Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Still Having Sex, After All These Years?

Americans pushing 60, 70, 80 or even 90 don't forgo sex just because they're aging, according a new study that shows many older adults are having sex well into their 70s and 80s.

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DeLamater says the most important factor determining a woman's sexual activity is an available partner.

"It has nothing to do with their health," he says.


I'll second that opinion.

Google Universe

Thanks to the popularity and reach of the internet, Google has become one of the most powerful companies in the world. Now the California web giant is casting its net across the rest of the universe as well.

Yesterday it announced a new service which allows computer users to tour space and watch the stars from the comfort of their living rooms. Google Sky, developed with some of the world's leading observatories, lets surfers tour a virtual cosmos at will.

The service is an add-on to Google Earth, the virtual geography program which lets users access a computerised 3D map of the planet. Surfers who download the new Sky application will be able to look to the heavens from any point on Earth.

The service allows them to zoom through more than 200m galaxies and take a detailed tour around 100m individual solar systems. "You can flip up and see the constellations and search for stars, galaxies, nebulae and fly through space inside Google Earth," said Google spokesman Jason Chuck. "There have been a lot of interesting space events recently, such as the Perseid meteor showers, and with lots of kids going back to school we hope this can be really useful in the classroom too."

One function will overlay maps and charts onto the night sky, describing famous constellations such as Orion, Andromeda and Cassiopeia.

Sky was developed by Google engineers based in the US, working with scientifi groups including the UK Astronomy Technology Centre and the Anglo-Australian Observatory in New South Wales. "This initiative will open a new window for anyone to be able to appreciate, explore and discover our fragile position in this vast and amazing universe," said Dr Francisco Diego of University College London.

This is totally cool!

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Saturday, August 18, 2007

I'm A Social Nerd!

What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Social Nerd

You're interested in things such as politics, psychology, child care, and peace. I wouldn't go so far as to call you a hippie, but some of you may be tree-huggers. You're the type of people who are interested in bettering the world. You're possible the least nerdy of them all; unless you participate in other activies that paled your nerdiness compared to your involvement in social activities. Whatever the case, we could still use more of you around. ^_^

Drama Nerd
Science/Math Nerd
Musician
Literature Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Anime Nerd
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Quizzes for MySpace

I took this test after seeing it on Rix' blog. While the questions, to me, seemed a bit skewed to a younger group, I still turned out to be a "social nerd" or, more aptly, a hippie. It says I may not even be "nerdy." It is funny that it more or less does sum me up accurately.

Friday, August 10, 2007

Remembering Atomic Bomb Victims



August 6 and August 9, 1945.

The United States -- only country in the world to drop not one, but two atom bombs onto populated cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

You would think that after 62 years, an idea like this would be off the table when dealing with conflicts between other countries and the United States.


Sunday, August 05, 2007

BE IN IT

Well, he did it. He tied the record. What can I say.

I was impressed at how respectful the crowd was in San Diego. There was no way that would have happened here in Los Angeles. In fact, I pretty much figured he would get intentionally walked at all his at bats, in L.A.

Either way, one more to go, and then this will just be another stat in the books, eventually, with an asterisk.

I get all smarmy about sports records and stuff. I was lucky enough to be at the Forum when Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe's all time goals scored record, and that was awesome. Hats off to the fans that got their money's worth last night.

And it was infused with the crowd's collective urge just to see it go down, too. Call it car-crash rubbernecking mixed with grudging respect. Call it the basic human impulse to witness something singular. Call it the boastful desire to tell friends you were here. Call it an intoxicating cocktail of judgment and admiration. Call it being a fan, the thing reduced to its excitable and sometimes contradictory essence. See the hitter, boo the hitter, see the home run, cheer the home run, get swept up, see the thing in context, rejoice and react, be many things all at once, be here, be in it.

Yeah, be in it.