11/6/11
Sunday Cartoon Fun: Infant Mortality Edition
The infant mortality rate in the United States has long been near the bottom of the world’s industrialized countries. The nation’s current mark — 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births — places it 46th in the world, according to a ranking by the Central Intelligence Agency.NYT
African-Americans fare far worse: Their rate of 13.3 deaths per 1,000 is almost double the national average and higher than Sri Lanka’s.
11/5/11
Tonight's The Night (To Fall Back)
Tonight's the night (Sunday at 2am, technically) we set the clocks back 1 hour to end Daylight saving time.
Tonight's The Night by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Andy Rooney, R.I.P.
Andy Rooney died November 4th at the age of 92. I grew up watching him. I thought he was cool and funny. I will miss him.
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