I'm Back! I'm Back! I'm Back!

Oh my! I am so sorry to all my loyal readers for my hiatus. Honestly, life has gotten so busy. Like I said in my post before, I've changed positions at my job, my freelance has turned into a part time job, I've started my volunteer work for the family courts, and of course I've been spending time with my friends and even some new friends!

I spent some time thinking about what would be a great topic for this post to get you all pumped...MEN. That's right. I read this on a random facts blog and it was trivia about men, so guys, learn about yourself a little more and ladies, maybe you'll learn something too. :)

• Globally, boy babies are 25% more likely to die in infancy than girl babies (damn, not a good way to start the fun trivia facts)
• Average height today for men in the U.S. is just over 5' 9" 
• Most common cause of death is heart disease
• The brains of adult men are about 10% larger in total size than the brains of women. Because men generally have a larger stature and more muscle mass than women, their brains require more neurons to control the body (this has nothing to do with smarts)
• Approximately 56% of boy babies born in the U.S. are circumcised at birth
• According to the U.S. Department of Justice, men are four times more likely than women to be murdered and 10 times more likely to commit murder. Both female and male offenders are more likely to target male victims
• The average adult male has about 50% more muscle mass and 50% less body fat than the average adult female
• There are approximately 140,000 stay-at-home fathers in the U.S. who are the primary caretakers for their children while their wives work outside the home

References: http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/06/11_men.html

^a Barash, David P. and Judith Eve Lipton. 2001. Gender Gap: The Biology of Male-Female Differences. Transaction Publishers.^b Kipnis, Aaron. 1999. Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Can Help Bad Boys Become Good Men. Jossey-Bass.^c Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. s.v. “man.”^d Reskin, Barbara F. and Irene Padavic. 2002. Women and Men at Work. Sage Publications.^e Simon, Harvey B. 2004. The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health: Lessons from the Harvard Men's Health Studies. Free Press.^f Stephenson, Bret. 2006. From Boys to Men: Spiritual Rites of Passage in an Indulgent Age. Inner Traditions International, Limited.^g U.S. Census Bureau. 2009. “Father’s Day: June 21, 2009.” Accessed: April 13, 2009.