Keeping up, and Mapquest Meme

Well, last night Omaha had a seziure while she was out with fallenpegasus at Costa's Greek Restaurant. He dealt with it well, brought her home, and I put her and Kouryou-chan to bed. Apparently, it was a big one, about ten minutes, but there was no emergency or anything; just let it run its course and then take her home.

I was at home with Kouryou-chan. Being somewhat out of options, I made baked corndogs, which Kouryou-chan really liked. (Basically, cornbread with cubed hot dog mixed in, baked into muffins.) It was fun to sit with her and eat, and we drew a little. She had her bath but didn't want to stay in; a scrape on her shin was really bugging her. I did my lesson 57 of the Japanese verbal.

I hope it doesn't snow. I hate driving. Snow doesn't help my mood.

( Mapquest meme instructions )

Results: Total Est. Time: 51 hours, 9 minutes. Total Est. Distance: 3332.77 miles

The phrase of the day: すること, "things to do." As in "することがたくさんあります,"I have a lot of things to do."

Kanji of the day: 火, meaning "fire." Pronounced ヵ by itself (the kun), sometimes as ひor ほ (the on).Example word: 火災 (かさい), "burning fire."

Has Virginia been taken over by loons?

First, I read that Virginia is considering a bill that would create a new personalized license plate with the phrase "traditional marriage" and a pair of interlocked gold wedding bands on the plate. Virginia already has a law that bans "any contract or arrangement" between same-sex couples, and is considering writing the ban into the constitution.

In the same week, a bill entered the legislature making it a crime, punishable by up to a year in prison or a $2500 fine, if a woman has a miscarriage and fails to inform the police within 12 hours. Everyone got that? As PZ Meyers puts it: "Failure to carry a fetus to term, for whatever reason, is a crime, and must be reported to the appropriate authorities within 12 hours, or you can be sent to jail for up to a year or fined $2500. You may be crying your eyes out at an unwanted miscarriage, but you will pick your butt up and turn yourself in to the police immediately. You are a bad person."

Ick

For a giggle, though, you think the editors were having a bit of fun with this headline?