Plutocracy or 2010 Midterm Election Results

I guess that title is a bit misleading.  We've been seriously heading for a Plutocracy ever since Reagan deregulated everything in the 80s.  It's not just caused by this election cycle.

However, it's at a quicker pace now that people are voting for it.

Go Vote!!

Vote!!

Well, except my conservative friends--you know who you are--you can stay home if you want...  No!!  No, I say!  You should go vote too!  Yes, even you and even though our votes will cancel each other out.

But, if you do go vote, please try to be informed.  For example, do you know who to retain for judge here in Illinois?  It's not on the tip of your tongue?  It's not right there, catalogued in your frontal lobe?  Yeah, it wasn't for me either.

That's why I went to the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening to give me some idea as to who to keep and who to throw out--the Bastids!!

Go to:

http://www.lagbac.org/Alliance_ballot_order_2010_General_Election[1].pdf

and it will show you who the various bar associations thought were reasonable judges and who we need to get rid of.  Er, those of whom we should get rid.

Catchy.

Go vote!

Ahhh Ooooo...

Werewolves of London!

Happy Halloween--enjoy your weekend!

Breastfeeding Vs. Breast Cancer

In a cage match between breastfeeding and breast cancer, you know who wins?  I bet you've never been told.  I bet you've never read it any where.  In this month of breast cancer awareness where even KFC gets in on it, despite the questionable healthfulness of their double down chicken sandwich, and plasters pink ribbons everywhere, I bet you've not been told about this life saving information.

I won't put a pink ribbon on my site here, but I will tell you this:  Breastfeeding Significantly Reduces the Risk of Breast Cancer for Both the Nursing Mom and the Female Baby Later in Life.

Yeah, that's right.  You heard me.  Breastfeed, and your chance of getting breast cancer (and a few other cancers) goes way down.  Do it for a longer period of time and the protective effect is even greater.  Your female infant will have a reduced risk of breast cancer when she is older.

WHY ARE WE NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS?!

Please try to breastfeed your children for their health and your own.  If you have any kind of difficulties (and you might--we don't grow up seeing a lot of breastfeeding, so you may not know how to do it properly) go get help that is readily available.  La Leche League International has been helping women breastfeed comfortably for decades.  Or:  For decades, La Leche League International has been helping women breastfeed comfortably.  I'm a big proponent for extended breastfeeding, but I would even draw the line at decades...