YouTube - Halo Theme Song School Talent Show

YouTube - Halo Theme Song School Talent Show

This is simply brilliant - who says kids today have no imagination?

Take one very cool chick on electric violin (sadly a touch rough on the edges from the recording), add a pinch of Blue Man Group, and the Halo theme (with a little Mario Bros. for comic relief) = too cool for words...

Which Super Villain are you? Results

Which Super Villain are you? Results

Your results:
You are Mr. Freeze

Mr. Freeze 64% Lex Luthor 48% The Joker 46% Green Goblin 40% Magneto 39% Dr. Doom 36% Riddler 35% Catwoman 33% Apocalypse 29% Mystique 28% Venom 27% Juggernaut 24% Poison Ivy 21% Dark Phoenix 20% Two-Face 20% Kingpin 16%

You are cold and you think everyone else should be also, literally.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

The Ashley Treatment

Well, after a protracted silence on the blog front, I am back on line, and hopefully this will be a more regularly active site. What brings me out of my long period of inactivity, you ask? A topic that fits most squarely into the working title/content of my blog, brought to my attention by my good friend Bob.

The topic? The so-called "Ashley Treatment", referring to a recent case of a young girl in Seattle, and her parents' decision to pursue some radical medical interventions that have broad implications not only about health care, but about eugenics, social justice, the value of individuals (and in particular, those with disabilities) in our society, and whose needs come first...

The link in the post title connects to a blog written by the parents of Ashley, explaining their perspective and feelings. Some other sites of potential interest include the following:

Times Online Article

CTV article

CNN article

As well as NUMEROUS blog entries addressing the issue...

For my own part, I need time to read and digest it all before making comment - but I thought I would post this to solicit opinions and reflections from others in the meantime...

Stay tuned....