Monthly Archives: January 2014

Asian carp are an invasive species that is thriving and choking out native species in a lot of American waterways. And the silver variety can also be hazardous to boaters: As this Wall Street Journal article points out, some entrepreneurs … Continue reading →

For those of you who like quizzes here’s one about proteins. I got an 88%, not because I knew most of the answers but because I guessed right. I eat very little meat and love fruits and vegetables, and I … Continue reading →

I usually don’t listen to the State of the Union speech, but I did last night. (See the full transcript and video here, and the Wall Street Journal‘s analysis and video highlights here.) It was a good speech, an inspiring … Continue reading →

Coca-Cola and other multinational companies are taking global warming seriously: Coca-Cola has always been more focused on its economic bottom line than on global warming, but when the company lost a lucrative operating license in India because of a serious … Continue reading →

I want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade. —President Obama, quoted by the New York Times July, 2009 How many people do you think … Continue reading →

How would you answer these questions? At what age are people happiest? 17-21 29-35 40-46 50+ Not letting yourself be sad is one of the keys to long-term happiness. True False Find the answers in the Happiness Quiz. Do you … Continue reading →

I just read a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon where Calvin says, I couldn’t stand being a girl…. When guys grow up, they get to play with cars, sports equipment, cameras, stereos, electric tools…you name it. But girls don’t get any … Continue reading →

Last night’s TV weather report from Albuquerque: We just had twelve hours of winter. Now the weather will return to whatever it was before. The forecast using the AccuWeather app on my iPad says about the same thing: This morning … Continue reading →

America is a very rich country. People get letters saying they’ve won millions of dollars and just throw them in the trash. Yep. That’s me. I won a second prize of $1.3 million and a 2013 Mercedes Benz. But I … Continue reading →

The brains of older people only appear to slow down because they have so much information to compute, much like a full-up hard drive, scientists believe. —The Telegraph I’m not sure I believe it, but it is a comforting thought. … Continue reading →