Bob McCarty Writes

It’s official, folks.  I created a Facebook account last night. From among the 100 people to whom I extended friend requests, exactly half of them –  from as far away as Australia and Canada — have accepted those requests. What does it mean exactly?  We’ll find out. To visit my Facebook page, click here or [...]

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Almost six months ago, I wrote about the origin of Barack Obama’s last name.  Last month, I reported the results of a Harris Poll® in which Barack Obama’s name finished above Jesus Christ.  Today, I share a rather odd bit of research from a site that dubs itself “The global name mapping website.” When I [...]

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Extended Christmas vacations might be in store for members of the U.S. military if President-elect Barack Obama gets his way and, in keeping with his stated plans to drastically cut defense spending, research and capabilities, guts the military. I make this prediction after reading a recent BBC report from “Down Under” that offers a foreshadowing [...]

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Two groups — one “Down Under” and one in “Big D” — are promoting polar-opposite views of sex this week. In Australia, the new Australian Sex Party — an actual political party — is billing itself as “a political response to the sexual needs of Australia in the 21st century.”  A review of the group’s [...]

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I read with amazement — but not surprise — an AFP report this afternoon about the City of Sydney Council voting five-to-four to designate parts of the Australian city as “homophobia-free zones.” The move is said to be aimed at deterring violence, abuse and harassment against homosexuals in the heart of the city’s bar and [...]

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Earlier today, I shared news about food rationing in the United States. Upon discovery of that news, I began researching the issues of food supplies and shortages further. While I found several articles offering glimpses into the growing worldwide food crisis, only one pointed to the root cause: The myth of man-made global warming. Below [...]

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Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, reported Monday that blogging helps you feel less isolated and more satisfied with your friendships. Concern about the positive and negative effects of blogging prompted Swinburne University of Technology graduate student James Baker to explore the psychological variables of people who blog. Along with Professor Susan Moore, he has written two [...]

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