That Would Ennh Oh

Normally, when I read about something vaguely politics/goverment related in the press I have a "on the one hand, but on the other" reaction. In the case of the recent article in the New York Times on loosening regulations to allow more biomedical testing on prisoners, my reaction is an unequivocal "absolutely not, never, maybe when the sun bloats up and boils away the oceans."

To me, the potential for abuse when you combine a profit motive with prisoners that don't live in a free enviroment and that likely won't understand what it is that they're being asked to do is just so ridiculously high that I think it's absurd that people would even consider it. But then again, a lot of people don't seem to think that prisoners are really people so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

My What A Big Back Log You Have There

A lot has been accomplished and/or experienced since my last BLOG UPDATE. Here's a quick list:

Went to Sunriver for the week long Bi-Annual Jacobson family reunion.
Rafted the North Upqua.
Visited many exciting volcanic features.
Made much progress on the refurbishment of the yardscape.
Saw Thievery Corporation in concert.
Saw the musical version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Finished the 1st iteration of my capitalism themed CCG.
Watched much of the one and only season of Firefly.
Took many photos of my cat in various compromising positions.

Needless to say, assuming I ever post again, the next few posts will be about the above topics.