I just read a very interesting article about marriages in the Time magazine.

“Marriage is a wonderful institution,” Groucho Marx once said, “but who wants to live in an institution?”

Definitely, for the past few centuries a lot of people seemed to.

In the recent decades though, this institution has changed in dramatic ways.

Here are some very interesting statistics about marriages nowadays. Read the full article…»

This is a really good quote that I wanted to share with my readers:

Watch your thoughts - they become words.

Watch your words - they become actions.

Watch your actions - they become habits. Read the full article…»

I love reading and finding funny articles on things happened around the world.

These two were so funny – I could not but post them on my blog.

Have a good laugh!

Convenience of Having Car Phone

An old lady was reporting her car as stolen, and mentioned that there was a car phone in it. Read the full article…»

A lot of well known Hollywood stars do not use their real names.

They choose to have their names altered because they either dislike their birth names, or they just want to be know by different names that sound better.

Stage names have been around for quite a long time, and are used mostly in the entertainment world.

Some Hollywood stars would never be recognized by their real names, like Bruce Willis whose real name is Walter Willison or Tina Turner whose real name is Annie Mae Bullock.

Here is a list of famous Hollywood stars that have chosen to use pseudo names: Read the full article…»

During the recession Americans’ personal savings rate hit 5.5% in 2011 versus 0.8% in April 2008.

As a result, you may have more money than usual sitting in your checking account right now.

Your savings account may also hold a huge chunk of money that you still have to figure out what to do with.

That is very understandable.

But the average bank account pays only from 0.03% to 0.15% interest rate. Read the full article…»

Risk and Comfort.

Both are enjoyable.

One we try to minimize, and another one we strive to create.

One can make us stronger and another one can make us lazy.

When did you last risk your failure? Read the full article…»

One of the pleasures of exercising is being able to spend time outdoors, whether it’s hiking, biking, jogging or playing basketball.

But sometimes cold, hot, rainy weather conditions makes exercising outdoors impossible.

So what are the good ways to stay active if you have to stay indoors? Try these simple suggestions. Read the full article…»

 An 8-Cow Wife

I found this lovely story about a happy relationship in some religious flyer that I received via mail.

I found it very interesting and insightful and decided to share with my readers.

On an isolated Pacific Island, it was a custom for a young man to announce his intention of marriage to the entire village.

After the announcement, he and the whole community went to the young woman’s home.

Her father would come outside and then – in front of the community – the father and suitor would barter.

The main item of value on the island was the cow. Read the full article…»

I just wanted to wish a happy Monday to my readers.

In order to start your week on positive and happy note, please check out this cute and funny YouTube Video.

This video has had almost 8 million views on YouTube and was definitely liked by a lot of people.  Read the full article…»

If you look around - you can’t help but notice that there are quite a few people who tend to see the grass greener elsewhere and try to frantically take steps to change their lives to fit in.

Some of these individuals seem to have excessive confidence, even though in reality, they definitely feel the lack of self esteem and confidence.

Low self confidence will keep you from enjoying your life in full and appreciating many areas of it along with unfulfilled personal relationships, profession and everything else. Read the full article…»

Step out of your comfort zone at least once each week

and create over 50 additional opportunities for:

1) excitement

2) challenge

3) and possibility each year. Read the full article…»

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, the Saudi-born extremist and Al-Qaida leader, is officially dead according to Pakistani and US officials.

Osama bin Laden was killed in a ground operation in Pakistan which happened last week, and the US has his body. Read the full article…»

Number One Idiot of 2010

I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center.

Today, this woman called in very upset, because she caught her a little daughter eating ants.

I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. Read the full article…»