And the Meek Shall Inherit the US…

[Dave/Scott]
Recommended Reading: “Testosterone Tumbling in American Males.” Yahoo Health. 27 Oct. 2006.

The testosterone-fueled American male may be losing his punch.

Over the past two decades, levels of the sex hormone in U.S. men have been falling steadily, a new study finds.

For example, average total testosterone levels in men aged 65 to 69 fell from 503 nanograms/decileter (ng/dL) in 1988 to 423 ng/dL in 2003.

I’ve noticed that males in the U.S. today tend to be less confrontational than I would’ve expected out of human beings with testicles. Granted my view on this could be horribly skewed considering that I went from attending an Institute of Technology, where the males are more likely to attempt to reach a compromise rather than trying to assert themselves, to joining another institution where assertiveness is often looked upon as an a positive trait. I digress, such a topic is for smarter men to debate.

“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.

Song of the Moment: “Fluff” by Black Sabbath

Government-Issued iPods

[Dave/Scott]
The government issues me a lot of equipment to help fight our war against the asymmetrical threat of terrorism throughout the world. Some of the standard issue stuff includes the M-4 rifle and Kevlar-and-ceramic-based body armor, and the uses of both are obvious enough so that I don’t have to spell it out for you. Just a week or two ago I was issued a 30 GB iPod Video. The reasoning behind this I can’t tell you, but feel safe knowing that your tax-dollars are spent on keeping me somewhat entertained with the latest-and-greatest in Apple technology. Over and out.

♪…HEAR THE CRY OF WAR
LOUDER THAN BEFORE
WITH HIS SWORD IN HAND
TO CONTROL THE LAND…♪

Song of the Moment: “Phantom Lord” by Metallica