More Depressing News in Housing: Basically, it's getting less and less likely that we can ever afford one. Business Week has an article discussing that the prospect of buying a home is become an increasingly lofty goal, not just for low-income earners.

Doctoring Docs: After the whole thimerosal issue, I feel the need to reiterate that people, including doctors, researchers, government agencies, etcetera, should be as transparent and open to oversight as possible, so that any questions or doubts can be readily looked into and resolved. If you are not as inherently skeptical as me and want to know why we shouldn't just take their word for it, here are a couple of articles (here and here) on scientists doctoring results and engaging in scientific misconduct... it is not at all uncommon. Very disturbing.