First chocolate is good for us. Then it’s bad for us. Then it’s good for us. Thus is the fickle nature of scientific research, selection bias, statistical errors, and the idiotic news media.

First BPA is bad for us. Now, research says it has no effect on us. So, we begin the cycle.

The Continue Reading

Last week, I went to the doctor’s for a followup. He wanted to see me after my last blood tests came back with high cholesterol…again.

When the medical assistant took me in and weighed me, the machine registered 170 pounds. My eyes almost fell out of their sockets. I couldn’t believe that I gained that Continue Reading

“Ricky, this is it.”

When I think about a woman going into labor, I immediately think of the I Love Lucy episode when Ricky, Fred, and Ethel carefully rehearse what they would do when Lucy goes into labor. When Lucy announces that labor has started, hilarious pandemonium ensues! At one point, Lucy even gets left Continue Reading

Are you ready?

Ever since we announced the pregnancy last Christmas, I’ve been asked that question countless times. I’m not sure why, but I keep answering no.

I’ve been off of work since the beginning of the month, committed to taking at least six weeks off to get things done around the house and spend Continue Reading

This past week, in addition to taking my mom to her bi-annual ultrasound and helping my uncle apply for Social Security retirement benefits, I took another stab at working on the nursery.

It was the third and final try at trying to refinish the hardwood floor. The first two tries were plagued by lack of Continue Reading

Last week, I went in with my wife for her OB appointment as I have done religiously since the news of her pregnancy. When the doctor came into the room, she asked if we were going on a “babymoon.” As she was telling us about the one her friends took, I couldn’t help but think Continue Reading