and just as every year, there are casualties. Even on cooler days, the heat built up by a blazing sun can be dangerous to our four-legged friends. Most heat-related...
Thursday, July 11th, 2013
I recently did some work for an organization called, “The Girl Effect.” As you can probably guess, it’s a program designed to help girls. There are many such programs like: Girls Inc, Girl Up, Hardy Girls, and...
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
There’s a dangerous storm brewing in Florida. Not in the Atlantic but off the coast of Lake Monroe in the Sanford County Courthouse. Just up the freeway from DisneyWorld, George Zimmerman is on trial for the murder...
Monday, July 8th, 2013
A little while ago, I was invited to participate in a Class Action lawsuit for 13 million dollars. If successful, my share of this loot would only be a small fraction, perhaps a thousand dollars at most....
Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Air travel is generally safe, but not 100% safe. Sometimes equipment fails, sometimes the weather interferes, and sometimes humans err. In his 2009 book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell examined a particular type of human error in a chapter...
Saturday, July 6th, 2013
Our ancestors evolved in the sun, so it is only natural that we require sunlight to be healthy. But most people are deficient in the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D, because they have been scared sunless. For decades...
Friday, July 5th, 2013
The Fed has been hinting that it might bring an end to QE sometime soon. Markets have been panicking at that prospect. Since most people don’t have the foggiest notion of what the heck QE is, this...
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Apparently the people in Egypt have risen up and demanded to throw the bastard out. Exactly why remains a bit of a mystery. Sure, you can choose the news outlet of your preference and be fed a...
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
When I was about four years old, my parents gave me a toy piano. Up until that moment, I had been able to figure out just about anything, but it soon became quite clear to me that...
Monday, July 1st, 2013
373,000 people ride BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) every day, but not today. People who live in the East Bay and work in San Francisco are especially hit hard, as they have to choose between swimming six...
Saturday, June 29th, 2013
If it weren’t so tragic it would be hilarious. Brazil’s finance minister complained and complained about Brazil’s currency being too strong. In March 2012 he said, “When the real appreciates, it reduces our competitiveness. Exports are more...
Friday, June 28th, 2013
I just wanted to write and say thanks. You see, my recent experiences on the battlefield coupled with some of the ideas you’ve brought to my attention have caused me to change my mind on a good...
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
I was a teenager when Margaret Thatcher was elected as Britain’s Prime Minister in 1979. The seventies were definitely the heyday of the women’s movement, so I was a little surprised by the reaction of feminist’s of...
Saturday, July 13th, 2013
Sum Ting Wong? Yes…
In medieval times the court jester was there to say things that no one else would dare. To point out truths, lurking right before the eyes. And so it was yesterday, when someone played an ill-timed prank on San Francisco FOX affiliate KTVU. The news anchor read out the supposed names of the flight crew