This Just In!
Lottery Jackpot Odds: What Does “1 in 175 Million” Really Mean?
So you're determined to play the lottery tonight, despite the overwhelming odds against winning. I know, $600 million is pretty tempting. But by now you've heard your chances are 1 in 175 million. Ronald Wasserstein, the Executive Director of the American Statistical Association, says it's tough to grasp the smallness of "1 in 175 million" because we never see 175 million distinct objects. Here's what he writes in a blog for The Huffington Post (it's a little long, but very interesting): Imagine 175 million freshly minted one-dollar bills … [Read More...]
It’s Work
Best and Worst Jobs 0f 2012
Think you have the worst job in America? Chances are you don't. Unless your job puts you in constant risk for getting hurt or killed. And you're working for little pay. CareerCast.com is out again with its best and worst jobs list. It rated 200 professions using five criteria: pay, outlook, work … [Read More...]
Old News (but still interesting)
Smartphones or Sex? The Survey Says…
We love to report on studies and surveys in the news. The latest one caught my eye. And of course we'll have it on the news today. Here's the bait to get you hooked: "What would you be willing to give … [Read More...]
Living Life
My Battle with the Birds
See that photo of the baby birds with beaks wide open, desperate for a meal? I took the picture this week on my back patio. Cute, isn't it? Not to me. Every year, it represents the same thing for me. It means I've lost... again. Chalk up another thrill of victory for them, another agony of defeat for me. Every spring I do battle with the birds at my house. Like clockwork they fly in to build … [Read More...]
Family Matters!
My Many “Wives”
Updated 2.9.11. Check out "Hey, I'm in the Wall Street Journal" Don't get me wrong. I'm not a polygamist. But I've had many wives, sometimes more than one at a time. How many of you can say that? I'm talking about my "TV wives", as I call them. I lost one of them recently, and I miss her. You could call it, irreconcilable differences. Not of my doing, or hers. More on that … [Read More...]
