Having a children is a choice (for most)

For the kind of people who are bitching about taxes on the internet, yes. But I would continue to argue that the ability to choose the size and shape of one's family is a first-world luxury - I do not think "most" women have access to the reproductive freedom choices that I do.

unfortunately there are those who want to take it away from us in this country too.

I do not think "most" women have access to the reproductive freedom choices that I do.

Definitely agree.

I wish more people would realize that the cheapest and easiest way to improve the standard of living in any country is to a)educate the girls and b)make sure women have easy access to contraception.

There are Nerds on my keyboard. I suspect Owen's been into the Halloween candy.

In other first-world luxury news, man builds smartphone dock into his prosthetic arm.

(My first thought when I saw that was "Dang, I wish I were a cyborg." My second thought was "What's he going to do when his contract runs out?")

My second thought was "What's he going to do when his contract runs out?"

Heh.

(My first thought when I saw that was "Dang, I wish I were a cyborg." My second thought was "What's he going to do when his contract runs out?")

He's in the UK so they don't have that pesky problem.

Ah, true. Still, I'd assume one upgrades a phone more often than an arm.

The phone can be removed from his arm when needed.

Maybe Nokia agreed to upgrade the dock whenever he upgrades the phone.

Steph, I can't begin to express how happy I am that you found Tim. Watching your relationship blossom from afar has been a great pleasure

This. Very much this.

Also, very happy for tommyrot and his gf. tommy, I drive to Memphis twice a year (it's a 600 mile drive that takes right at 10 hours). I am always tired the day after and plan on coming back with at least a day before I have to go back to work.