487. It proves I have a disease. When I was first diagnosed, my blood sugar numbers were in the high 300's. Something was obviously wrong with me given all the weight loss, the incessant thirst, the need to pee all the time. It took one blood test to know what it was. One number and it w...

Sometime after the stock market collapse of last fall, I remember reading somewhere that the markets usually start taking flight about a month after a new U.S. president is sworn in. Fortunately, instead of investing in the stock market based on that advice, I pissed away $2 on a Lotto 6/49 ticket l...

The Boston Globe has assembled a stunning array of photos from Inauguration Day. Images from Washington, D.C., and from viewing parties around the world capture the excitement and wonder of that historic day. The subjects include Kenyans in Obama’s father’s home town, former Olympians To...

So, what are your reflections on these last eight horrible years, as our wreck of a country struggles to emerge from the dark machinations of these malicious sociopaths? My view is along the lines of Jim Kunstler’s: To me, GWB will remain the perfect representative of his time, place, and cult...

Just what the hell is going on here? Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon indicted on perjury, theft charges Baltimore County Councilman Kenneth Oliver indicted on felony theft charges Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton indicted on bribery charges Federal grand jury investigating state Sen. Ulysses Cu...

I am a lousy cook, but a big fan of good cooking shows. Why? ‘Cause I get many useful business lessons from the world class chefs. Seriously! Here goes few - There is no secret recipe Share everything. Chefs share there recipes will everyone, write books, host TV shows. Being open don’t ...

By Richard Clements A recent Friday was like an old fashioned field trip. I got to take a break from my normal routine. My normal routine is delivering panels of concrete to buildings under construction. I have four trucks working this job on a steady bassis. The construction of these buildings is p...

Just released by CCHQ and published in full below. In his message the Conservative leader promises that he won't drop his green, social justice and international responsibility agendas but will "step up the pace" on them.  He accuses Labour of losing its moral compass and of being &qu...

Chris Hayes has written an essay on pragmatism versus ideology that is inspiring much thoughtful commentary. It’s worth reading all the way through, but to simplify, Hayes looks at the reigning conventional wisdom that the Bush Administration failed because it is too ideological, whereas the O...

  I've been thinking about hope lately. For obvious reasons, given the recent election of Barack Obama as our next President, as well as other reasons related to diabetes too. But I'll get to those in a moment. I have to say first, that when Mr. Obama's campaign began, I was quite ...