Okay, I officially do not get the obsession with the Kardashians, and I’m so tired of Keeping Up With the Kardashians when I can hardly stand putting up with them all. Yeah the girls are hot, but they are not so hot that I want to watch them on their television show all the time. I also cannot handle the nasally way that...
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As of this afternoon, three of the now 7 known UK cases involved in a recent outbreak in Germany of a rare strain of E coli have developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), a rare and severe kidney complication that destroys red blood cells and can affect the brain and spinal cord, and the entire central nervous system. All 7 of...
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A new low carbohydrate diet plan enters the marketplace every now and then mostly in the form of a new book from a well established brand. Last year, Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. set out to remarket the low-carb approach first introduced by the late Dr. Robert Atkins in 1972. The book, called “The New Atkins for a New You,” was...
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There once was a time when the term customer service meant personal attention from somebody you would likely get again should you need to call back for more assistance. These days customer service means pushing buttons and entering information into an automated system while you wait for what feels like an eternity for a human being...
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Ding, dong, the Donald is dead, politically speaking. After his recent shellacking by President Obama, who in rapid fire released his long-form birth certificate, made fun of Trump at the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner, and then pre-empted “The Apprentice” to announce the death of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden,...
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At the exact moment that Oprah Winfrey announced the impending end of her 25-year career as a talk show host, I began frantically recording every episode. Not only did I set our equipment to record every episode that aired each afternoon, but as soon as I get home from work, I check the show recordings list to make absolutely sure...
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