Are you kidding me? Evidently there’s an effort to raise the driving age from 16 to 17 or 18 in this country. The case is being made because driving accidents are leading cause of teen deaths. Here’s the problem though, the Insurance Institue for Highway Safety is providing the wrong solution to the wrong question. [...]

A review of the 2007 New Year’s Resolutions: 1. Exercise more / eat right: I started off strong and crapped out about halfway through. It’s something that is going to stay on this list for a long time. I’ve struggled most of my life with this stuff, but I’m staying positive and I’m going to [...]

1. Healthier Living – Um, it’s the holidays. It’s going to be tough I’m sure, but I’ll keep portions under control. 2. Cleanup – I’ve reorganized the pantry and a big cabinet in the kitchen.  It freed up a bunch of space, and it’ll make getting Thanksgiving dinner items easier to put away. 3. Website [...]

1. Healthier Living – I’m feeling better finally, had some weird stuff going on which was like stress related. Or maybe it was a virus. Good news is that the doctor wasn’t concerned. 2. Cleanup – Bam! My girlfriend and I got a spiffy new calendar for the fridge to keep track of important dates, [...]

Is the “plumbing model” for heart disease all wrong? Famed South Beach Diet guru, Dr. Agatston thinks so. The MSNBC article is interesting. I don’t have a lot to add about it, other than I’ve seen South Beach work pretty well and Agatston seems to know what he’s talking about. So maybe his model and [...]