*contemplates the full moon*

You know what? It's true. I never have seen a waning moon. I always see it either full or waxing (or possibly new, but I don't know about that). MAYBE, I see it a day after the full moon, but that's it. And it's not intentional, either, because every time I notice the moon isn't full anymore, but it's getting fuller, I realize that, yup, once again I've missed it waning.

This month will be different. If I have to get out of bed in the middle of the night, I will. I *will* see the waning moon.

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Linky about an autistic girl

Question!

Being able to bowl will be another step for Charlie. Because of the autism, her hearing is extremely sensitive — sudden or loud noises can be too much to take, Terri Welsch said.

She recalled sitting in the car with Charlie at the Special Olympics regional soccer competition this spring. The soccer fields were close to the track, where the starter pistol’s bang was more than Charlie’s ears could handle.

Determined to desensitize herself to the noise, Charlie sat in the car, rolling the windows down bit by bit. Despite her best efforts, Charlie couldn’t play that day.

This is the Special Olympics, right? Couldn't they make some sort of accomodation, maybe, um, not using a loud starter pistol? There MUST be another way to start a race!

Seriously, do they actually mean this has never come up before? Or that they were unwilling/unable to change things slightly? We're not talking about a huge change here. It's really the equivilant of signing AND speaking. I don't know. It just seems basic to me.

Yes, it's uncut, bandwidth stealing librul-ness, but....

Projected deficit is HUGE

I could just scream.....

Letters to the Times. The important section is the one about last week's Lives article - a woman carrying triplets decided to abort two of them.

( Especially relevant parts excerpted )

Edit: The original article is here