Hey, I love getting that extra random day off! It's next week, actually. Woot!
There's nothing unconstitutional about an employer giving employees a day off and calling it Prayer Day.
Woot!
ION, I had lunch with my Dad, where he brought along living will and medical power of attorney forms to go over with me (as I am the only kid in Ohio now). Granted, he should have done this LONG ago (5 heart attacks, people; and he's 67 [or maybe 68]), and it's important to have it now, but actually sitting down and reading over forms that say things like "If I am in a persistent vegetative state, I DO NOT WANT nutrition or hydration," etc., freaks me out to some degree.
Again, it's really important to spell these things out ahead of time, and most of me is glad he finally got around to doing it, but reading all that shit, about how you want the doctors to not try to resuscitate you -- it freaks me out.
I respect people's right to die, but I hate the part where it involves, you know, death.
It's really sad when a population is watching their country collapse and feel they need to flee to another for a better life, but America is for Americans! [link]
And apparently so is everywhere else.
That reminds me, now that I'm married, I need to redo my living will and talk with Dan about it, now that he would be Le Plug Puller. He's soft-hearted, and I need to get it clearly delineated.
Again, it's really important to spell these things out ahead of time, and most of me is glad he finally got around to doing it, but reading all that shit, about how you want the doctors to not try to resuscitate you -- it freaks me out.
Ergh..yeah. We filled one of those out before Bob's surgery. I claimed it gave me the power to have them shave his head while he was under. But, really, it was distressing to think about.
Yeah, I had a conversation with my parents recently where I asked if my grandmother has a DNR. And she does, which is good, but still. Ugh.
That conversation is never fun, Steph.
I'm going with 250 calories and 13 grams of fat. Sounds reasonable from the recipe searches I've done. It didn't have corn or black beans, and I skipped the tortilla strips on top which gave me some wiggle room.
I don't disagree on increasing border security, and the Feds not stepping up. I think the AZ law is almost impossible to enforce without harassing Hispanic citizens, and it shows a lack of concern about harassing a group of citizens by the lawmakers there. If this law was meant to bring a spotlight to the issue and isn't really meant to be enforced, then that would be one thing, but I don't get the impression that is the case here.
Regardless of what's been done in the past, I don't think the government should be officially endorsing and asking people to perform a religious practice. If the President asks for prayers after a natural disaster or something unofficial like that, then fine, the Pres is still a citizen and should be free to express religious beliefs.
I don't want to tell any student WHAT to think, but I do want to teach them how to think critically.
Bless you for this, Erin. Critical thinking skills are SO important and frighteningly rare.
I had that conversation with my parents before either became seriously ill. While neither ended up in a long-term vegetative state, it was one thing we didn't have to think about when they went into the hospital. No "what would s/he want" about it. We knew.
Never a fun conversation, but knowing my mom's wishes sure helped in those last few weeks. I hated losing her, but I know I did as much as I could to meet her wishes and that gave me a great deal of comfort.
On the meme front, I'm home from work killing time before the dentist. Spent some time clearing the clutter from the living room. It turned into a pick something up, put it away, find something near the "away" place and return it to where it belongs. Lather, rinse, repeat. Nice to have the living room picked up and bits of the rest of the place in better shape. I'm trying to tackle one room at a time. I've let real cleaning slide for too long.
