Archive for 2014

A FIX FOR STRESS-RELATED PELVIC PAIN. About a decade ago, I was being treated with Cipro for a nonexistent prostate infection. It turned out to be piriformis syndrome, and I fixed it by doing squats.

A BLOG REVIEW OF THE NEW SCHOOL. “The New School is full of hope without discarding a serious look at difficult issues. Five Stars.”

EXERCISE: Is It Good To Sweat? “The more vigorously you exert yourself, the more internal heat you produce, and the more you must sweat. Such strenuous exercise improves health through many different physiological mechanisms. But perspiring, in and of itself, does not provide or amplify those effects, Dr. Jay said.”

TRIED TO FLY TO NEW YORK FOR BOOK-PROMOTION. FLIGHT CANCELLED. NO MORE SEATS. TRYING AGAIN TOMORROW. So can I do a Kickstarter for a private jet subscription?

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: School Experiment That Burned Boy Was Focus of Federal Warning. “Only weeks before a chemistry experiment sent a plume of fire across a Manhattan high school science lab, engulfing two students and leaving one with life-threatening burns, a federal safety agency issued a video warning of the dangers of the very same experiment, a common one across the country.” If this had happened to home-schoolers, we’d be hearing about the need for licensed teachers.