Watching a 60 Minutes piece about effectiveness of placebos… did anyone ever think that sugar pills might be a miracle cure for illness?

So. I put a kettle of water on to boil. Then, without thinking, I took Diego for a walk. A long walk. I went down the street, around the corner, then around another corner to see the new construction happening next to  [more...]

I just saw a “human interest” story on the news about an anonymous guy dressed as Santa who paid for a woman’s purchases at the checkout at Target to the tune of about $100. OK, a nice enough gesture  [more...]