Americans spend more time with their computer than with their spouse. My favorite statistic? "A majority of Americans (52%) describe their most recent experience with a computer problem as one of anger, sadness or alienation." Read more.

You can sign up to have Amber Alerts in your area come to your cell as text messages. Might be a good thing to consider. Read more.

In one of the more moderate Arab countries in the world, Jordanian men do away with their daughters and nieces approximately 20 times a year in "honor" killings. Unwed sex is considered such a stain on the family's reputation that they would rather spend six months in jail than live with the embarassment. That is, until public pressure made the government get rid of the special penal code that gave "honor" killers as few as six months in prison. Now the practice is regarded as any other homocide. Harsher punishments have been discussed, but "conservative lawmakers argue that tougher penalties would lead to promiscuity." Read more.