Friday, April 01, 2005

I've finally unearthed the fascinating answer to a question long pondered by many great men before me--a question, in fact, that has probably stymied the finest minds evolution has ever produced: namely, why Frankenstein's monster walks the way he does; arms outstretched stiffly before him, huge feet treading large but unsure steps as he (apparently) sleepwalks through popular cinema reels into young children's nightmares. Are you ready? The answer, obvious enough once you think of it, is that the Monster (dolt that he is) always walks around IN THE DARK. Probably he likes the dark because it covers his hideous green complexion (also his yellow hair--green and yellow don't mix well), but the fact is, this predilection for walking around in the dark makes him look like an idiot, which he can't very well afford, seeing that he also looks like something the cat has drug in.

I discovered his problem when I tried traversing the maze that is our basement with the lights off (not personally my fault--someone turned them off on me, with malicious intent). When you're afraid of bumping into things, and even more afraid of tripping over skates and toy cars and scooters and whatnot that the kids blithely leave around, of COURSE you're going to walk with arms stiffly outstretched and take those large (but unsure) steps, relying on the well-known fact that if something IS there to be bumped into, it's better to do the bumping with your hands than with your face. Also that the larger steps you take, the more ground you cover, and thus the less chance you have of coming down on a foreign object.

Moral: never walk around in the dark, even if your face doesn't match your hair (and if I ever find out who it was that turned the lights off on me, I'm going to teach them this lesson personally.)

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Elizabeth Grace Rossol 7 lbs 6 oz. 19 in.



Friday, February 25, 2005

Random song excerpt:

In the wee small hours of sixpence
and the lighted chandelier
stands a rusty old retainer
whose old eyes are filled with tears
for his master, Good Sir Galant,
who is now off to the wars
And although his eyes are crying
we know grief is not the cause
And if grief is not the reason
he must be of sterner stuff
and his sword though old and rusty
must be blunt as sharp enough.

--from "In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence" by Procol Harum

Thursday, February 24, 2005

To Save a Life:


I'm copying here part of an email sent out regarding Terri Schiavo, whose husband is about to begin starving her to death with the court's sanction, unless something happens to prevent him:

Today, the courts rejected the pleas of Terri’s parents to stop her husband, Michael, from withholding food and water from her. He has promised to begin starving her tomorrow at 1 pm. [Update: there has been a temporary stay ordered until Feb. 25, which is tomorrow]

Most of you are aware that Terri is not a "vegetable" or "brain-dead" as Michael and his lawyers claim, but responds to others and is aware of her surroundings. She laughs, smiles and, according to her nurses, has a small vocabulary.

Terri is not on life support and is healthy. She needs help eating and is fed through a tube (helping someone eat and drink who is impaired has never been considered artificial life support).

While Michael asserts he is carrying out Terri's wishes, he waited until after he received a large sum of money from a lawsuit against her doctors before making this claim . During the lawsuit, he alleged negligence and motivated a financial award with the potential cost of Terri’s rehabilitation.

However, Terri has been denied rehabilitation that experts testify could allow her to eat and talk. The courts in Florida have consistently blocked appeals to give Terri proper tests and therapy that would improve her life.

Terri may not have the capabilities she once had, but she is no less valuable and no less a person.

Here is what you can do to help Terri:

1) Pray for Terri and her family.
2) Blog - communicate the truth about what is going on and rally support for Terri 3) and the Schindlers.
4) Visit BlogsforTerri ( http://www.blogsforterri.com) for information and to join the team of blogs for Terri.
5) Deluge Gov. Jeb Bush with emails and phone calls. He has the power to intervene. Here is his contact information:

Governor Jeb Bush
jeb.bush@myflorida.com
850 / 488-4441
850 / 487-0801 (fax)
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