Articles in Mad Musings
33 Years Served…So What if you're a Jerk?
Ok, so I was on my way today to pick up my son from school. In the back was my little daughter angelicly sleeping. Thinking nice thoughts and anticipating the glee from my son when …
Robot car: streets ahead in cities of the future
· Architects and engineers rethink auto technology
· ‘Easy to drive, stackable vehicle for people to share’  Â
Alok Jha, science correspondent, Thursday December 29, 2005
It is not every day that a concept car re-writes the rules of …
Measure of Success
Success is not measure do much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles one has to overcome while trying to succeed.
Christmas Trip
Just got back from the Allstar Sports Resort at Walt Disney World where I spent three days and three nights with the family. It was really a blast. We left Ocala at around …
A Convenient Amnesia About Slavery
By BRENT STAPLES
Published: December 15, 2005
Americans typically grow up believing that slavery was confined to the cotton fields of the South and that the North was always made up of free states. The fact that …
Scientists Find A DNA Change That Accounts For White Skin
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Scientists said yesterday that they have discovered a tiny genetic mutation that largely explains the first appearance of white skin in humans tens of thousands of years ago, a finding …
Study Debunks That Blacks Are Wary of Medical Research
Minorities Are Willing to Volunteer but Often Are Not AskedBy Rick Weiss
It is a truism that black people do not trust the medical establishment and are reluctant to volunteer for experiments.
And why should they volunteer, …
Black Oriented Museum are Lacking Donors
Few Athletes and Celebrities Have Given
By Darryl Fears
LOUISVILLE — The glamour, the popping camera lights of the paparazzi, and an impressive lineup of movie stars such as Jim Carrey, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Chris …
Why the United States Should Look to Japan for Better Schools
By BRENT STAPLES
Published: November 21, 2005
The United States will become a second-rate economic power unless it can match the educational performance of its rivals abroad and get more of its students to achieve at the …
Overweight Kids at Risk Of Fractures, Study Shows
By Marilynn Marchione
Associated Press
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Children who are overweight face more than future health problems. They appear to have broken bones and joint problems more often during childhood than kids of normal weight, research …
A Daily Workout Could Add 4 Years to Life, Study Says
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Sorry, couch potatoes — the verdict is in: People who exercise regularly really do live longer.
In fact, people who get a good workout almost daily can add …
Big Day – Graduate Course
Start Air University Graduate Course today. It is an 18 month program, hope to finish it in 8-12. Will make a schedule tomorrow on start compiling notes.
Testing Gap
Washington Post Editorial
EDUCATORS ARE still mulling over the results of national standardized test scores released last month, which showed an unusually clear national trend: While there have been some slight improvements in elementary and middle …
Jobs and Joblessness on the Gulf Coast
The White House announced last week that it would reinstate the Davis-Bacon Act, the law that guarantees that construction workers on federally financed projects be paid at least the minimum prevailing wage. In an executive …
The Spread of Beheadings as a Modern-Day Militant Tactic
Indonesian police continue to search for suspects involved in the gruesome deaths of three schoolgirls whose beheaded bodies were found near the town of Poso in Sulawesi province Oct. 29. The attackers, armed with machetes, …
Iran: What is Ahmadineja up to?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday made his second attempt to fill four Cabinet positions, after some of his initial nominations were overwhelmingly rejected by the Majlis for lacking relevant experience. Intriguingly, he seems set …
Our Allies in Iran
By AFSHIN MOLAVI
Published: November 3, 2005
Washington
WHEN Iran’s new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called last week for Israel to be “wiped off the map,” he raised fears not only abroad but also at home, particularly among Iran’s …
Why Race Isn't as 'Black' and 'White' as We Think
By BRENT STAPLES
Published: October 31, 2005
People have occasionally asked me how a black person came by a “white” name like Brent Staples. One letter writer ridiculed it as “an anchorman’s name” and accused me of …
Fighting the Enemy
Personal observation. I think it will be very hard, if not impossible, for the U.S to win the war on terrorism until a few changes are made.
The U.S. military harbors some of the most …
U.S.: The Ku Klux Klan's Tactical Shift
The American White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan plans to rally against gay marriage in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 5 — three days ahead of the Nov. 8 vote on a state constitutional amendment …
Nothing Really
Today is day 4 into the NIIC. Not bad exchanges today. Still a big skeptic of the overall plan. We have a group of guys who are no doubt pretty smart. …
I Heard a Genius Today
Today was a good day. Had the rare chance to listen to a military genius today; probably one of the most plugged in dude around. Well verse on broad based military issues and …
Fat…Ooops! Overweight People
Goddamit! my inside voice is gonna get my ass in trouble again. I am really not one to talk bad about (so called FAT) people, in fact I personally have a few fat …
Today is a New Day for Greatness
It has been a long time since I wrote here, but the thought has crossed my mind several times. Today is a new day. Today I got the selection board results for …
Back home and the Realty Business in Ocala
Lots have happened since December. Left Bahrain Nov 6th, came back here to the States and settled in Ocala. Have been using the last few months to determine whether I want to settle …
Comment Spammer
Got hit by spammers over the last couple days. No sweat – will just turn it off…so there now!
