credit: RBerteig Why are people-left handed? There are several prominent theories on how people end up left-handed. Some data: 1 in 10 people world-wide is a lefty the exact percentage of lefties varies over time and around the world left-handed parents are more likely to have lefty kids 13% – 26% depending on gender and [...]
credit: ld_germain On my professional blog I wrote about new mothers who are angry about Motrin and Facebook. Motrin got in trouble for pointing out the rising popularity of wearing babies like fleshy drooling bling. And Facebook got in trouble for pointing out that breastfeeding involves breasts. I neither wear babies for fashion nor their [...]
credit: pfv. This question just floats around: Who is your daddy? Last month we had a vote on adoption, on gay marriage, and an interview with the re-pregnant man. Then on Saturday night one of my friends talked about the difference between her birth-father and her dad (it is important to note she is not [...]
credit: Melissa Gira Until recently I had a dream to be written about in Vallywag without a sex scandal. Apparently that is no longer possible. The one writer that is being left behind is Owen Thomas. I don’t know if he is interested in writing about me considering I am not a money player. So, [...]
It is difficult for me to adequately express the way I feel tonight. It is, of course, a monumental occasion for the United States. But, I don’t know if there is a clear way to express what it means to me as an individual. So, I will share something that wasn’t really meant for this [...]
I could survive for 167 seconds! chained to Matt Inman At Matt’s request I have altered the test to reflect fighting; rather than listening to him talk. Matt Inman is the man behind many a quiz on the Internet. He generally revolves his quizzes around a question. So I have decided to add one to [...]
When two people get married, their kids get the father’s name (with rare exceptions). For each family that has only girls, that family name won’t be continued. This means every generation we should lose a fraction of family names. Will we eventually run out of family names? -A Friend of J No, that is seriously… [...]
Have you seen this man? I last saw him the week of July 21st. We made tentative plans to get together last weekend, but when I called him I got his answering machine. I tried texting him a few hours later, but nothing. Not even a friendly “got your message.” I have known him since [...]
photo credit: jhenryrose Back in the bygone days of 2004 I had more time than money, so, my bike geekiness had to take a backseat to cost. Today I am going to moon over what my dream bike would be now. My current bike, a fixed gear, is 24.5 lbs (11,113 g) my goal is [...]
photo credit: -fumtu The New York Times thinks that we don’t eat healthy so they gave a list of 11 things you should eat for health. And I am going to explain why you don’t eat these things. Beets: You don’t eat beets because you think they are an unnatural color. Turns out that strange [...]