Freemasons: mortar of the United States

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112884584&ft=1&f=2

"...when the group was organized from a stonemasons' guild in 1717, its members adopted the radical proposition that men of different faiths can agree on God's existence.

"They can agree that God compels them to do good in the community," Morris says. "And then they can stop talking about religion.""

And all before the US was even invented. Perhaps you can even give them partial credit for the notions of tolerance found in the Constitution. Also, its Constitution day!

"There were 9 founding fathers that were Freemasons. Benjamin Franklin, William Ellery, John Hancock, Joseph Hewes, William Hooper, Robert Paine, Richard Stockton, George Walton and William Whipple. George Washington was also a Freemason. "

Tell the moms...

...their baby name fears are even more crazy then originally thought.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/babynames/

"Fewer and fewer people are picking the very most popular names. In the early part of the century, one in four babies were given one of the top 10 most popular names. Now, the most popular name (Emma) will be attached to barely one percent of the year’s babies."

So yes, if you name them Emma, only every 3 years on the average you will have another Emma in the classroom. And people used to be fine with that. Only the "my kids are special" generation take issue.

Melody makes it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PxsFCuBXLY&feature=related

You can take the Beatles songs and sing them by yourself or strip the melody out to a lone instrument like guitar and you've still got something pretty.

Should Santa's elves really...

Should Santa's elves really be called Santa's gnomes since their short and fat not tall and thin.
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Childish things

When I was a child I spoke as a child; but when I became a man I put away childish things...

some of the time.

The Age of Turbulence

Currently reading Alan Greenspan's book. Book reviews and summaries are too big for a post so please look here.

http://sites.google.com/site/cogitoergoweb/books-1/the-age-of-turbulence-synopsis

Budget Hero

Give it a try. I think its too easy and it goes easy on the effects of taxing the rich. Or maybe it doesn't!