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Prego

The story of Thomas Beattie aka The First Pregnant Man has really been overblown. This is very deceptive at first the way ABC and other literature first portrays this case. Congratulations to the Beaties but there is nothing spectacular about this case. Thomas is a female to male trangendered man now he still has his female reprodcutive organs. His pregnancy really is no different than any non-transgendered females pregnancy. I have no problems or issues with this type of family having a child or this type of person giving birth to a child but lets quit making a big deal out of nothing. It is not a miracle of science or nature and I feel like the media is mislabeling the case to rope people in. I actually feel sorry for this family that they would allow the media to use them in this way. Media Empire, come back to me when you have an actual non-reassigned pregnant male that has never had female reproductive organs and has undergone some succesfull form of artificial pregnancy that takes and subsequently the result is a healthy birth.

Just another day of work! I cannot wait for the weekend.

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RedAlert

The Centers for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a Highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically. This virus is called Weary Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or anyone else via any means whatsoever - DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life completely. If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises. Take two good friends to the nearest grocery store and purchase one or both of the antidotes - Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system. You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends. If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life.

Oh, I'm way, way late, but I figure I'll play anyway.  :)

This week our letter is.....C

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Beggar

Now I choose to live in the big city, Chicago, and it is expected to walk down the street and be hassled by street beggars. The issue I have is with businesses that allow these vagrants to remain at their doorways or better yet in their establishments. I frequented one of my favorite movie theaters, actually in Evanston, IL, to take in "The Dark Knight" and once again have to walk past the Rastafarian beggar that remains eternally at the doorway to the theater entrance, at times even opening the doors for patrons. I am not sure why businesses let this element stand right at their entrances and hassle people for their extra change. I don't know about you but in these days and times there is no such thing as extra change. No there there has always been and always will be homeless beggars in society but I feel it is the responsibility of business owners or managers to keep this out of their doorways and from bothering their patrons. I like this theater but I am almost to the point of not going there any more because I do not feel like being hit up at the entrance for my extra change. Business owners take control and put your foot down.

Sean and Stefan celebrate today with this musical moment...

How can you not smile over the outlandish but good-hearted act that was Carmen Miranda! Enjoy!

Go in for a simple oil change...find out that the oil pan is aluminum and the plug is metal. The two do not like each other because now my pan is shot.

Guess how much a new oil pan is?

Almost $450.

Holy #$&$%*#@@&#*#&^#$%^#*^&(%&#!

Right now they are trying to find a part that will remedy the situation until I can get the car to the dealership. Didn't have luck today so hopefully tomorrow.

Possibly sans car this week. Crap.

I have only $500 in the bank saved for situations like this, and no extra $$$ to throw around past that.

Try. To. Not. To. Freak. Out.

What idiot put those two metals together in the first place if they corrode each other? Stupid German car.

On the way to Evanston to see the"Dark Knight" movie with Joe and Tony. The weather sure is dreary. That's Tony at the very far end of the platform being a loner.

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