Random musings. Imaginary readers.
Want to know male/female ratio of a city before you move there? Want to know the income levels, racial composition or educational levels of any part of the US? Well, you can find out all that and more on Social Explorer, a site that maps the demographic data of the US in fascinating detail.
All based [...]
Anyone who’s ever considered fertility treatment, adoption or alternative ways to have children has had to deal with the business side of a very personal decision.
In terms of fertility, many in my generation of peers seem to have prioritized their careers while in their twenties. For those reasons and because we all believe that medical [...]
A friend sent me these hilarious responses to math tests. Thanks for sending, D!
Note: I have no idea where they originated (he got an email forward). If you know, let me know and I will credit the source.
Update: Apparently at least some of these were posted on CollegeHumor.com
UPDATE (on March 4th): Apparently, this post got [...]
Happy New Year to all my Chinese friends!
2007 is the year of the Pig, but apparently it is a special occasion where it is the year of the Golden Pig that only comes around once every 60 years!!
The Chinese are going crazy trying to have their kids in this most auspicious of years. If you [...]
Shashi does a nice job. It takes him a couple of moments to settle down, but then he throws out a couple of zingers. Ah, Shashi, it would have been good to have you as the Secretary General!
And, no, I don’t know Shashi… but I still choose to refer to him by his first name. [...]
A friend forwarded me a email on these marzipan babies.
“Thought you’d be as fascinated with these as I was. These are made with marzipan (almond paste and egg white)……. really unbelievable! While some of the faces may look “crafted” rather than “real”, every detail is amazing, and the rest looks VERY real. And whats more…. [...]
My brother sent me this quote from Richard Dawkins’ book, “The God Delusion”. The quote is by then Senator Barry Goldwater, made in 1981. Goldwater was considered, in his day, the archetype conservative Republican.
“There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can [...]
Confused’s post on motives behind charity giving, reminded me about one of the most analytical ways to think about charitable giving that I�ve ever heard of.
Bjorn Lomborg, a Scandinavian economist, became famous for his controversial book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, that challenged the notion that our ecology was at risk. He proposed that our environment was [...]
I went shopping yesterday with a pregnant friend to help her figure out all the things she needed to get. Now, you’ve all heard of breast pumps, but we were blown away by this contraption.
It raised some critical questions in our minds, including but not limited to -
How often does one read and pump at [...]
Do you think the average American voter knows the difference between Obama and Osama?
HECK NO! should be your resounding answer.
Don’t believe me? Check out this clip from Daily Kos.
Hilarious, hilarious, hilarious!
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