Apologies for the radio silence this week. The weather has been crazy here and power was off over the weekend, during which, unfortunately, I was also trying to move into a new house (moving during an ice storm: not recommended, by the way). Then I got into a fight with some of our downed tree branches and lost...don't ask. Anyway, I do have a post on tap for later today and hopefully things will be back to some semblance of normal next week.
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Angels of rain and lightning! there are spread
On the blue surface of thine airy surge,
Like the bright hair uplifted from the head
Of some fierce Maenad, even from the dim verge
Of the horizon to the zenith's height,
The locks of the approaching storm. Thou dirge
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Jeez. I would have gladly volunteered to help you move. If only I didn't have this bad back....
While you were out: The battle against polio was nearly lost.
Virginia to require HPV vaccine for girls
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Having frequently engaged tree branches and had some memorable defeats, my sympathies. And for having to move in lousy weather; ugh.
Blizzards suck.
Yes, I'm here in Virginia and have been following this. I'm genuinely and pleasantly surprised that this made it through our very reactionary House of Delegates. We have a number of folks, one Bob Marshall in particular with attacks on contraception and Plan B, who have made sexual politics their bread-and-butter for winning elections. I think there was a fairly concious decision to avoid making it a political issue, so the debate/discussion was kept quiet. Funny how the social reactionaries have 'come to Jesus' moments for science when it really gets down to brass tacks.