Having just come from the home of government mandated healthcare, this is what is on my mind. This is just my observation, but doesn't government mandated healthcare sort of violate the "women's right to choose" principle?
If we assert that it is a woman's right (and man's right) to choose in one area and then mandate a policy in another doesn't that make us hypocrites?
Traditionally the "right to choose" argument is a liberal (or is "progressive" the PC term now?) argument, and, coincidentally, the push for government mandated healthcare is coming from liberals (come on, we all know Romney is a liberal in sheep's clothing). I find this fascinating. And sickening. It's like a car wreck that affects the future of our national identity. I think it comes down to this: do we want to be a nation of chattel, or do we want to be the pioneers of our own destiny?
For the record, personally I am pro-life, but it's with the understanding that the only life I can govern is my own. I 100% believe that every woman has the right to choose what is right for her in her life. Technically that makes me pro-choice.
More on Boston to come later. First I must retire to my boudoir...to pass out and drool like the ungraceful farm hand I am.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Strange Friends
I love all of my strange friends, but some are stranger than others.
Example:
"I knew you owned a calculator, but I wasn't sure if you were still into human trafficking."
The sad thing is this totally made sense in context.
Flying to Beantown tomorrow morning! I'm starting to get excited about all of this!
Example:
"I knew you owned a calculator, but I wasn't sure if you were still into human trafficking."
The sad thing is this totally made sense in context.
Flying to Beantown tomorrow morning! I'm starting to get excited about all of this!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Crazy Dreams
Last night I had a dream. A dream far less significant that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, but a dream that is definitely weirder.
I was dreaming that I was playing dodge ball with a bunch of 4th grade black kids in catholic school uniforms, Melissa Rauch (who was afraid of stairs), and Daniel Craig.
Daniel Craig had taken some of my coins, among them:
a silver 50 cent piece
12 silver dollars
2 silver 2 dollar pieces the size of coffee saucers
an Arkansas penny -- kinda like a Canadian nickle, only copper and not symmetrical
And...a commemorative centennial anniversary Altruis the Avenger coin the size of a deli cookie.
Also, during the game the PE teacher threw a ball so hard at one of the students that she flew into the drop bin of the snack machine that was in the gymacafetorium. It was a bit drop bin.
I should get paid for this stuff.
Oh, and I just realized that this happened in the cafeteria at my K-3 building! Weird.
I was dreaming that I was playing dodge ball with a bunch of 4th grade black kids in catholic school uniforms, Melissa Rauch (who was afraid of stairs), and Daniel Craig.
Daniel Craig had taken some of my coins, among them:
a silver 50 cent piece
12 silver dollars
2 silver 2 dollar pieces the size of coffee saucers
an Arkansas penny -- kinda like a Canadian nickle, only copper and not symmetrical
And...a commemorative centennial anniversary Altruis the Avenger coin the size of a deli cookie.
Also, during the game the PE teacher threw a ball so hard at one of the students that she flew into the drop bin of the snack machine that was in the gymacafetorium. It was a bit drop bin.
I should get paid for this stuff.
Oh, and I just realized that this happened in the cafeteria at my K-3 building! Weird.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
I don't speak French or Italian.
I made this recipe up. I'm sure there's something like it out there, but this is mine.
Ingredients:
Lean ground meat -- I've made it with both beef and turkey
Olive oil (if needed)
Chopped onion
Garlic
Sliced Mushrooms
Worcestershire sauce
Red pepper flakes, optional
Salt and pepper to taste
Flour
Crusty bread
Directions:
Brown your meat in a pan with spices. Add oil if needed to keep meat from sticking to the pan and burning. Add onions and cook until softened. Add mushrooms. Cook until soft. Add Worcestershire sauce. Make a flour roux to thicken sauce. Slice bread and toast. Serve meat mixture over bread.
You've probably noticed there are no proportions. I guesstimate a lot. I like it about even parts meat, onion, and mushrooms, but you can play with it and do your own things. If you don't have enough liquid to make sauce just add more Worcestershire sauce. I also only had sandwich bread, so that's what I used.
Bone ah pet it!
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Ingredients:
Lean ground meat -- I've made it with both beef and turkey
Olive oil (if needed)
Chopped onion
Garlic
Sliced Mushrooms
Worcestershire sauce
Red pepper flakes, optional
Salt and pepper to taste
Flour
Crusty bread
Directions:
Brown your meat in a pan with spices. Add oil if needed to keep meat from sticking to the pan and burning. Add onions and cook until softened. Add mushrooms. Cook until soft. Add Worcestershire sauce. Make a flour roux to thicken sauce. Slice bread and toast. Serve meat mixture over bread.
You've probably noticed there are no proportions. I guesstimate a lot. I like it about even parts meat, onion, and mushrooms, but you can play with it and do your own things. If you don't have enough liquid to make sauce just add more Worcestershire sauce. I also only had sandwich bread, so that's what I used.
Bone ah pet it!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Being an adult during tax season
Did you know that if you meet certain criteria and use the link on the MO DOR website TurboTax/Intuit (and other software providers) will do you state return for free (normally they lure you in with free Fed returns and then try to charge you for the state)? I didn't either, but I got up this morning and happened upon that info. Saving $14.95? I'm all about that. And you can pay your taxes online through the DOR too -- I owed a whopping $23. They charged me a $0.60 convenience fee which I wasn't thrilled with, however when you realize a stamp is $0.45...
I've been known to complain about the eccentricities of the internet, but sometimes the convenience is wonderful. I'm not saying I did this, but if one chose one could file ones taxes from the toilet...while having a caucus with the President.
And now that my taxes are filed I can file my FAFSA! Yay!! See the ironic exclamation marks! See the ironic exclamation marks run! See the ironic exclamation marks run with Dick and Jane! See the ironic exclamation marks trip Dick and Jane! Jerk.
I've been known to complain about the eccentricities of the internet, but sometimes the convenience is wonderful. I'm not saying I did this, but if one chose one could file ones taxes from the toilet...while having a caucus with the President.
And now that my taxes are filed I can file my FAFSA! Yay!! See the ironic exclamation marks! See the ironic exclamation marks run! See the ironic exclamation marks run with Dick and Jane! See the ironic exclamation marks trip Dick and Jane! Jerk.
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