Terri Schiavo died this morning.
May she rest in peace.
Now Michael will be able to get on with his life.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
Friday, March 25, 2005
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Terri Schiavo
The Supreme Court turned down Terri's parents today, refusing to intervene to keep her alive.
I have no problem with Terri dying to end her suffering, I do have a problem with the manner in which they intend to end her suffering.
Starvation.
"The basic metabolic response to starvation is conservation of energy and body tissues. However, the body will mobilize its own tissues as a source of energy, which results in the destruction of visceral organs and muscle and in extreme shrinkage of adipose tissue. Total starvation is fatal in 8 to 12 wk."
Eight to twelve weeks? I thought the doctors said a week or two. Do you starve quicker when you are brain-damaged??
"In more prolonged starvation, weight loss may reach 50% in adults and possibly more in children. Loss of organ weight is greatest in the liver and intestine, moderate in the heart and kidneys, and least in the nervous system. Emaciation is most obvious in areas where prominent fat depots normally exist. Muscle mass shrinks and bones protrude. The skin becomes thin, dry, inelastic, pale, and cold. The hair is dry and sparse and falls out easily."
Is it acceptable to starve her to death simply because she is brain-damaged and probably can't comprehend what is happening to her? What happened to "cruel and unusual punishment" or is that only reserved for criminals and prisoners of war??
You can go to jail in this country for starving animals yet we are going to starve her to death. Just doesn't make sense to me when we have people hollering about people starving in Ethiopia, Darfur, and Sudan. Starving is starving no matter where you do it, or is there a different set of rules for her because she is incapacitated?
Maybe it's time we let Dr. Jack Kevorkian out of prison. At least he could be a little more humane and end her life quicker without all the extra, unnecessary suffering she is going to go through.
If she really, really did NOT want to be kept alive by artificial means, as her husband Michael contends, then WHY wasn't she allowed to die back in 1990, when her heart stopped and brought on the brain-damage?????
I'm glad I have a living will with all my desires spelled out. That way there is going to be no he said/she said bullshit for anybody to fight over.
PULL THE PLUG.
SEE YA!!!!
I have no problem with Terri dying to end her suffering, I do have a problem with the manner in which they intend to end her suffering.
Starvation.
"The basic metabolic response to starvation is conservation of energy and body tissues. However, the body will mobilize its own tissues as a source of energy, which results in the destruction of visceral organs and muscle and in extreme shrinkage of adipose tissue. Total starvation is fatal in 8 to 12 wk."
Eight to twelve weeks? I thought the doctors said a week or two. Do you starve quicker when you are brain-damaged??
"In more prolonged starvation, weight loss may reach 50% in adults and possibly more in children. Loss of organ weight is greatest in the liver and intestine, moderate in the heart and kidneys, and least in the nervous system. Emaciation is most obvious in areas where prominent fat depots normally exist. Muscle mass shrinks and bones protrude. The skin becomes thin, dry, inelastic, pale, and cold. The hair is dry and sparse and falls out easily."
Is it acceptable to starve her to death simply because she is brain-damaged and probably can't comprehend what is happening to her? What happened to "cruel and unusual punishment" or is that only reserved for criminals and prisoners of war??
You can go to jail in this country for starving animals yet we are going to starve her to death. Just doesn't make sense to me when we have people hollering about people starving in Ethiopia, Darfur, and Sudan. Starving is starving no matter where you do it, or is there a different set of rules for her because she is incapacitated?
Maybe it's time we let Dr. Jack Kevorkian out of prison. At least he could be a little more humane and end her life quicker without all the extra, unnecessary suffering she is going to go through.
If she really, really did NOT want to be kept alive by artificial means, as her husband Michael contends, then WHY wasn't she allowed to die back in 1990, when her heart stopped and brought on the brain-damage?????
I'm glad I have a living will with all my desires spelled out. That way there is going to be no he said/she said bullshit for anybody to fight over.
PULL THE PLUG.
SEE YA!!!!
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Uncomfortable
Maybe the fur-lined model with velcro strips to facilitate easy removal would better suit your taste.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Engineering 101
What parent's want their kid's to learn in college.
The fine art of construction.
(Link sent by a friend.)
The fine art of construction.
(Link sent by a friend.)
