Character and Personality in America What has happened to the moral landscape of this country? We read that after helping blow the world economy, bankers went on to “fix” arguably the most important interest rate in the world and laundered money to Iran; that the most heralded sports heroes took performance enhancing drugs; that the […]
Smoking Is My Retirement Plan (8/8/12)
Better Living Through Denial? Smokers, one fifth of American adults, often tell me they’re not worried about the future. Why? Because, as my webmaster and other smokers tell me, they don’t foresee a long term future. Retirement? Long term care insurance? Pointless. As many explain, “Smoking is my retirement plan.” Sorry, guys. It doesn’t work […]
Is There a Personality for Longevity? (6/19/12)
Does Personality Change Regeneration? The Next Century Centenarians – people who live to more than 100 – are very popular these days, and not just in older towns like Sarasota. They receive presidential visits and special TV interviews; some get invited to pitch products displaying America’s matchless marketing. But why are they so popular? Is […]
A little knowledge can go a long way (the story of John Snow – 3/19/12)
Getting Healthy – Simply Europe’s medieval cathedrals were built without the benefit of Newton’s “modern” physics. Masons constructed holy edifices of stone without truly understanding what kept them aloft. They still stand. They still provoke amazement. And people can restore their health and regenerate their bodies without complete knowledge of how the process works. Like […]
Privacy and profit – how health care records get used (3/7/12)
The Death of Privacy Privacy is dead – so we hear. Somewhere on the Net lies all the data on you ever uploaded. Much of that information is now going into the cloud – to servers all over the world. Now here’s the story of one Tennessee teacher. She was unhappy with School Board policies, […]