IG Awards

Ok there are two things in this article that made me laugh today, so I thought I'd pass on the fun.

"Considering my parents thought I was an idiot when I was a kid, this is a great honor," he said. "I wish they were alive to see it."

Working for an internet company that has to fight fraud like this every day...it's funny.

The Ig Nobel for literature went to the Nigerians who introduced millions of e-mail users to a "cast of rich characters ... each of whom requires just a small amount of expense money so as to obtain access to the great wealth to which they are entitled."

Court Clashes over Physician Assisted Suicide

This is a hot topic that I've struggled with for a long time. It seems to me that it is a moral dilemma that should be put in the hands of the person who is making the decision. I think the fear here is hope. Medicine has changed so much that we have a false sense of security that no matter what happens to us that money and time can fix most things. Unfortunately, this isn't always true and I think the difficult thing for me would be when to draw the line. How would a physician choose who to assist in suicide and who not to? When and where do we draw the line...like with anything rules to this nature would have to be decided? When is it right and when is it wrong these are moral decisions that lie in the hands of the people making the decision. Why should the government step in and tell someone that they can't choose to die? With some terminal illnesses it lies in the hands of the family members to make the decision as the person isn't capable to find a way to go peacefully.

In light of my recent family hardship suicide is a tough topic for me. I guess I feel pulled to both sides of the fence on this one, but overall the decision to commit suicide is touchy when it comes to religious beliefs. Who's choice is that to make?

Smoking Chimp

Well if a person tried quitting the way they helped this old lady how much weight would they gain? I'm a small person and the last time I was moderately successful in my attempt to quit smoking I gained 15 pounds, and I'm here to tell you it wasn't that my diet changed drastically and I started eating everything in sight.

Anyway I'm going to try again. I'm working on the cutting back thing - which I'm actually very good at, then I'll have to decide how/when to kick the habit for good.

Another Week Over

Well I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd drop a quick one in. My week was very uneventful. I worked swings this week which always causes me to be a tad bit grumpy and unmotivated. There isn't much to say really I did little more than work and sleep this week. I'm looking forward to having a good week and getting some little projects done around the house. I've been working on refinishing a cedar chest that I bought at an auction a few years ago and I'm hoping to get some work done on that, and maybe get some school things taken care of.

Lesson Learned

Just in case anyone else was thinking this was a good plan I thought I would warn you...

If you've been drinking...

And you weigh somewhere in the vicinity of 100 pds

Don't try to carry a 50 pound bag of dog food.

I think this is going to hurt in the morning....