American Idol is Back!

If ever I (J) need confirmation that I am doing fine in life, that I am normal and that I can actually hold a tune better than most, all I have to do is watch American Idol!! It is my one guilty pleasure.
When the competition gets to the Final 24, we’ll take bets!

NY Times Study: 51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse

Gratiuitous picture of Ms. Kerry Washington, above.
“For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results.”
“Coupled with the fact that in 2005 married couples became a minority of all American households for the first time, [...]

Fidel Castro is "Gravely Ill"

“A grave infection in the large intestine, at least three failed operations and various complications have left Fidel Castro, laid up with a very grave prognosis,” the paper stated.
Citing sources at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, one of whose doctors flew to Havana to examine Castro last month, El Pais alleged that the [...]

Should We Scrap Employer-Based Health Insurance for Universal Coverage?

“We all know that America’s healthcare system is collapsing. Andy Stern has written that America’s employer-based health insurance system is “dead.” Auto executives troop to the White House complaining that they are not competitive with foreign automakers because they pay $1,500 per car for health insurance. Some of the biggest laughs in movies come when [...]