Articles in Mad Musings
Why Chicks Dig Guys with Guitars
Is it just us, or are bugsway better at picking up women than men are? In the latest sex news from the world of insects, a study in Royal Society B: Biological Sciences found that all male fruit …
Retiree Benefits for the Military Could Face Cuts
As Washington looks to squeeze savings from once-sacrosanct entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, another big social welfare system is growing as rapidly, but with far less scrutiny: the health and pension benefits of military …
Strauss-Kahn Concedes ‘Error’ in Sexual Encounter With Maid
Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Sunday that his sexual encounter with a New York City hotel chambermaid was “an error†and “a moral failure†he would regret his whole life, but not a criminal act.
In his first …
Dr. King Weeps From His Grave
THE Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was to be dedicated on the National Mall on Sunday — exactly 56 years after the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi and 48 years after the historic March …
American Theocracy Revisited
During George W. Bush’s presidency, many liberal and secular Americans came to regard religious conservatives not merely as their political opponents, but as a kind of existential threat. The religious right, they decided, wasn’t a …
City introduces "tax meters" for prostitutes
Prostitutes in the German city of Bonn must carry a ticket purchased from a new parking meter-like machine while working the streets or face hefty fines from tax authorities in a scheme launched on Monday …
Dangerous White Stereotypes
One of the most noteworthy movies of the summer is “The Help.†Set in Jackson, Miss., in the early 1960s, it focuses on the relationships between white upper-middle-class women and the black domestics who took …
What to Do If You Drop Your Cell Phone in Water
Cell phones and water don’t mix. People know this, but the tragedy plays out regularly in a variety of scenarios. It could be a slip into the toilet, a tumble in the washing machine, an …
Should We Increase Taxes on the Rich
The Government is on a desperate search to put as many shekels as it can in it’s coffer. Is raising taxes on the rich the answer?
Most people don’t think so. AP conducted a poll to find …
'Sex On Six Legs': When Insects Go Wild
Everything you wanted to know about bug sex (but didn’t bother to ask) is explained in a new book by insect expert Marlene Zuk. Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from …
7 Weapons to Defend Against Identity Thieves
More than 8 million Americans were the victims of identity theft last year, according to a recent study by Javelin Strategy & Research. But protecting yourself doesn’t have to be complicated. “Common sense combined with a high-quality …
Somalia Famine Finally Captures the News Cycle
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Today’s New York Times devotes two-thirds of its front page above the fold to a horrific picture in color of a malnourished Somali child in a Mogadishu hospital. It caps a detailed and …
HIV epidemics emerging in Middle East, North Africa: study
Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa and high levels of risky sexual behavior threaten to spread the AIDS virus further in the region, researchers …
Countdown To 7 Billion: A Tale Of Two Worlds
The United Nations says that sometime around Halloween the seven-billionth person will be born into this world — most likely in India, which is on track to overtake China as the most populous nation in …
Men Confess to Wearing Dirty Undies
Women all over the world have suspected the truth, but now the dirty laundry secret is out – many men DO wear the same pair of underwear more than once in a week.
The Clorox Company …
How to Approach Any Woman
A new study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin confirms what everyone who went to high school already knows: Attractive, strong guys are more likely to be extroverts.
Good-looking men and women are often rewarded with …
To People Who Haven’t Saved Anything Yet
Author: Carl Richards of The New York Times
We often hear about the importance of starting to save early. Usually the examples are focused on saving whatever you can when you’re in your 20s to take …
Oh My Lion!!!
Okay, I am not one to be too overly excited about much, but when it comes to my MacBook , IMac, IPOD or IPAD,  I must shamelessly admit, I simply cannot get enough. Why am …
6 Sex Mistakes Women Make
Ladies, be honest: when your sex life becomes a little humdrum, out comes the mental catalogue of all the ways your partner isn’t quite measuring up. Guys tend to get a bad rap when it …
Somalis Flee Drought
DADAAB, Kenya — The people start trudging in at dawn, more than a thousand every day, exhausted, sick and starving, materializing out of the thin desert air to take their places at the gates of …
Is Sex Passe
Physical pleasure binds two people together and lets them endure the inevitable pains and losses of being human. When sex becomes boring, something deeper is usually the problem — resentment or envy or lack of …
9 things you shouldn't say to your child
I was trying to do two things at once — cook (in the kitchen) while deciphering some paperwork (in the next room). I’d been interrupted a thousand times with requests for snacks, shrieks over spilled …
'Who Are We?': The Dangers Of Pigeonholing
Gary Younge believes that identity itself is harmless, but the ways people choose to use it can hurt.
In his new book, Who Are We — And Should it Matter in the Twenty-First Century? Younge explores the ways …
What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
While Medicaid and Medicare sound similar, they are in fact very different programs. One of the biggest differences is Medicaid is a state governed program and Medicare is a federal governed program. Here are some …
Me in Phases
Self portrait: I drew this picture of myself at the age of 21 – circa 1988 in the Bronx, New York.
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What Does Taking 'Full Responsibility' Means?
What Does It Mean When A Politician Takes ‘Full Responsibility’? by Linda Homes of NPR
This question came up a few weeks ago when Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would “take responsibility for the hurt …
Final Moments of 2010
Laying here in bed as the final moments of 2010 ticks down. Aunt Claire runs across my mind, my family and the future. I hope 2011 is a great year for all of us…welcome.
Quote of the day!
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
-John 15:13
This is an apt line for those of us in the military.
A Very Tough Day
Today was a very tough day for me. My family needed my arms around them and I am a million miles away.
Ingrid, Marcus and Cheyenne …you all are my heart. I love you …
