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| What's the Deal? |
| 11.21.05 (8:30 pm) [edit] |
Everyone, check out my latest link, Truk. Truk (Stacy) is one of Evil Petting Zoo's hardcore members. As you'll see @ truck.com, he takes great adventures into the wild kingdom. He goes to places I want to go to yet cannot because I am always working, selling the camping gear to those who CAN go!
And that's the deal...that's why I haven't written much these last few months. By the end of the day I am mentally drained and trade blog-time for sleep. Also, I sometimes go through the thought process of:
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I think of a lot of topics but I give up once I realize there's not another, better, way to say it.
But then I think:
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So, why not go ahead and write something? Well, I just don't have the motivation I suppose. I need some inspiration.....but I tend to agree with this last poster...
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| Something Thing To Think About |
| 11.18.05 (9:45 pm) [edit] |
It's 1am and I just opened a big tall can of Yoohoo Chocolate "Drink". I don't suppose it's milk, but it sure tastes good.
I was listening to a radio show this week and the host discussed a story out of Great Britain about a man who was diagnosed with HIV. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/he... The story goes on to explain that he went back to a health clinic a year and a half later and, after more tests, was told that he no longer had HIV. According to physicians the young man's body had "cured itself" of the virus. There have been anecdotes of such "miracles" in Africa but this is the first documented case to gain worldwide interest in the AIDS research community.
The man refuses to allow researchers to do further tests on him. This is the crux of my entry.
Lately there's been much ado about Eminent Domain issues in our country. The power of a local, state, or federal government to take over private property with the intent of using it for the good of the many. Can this also be the case for a human being? Say, for argument's sake, that this young man HAS indeed a unique DNA capable of eliminating the AIDS virus by its own means. And if he continues to refuse to allow any more tests that could possibly strike a blow to a disease so deadly and dreaded as AIDS, would the government be justified in forcing this man to allow tests? Could he be held without his permission for an unlimited amount of time?
Before you answer, make sure you ask yourself how you would react if you were that man. You have in your body a possible cure for the most feared and deadly disease mankind currently faces; a disease that threatens the lives of nearly 40 million people worldwide. Would you be able to withhold the possible promise of survival to 40 million people?
Is this a matter of private liberty and personal rights vs. the good of the many? In essence, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few....or the one." Before I digress into more "Spockisms" I'll ask one more question before I turn it over to you and your opinions.
If a cure for AIDS is found through this man's DNA, would that have any impact of the actions of those people who contract HIV through sexual contact or drugs? Would it cause someone to think that, "since there's a cure I can do whatever I want and not have to worry about the consequences."?......hmmm...consequences...another can of worms perhaps for another day.
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| Tag....I'm It |
| 11.05.05 (9:13 pm) [edit] |
The good folks over at Crotchfish tagged me with this challenge:
* Go into your archives
* Find your 23rd post
* Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it)
* Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions
* Tag five other people to do the same thing
Well, here it is: "It looked like pure white snow as far as i could see. Almost like i was at the north pole...or south pole for that matter.....fluffy, textured, rippled "ground". from april 2004. "Greetings From PA"
ahhh yes, that was a fun trip. My first trip by plane.
That reminds me, I think I still have one of my favorite pictures from that trip. It was a road sign out in the Amish country or Central PA. Come to your own conclusions as to what it is teaching.
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| For What It's Worth |
| 11.04.05 (6:07 am) [edit] |
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| Patience....Still Thinking... |
| 11.02.05 (7:42 pm) [edit] |
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