A View Of The TEM All Over The Place

I've got a lot on my mind. Click on the links to read all about it.

• The debate over the cervical cancer vaccine continues. Seems there are some parents out there who believe that protecting their daughters from a virus nearly all of us carry in our bodies or will be exposed to in our lifetime equals a false sense of security or a license to run reckless. Check out this article to see the debate. I think this quote sums it up for me: "It's like any other vaccine. If it's something that is going to prevent (my daughters) from acquiring any type of disease, I would want that...It's a virus, and we have to bring it down to the scientific basis and take the emotion out of it."
• Nine may be too young for a girl to get an HPV vaccine, but 15 is not too young for a girl to get married, at least according to the Colorado Supreme Court, if not 12 for girls or 14 for boys if you toss English common law into the mix. Not that's irony.
• Men, if you're thinking about proposing, please keep your clothes on and stay out of the bushes.
• This story shows that the first cut can be the deepest for a child, especially when parents are using a child as a pawn in a power struggle.

Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette. Click on the picture to see a hilarious video.

• You know, it's hard out here for a chimp trying to get the smoking monkey off his back. Hope he's concerned about the effects of his secondhand smoke on his zoomates.
• First there was the $1000 libation, then the McDonald sandwich equal in cost to about 30 Value Meals, now there's a burger that will sent you back a Benjamin. Does this mean that "Have It Your Way" will now mean low APR financing or layaway?
• Speaking of burgers, this is just a hot mess.
• House Republicans have been delaying a vote on extending the Voting Rights Act to work on other important issues - like a proposed pimp tax. Guess I used my "Hustle & Flow" joke too soon.

I can't do no more, y'all. More to come later.