As the new healthcare reform bill gets sorted out and we learn more of the details, the one thing that seems to be jumping out sideways is the mandate to get healthy... or else.On the business side of things, for example, there is a provision that will require restaurant chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie counts on menus, menu boards, drive-thru menus and vending machines (seriously).

Did I mention I was a LOST fan?But do you know what I am not a fan of? Self-serving, long-winded, uncreative, poorly produced LOST podcasts.OMG. If you want to know the problem with easy-to-access social media and easy-to-use technology, start with LOST podcasts.For the record, there are some very good LOST podcasts out there that I listen to religiously, like "God Loved Jacob".

I was one of the more than 60,000 attendees at the International Home and Housewares show earlier this week.  With a show featuring about 2,000 companies from around the globe, you are sure to find some new and innovative products.  Here are just a few that caught my eye.

Walmart will soon have about 1,500 in-store MoneyCenters – that's roughly one in every other store – where you can cash your check or pay your bills.

For the third consecutive year, Jennifer is off to Chicago attending the International Home and Housewares Show. If estimates hold up, she will be one of 60,000 attendees (not to mention the nearly 2,000 exhibitors and their teams, plus the media and bloggers) to grace the hallowed halls of McCormick place.