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MSN had an article that involves News to No One – that charitable donations are down again this year. It confirmed something that I had suspected – that the Salvation Army had the bell ringers out early to try to snag a few weeks… Continue Reading “Charitable Donations”
Good Morning America had a piece this morning on the mega-business of hand sanitizers and the people that are using them 30+ times a day. I went online to take another look and it isn’t up yet, but I found an article they did… Continue Reading “Hand Washing and Sanitizing”
I have talked about the Pet section of USA Today, and now I see that the Chicago Tribune has a pretty serious section going as well. There were blogs and pictures and some videos. January is National Walk Your Pet Month. I am posting… Continue Reading “Doggie Dreams”
I had never heard of this before, but it was posted in USAToday.com’s Pet section. It might be the funniest thing I have ever seen.
USAToday.com had a good article called, “Ten tips to ease the hassles of holiday flying”. It listed the usual stuff, but won me over with two gems. First, “If you’re planning to drive, remember that this is one of the busiest times of the… Continue Reading “Holiday Travel”
We’ve been thinking about Walter Payton in Chicago lately. I mean, we always talk about him, but lately we’ve been thinking. For me, it started with word that they were trying to get a statue put in at Soldier Field. Apparently the Park District,… Continue Reading “Walter Payton”
They’re actually calling it Book Wars. MSNBC, among others, is reporting that Wal-Mart and Amazon.com are engaging in a price war with certain new releases going for $9. In other words, they are selling for a loss. Just to tick each other off, I… Continue Reading “Book Wars”
This is a pretty good article on the state of dental insurance, particularly as an employee benefit. It talks about all of the things that I tell my people, including: Dental insurance does not work the same way as health insurance. You are going… Continue Reading “Dental Care”
If you haven’t heard the story, the short version is this: A lady went in for IVF. An embryo that she had previously frozen was implanted and she became pregnant. Then she found out that the embryo actually belonged to another couple. The clinic… Continue Reading “I am not this nice.”
Check out this new theory about Internet education: Students starting school this year may be part of the last generation for which “going to college” means packing up, getting a dorm room and listening to tenured professors. Undergraduate education is on the verge of… Continue Reading “Video Killed the Radio Star”
The Next Dark Age 