Navigating HealthCare Dot Gov

When the hubbub finally settles, and all the remaining web site glitches have been ironed out, and society at large has grown tired of the dull critique from politicians on ...

Government Shutdown on .gov Information Websites

Isn't it interesting, corresponding with the Congressional Blockade and Government Shutdown, there is a similar suppression and shutdown of government web sites that normally disseminate government information to the public ...

The Superfoods

An article in the April/May 2013 issue of AARP Magazine (yes, I am old enough to be a card carrying member of AARP) talks about "Superfoods that Power You Up" ...

Instant Twitter Movie

Vizify has done it again with another cool way to summarize your Twitter experience. This time it's by combining details about when you post, your favorite topics, photos and followers, ...

Why I’m “Fasting” Two Days per Week

About a month ago I discovered the 5:2 diet -- 5 days per week eating normally (following my LoseIt plan), and on any two non-consecutive days of my choosing I ...

CVS Pharmacy, Meet Google Voice

Here's what happens when an automated robo-call from CVS Pharmacy contacts my Google Voice phone number with voice-to-text translation:    "Yellow This is C. V. S. Pharmacy. Our records indicate ...

The Ice Walk

In this reprise edition of "Tame Bear Radio," The Bear relates a wintery tale celebrating the virtues of wool socks. And of a late-night winter walk along the river, which ...

My Year on Twitter, 2012

Twitter this year teamed up with Vizify to produce summaries of anyone's Twitter feed from 2012, distilling it down to the top ten words. Here's mine. Nothing too surprising -- ...

Ask. Believe. Receive.

Wisdom Road: http://t.co/rfaSWy5a "Ask. Believe. Receive." pic.twitter.com/0Qm8WZzt— Tame Bear (@TameBear) December 31, 2012 ...

Breathe In Life

Wisdom Road: wisdomroad.com/shop/buy.php?d… "Breathe in life, breathe out poetry." ~Muriel Rukeyser twitter.com/TameBear/statu… — Tame Bear (@TameBear) December 19, 2012 ...