Well, well, well. The too-good-to-be true research that found that moderate drinking is healthy is now heaving into a porcelain bowl. Moderate drinking is actually not that healthy. Since we know that alcohol acts as a poison, this shouldn’t really
My 10 rules to avoid obesity
After researching and writing three novels about the obesity epidemic, it’s a wonder to me that all of us Americans aren’t all morbidly obese by now. Over the course of writing them, I kind of fell into these ten rules
The Obesity Apocalypse is available!
The Obesity Apocalypse paperback is here! And for you blog readers, it is discounted to $10.99. I planned to launch it on March 1st at the full price of $12.99, but then thought I should give you blog readers a
Luke Skywalker is Ron Weasley
There is a great disturbance in the Force as millions of Star Wars fans rage about Episode VIII’s (The Last Jedi) story and characters. Specifically, there is much angst about how Luke Skywalker turned out. ==SPOILERS BELOW== The
‘Baby, it’s cold outside’: rewritten and improved
The playful but creepy lyrics of ‘Baby, it’s cold outside’ tell the story of an overbearing predator (described in the sheet music as ‘the wolf’) trying to get a woman (‘the mouse’) to spend the night with him. So I
Star Trek: Discovery premiere was a hot mess
Unfortunately, I came away with a negative reaction to the new Star Trek series. I only watched the first episode, because that’s all that was on CBS. I’m not jumping on their streaming service to see the show. It feels
An immodest proposal for a national water management system
The hurricanes in Florida and Texas and the wildfires in the west made me think that it was time to blather about an idea that has been bouncing around my brain for a while. A national water management system. At
Recasting Leia May Be Episode IX’s Only Hope
In the wake of Carrie Fisher’s untimely passing last year, the Star Wars powers-that-be at Lucasfilm decided shortly after her funeral to rework Episode IX to account for Carrie’s passing. General Leia Organa would not be recast and would be
If you like the Wonder Woman theme…
Check out electric cellist Tina Guo rocking her own version (i09). She recorded the theme in Batman V Superman. She may have recorded more for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, although the i09 post is a little vague on that
This is the best thing I’ve seen in like forever
Jimmy Kimmel, Oscars host, brought a bunch of unsuspecting tourists into the Academy Awards where they met more stars than they could ever hope to meet while touring LA. It was totally awesome. There’s something about these types of things