Subscribe to Reality Out of Sync (RSS)Mystery 1.
First born, develops an uncharacteristic rash (in the sense that he’s never shown such a symptom before). I packed him with Benadryl and he just got worse. Off to the ER! The solution (at 3am) was to, give him more Benadryl. Imagine my displeasure. Still don’t know what actually caused him to have this issue, but he hasn’t has a recurrence and I’m not particularly sure it wasn’t just a new presentation of his already present allergies.
Mystery 2.
I have had this flipping cough for the past two weeks. I won’t go to the doctor, mainly because it’s not a cough worth 20USD to be told to take cough syrup. I’m not taking cough syrup, medicine is for dying not inconvenience. First born then became ill and I followed suit not too terribly long after. Yay! I came to work today though, and am immediately regretting having done that.
Now, to address comments I missed!
I have not, nor have I ever said that the state of Israel should lay down its weapons. That’s silly. I have said, and will continue to say, that Israel is abusive to the general Palestinian populace. You don’t have to agree…I don’t require you to do so. That’s my opinion based on research and documentary information both in and outside of the Israel state. Which did you know isn’t a democracy in the traditional sense either? I might elaborate on that later. You’d be surprised to knwo some of the interesting things you dig up on that.
Gary, I love you like a step cousin. ^_^ I know you’ve been waiting for me to respond to you, and I am. I had an interesting chit chat with a lady who deals directly with the homosexual population in New York, and is homosexual herself. She regularly interacts with organizations which distribute condoms and provide sex-ed for people both in the US and outside of the US such as in Africa.
Were you aware, that one of the reasons in which condom usage has such a hard time taking hold and being of greater than the somewhat minimal impact it has been having so far has a lot to do with the fact that Africa (seemingly across the board) has a hard time with the supply sector? The delivery of condoms to the states work just fine, but the delivery to the populace (from the state to the general population) is plagued with issues. These issues prevent timely and accurate dessimination of both supplies and education.
Now, you seem to think that I personally believe that condoms are the only way in which to stop HIV spreading in Africa. I haven’t said that, and if I alluded to that then I take back whatever statement sent you down that road, if that’s the way you’re going.
All I’ve said and will continue to say without fail, is that condom usage is the turnkey in preventing the spread of HIV. Faith isn’t going to do it. Pretending like it is, is disengenuious. What the pope said, and we can all quote him forever about it, was irresponsible. If you disagree with that, I’m sorry. I work in the healthcare field, as an IT person; however, I’ve spent my time in clinical areas listening to the education that is given out to doctors in meeting halls. Condoms help, they don’t harm, as the pope seems to think. The key to condom usage is the phrase that is repeated in every piece of literature you find, “consistently and correctly”.
I’m going to go hack away in a corner somewhere. Ick.
The only harm you'll suffer with the latex and these girls, is if one of you is allergic.
Looking sheepishly: Good - Bringing condoms in case they proposition you: Freaking AWESOME - For everything else, there's umm...somethin'.
Grant says:
20USD? I had to pay over $300 for the ER, and then the hospital wanted another $1,500 when they admitted me. I guess my illnesses are more macho than yours.
April 10, 2009 11:20 am, April 10, 2009 11:20 amprata says:
Well 20USD for an office visit. My co-pay for first born to go to the damn ER was 100USD. But you can’t forget that you alone are much more macho than me. =-P
April 10, 2009 11:50 am, April 10, 2009 11:50 amGary Baker says:
Hi Prata,
I hope that you are feeling better, and your son as well.
“I have said, and will continue to say, that Israel is abusive to the general Palestinian populace.”
Fair enough. I have said and will continue to say that to promote one side of a conflict without giving context to the other side is bigoted and hateful. I am still waiting for an answer to the question: What would you want the government do to protect your family? How much restraint would you want them to show when people are threatening your wife and son and hiding within a population? How much proportionality are you willing to accept.
“All I’ve said and will continue to say without fail, is that condom usage is the turnkey in preventing the spread of HIV.”
And from a standpoint of effectiveness, you are wrong. With the high levels of unrestrained sexual activity present and the current levels of infection, it will slow the spread at best. (Refer to mathematical explanation involving probability.) If you want a “turnkey” solution, it’s still abstinence. And while I realize that it’s not going to happen in the foreseeable future, neither is anything resembling wide spread condom usage. Given all that, doesn’t it strike you as unnecessarily mean spirited to take jabs at the Pope? Or you could look at it this way: Everyone who follows his advice will stay HIV free as a result of sex. People who follow yours will have a 90% chance of becoming infected after 11 encounters with an HIV infected partner.
You also have continued to avoid the questions related to sex that I posited. If there really is no moral component to sex, nothing beyond the biological imperative, would you accept that as the explanation for your spouse who had sex with another?
I respect your intelligence and your opinions, but I am curious about your consistency and integrity. To demonstrate those, you have to answer the hard questions. Are you up for it?
April 10, 2009 6:02 pm, April 10, 2009 6:02 pm