Fathoming A Mortality Table

 So I was listening to the President's Town Hall last night when I heard a statistic and said to my wife incredulously "Is that right?"

I like to think of myself as semi-informed for a parent of two toddlers with a j-o-b and a two hour commute.

But did the POTUS just say that the leading cause of death for black males aged 18-34 is homicide?

http://www.cdc.gov/men/lcod/2013/blackmales2013.pdf

3/19/14 Monologue

Bill Nye the science guy recently debated creationist Ken Hamm about evolution and cosmology. 
They polled people to ask them who they thought won the debate. 
Americans got confused during the debate and voted overwhelmingly for the CBS sitcom the Big Bang Theory.

President Obama picked Michigan State to win the NCAA basketball championship. 
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie picked chicken wings in his bracket.

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are selling their 14,000 square-foot estate in Los Angeles for $50 million.
Gisele said “My husband can’t buy the house and live in the house.” 14,000 square feet!? Was Vince Wilfork going to rent there? And sell RV’s from the basement?!

Scientist now say that long-term sleep deprivation saps the brain of power even with days of recovery sleep, and that this could lead to lasting brain injury. 
I can finally blame my middle aged foggery on my toddler who didn’t sleep for 2 years. It’s got nothing to do with all the drugs and alcohol from my twenties… and thirties. Thanks a lot, children!