Just one question

YOU ARE VISITING THE OLD MALKIN(S)WATCH. THAT'S FANTASTIC. PLEASE VISIT THE NEW MALKIN(S)WATCH WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.

Weekend Offtopicism

Is Terri Schiavo's soul still in her body?

If so, why is it right to keep it trapped indefinitely in an atrophied, useless shell?

If not, what difference does this all make?

And why, damn you, why are you forcing me to agree with Neal Boortz?

She's not in a coma. People recover from comas. Her condition is diagnosed as a "persistent vegetative state." There is no medical record of someone recovering from a persistent vegetative state. This is not a state of brain damage. It is, for all practical purposes, brain death...

I'm sure that there is no shortage of people who think that I'm possessed by some evil spirit. No. I'm just sad that Terri's spirit or soul .. whatever you want to call it ... is trapped in this useless body. Her parents' love has clouded their judgment. This can be understood and excused. What can't be excused is the cruelty of the so-called "right to life" movement that will allow this woman to continue to suffer [a]s long as their own needs are met.

(Via Oliver Willis and published with the full knowledge that Crystal may never come visit me again)