A FIX FOR STRESS-RELATED PELVIC PAIN. About a decade ago, I was being treated with Cipro for a nonexistent prostate infection. It turned out to be piriformis syndrome, and I fixed it by doing squats.

A BLOG REVIEW OF THE NEW SCHOOL. “The New School is full of hope without discarding a serious look at difficult issues. Five Stars.”

ROSCOE BARTLETT ON EMP and Disaster Prepping.

NEW YEAR’S DEALS in home and kitchen.

Also, 15% off Sheffield hand tools.

KEVIN WILLIAMSON: Racism! Squirrel!

ED DRISCOLL INTERVIEWS ME about my new book, The New School: How The Information Age Will Save American Education From Itself.

MY USA TODAY COLUMN FOR TOMORROW: Consider Alternative Schooling.

ED DRISCOLL ON PREJUDICE: The Right as ‘The Other.’

NOT TRUE — A LOT OF POCKETS WERE LINED: 60 Minutes: Despite billions invested by the U.S. government in so-called “Cleantech” energy, Washington and Silicon Valley have little to show for it.

WOULD A MALE TEACHER HAVE GOTTEN THIS SENTENCE? New Jersey Ex-Teacher Jillian Clementi only gets 5 yrs probation having sex with student.

A LOOK AT the intelligence of plants.

TRAIN WRECK UPDATE: Jim Geraghty Discusses ‘50 States of Obamacare Confusion.’

EXERCISE: Is It Good To Sweat? “The more vigorously you exert yourself, the more internal heat you produce, and the more you must sweat. Such strenuous exercise improves health through many different physiological mechanisms. But perspiring, in and of itself, does not provide or amplify those effects, Dr. Jay said.”

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Everyone You Know Really Did Just Get Engaged: A third of all engagements happen between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Here’s why.

GAFFE: David Gregory, in a word choice he immediately regrets, speaks of Obamacare unraveling.

TRIED TO FLY TO NEW YORK FOR BOOK-PROMOTION. FLIGHT CANCELLED. NO MORE SEATS. TRYING AGAIN TOMORROW. So can I do a Kickstarter for a private jet subscription?

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: School Experiment That Burned Boy Was Focus of Federal Warning. “Only weeks before a chemistry experiment sent a plume of fire across a Manhattan high school science lab, engulfing two students and leaving one with life-threatening burns, a federal safety agency issued a video warning of the dangers of the very same experiment, a common one across the country.” If this had happened to home-schoolers, we’d be hearing about the need for licensed teachers.

AT AMAZON, New Year, New You: Deals in Finance, Fitness, Health, and more.

Plus, deals in books on self-help and self-improvement.

Also, up to 75% off in the Amazon Jewelry Clearance. Hey, it’s not that long until Valentine’s Day.

FASTER, PLEASE: New Allergy Vaccines Ready For Clinical Trials. They’ll find many interested customers here in East Tennessee, the world’s allergy capital.

NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME YET, BUT THAT’S NOT THE POINT: MindMeld analyzes your conversations and tries to offer helpful info from the Web. It’s a cool idea, but it doesn’t work as well as it needs to.

MICHAEL BELFIORE REVIEWS Rand Simberg’s new book, Safe Is Not An Option.

POPULAR MECHANICS: 5 Products We Love For Clearing Snow.

RESEARCH: I Embedded with a Community of Meth Users.

TAXPROF: The IRS Scandal, Day 241.