The New Handicap

I was watching TV last night when I was left speechless... for about two seconds until I uttered what? I couldn't find anything interesting on to watch so I stopped on Dr. 90210. Dr. Rey was having a consultation with a model who.. you guessed it.. wanted bigger boobs. I will say that this woman was very small in that department and Dr. Rey said she was probably that smallest he has seen, which is probably a pretty big accomplishment on her part. Dr. Rey did not stop there though, he said it was amazing this lady persevered despite her handicap... yup that's right a handicap.

I would beat if I went to my insurance agency and said I needed surgery to fix my handicap... I would get laughed out of the room or off the phone. Why? Because there is no way it's a handicap! Making that statement is like equating small breasts to Down Syndrome. Can you see the problem?

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Bailing out.

I do not pretend to have extensive knowledge on financial matters. My knowledge consists of how to prepare a monthly budget that I try to stick to and following the advice of my financial advisor. But with all the media attention surrounding the bailout, it is hard not to pay some attention. My first gut reaction was "heck if these idiots got themselves into this mess,let them figure things out". I would bet if I got myself into debt because of questionable practices, the US government would not come running to my side with $700 billion dollars in aide. I do realize that this situation will have an impact things like my retirement statement so I will keep watching but with the people working on this plan... I am not sure if we will get anything accomplished soon. I have a party affiliation but this doesn't mean I cannot have a civilized conversation with other party supporters. With headlines like "lawmakers point fingers as bailout fails?, I wonder if the politicians making these decisions can. It almost sounds like a story right out of second grade. Can't we just play nicely for the sake of the country but hey that is just my opinion.

"A mother's milk is best used for her child"

I like to take a look at CNN.com a couple of times a day to review the daily events. My husband brought this article to my attention this morning. The article was regarding a letter PETA sent to Vermont ice cream giant Ben and Jerry's urging them to use breast milk instead of cow's milk. I guess in theory I can ALMOST see their point but I don't think this would fly with US consumers. We have a hard enough time getting women to breast feed their own children for the recommended time, let alone have them start selling it so others can indulge in ice cream. It is a crazy world out there.