myJaxonIf we don’t go crazy once in a while, we’ll all go crazy. - Hawkeye

Lover Revealed is out! I’m so excited. It wasn’t suppose to be out until March 6th, but I saw it at Wal-mart today. So I haven’t had a chance to read it, but once I do, I’ll get a review up here.

For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about - Lover Revealed is the fourth book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. It is an exceptional series and I would recommend it to everyone. I’m going to go start the book now. See you when I’m done.

I don’t get what the problem is.  So a state wants to make it a requirement that sixth grade girls receive a vaccine that will help prevent cancer.  That seems like a good idea to me.  I would want to protect my child from Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) if I could.  There are people out there who think the government is meddling in a parents right to decide that, but how is this any different than requiring newborns to have certain vaccines within the first few years of life?  The vaccine is there to help prevent a disease.

“For the life of me when the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and the other experts come forward and say this is safe, it’s been tested and it’s available, why in the world would we not make it available,” Gov. Rick Perry said. (Businessweek.com) I have to agree with Gov. Perry.  If it has passed the CDC analysis and there are other experts saying it’s safe, why not take advantage of it?

“Genital HPV infection is very common, with estimates suggesting that more than 50% of women will become infected with one or more of the sexually transmitted HPV types at some point during adulthood.  By age 50, about 80% of women will have been infected with genital HPV infection. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004)” (wikipedia.org)

As a society, we’ve already started taking precautions against HPV.  As a female, we schedule year Cervical Pap Smear test to make sure we haven’t caught anything.  One of the things doctors look for during this procedure is HPV, and since HPV can result in cervical cancer, why wouldn’t a person take an extra step to ensuring that you don’t get it?

Maybe I’m just ranting at this point, but why are people against a cancer vaccine when everyone is crying for one to begin with?  Yeah, it’s not one of known killer cancers (i.e. lung, breast, etc), but it’s still a cancer.

There has been an initiative proposed by the Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance (WDMA) in Washington State.  The whole thing is ludicrious, but it makes a very valid argument.  In response to the WA Supreme Court’s ruling against same-sex marriage, the WDMA proposed that “Couples would be required to prove they can have children in order to get a marriage license, and if they did not have children within three years, their marriage would be subject to annulment.”  (CBS news)

While I find the whole thing stupid (afterall, Jesse and I waited until after our 3rd anniversary to have children), I can still understand the motivation.  If all the arguments against same-sex marriage are based on the fact that those couples cannot have children, then it would be hypocritical not to hold that standard to ALL marriages. 

The WDMA has more initiatives up their sleaves, including one that “would prohibit divorce or separation when a married couple have kids, and the other would make having a child together the equivalent of marriage.” (Seattle PI). 

The WDMA knows that their initiatives will never pass, but they are hoping that having these innitiatives on the ballot in November (as long as they can get the number of required signatures by July 6th) will start some serious discussions on the topic.

If you’re interested in hearing more on this, here’s a couple of other news sources: Fox 11 (AZ), New York Blade, Longview Daily News (WA), Bellingham Hearld (WA), Google News Search.

It’s not often I actually read spam email, but when there are references, that kind of catches my eye.  I received one today about certain individuals who are calling people telling them that they missed their jury summons and now there is an arrest warrant out for them.  I won’t go into any more detail, but if you’re interested in finding out more, check out these sources.

• Snopes.com
• Minnesota Judicial Branch
• Congressman Udall’s (NM) website
• Superior Court of CA 
• FBI

Jesse and I were sitting here watching Ghost Hunters on the Sci-Fi channel when we ended up at the Animal Planet during a commercial. I have never seen anything so cute as the Puppy Bowl. Basically, they have a bunch of puppies playing in a football themed playard with a bunch of toys. There is even a “bowl cam” in the water dish. And then, for the halftime show, they have the “Kitty Half Time Show“. What can I say, this has a large LARGE cuteness factor.