Taking a leap.

By the way, Happy Leap Day to you all!!!

I’m going to take a leap of faith and get real political. I think I’ve just thought up the solution to one of America’s great problems: abortion.

Now don’t you all get up in arms, I really think this is a good idea.

First let me state my personal beliefs. I have never been pregnant. I have never been involved in any situation that could have made someone pregnant. Abortion is not my decision, so I am pro-choice. Does that mean I am pro-abortion? Absolutely not.. I will say, that there are cases where I feel abortion is a step above the alternative, but I also believe in Oregon’s assisted suicide law, and I am not a fan of suicide. There are time when absolute certainty doesn’t apply.

So here is my idea, and I don’t think it is too far fetched. Considering all the medical advancements that have been made in the recent years, considering the fact that they can make a baby in a test tube, don’t you think that if the best minds put their wits together, that they couldn’t come up with a way to extract a fetus from its mother and keep in safe and warm for 6 or 7 or however many months until it can safely exit the “womb”?

Ethical questions to answer, for sure. .

I don’t know of any such study going on, but doesn’t it make sense?

Or maybe I’m really stupid, and it’s impossible.



Oh, ten lords a leaping just seemed appropriate!

A belated "Happy Birthday"!

I tell you, I'm one day late wishing Arizona a happy 100th birthday and suddenly 6,482,505 people are mad at me.

Gees, I'm sorry!

Happy St. Valentine's Day

Why does Friday the 13th have such a bad rap?

I say screw Monday the 13th!

A quick shout out!

To the über-hip birthday girls!

No one would guess their real age, but I will give a subtle hint. They both have matriculated from high school! (And no, you needn't be embarrassed that I put that in print, Bethie! It doesn't have a nasty meaning!)

124 Hours Later

Electricity has returned to our little corner of the world. While that has modest worth of note in cosmic reality, it is really important to my little family. I seem to be attached to two cats, two dogs and a man of a certain age who would not have enjoyed being a pioneer family. Our discussions of the 1890's grew curt and neared hostility.

Each of us, and I do include myself in this description, is drawn to the artificial brightness of a lightbulb this evening. We are lapsing into an unusual worship of electronic equipment. The coffee grinder is nearing beatification in my book. Richard doesn’t argue the point.

Oh, and tomorrow morning, my shower will not include gasping for breath and growing numb from the heartlessness of the bitterly cold water. I will have a warm shower!

Shall we all break into a quick rendition of the 'Hallelujah Chorus'

Update

Living in an electricity-free zone can be a dark experience.

100 hours and counting!