President Obama releases his birth certificate

If you were a doubter, here you go. Although, I doubt very much this will silence those who align themselves with the "birther" movement. But here's hoping this forestalls months and months of pointless debate during the actual 2012 presidential campaign among the serious candidates.

If any of our Mod-Blog readers were among the doubters, what is your reaction to this development. And do you agree with Donald Trump that it is all due to him?

Mod-Blog Welcomes "Baby EEG"

All of us here at Mod-Blog want to extend a BIG congratulations to Quizwedge and Mrs. Quizwedge on the birth of their daughter, Baby EEG. May she be a joy to you both every day of her life.

Good Job CBS

CBSSportsline did a courageous thing with publishing on the front of their spots section an article on NFL draft prospect Darren McFadden. They were courageous because the article wasn't about his football talent (which is immense), but is about him probably fathering 3 children out of wedlock before his 22nd birthday. The author of the article rightly argues that NFL teams should be careful before giving lots of responsibility and lots of cash to players who have not shown that they have matured enough. Kudos to CBS for publishing an article that doesn't pull any punches.

The other interesting thing in the article is that the author argues that the next big sports scandal will be about players having children out of wedlock. Wilt Chamberlain used to brag that he slept with 10,000 women in his lifetime. NFL star Travis Henry has a bunch of children all by different women as well.

Who's First? A Twist To Sibling Rivalry

I'm sure it's not the first time, but here is a story of twins who because of daylight savings time, the younger one was born "first". I'm sure this will play a part in sibling rivalry when growing up.

Siblings Sharing Birthdays

An Ohio couple has three children who were all born on the same day of the year. Their two boys were born in 2003 and 2006 on October 2. They just had a girl also born October 2. I have two cousins (same immediate family) that are similar, but aparantly the odds of having three children all with the same birth day are about 7.5 in 1 million.

Youngest Mother Gives Birth

It happened on May 14, 1939, but it's still news to me. The youngest women ever to give birth, gave birth at the age of five!