Current events

But it's so much fun telling people that's where you're calling from:

Dr. Geeta Nayyar is urging people to clean and disinfect their phones regularly, use hands-free headsets and avoid taking out their phones in restrooms.

An interesting point:

It would certainly appear — with Leon Panetta lifting (most) restrictions for women in combat — that the legal rationale for excluding women from registering for the draft is gone. From Selective Service:

Here's an argument you don't see every day: So what if abortion ends life?

I appreciate the need for dress codes -- businesses want their employees to look a certain way, and accepting employment from a company means accepting their rules. But this is just plain stupid:

SANTA CLARA (CBS / AP) — Frank Gore will pay closer attention to his socks for the Super Bowl.

This seems to be an informative number, and more than a little scary:

President Obama Monday invoked Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence to justify his expansive view of government, but Jefferson might be surprised to learn that the number of federal employees today is nearly equal to the entire population of the nation in 1776.

News you can use:

Life lesson from Fox's Bret Baier, to the viewers who were tweeting "Who is Neville Chamberlain?"

If you can Tweet, can't you Google?

I neglected to post on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade yesterday. So let's consider the remarkable story of Norma McCorvey, who was the "Roe" in that case:

But most Americans don’t know that McCorvey, who was “pro-choice” on abortion at the time, is now a pro-life advocate. She is now dedicated to reversing the Supreme Court case that bears her fictitious name, Jane Roe.

Do you suppose extremist wackos know they're extremist wackos? (OK, you who are about ready to say something about looking in the mirror, yeah, yeah, I get it.) Surely this guy has at least an inkling that he's a little bit out there.

For the "astonishing research of the blindingly obvious" file:

Not getting a good night's rest may be negatively affecting your love life.

A UC Berkeley study shows that poor sleeping habits may lead to couples feeling unappreciated. Often times, not getting the required amount of shut eye can leave people "too tired to say thanks."