So this morning on the train there was this old guy on a loud and long rant - it was more entertaining than the Dylan I was listening to on my iPod, so I stopped the iPod to listen. Apparantly there's some big plot to control our minds with mind control rays. Also, there are robots involved. Now at this point you're all probably thinking, "Well duh; I already
know
that," but there's more - there's something in "Hindu Scriptures" about this. Now whether Hindus are trying to warn us or if they're in on the plot I don't know, as I missed much of the rant. Oh, and there's something about shoes too....
When I got off the train I resumed my Dylan song. It was "It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" - a great song to listen to after a random public transit rant....
I can't believe it took me an entire week of being back in DC before I discovered that there's a new Trader Joe's just a few blocks from my apartment! My plan for this afternoon had been to go grocery shopping at the crappy Safeway, which had been the only walking-distance grocery store, but that plan has just been revised.
I can't believe it took me an entire week of being back in DC before I discovered that there's a new Trader Joe's just a few blocks from my apartment! My plan for this afternoon had been to go grocery shopping at the crappy Safeway, which had been the only walking-distance grocery store, but that plan has just been revised.
Hil, I'd love to hear what you think. Someone just told me about it and I'm interested to know if it's worth a trip. I usually go to Whole Foods and TJs in Annapolis but the TJs there is quite small (and no wine!).
Cannibalism, necrophelia and beastiality, oh my!
I'm glad it's Friday--especially since it's DH's Friday off.
Cannibalism, necrophelia and beastiality, oh my!
I'm glad it's Friday
Now I'm imagining some tired employees gathered around the water cooler: "It's been such a long week, what with the cannibalism, necrophelia and beastiality. TGIF, man!"
I'll let you know, Megan.
According to the website, it does have wine. I'm not sure how big the store is -- I'm trying to remember what was on that lot before, but I can't remember.
When I got off the train I resumed my Dylan song. It was "It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" - a great song to listen to after a random public transit rant....
Heh. This morning I just got some jackass next to me on the bus wearing earbuds that were so loud I could hear them through *my* earbuds. Now, granted, I was listening to John Mayer, who isn't exactly known for his hi-fi, but when my battery died (oh replacement, please come today) I had to listen to this petite brunette blast out Rob Zombie tinnily and overly loud. No wonder the RNIDP wants to restrict mp3 player volumes. Declasse *and* dangerous.
I am ecstatic that it's Friday, and I get to go home in two hours! Yay!
New in-town TJ's? Woot!
Now to see if the Metro goes there.
If only they would put one on the Hill. Instead, we're getting a Harris Teeter...which may or may not be better than the newly (and expensively) renovated and yet still remarkably crappy Safeway.
As far as I can tell, under normal circumstance only the legal system has the right to override the next of kin's insistence that the corpse remain buried. So how did this person get their hands on my mother's corpse?
Plenty of people may have access to a corpse between the time of death and final disposition: orderlies, morgue employees, funeral parlor/creamtory/cemetary employees.
Has your contention changed from having no issue with someone eating a corpse or using it for sex, changed into, "If people with some sort of legal right to disposition on a corpse use it for sex acts or food, I have no issue with it"?
You've appealed to my emotional response. What I think is more important is my logical response. I don't see why I should care.
Well Mr. Spock, other than the public health matters involved with the handling of a corpse, and the legal right to final disposition, issues surrounding the corpse (and other possessions of only sentimental value) are almost completely emotional. Will the family donate organs; cremate; embalm and bury; not embalm but bury; have a service; have a public service or a private one; do they want flowers; what dress should she be cremated/buried in; closed casket; open casket; rings on or off; one long visitation or two or three shorter ones.
A random corpse may only amount to so much meat to those of us who didn't care about the deceased, but it may well be more important than a rump roast to people who knew the living person who occupied the shell. Given it is largely an emotional matter, to ignore the emotional component is illogical.
Plenty of people already eat things I think are nasty and perform sex acts that make me wince and look away. I'm not about to start outlawing them because I think they are gross. I'd only want to outlaw them if I thought they were wrong.
Is causing emotional damage to other survivors wrong? If the cannibalism or necrophilia ran counter to the wishes of the deceased, would you then think it was wrong enough to take issue?
