"In good times, we reproduce. In bad times, we don't." This quote, from a recent Associated Press article, sums up new findings of a record-setting number of births that took place in the U.S. during 2007, even exceeding the post World War II baby boom. These babies were mostly conceived in 2006, when times were "good.
For some of us, graduation is impatiently knocking at the door as we are completing the final tasks of college. We are preparing for the moment that we have anxiously been waiting for ever since we first stepped foot on campus-to walk down the aisle and receive our coveted Bachelor's Degree on Sunday, May 17.
Spending a night at a bar with friends can help to maintain social skills, but is spending the night drinking beneficial to one's health? A recent Japanese study found that moderate to light alcohol consumption along with high levels of social support was linked to lowering the rates of heart disease and stroke.
What the f@#k? Why do some people feel that cursing relieves them of their stress, and does cursing actually relieve stress or does it actually bring more on? A recent article from MSNBC.com brings up the notion that swearing is more prevalent in the toughest of times.
Sometimes, a dream might make sense. However, 90 percent of the time, individuals wake up in a groggy-eyed stupor-trying to decipher the series of random events that occupied the last few hours of their sleep. Confusing and unpredictable as dreams are, most people are likely to believe that they don't mean anything-that dreams are just a purposeless jumble of thoughts and images stored away in the subconscious.
