Collecting My Thoughts

790 The brain and risky behavior This came as a surprise, but only because I'd been told this as a fact and believed it when my kids w...

789 Alice Robie Resnick's DUI If you're not from Ohio, you probably haven't heard that six drivers on Interstate 75 reported...

788 Draft Horses making a comeback When my mother was a little girl, her family still kept a carriage horse in the barn that did useful ta...

787 A blog about the Social Security proposals It's called "Social Security Choice" and is sponsored by the Club for Growt...

786 Should librarian bloggers be anonymous? Jack Stephens at Conservator notes a new blog called simply "Librarian," which is w...

785 Feed your Brain Number 2 on a list of 7 ways to optimize the brain is on feeding the brain. "The fuel you feed your brain has...

784 Loose ends Speaking of the hair cut I'm getting today, there are a few loose ends I need to clip and save here. 1) a discussion ab...

783 Murphy Brown, even better the second time around Murphy Brown and the cast of FYI are now on Nick-at-Night, and better than ever. We w...

782 Can they ever report good news? The December economic figures posted in today's Wall Street were good--didn't jot them all dow...

781 Grocery day soup Last week it was bread pudding. This week it is broccoli soup. This nutritous meal only needs 4 basic ingredients. Wh...

780 Google now in Sanskrit From Adorablog

779 Medved on Theocons In an interview with The American Enterprise, film critic Michael Medved explains his change from left wing radica...

778 Canada geese, go home Blog Driver's Waltz is one of the best looking blogs among my links--well designed and tasteful. And I'...

777 Jumping into the deep end When I started blogging in October 2003, I waited until the seventh entry before I wrote about quintiles, r...

776 Gallant and Goofus Remember the cartoon panel in Highlights for Children of the two boys, one well mannered and ethical, and the other...

775 Big hair and leg warmers Cattiva over at Does this mean I'm a grown-up enumerates the fashions of the 80s that are making a comeb...

774 That was close! It wasn't exactly a New Year's resolution, but I haven't had a Fritos corn chip or a potato chip since Jan...

773 Delicious Bread Pudding Bread pudding is a comfort food. I think it was developed by our grandmothers (well, not yours since you are...

772 Now that's a reader Because of who I am and the people I hang out with, I know a lot of readers. Steve and his wife have us all be...

771 Ted Kennedy is not fat But he got to his current size because he is full of gas, hot air, and himself. He is pompous beyond belief. ...