The hypocrisy of stem cell attitudes seems outlined so eloquently by Tilam. So, an organ donor is okay to give up his/her body, but an unused fertilized egg, which might develop into a human, isn't? What is the difference here? An organ donor signs his/her pieces away legally with a document, why can't the stem cell donors do the same? If we are all true believers, then how can we donate organs, when as good christians and such, life doesn't "truly end" at death, but begins as specified by many of our religious teachings! Some people, as we have seen time and time again, just use words and positions to enforce their political agenda, and of course, that of their lobbyists and campaign contributors. And yes, if federal funding is decreased, then private funding should step up and see how far this avenue of human advancement can go.
Oh, and amazingly enough, I haven't commented on Ricky's return to the Dolphins. If the fish had ANY guts, they'd say "hey, yanno Ricky, we sort of drafted this great runner out of Auburn, have a nice life". Looks like Ricky burned through his money a little earlier than expected. :)
What to say about Danica Patrick. WOW! What a great and promising young driver - her 4th place finish in the Indy 500 as a ROOKIE is incredible and to be applauded. But tO highlight the fact that she led for 17 or so laps of the race as a woman OVER the fact that she could have won as a rookie and had a great car (but fuel tightness ultimately caused her to have to drive too conservatively) is to disrespect the driver over the woman. She's a race car driver, get over the woman part - 'cause boyz, she's the REAL DEAL! And frankly, before this season is over, I predict she will have one win - you heard it here first! But also, let's not stifle the male chauvanist in us all and say "she's kinda cute, wonder what she looks like outta that complete coverage racing suit". :)
Musing and Notes and Opinions in the world of sports:
Frank Thomas is injured in his first game back - kinda gives new meaning to the term "the big hurt".
Phoenix is DONE against the Spurs. It's only a matter of time.
So the top 2 drafts of the MLB finally ended their holdouts, the longest in history. Here's to wishing them a complete meltdown in the big leagues, the selfish little pricks...oh wait, their agent was Scotty Boras. The selfish prick.
I'm getting a bit tired of "moral victories" for the US National Soccer team. While our skill level is catching up with the rest of the world, and while we have a great and successful record under Bruce Arena, we need to beat the "men" of the world. It's time to come to the stage and perform, not just "show up and give 'em hell".
Out for now.
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