Just Because You Can Does Not Mean You Should

Nadya Suleman pregnant

Unless you have been spending the past week spelunking in a deep, uncharted cave, you most likely heard about a 33-year-old Southern California mother of 6, Nadya Suleman, who thought it would be smart to have six additional crotchfruit frozen embryos implanted in her clown car womb last year (at least that one deep cave has been well charted). By the magic of fertility treatment that raises the odds of having multiple pregnancies, she gave birth last week to eight reasonably healthy babies, raising her kids count to a staggering fourteen, close enough to forming a rugby team (if shrimps had such a thing as rugby teams). Continue reading

The Challenge Of Growing With Our Age

Old scrooge

Most people are concerned about getting older. They rightfully associate old age with the betrayal of the body, which gradually fails at supporting once vigorous physical and intellectual functions. These people usually wish they could slow down this bodily decay and remain young (or at least pretend to) just a tad bit longer. Hence the market for Botox, Corvette cars, and little blue pills.

As for me, well, I’m concerned about not growing old fast enough to keep up with my times. Continue reading