Hat tip to mscongeniality for the link to this amazing no-holds-barred description of the diseases covered by current vaccinations and just how horrible they are. Bonus essay by Elizabeth Moon about living in the era of polio. I think all parents refusing to vaccinate (barring those with legitimate allergy concerns) should be forced to read this. Twice.

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I only have two posting filters, and I like to keep them up-to-date. The first is the baby filter, which is for cute pictures and stories about my sproglet. Presumably (hopefully?) this will soon include Thing 2. (Yes, Yael does get mentioned outside of the filter, but the filter is for posts that are just about her ( Read more... )

I'm glad to know that the pregnant woman who was stabbed the next block over from my in-law's apartment will be okay. And apparently the attack wasn't random. Isn't that nice? I certainly feel better now, don't you ( Read more... )

I will be writing my review tomorrow, but I had to say stuff that can't go in the review. ( Cut for spoilers )

Yep, I went to the Mall today.

No, not the mall, the Mall. Y'know, the National Mall in Washington. I wouldn't set foot in a mall on Black Friday if you paid me. ::shudders::

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I'd like to talk to everyone who's writing a Yuletide fic this year and urge you to finish your story early. I know, I know, it's practically a fandom tradition to always write ficathon stories at the last minute, but there are 1598 participants this year! If everybody finishes at the last minute and tries to post, I can 100% guarantee that the ( Read more... )

As I was reading this post on Feministing about a horrific interview with Jean Claude Van Damme that you should only read if you're not already feeling homicidal, I was reminded of something weird that happened the other day ( Read more... )

And it's a boy. It's most definitely a boy. Really. And we've got a printout to prove it ( Read more... )

Oh. My. I know I'm all spammy today but...you need to watch this ad from the National Advocates for Pregnant Women, explaining the real life consequences on women who are trying to carry a baby to term of antiabortion and fetal rights laws. Wow ( Read more... )

Rosh Hashana threw off my schedule, but my review of this week's House episode is finally up at Firefox News ( Read more... )