My rant, so there...

If you didn't raise an eyebrow at the latest information pertaining to the use of the mammogram...you had better! I was watching Good Morning America this morning and the government is now questioning the use of mammography for those women under the age of 50 !!! I don't know about you, but I know of women under the age of 50 who have had breast cancer and if it had not been for the use of this diagnostic testing procedure, they would not be with us today.
The excuse is that there is the possibility of side effects from using the mammogram each year, which was the earlier recommendation for those at higher than normal risk. Well heck, I'd rather take that chance than not find out about breast cancer until it was too late for any treatment.
With the trend toward government control of the health care system, is this the beginning of selection ?
This also reminds me, I don't qualify for the H1N1 flu vaccine ! That's because I'm not considered "at risk" and I'm not old enough...and so on. But hey, I don't want the damn thing anyway, it's not been proven effective.
It you don't think this might be "only the beginning", you might want to reconsider.

That's my rant for today...don't get me started.

Dad made me do it

Her name is Olivia. She is 8.5 weeks old and a rescue from Pet Friendz in Caro. She is a miniature pinscher chihuahua mix, no bigger than a minute. Even our smallest cat, now appears like Hulk Hogan.

It all began not long after Dad passed away, I kept feeling as though I was compelled to have a dog. My Dad always loved his dogs. There was "Fat Jessie", "Ruby Begonia" and most recently, the stray elderly, "Jake Russell".

For fun, I looked on the pet finder site and found this little girl. I just kept going back to her. Next thing I knew, we were filling out the application for adoption. Again, it was as though my Dad was there directing this entire show.

She's now part of our family.