It’s a small world, after all. Is so happens we are all more closely related than you probably thought. We all have a common ancestor who lived about 3000 to 5000 years ago.
Experts aren’t sure whether we should actually tell obese kids the truth. The important quote: “If that same person came into your office and had cancer, or was anemic, or had an ear infection, would we be having the same conversation? There are a thousand reasons why this obesity epidemic is so out of control, and one of them is no one wants to talk about it.” Let’s stop pretending that “little” Johnny and Susie have some “baby fat” and admit that maybe their parents should pay a little more attention to what they eat.
In other medical news, “Docs seem to know when speedy C-section is needed.” All I can say to that is I certainly hope so!
The President and his ideological cousins say “How dare the New York Times actually talk about a supposedly secret program that was already openly talked about over 4 years ago!” Excuse me, does anyone beleive that the Evil Terraists are so dumb they don’t know how to launder money?
“Gosh, it seems like soldiers get younger and younger.” Or at least the recruiting materials do.
George Lakoff has more to say. To put it succinctly, “It’s not Bush the man who has been so harmful, it’s the conservative agenda.”
In this day and age, it is absolutely amazing the strange places you find sexism. What is even more amazing is that many people just won’t talk about their own sexist views.
Remember, “They” hate us for our freedoms.
And finally, a warm welcome to the blogosphere for Maya’s Granny! This is a lady to watch in the future. This post on the HPV vaccine is absolutely on target.