I just got my hair cut and my haircutter really fluffed me up. Haircutters are so amused by how fluffy my hair can get. Maybe if I wear my new alpaca Turtle Fur hat for the afternoon I can de-fluff.
For the second time in my life I was seated on a plane next to a very nice professional athlete who was as terrified of flying as I am. (1st time football, then on Sunday it was hockey). Both times I talked to said athlete the whole time. And both times it really helped calm me down when things got bumpy. Talking works way better than the Ativan. Anyway, this terrified professional athlete had the exact same fear as I do! We both are okay at the airport and boarding, maybe a little scared on take-off, okay for a lot of the flight if it’s perfectly smooth, terrified at the slightest turbulence (though we are both comforted if we can see that the turbulence is because we’re flying through puffy clouds), and then just like me, he loves landings. Weird, right? I’m never scared of landings even though it’s one of the most dangerous times. I actually really love the fealing of flying low and then landing. The only difference between my motion-fear-constitution and the athlete’s is that he loves roller coasters. I’m too scared, I can’t even get on them.
Anyway I got a referal from a Pediatrician/hypnotist in my department for hypnotist to help me with my flying issues. The Pediatrician/hypnotist says the 1st step is refering to my fear of turbulence in the past tense. I used to be afraid of turbulence.
Okay, the election scored some pretty big wins for those of us who would prefer that the Republicans controlled less of things. Nationally they lost the House and will likely lose the Senate. In Minnesota the Republicans likely lost both houses of the legistature, and we had Dems won all state offices except… Governer. Arghhhhhhh!!!! Four more years of Tim Pawlenty for us. (And then maybe 8 years of Tim Pawlenty as President of the US?) Why, why? In this strong Democratic state. Where the Dems won basically everything. Look at the huge margin on the Senate race — Amy Klobuchar won by 20 friggin’ points. That was a race that some people thought might be close.
Ug, you make me so mad Mike Hatch, the way you lost this one. Why, oh why couldn’t the DFL (the Democratic party in MN) have run someone good for governor. Like Peter Hutchinson?
Every Sunday I volunteer with the Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society. MCRS is a rabbit rescue orgainization and some of their foster rabbits are featured at area Petcos. However, a rabbit that lives at Petco cannot run free like a house rabbit should, so that’s where I come in. I set up an enclosed pen area on the floor of the store for the rabbit and I to hang out in for an hour or so. The rabbit gets excercise, excitement, and human companionship. I get some quality bunny time. Dora, one of the current rabbits at Petco is quite a chewer (perhaps because she’s only 6 months old?). When I sit on the floor with her she’ll experiment with chewing on my shoe, my pants, the end of my shirt. Last Sunday I was sitting with my back against a wall and Dora snuck behind me, as rabbit often do — they like to squeeze into nooks. I felt a little chew on my waistband and then suddenly, OUCH! Dora bit into my butt. Right on my skin in that gap between my shirt and pants that often forms when I sit on the floor. I believe it was an oversight on her part, but as of yesterday I still had two red bunny teeth marks on my ass.
I got bit in the butt by a bunny yesterday. More details forthcoming.
Recently two of our friends (who are a couple) revealed that when they 1st saw Mr. Ben-Chavez they both independently thought he was a conservative. They thought of him as “that conservative guy.” What do you think, does Mr. Ben-Chavez look like a conservative to you?
That’s right, I have a bee in my bonnet. I’ve been seeing articles like this one trickle by about the new vaccine for HPV, a virus that causes both cervical cancer and genital warts. Ug! C’mon people what’s the big deal? It’s a vaccine for friggin’ cancer. I feel like I’ve heard a million times “I wish they could invent a vaccine against cancer.” Well they did. But because HPV is a sexually transmitted infection and because of how Americans think about sex, it’s all the sudden this big complicated weighty controversial thing. The article that I linked to features Amanda, a teenage girl who is pondering with her mom Linda about whether she should get the vaccine:
“This was a doctor that her mom, Linda Zaborowski, had trusted since Amanda was a child. She thought the vaccine sounded like a good idea. But she ultimately wanted her daughter to make the decision.
‘If you think this is right for me, you know what’s best,’ the high school freshman told her mom and doctor. ‘I’ll do it.’
HPV is a weighty topic that more parents are addressing with their daughters, since the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the vaccine for girls as young as age 9. Some parents, particularly those with preteen girls, are wondering just how much information to share.
Do they simply say it’s a vaccine against cancer and leave it at that? Or should they also explain that HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that, among other symptoms, causes genital warts?”
Okay, is getting a diptheria vaccine a big quandry? Do you have to make sure that your child is old enough to truly understand diptheria? What percentage of adults who have been recently gotten a DTP vaccine have any clue what the disease is, what it does, and where it comes from?
None of the “concern” is around vaccine safety. That kind of concern would make sense. No it’s entirely about parents hesitating because its too difficult to talk about the vaccine. One mother says:
“…she plans to have her daughter vaccinated for HPV in January when the shots will be available at their clinic, she’s still wondering how to broach the subject. Most likely, she says, she’ll handle the part about cancer prevention. ‘And our pediatrician will manage the rest with me in room,’ she says.”
About 5,000 women die of cervical cancer in the U.S. each year. Really, no need to hesitate about this. No need for Linda, to make such a big deal about it to her daughter Amanda where Amanda makes the decision. I can imagine Amanda feeling awkward, if she chooses the vaccine will her mom think she wants to have sex right now? I’m not saying that people should be forced to vaccinate their kids. But, really truly, this should not be thought of any differently than any other vaccine.
B-Bunny Shye, how can I join the Cute Crimes Crew?
*I took this photo near the Uptown Diner.
After a year of hearing all about it from Mr. Ben-Chavez, I finally had the opportunity to sink my teeth into the vegan glory that is Crown Height’s own Imhotep. Feast your eyes on the photo below, and drool. It’s that good.
