At first I thought the numbers in the below article were off. But apparently the numbers are accurate.  What if modern life as we expe...

The problem with getting better at overcoming a problem is that often times the problem evolves and adapts. This has been the case with an...

One good thing about living in Michigan is that you get first dibs on a pretty amazing variety of apples every fall. Now it won't offi...

I've written before about how one of the most persistent elements of American anti-Black racism is the idea that some whites have that...

John Henry was a little baby, sitting on his papa's knee He picked up a hammer and little piece of steel Said "Hammer's gon...

People have differing beliefs about the efficacy of some scientific or medical procedures. We have, within some very wide parameters...

It's important to keep in mind how fragile and precious your health and life really is. No one knows the day that he or she will leave t...

Do you think you are a moral person? You probably do. There are very few people who consciously think of themselves as evil, immoral or hear...

Smoking is bad for you. It causes and/or correlates with lung and throat cancer, hypertension, heart disease, yellowed teeth and fingernails...

First of all, if you've got health insurance, you like your doctor, you like your plan - you can keep your doctor, you can keep your pla...

Have you been exercising as much as you should? There really is a use it or lose it calculus that applies to the human body, regardless of g...

Every job has certain requirements. Generally speaking the more difficult these requirements are, the better paying the job will be. The mor...

If you've been around the blog for a while you know that I am an A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones fanatic. This post's title...

As we wait for the US Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act ( popularly and derisively known as "Ob...