Monday, March 07, 2005
Last Word on Skip..............I Hope
March 1, 2005 City Council meeting.
In response to Skip Alston charges of racism in the Housing & Community Development Department in Greensboro, Councilmember Florence Gatten outlined the effort that department has put forth to help such affordable housing projects succeed.
Councilmember Claudette Bouuoughs-White defended Alston. "Racism is a problem in Greensboro. Distrust is a problem in Greensboro" she said.
Councilmember Tom Phillips asked her for an example. He said, "Weve been asking for specifics. If you feel there's been racism, tell us about it".
Burroughs-White responded by saying, "It is alive and very well".
Specifics. Specifics. Specifics.
Skip, Claudette, it's time to PUT up or Shut up!
In response to Skip Alston charges of racism in the Housing & Community Development Department in Greensboro, Councilmember Florence Gatten outlined the effort that department has put forth to help such affordable housing projects succeed.
Councilmember Claudette Bouuoughs-White defended Alston. "Racism is a problem in Greensboro. Distrust is a problem in Greensboro" she said.
Councilmember Tom Phillips asked her for an example. He said, "Weve been asking for specifics. If you feel there's been racism, tell us about it".
Burroughs-White responded by saying, "It is alive and very well".
Specifics. Specifics. Specifics.
Skip, Claudette, it's time to PUT up or Shut up!
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Loans vs Grants
Why not call them grants if you never expect to be re-paid?
City leaders say that providing affordable housing to poor people outweighs the financial risk.
Managers at these 24 complexes have re-paid a total of $881,000. of a total of $12.5 million. That leaves a total of $11,619,000.00 owed to the TAXPAYERS with the promise of collecting ....Nil.
Councilwoman Claudette Burroughs-White says "The issue for me is that people have a place to live".
I agree with that but if the need for affordable housing in Greensboro is so great, why are the vacancy rates at these complexes so high?
Florence Gatten said "A decade ago the citizens made a commitment to spend money on low-income housing. Maybe it's time to revisit that choice with Taxpayers".
I second that.
Better yet, since the taxpayers are paying for those apartments to sit empty, why don't we use them to REALLY help someone. Why don't we get some homeless people off the street and out from under the bridges and abandoned loading docks. Really try to help someone. Give them a place to live and a fresh start.
After all the apartments are sitting there empty and the taxpayers have already paid the rent.
City leaders say that providing affordable housing to poor people outweighs the financial risk.
Managers at these 24 complexes have re-paid a total of $881,000. of a total of $12.5 million. That leaves a total of $11,619,000.00 owed to the TAXPAYERS with the promise of collecting ....Nil.
Councilwoman Claudette Burroughs-White says "The issue for me is that people have a place to live".
I agree with that but if the need for affordable housing in Greensboro is so great, why are the vacancy rates at these complexes so high?
Florence Gatten said "A decade ago the citizens made a commitment to spend money on low-income housing. Maybe it's time to revisit that choice with Taxpayers".
I second that.
Better yet, since the taxpayers are paying for those apartments to sit empty, why don't we use them to REALLY help someone. Why don't we get some homeless people off the street and out from under the bridges and abandoned loading docks. Really try to help someone. Give them a place to live and a fresh start.
After all the apartments are sitting there empty and the taxpayers have already paid the rent.
Damn Headlines
After my last post chiding the N&R for not giving a correction story headline as much weight as the original story headline, they come out with a whopper today.
John Robinson responded to my last post with something about an ideal world, the real world, placement and weight of the daily stories, and never really answered my question.
Where in the hell did this headline come from?? I don't remember reading anything that ever said he was drunk. This is WAY over the line.
All this to capture readers attention?
Or to add to the suffering these families are already going through?
John Robinson responded to my last post with something about an ideal world, the real world, placement and weight of the daily stories, and never really answered my question.
Where in the hell did this headline come from?? I don't remember reading anything that ever said he was drunk. This is WAY over the line.
All this to capture readers attention?
Or to add to the suffering these families are already going through?
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Correction??
The headline in the News & Record on Wednesday morning said "Alcohol found in SUV after deadly wreck" (can't find a link), in updating the readers on the tragic accident that took two teenagers lives early Sunday morning.
On Thursday we get a headline "Highway Patrol revises report in fatal wreck".
