• Are We Frucked?

    “When we eat glucose (say, pasta), we satisfy our hunger enzyme, ghrelin. At the same time, we recruit insulin, which then activates our satiety enzyme, leptin. Consumption of glucose thus initiates a negative…

  • Dr. No

    “Here was a heart doctor with such a bent for negativity that it almost seemed that his heart ‘was not in the right place.’ That is, it was on the right side, which…

  • A Tale of Two Cares: Over & Under

    “The government is not making a conscious effort to counterbalance my overcare with my wife’s undercare. But that’s no comfort to me.”—Sanford Rose Dolors & Sense By Sanford Rose KISSIMMEE Florida—(Weekly Hubris)—1/6/2014—I got…

  • Why Not Tell “Afib”?

    “Atrial fibrillation, or Afib, is a disturbance of the electrical system of the heart that causes its upper chambers to beat shallowly and chaotically, sometimes more than 400 times per minute.”—Sanford Rose Dolors…

  • Luigi’s Lucubrations

    “To Albertini, The Great War was not caused by imperialism, militarism, nationalism, the jingoist press, or entangling alliances, the five suspects usually rounded up by historians of lesser industry. The war was caused…

  • Bismarck’s Boners

    “The Iron Chancellor, who fathered the German state in the 19th century, made few mistakes. But two were crucial, setting the stage for World War I. He detached Alsace and Lorraine from France…