Sex Education - It appears to be working. A government survey shows that teens that have had some sort of sex education were more likely to wait longer before loosing their virginity. And boys surveyed who received sex ed were less likely to have started having sex at all. Also promising is that there are improvements in urban and African American respondents - areas where there are higher cases of pregnancy and STD’s.

Showing favoritism? You can’t possibly love one child more than the other… right? Well, apparently beetles can. Scientists have spent a lot of time studying these little critters and have proven that they tend to favor the eldest child. Certainly we humans are more fair than they are, right? File this one with the other “and why do they research this?” items. (via EurikAlert)

“Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…” I have been singing that song in my head a lot the past two weeks. Ever since my husband announced he ordered one from the butchers for Christmas dinner. I have been endlessly fretting about how to cook the darn thing, and lamenting why, oh why, a goose. So, in the spirit of the season, I again went to my keyboard to discover that:

The goose is a tradition that goes back to mythological times when there were geese gods and the bird was eaten for grand occasions. From those ancient ritualistic times to more modern days (think old world), geese, with their migratory patterns, appeared and were available at the winter time of year and were eaten at ceremonial events such as Christmas and winter solstice. Even later on in North America, the turkey came to replace the goose in these events, possibly because of American Indian influence - they linked turkeys to the sun.

OK that is somewhat interesting, but still does not solve my problem of how to cook it! Suggestions?

Five shopping days left - good luck everyone!