Of course she also is homeschooling because she can't have her child brainwashed by the system. And she wouldn't give the kid immunizations either.

How is it that some folks do get the critical thinking thing and others do not? The antivax stuff makes me bananas.

There's an article on the costs of containing an outbreak: [link]

You're not just risking your kids' lives, but everyone else's. It's so completely selfish and based on information made up by morons and frauds.

Man, I don't know what I'm going to do - I have doctors I like at my current provider but the state has switched HMOs and the (the clinic) doesn't take either of my choices. They still take the regular insurance that I can choose but not for long (apparently).

Why are they willing to cut all university employees out of their patient-base?

It's so funny that we live like 4 hours away but will meet up on another continent.

Heh, I was thinking that too. OK, we'll try to get together on Sunday. I'll let you know when we have firmer plans. Woo! Library Bar!

Greg Laden's blog on Science Blogs has a nice bit on vaxes today:
The vaccination does make the baby cry, so why do it?

To spoil the plot a bit: because dying babies are usually too weak to cry in their last hours and are very very quite until they pass away.

flea, I'm so glad you're going to go on the Dublin trip -- first because it'll be a treat that you really really do deserve. The second is that you might have to make a huge life-changing decision based on it, so you need all the data you can get in person. This will be money really well-spent in the long run. (Sort of like an expensive house inspection on a house you don't end up buying. If you did, you'd have wanted to know.)

What Theo said.

Timelies all!

Once again, Nova has decided I don't have enough cat hair on me. Thanks, cat.

Just for a show, sj. Then I'll hit the road.

Boo!

People! Attend my magical meeting!

Dinosaur Comics' mouseover text, as is so often the case, speaks truth: [link]