My Fetus And Me - A Pictorial

I am still hung up on this bizarre bill trying to pass on requiring women to listen to the heartbeat of their fetus and view it on the sonogram before they have the abortion. For anyone who has seen the movie "A Clockwork Orange", it brings to mind the part in which Alex goes through aversion therapy with his eyelids forced apart with metal hook-like instruments to force him to watch the violence and gore. This would probably be totally acceptable in the eyes of most of our Republican politicians, especially here in Texas. (unless, of course, heaven forbid one of their daughters was to turn up knocked-up!) In this post, my colleague does a good job in making his point and backs up his point with fair, albeit pointed argument and question. I personally happen to also agree with him 100%, just in case you couldn't tell from the above rantings.........

This class will be remembered as one of the most fun and best classes I have taken in a college career that has spanned (gulp!) 16 years. Thanks again for everything and I sincerely wish you the best.

Enough Already!!

We have almost lived with the oh-so-deadly h1n1 "swine flu" virus now for 2 whole weeks. Local stores have sold out of hand sanitizer and face masks. We have had the first fatality in the U.S.. Local school districts have cancelled school and extracurricular activities. I walk out of my front door every morning half expecting to see people rolling to work inside bubbles like huge hamsters. Seriously people, it's JUST THE FLU!! For the love of God! Yeah, tons of people get the flu each year, and yeah, unfortunately some do die. But holy crap! Unless you are an infant, or old and decrepit, you have really nothing at all to fear. Would getting it suck? You bet!! You's shoot out both ends for a couple of days before you got better. The one fatality we have had was a 2 year old infant of a family in Houston without healthcare that is rumored to be of a illegal resident status. This article from the Statesman even says that basically unless your arm falls off and you think it might be a side effect of the swine flu, then STAY HOME!!! Geez. I'm just so sick of hearing the media constantly whipping the public up into this frenzy like it's the freakin' black plague! At this point I'll voluntarily inject myself with swine flu in the eye ball if the media will agree to just drop this!