Have you heard about the perfect pet for those folks who have more dollars than sense?
Meet the Ashera, a hybrid cross of an African Serval, an Asian Leopard, and a domestic cat. And it’s not cheap. This little kitty will set you back — are you ready for this? — $22,000!
OK, so it’s […]

Talk about going from the ridiculous to the sublime — or sublimely stupid, selfish, and just plain downright irresponsible!
By now I’m sure you’ve all met Andrew Speaker, the 31-year-old personal injury lawyer who decided to fly to Europe and get married, despite having a scary-bad case of almost untreatable and usually deadly tuberculosis.
That in and […]

I’m not generally one to report on celebrity gossip, but this one’s just too sad and bizarre to pass up commenting upon.
Britney Spears is back in drug rehab. Again. Big surprise, huh? - According to the Associated Press, the check-in led to a cancellation last Thursday in family court of an appearance K-Fed […]

I was surprised to learn that prescription drug addiction and abuse poses an even bigger issue for physicians trying to talk to their patients (40.7% for booze, 46.6% for pills, according to a 2000 Columbia University study) than counselling on abuse of alcohol.  Maybe I shouldn’t have been.
Liquor ads have been pulled from the airwaves […]