"We are just a normal family. We are non-denominational. We do not consider ourselves religious. When we are sick, we just lay our hands on the sick to heal them. We believe in the power of prayer."
-Wisconsin woman justifying watching her daughter die of entirely treatable diabetes
Have I mentioned how strange and beautiful and sometimes really, really scary I find the state of Idaho? Larry Craig has decided not to run for re-election, surprisingly enough, but the competition for his Senate seat is fierce, to the point where at least one candidate has legally changed his name.
I've been thinking about kids lately. Having them, I mean. Perhaps there's something to be said for the biological clock after all. But then I read this article and thought better of this whole hankering for kids thing.
Army Holds Annual "Bring Your Daughter To War" Day
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I went out for dinner yesterday with Marti, my Wisconsin friend, and so of course had to send her the article about the crazy mother (see quote of the day, above). She pointed out that Wisconsin is, after all, the location of the most infamous DWI of all time, or at least close to all time. She went on to point out that this particular article is incorrect. Half of the DWI team was in fact not legless, just paralyzed.
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