The United States Preventive Services Task Force, a panel funded and appointed by the United States government, recently recommended that women begin mammograms at age 50, or ten years later than the previous guidance of age 40. It also downplayed the usefulness of breast self-exams. This seemingly odd advice immediately fueled speculation that the government … Read more
Some days, I just want to be the guy who sits in a lawn chair in a kids’ swimming pool in the front yard and drinks beer and reads the paper. Ronnie James Dio is in the hospital. What a marvelous singer/songwriter he is. Love his stuff from Rainbow, from Black Sabbath, and solo. Get … Read more
Man, that “saving or creating” jobs business is hard work. Did you hear about the “stimulus” creating 30 jobs in Arizona’s 15th Congressional district? That’s change we can believe in, folks. Only there is no 15th Congressional district in Arizona. I loved this bit too: …the administration has been forced to slice 60,000 jobs from … Read more