With the reversal of the stem cell ban, a lot of misinformation is swirling about re: stem cell research. One of which is that “embryo harvesting” will come to pass. Anyone who says this is a blatant fearmongerer.
Click here to read the rest of my blog entry, in my attempt to educate a misinformed public
– Tiff
How can the beautiful young women of the world – who happen to have disabilities – overcome the common stereotype that we’re not as great as someone who‘s completely healthy? How can we prove to the world that the men and women we date shouldn’t be ashamed to love us openly? To be with us without fear of what their family or friends may say?
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– Tiff
I’m always endlessly amused by the wack-job psychosis that humans can sometimes develop. Acrotomophilia – the desire to be an amputee – has to be one of the weirdest ones out there. These individuals strongly believe they were destined to be an amputee, and won’t feel complete/whole until an amputation of one of their limbs (usually a leg, beneath the knee) takes place.– Tiff
Dreams may be mysterious, but at the end of the day they are only a sequence of images, sounds, and feelings. OMGZ yes, they really are back!
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– Tiff
What do you really enjoy cooking?
I absolutely love cooking my Mom’s classic white sauce recipe. It’s a heart-attack waiting to happen, but at least you’ll die with a smile on your face. The recipe:
– 1 stick of butter
– 1 pint of heavy whipping cream
– 1 tablespoon of garlic sauce
– 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese
Melt the stick of butter on low heat. After it’s fully melted, add the whipping cream while stirring constantly. After the two have mixed, add the garlic salt. Right before serving, add the parmesan cheese. Stir in (still on low) and make sure the cheese entirely melts into the sauce. After that, serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy!
I usually add frozen peas and pre-cooked cubed ham into the sauce too (added at the end), and serve the sauce over a fettucini pasta. NOM.
– Tiff
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Happy 2009!
– Tiffiny C.
My PCA’s are back, the holidays are over, school is back in session…
2009 has officially begun. I am so glad things are back to normal.
Things in the disability world are pretty quiet right now, so not much to blog about these days. The only news I can think of:
– Johnson & Johnson announced they will no longer be selling the iBot in the USA this year (low sales. bummer).
– States across the nation are facing budget deficits and looking to cut programs (with disabled people crossing their fingers that the cuts won’t dramatically affect them).
– And people everywhere rooting for stem-cell research are waiting with bated breath, hoping Barack Obama will reverse Bush’s veritable stem-cell ban. Hopefully in February we’ll see this happen!
Ok, that’s all I gotta say for today. Now it’s your turn: Comment, amuse me, tell me something interesting, people!
– Tiff
Dear Mr. Bill Gates,
Why on God’s green earth did you allow your company to create one of the shittiest running systems ever? Dell forced your piece of crap on me when I bought my laptop last April, and ever since, my dismay at Vista has become greater and greater. The most annoying thing, other than the weekly system freeze-ups of course, is when IE will all of a sudden close because of a mysterious error, then restart again, but without RESTORING the session! (unlike the fabulous Mozilla). This is simply unacceptable.
Is it that hard to add this feature?
Please, publicly apologize for the abomination that is Vista. Much like the writers of “Heroes” Season 2 did.
Yours,
Tiff
This is surprisingly tasty (as well as surprisingly spicy for something from Pace). I’m in love.
More delicious info on Pace’s Four Cheese Salsa con Queso!
– Tiff
