Obviously, my highfalutin plans to blog more often have only haphazardly come into being. (sigh) Old habits die hard, and shorter posts ...

The swine flu epidemic is all over the news. And I am wondering: how did a swine virus get into humans? Now, why would we be associati...

You knew it was coming, dincha? ;) None of my friends and family IRL escape this, and dear reader, neither will you. Excerpted from Tur...