Bornfamous

For the women of South Dakota: an abortion manual [via kottke]

People have been asking me, “How’s your knee doing?” and I am happy to report that I am alive and kicking–unlike some people. So yes, the knee is just fine. Finally. I’m tempted to inflict one more knee shot on the blogosphere as a contrast to the ugly, pus-filled pics already shown, but we all [...]

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From How to Save the World:
What would happen if, instead of the fraudulent, manipulative, humiliating, scripted crap that passes for ‘reality TV’, the networks were to broadcast some real reality: A hidden camera in a crackhouse, an animal laboratory, a prison, the bedroom of an abused spouse or child, a factory farm, a village [...]

Fuckfuckfuckfuck. The infection is spreading. I’ve been on heavy duty antibiotics for over two weeks, and the germs have regrouped. They are fighting back, and winning. I have to go back to the ER. Fuck.
Update: It was a staph infection after all, the kind that is resistant to the antibiotic I’ve been taking for SIXTEEN [...]

nakedjen: The State of Our Union Address

Okay, I’m only one-quarter Swedish, but that’s the heritage I’ve always identified with, growing up in Minnesota and all. Anyways…is this cool or what?
Sweden plans to be world’s first oil-free economy
Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years [...]

Open Letter to Laura Bush

Sorry I haven’t been blogging. I have a bad strep infection in my knee after falling and skinning it a week ago, and wound up spending half the weekend in the ER. I’m allergic to many antibiotics and now more hives today. Feeling awful. Gah.
Here’s what my wounded knee looked like on Day One.
Update: I’m [...]