Do statistics mean anything?

There is a question about statistics in the 2008 Paper 1 and I didn't have much content about it until I read this article.

30 Rock

Do you watch 30 Rock? This award-winning American situational comedy is a must-watch. Watch this clip of Season 3 finale, insanely funny.

Listverse

Students always ask, "Where can I find concrete examples?" They are everywhere in your life, the things you read, discuss and experience but the key is not how much you know but how you apply them hence the significance and meaning of the concrete examples must be related to the question, showing explicitly the link.
One of the problems with the examples cited in the essays are insignificant or anecdotal so the task is to cite relevant and important examples. I came across a website that creates Top 10 lists of almost everything. Fed me, the info-addict, a lot of trivia. >_<"
Oh, with regards to the question, "How important are dreams?" Here is a list of Top 10 Amazing Facts about Dreams (literally)

Pro-life delusion

Was thinking about the 2008 Paper 1 question "Are we putting too much faith in statistics?" and came across this article about the rise of pro-lifers in USA, 'proven' by a poll.
All statistics have a caveat that they are not 100% accurate so one cannot fault the numbers when the 0.00001% of chance results did not turn out as predicted.
Are we over-trusting the charts? If yes, why so much trust? What can happen if we trust statistics too much?

Melted honey in a tube!

Ate charcoal-baked Taiwanese sweet potato which is heavenly! A golden melted honey delight :) Saw this fad diet purporting sweet potatoes as a carbo replacement, to eat as lunch 3 times a week to improve digestion. If i can get my hands on these Taiwanese tubers from the local wet markets, i don't mind eating them everyday. Even better than the Japanese purple sweet potatoes. Try these golden delights at Thomson Plaza, opposite kopitiam food court. $1.25 per 100g. A small one costs about $2

Afterthoughts on Proof

Watched a play, Proof, last Friday. Thanks to Arf for buying the tickets. The play is about mathematics and madness which personally, are two traits I possess. Although I teach language, I enjoy Mathematics immensely- the elegant display of proving theories and finding solutions. There are different means to the end but eventually, the problem will be solved and a sense of gratification engulfs me. YES!!! This play shows that even with proof, sometimes the end result is nothing. Futile efforts. And madness. I identified with the protagonist, Catherine but Wendy said I resemble Claire, the common sensical sister more. Yeah, maybe the organic shampoo part and the self-absorbed ramblings. The search for clarity and identity which Catherine seeks resonates with my goals. Maybe I should attempt Paper 5, just for self accomplishment. Heh

Moblogging

trying to moblog; mobile blogging. Smart phones are essential in my life. I am such a info-addict, need to seek knowledge and updates constantly that i dislike this umbilical cord-like connectedness to the Internet. However, if i continue to resent technology, i will fall behind and most likely be swept away by the tidal wave of globalisation. Oh, this phone doesn't allow me to edit the previous sentence unless i delete the current one so i am forced to express accurately. Even writing on paper has correction tape! Wonder if i will Twitter soon?