A study in San Francisco found that the death toll from food-borne illnesses went up dramatically after its bag law. Germs on the outside of the meat you bought on one visit ended up on the leafy stuff you bought on your next visit. That sort of thing.

I suspect this is for a similar reason to those computer screens in movies that beep as each letter is displayed. Good sense has nothing to do with it. Those doing the special effects simply decided to do it that way. Now they think we expect that.

I’ve had good experiences with all these specialities. The key doesn’t lie in choosing one over the other. The key is to finding a caring and competent MD/NP/PA and establishing a long-term relationship. Don’t play caregiver roulette when you’re sick, particularly by wandering into a crowded ER. It’s worth paying for…

I wouldn’t avoid Level 1 locks from a fear that thieves will regard that as a clue you have valuables. I’ve got a Level 1 deadbolt that I plan to install on my front door. It looks no different from cheaper models. It’s what’s inside the lock that matters. The vast majority of thieves won’t understand the subtle…

Stating the numbers first is how this odd bulleted list was written.

One trick I use to beat this scam is to always shop with my iPhone. When I see what a store is claiming to be a great deal, I use shopping apps to see what it or its equivalent sells for elsewhere.

This article has value. Sometimes we do need to buckle down and simply read what needs to be read. On the other hand, there are two issues:

Just keep in mind that, why many strong-willed children turn out quite well, one aspect of their success are parents who made the effort to teach them they couldn’t always have their way or ride roughshod over others.

From what I can see, tech companies are getting more women—young and pretty ones in fact. It’s the middle-aged women (as well as men) who’re having troubles getting in the door.

If the problem is smell rather that dirt, try putting it into the coldest freezer you can find and leaving it there for a few days. Perhaps even do a freeze, thaw, freeze cycle. Oh, and put it in a plastic bag so that smell can’t spread.

I will illustrate this with a different plane. During the Iraqi war, I knew a C-17 pilot. According to him, an Abram tank exceeds the design load of the C-17. When they carried one, special permission had to be obtained and that mission was included in the stresses put on the airframe. It probably meant the plane…

I use an iOS app called MeMail to send myself an email. Paper notes, I might forget. That email is waiting for me in the morning.

There’s a couple of easier options. Visit thrift stores and look for:

Quote: “Since most people spend on average five hours a day on their phone—probably looking down on it...”

Quote: “The Occupy Wall Street movement stood up for people in the 99%.”

“Seemingly risky”? Only if you’re precious little snowflakes who must have trigger warnings lest you face something uncomfortable.

No big deal. It was just a tap between two very sturdy vehicles. And while videoing a nuclear convoy, if such it was, is interesting, it’s even more interesting for those we don’t want to know about the methods and means of such transport. This would have been better off deleted.

I get a warm feeling when I contemplate the thought that Israel could use the Obama administration’s attempt to pay off Israel for the vile Iran deal to take effective (military) measures to take out Iran’s nuclear efforts.

Great pictures and great pilots. But we need to remember that the U.S. military can be no better than its commander-in-chief. That’s why the world’s nastiest regimes have been running amuck for the last seven years.

Take this and all social science studies with a grain of salt, particularly those obvious intended to create a stir, as this one is. A group recently tried to replicate major social sciences studies from top journals. Some two-thirds could not be duplicated, meaning the original was worthless. Two-thirds means that…