Health & Lifestyle

Yesterday, I read an article published by CNN that touted this headline: “COVID-19 has killed 250,000 people in the U.S. That’s 10 times the number of deaths from car crashes in a year.” The CNN authors’ comparison to car crashes is designed to offer perspective. At a time when people

Tempted to add one of those fancy apostrophes to your last name on your Christmas card this year? Don’t. It’s wrong. And it may embarrass you in front of your friends and family at the very time you’re trying to impress them the most. Why? Because apostrophes are punctuation marks

So, you’ve just voted. And you’ve heard about the Electoral College. And now you’re wondering, does my vote even matter? What’s this “Electoral College” thing anyway? If you’ve asked these questions, you’re not alone. Frankly, it’s confusing and most Americans don’t really understand how the voting process actually works. On

In case you missed the debate, I’ve assembled a brief—but for more palatable—summary of what you would have experienced. In sixteen short quotes—eight from each of the two candidates—I’ve tried to capture the mood and substance of the entire debate. No, the statements on the graphic weren’t said sequentially, but

Did you know that millions of Americans, every election, don’t get the opportunity to vote, simply because they didn’t register? Don’t let that happen to you! Fortunately, non-partisan, non-profit organizations all over the country have been finding ways to make it easier for you to register. And…they’ve officially (since 2012),

I recently heard my state’s epidemiologist say on the radio that, when it comes to reducing the spread of COVID-19, wearing masks is one of the most effective methods. While that seems straightforward enough, unfortunately, when I go into the grocery store, it seems like many people still haven’t locked

The Center for Disease Control recently published very helpful decision trees for businesses, childcare facilities, schools, youth programs, and mass transit operations who are considering reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the CDC in producing these decision trees is to provide an effective checklist for administrators to determine

An important note from the author: On March 2, 2020, I published an infographic on this website that was intended to show the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and influenza. Some readers interpreted the graphic at that time to mean that we should not be taking COVID-19 seriously. That was

If you’ve ever used quotation marks to emphasize a word or phrase…take a deep breath. It’s wrong. And, it can actually create the exact opposite meaning of what you intend, which has a high potential to create embarrassment or offense. Case in point? What am I to interpret from these