Eclipse VII

There was the usual fare of global unrest, national politics, murder and mayhem today so I picked two stories that I personally have a tough time labeling as only good or bad, just to mix it up a bit.


Maybe bad, maybe good news: - Depending on your view of the issue

I understand the whole should-or-shouldn't-a-baby-boy-be-circumcised-or-not debate. There's the issue of it being more hygienic and the issue of it psychologically scarring an infant for life. I don't know what the right answer is. Then there is the issue of what is done with the foreskins after circumcision. I believe in organ and tissue donation and feel it's wonderful that they can harvest tissue from it for skin grafts, helping people with bad burns in the process. I do have a problem with it being used for beauty products. It feels wrong, weird and least of all, just a bit gross, but that's just me.

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Good Wonderful-with-a-slightly-worrying-element news: - A potential for backfiring

Even though it would be a joyous day if all cigarettes could disappear from the earth and even though I support a harsher global campaign to get through to the pathetic addicts and curb the tobacco companies' marketing to developing countries, I worry about the potential for a black market developing. Mostly I am thrilled that the spineless, greedy liars of the tobacco companies are running into some major obstacles for once.

total eclipse on November 19


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