Emptying My Head

Friday, October 15, 2004

I Want To Get Back Under The Covers

I just wanted to get back under the covers today when:
- I heard that the Sheriff was refusing to drive pregnant prisoners to the abortion clinic. They got pregnant while abusing drugs or in prostitution and he is refusing to provide them their legal rights of choice. Instead, foster homes are picking up drug addicted, parentless kids at the County Hospital. They are wards of the state until age 18, often needed special services from affects of drug abuse in the womb. The State Department of Corrections will take them to the abortion clinics, but makes the prisoner and their family pay for the services. They are often very poor. What a world....
- Male fish in the Potomac River are being found with eggs. 75% of the male fish had eggs,which authorities think is due to pollution. Makes me think of the three-eyed fish in "The Simpsons".
- The community garage sale I offered to organize got all screwed up, as the community newsletter did not get out on time. So, I don't know who is participating (if anyone). It goes back to the old saying, "no good deed should go unpunished."
Well, it is almost Shabbat and time to relax. I need it.