Why not an equally bold headline with the "correction" article?
Something like "Highway Patrol says no alcohol found in SUV". This "revises report in fatal wreck" seems a little slack to me, as some people just scan the headlines in the newspaper, never reading the article.
The Wednesday headline confirmed (falsely) , most peoples pre-conceived notions that this was a bunch of teenagers out drinking, driving, and acting foolish.
It just seems to me that the Thursday article could have carried a headline with equal weight disputing the Wednesday article.
Why didn't it?
In the Thursday text you did say that no alcohol was found in the SUV and that the father of the driver said that tests at the hospital showed no signs of alcohol, but what if no one read the article?
Of course, if the Highway Patrol had not given out incorrect information, these articles would have never been in the paper.
I just feel like you ought to correct with as much veracity as you condemn.
On Thursday we get a headline "Highway Patrol revises report in fatal wreck".
Why not an equally bold headline with the "correction" article?
Something like "Highway Patrol says no alcohol found in SUV". This "revises report in fatal wreck" seems a little slack to me, as some people just scan the headlines in the newspaper, never reading the article.
The Wednesday headline confirmed (falsely) , most peoples pre-conceived notions that this was a bunch of teenagers out drinking, driving, and acting foolish.
It just seems to me that the Thursday article could have carried a headline with equal weight disputing the Wednesday article.
Why didn't it?
In the Thursday text you did say that no alcohol was found in the SUV and that the father of the driver said that tests at the hospital showed no signs of alcohol, but what if no one read the article?
Of course, if the Highway Patrol had not given out incorrect information, these articles would have never been in the paper.
I just feel like you ought to correct with as much veracity as you condemn.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
72 Murderers Spared
The U.S. Supreme court spared the lives of 72 convicted murderers today when it handed down a decision that said it was unconstitutional to execute underage killers due to their lack of maturity and intellectual development when the crimes were committed.
BULL%@IT!
Prince William County, VA said they would not prosecute a murder case against Lee Boyd Malvo because of the ruling. Malvo was one of the Washington DC area snipers in 2002 that killed 10 people and wounded 3. Their 1990 Caprice was a "killing machine" as some police officers described it. With two holes cut in the trunk, one for the barrel of the gun and the other for the scope, one would never have to exit the car.
Missouri. Christopher Simmons, who was 17, kidnapped and raped a neighbor. Then he hog-tied her and threw her off a bridge to drown. He bragged about getting away with it because of his age.
Fayetteville NC. Kevin Golphin fatally wounded at point blank range, NCHP trooper Ed Lowry and sheriff's deputy David Haithcock after his brother Tilmon had already wounded them with a semi-automatic rifle and they lay on the ground bleeding.
Don't give me this crap about a 17 yr old lacking maturity and intellectual development. I have a 17 yr old son and I know how mature and developed they can be when they want to be.
You can't tell me these "kids" didn't know or understand what they were doing.
Are people EVER going to be responsible for their actions??
All the supreme court did today was let a bunch of murderers off the hook and opened up the door for a bunch more "underage murderers".
BULL%@IT!
Prince William County, VA said they would not prosecute a murder case against Lee Boyd Malvo because of the ruling. Malvo was one of the Washington DC area snipers in 2002 that killed 10 people and wounded 3. Their 1990 Caprice was a "killing machine" as some police officers described it. With two holes cut in the trunk, one for the barrel of the gun and the other for the scope, one would never have to exit the car.
Missouri. Christopher Simmons, who was 17, kidnapped and raped a neighbor. Then he hog-tied her and threw her off a bridge to drown. He bragged about getting away with it because of his age.
Fayetteville NC. Kevin Golphin fatally wounded at point blank range, NCHP trooper Ed Lowry and sheriff's deputy David Haithcock after his brother Tilmon had already wounded them with a semi-automatic rifle and they lay on the ground bleeding.
Don't give me this crap about a 17 yr old lacking maturity and intellectual development. I have a 17 yr old son and I know how mature and developed they can be when they want to be.
You can't tell me these "kids" didn't know or understand what they were doing.
Are people EVER going to be responsible for their actions??
All the supreme court did today was let a bunch of murderers off the hook and opened up the door for a bunch more "underage murderers".
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