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All told, there are an estimated 744 million people who live in nations with compulsory voting laws in 22 countries like Brazil, Egypt, Greece, Mexico, and Thailand. Most of these nations require citizens to vote starting at age 18, with some allowing for the cessation of compulsory voting at...

So this is number 200, a? Yup, I've reached a milestone that probably means absolutely nothing to anyone outside of the GaG universe, and I gather a lot of you in the universe simply look upon this with little more than a bored shrug and a, "meh," but here it is. I mean, I've basically written...

I would just like to say for the purposes of my own stupid personal records, I was warned not to do this not once, not twice, not three times, but a full six times, and I still did it anyway. It's like when someone warns you, "this plate is hot," and you still touch it expecting it not to be....

Ladies, what is the point of going through all the trouble we take spending time carefully removing our make-up each night, and cleansing, and moisturizing, and otherwise taking care of our faces, if the next day, we're reaching into a dirty bag of make-up, using filthy brushes and sponges, and...

Let's be real. Dating typically requires money. You need money to get ready, money for the movie tickets, for the club, for the dinner, for the coffee and ice cream, for gas, for the concert, for the bar, for the festival...and so on and so on. It is extremely hard if you are a guy trying to...

This all came about because I was watching a few episodes of an old PBS show called, "Frontier House," where they took these modern families and transported them back in time for 3 months to the frontier times in America where settlers really had to use their own grit and spit to quite literally...

In college, I had a total of five roommates. Out of the total, I would only consider 2 of them to have been what the college brochures advertised, which would be reasonably happy, well adjusted, smiling, normal people who attend class, and have social lives, and aren't crazy so I'd advise you if...

In case you've been living under quite the giant sized rock, it will be of no surprise to you that the number of men and women getting married in this country has fallen dramatically over the last fifty years or so. With a vast societal and cultural shift happening, the costs of not only...

September 11, 2001 ...played with your heart, got lost in the game. Oh baby, baby. Oops, you think I'm in love. That I'm sent from above. I'm not that innocent... I rolled over onto my side and separated my eyelashes to see the sun filtering on the beige wall of the dorm room I'd slept in for...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/v1hlBmWw2vI 1. Saturday Morning Cartoons I know everyone always grows up and says their this or that was the best, but our cartoons were awesome and had THE best ear worm opening credits which any kid that grew up back then can sing, even today. Some of the greats...

There are so many musical films with great song and dance numbers, but there are also non-musical films with standout, often unexpected, weird, funny, life affirming moments where music is the absolute star of the moment. These are MY top 8 music moments in non-musical films. 8. Song: Day by Day...

Life can be super unpredictable sometimes. It can throw you major curve balls that you don't expect to happen like a car accident, illness, or a job going under, but this is where the old Scout motto of always being prepared comes in handy not just in terms of the major things in life, but the...

One of the easiest things you can do to save time in the kitchen is to buy a rotisserie chicken which you can get from basically any major grocery store chain or big box supplier like Sam's Club and then use it to make a variety of easy meals. 1. Tortilla Soup Ingredients: (1) 1 lb Shredded...

Woooo! You've got your dorm and roommate assignment and you're ready and on your way to moving in and starting your Freshman year of college. Most people will have never lived away from home or without their parents, so just about everything will be a new experience especially having to start...

How much would you say getting a paycheck influences your want or need to stay at a job? Would you be as motivated to wake up in the morning, get dressed, and haul it into work, and do an excellent job, if you knew at the end of the day there was no paycheck and no perceived reward for your hard...

Disney Princesses are timeless and just because you're older or an adult, doesn't mean you can't still rock out in their style, just in a more adult way that won't have you walking around looking like you're all too ready for Halloween. Rapunzel Stolen away as a baby by an evil witch and locked...

I think Disney princesses will always have a soft place in most of our adult hearts. When we were young, they were the cartoon women we idolized, sang along to, dressed up as on Halloween (or just a Monday), and who we sometimes dreamed of growing up to be. As an adult, you can't really dress up...

San Francisco resident Sebastian Stadil is purported to be 'the' most unlucky man on the dating app site, Tinder. Stadil, a software engineer, decided that rather than swipe right himself on potential dates, he would create a bot which would swipe right for him based on the qualifications he was...

Burnt Food Cooking is something that requires your attention. You are dealing with things like hot ovens, hot stoves, hot grills, etc. that can easily ignite or burn your food if left unattended. Don't plan on cooking something if you cannot give it your attention. Many a new or poor cook often...

Would you bet your entire bank account right now that every one of the GaG persons you follow or interact with on GaG are telling the 100% truth about their identity in their profiles, the names they state are their own, and/or using a real picture of themselves? The reality is that everyone on...