Abortion Pill: There is a story in the news about the "third" death caused in this country by the use of the abortion pill, and a check of various versions suggests a certain lack of context. Though many highlight the tragic death of an eighteen year old whose father now wants the pill banned, the other two deaths are somewhat controversial. The most recent might not even be related to the pill itself while another involved a woman who failed to go to the doctors upon signs of serious distress.
Also, putting aside the long use in other countries, only a very small number of users in this country (in a much shorter period of time, so the numbers are somewhat hard to quantify) even have complications. Finally, what are the numbers of deaths and complications of other traditional birth control or birth overall? The use of the pill, which involves an extended period of time outside of the doctor's office, is not free from problems. But, it's hard to fully judge without proper context and details.
No Guts Alert: I discuss Sen. Leahy's (minority leader of Judiciary) sympathetic comments on the Gonzalez Nomination here.
Darn I Missed The Best Part Of The Game: I turned on MNF late, so missed the intro involving a Desperate Housewife apparently exposing herself to Terrence Owen (thus apparently inspiring him to help crush Dallas ... though they didn't need Nicole Sheridan for that [though she's good on her own]) of the Philly Eagles. The head of the league, in response to some of the expected publicity ... um controversy ... this brought about criticized it as totally inappropriate.
Thus, along with quick shots of a nipple, unshown nudity is also not allowed. Beer commercials, sexual stimulant ads, and cheesecake cheerleaders (along with Dolphin and 49er games) are. Got it.
Late Night Movie Fun ... Sugar & Spice. No, not that sort of spice. Oh, and West Wing (which lately has a S&S gal in it) was pretty good again. Gilmore Girls was decent ... but the downer relationship stuff (though the grandmother had some great moments) still dominated too much. Next week promises some "big" Luke secret. Oh joy.