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One of the financial blogs I enjoy reading is called MisterSquirrel. I’m well aware of the irony of taking financial advice from someone who shares a nickname with tree-dwelling rodents …

A Netherlands non-profit plans to send 40 men and women on a one-way trip to Mars. To date, they have received over 200,000 applications for a seat. The Mars One …

Everyone is feeling it, but few can actually put their finger on the source of the stress that seems to have become a pervasive part of our lives. The reason …

Back in 2008, officials in Los Angeles made a big stink about a certain kind of cheese. It was not that the cheese stank — it was how it was …

“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.” —  Albert Einstein Americans can now expect to live to an average age of 78 …

If you think it costs more to take little Taco the Chihuahua or Whiskers the Cat to the see the vet, you’re not imagining it. It’s not unusual in many …

We continue to hear about stories of increasing school violence and outbursts. What are the caused of all this? Is it anger? Is it mental illness? It could be a …

It’s important to follow the news of America’s health. At no point are we totally safe from infectious disease. In 2013, the year was dominated by widespread health issues. Communities across …

Winston Churchill referred to the condition as his “black dog.”  Charles Dickens fell into a recurrent bleak episode of this very same condition at the start of work on each …

Here in Florida we have private jets flying overhead at fairly regular intervals, so we jokingly call them the Key Biscayne Air Force. Every time I see one flying over, …