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Not sure how this will be received...

As a woman, I find it insulting when a man tells me what I should do with my body. As a man, they have no idea about what we deal with, hormonally, on a day to day basis. And during that time of the month, when I'm a screaming crying ball of irrational mess, they have no way of fully understanding that sometimes our emotions are not our own. Without that true understanding, there should be no way you, as a man, incapable of feeling what I feel, that you should tell me what to do with my body.

Which brings us to the abortion issue. The Catholics protesting Obama because of his stance on abortion reminds me of the anti-war protests against Bush. So, here is where my connundrum lies. These people that protest the wars because they don't like the loss of life are the same ones who stand up for the right of abortion. It seems like a contridiction in terms.

I know that there are people that will say that a baby isn't a baby until it's born, but I don't see how anyone can say that. If a mother eats spicy food while pregnant, the baby kicks and stuff because it's upset his tummy. If you thump the mother on the stomach lightly, the baby will kick or hit the spot. I've seen it happen. It recognizes voices as whenever Adam would talk, the baby would start kicking Brittni. Yet, these people make the argument that the baby is just a bunch of cells, but aren't we all just bunches of cells?

Now, here's where I'm very conflicted. If a woman is raped, especially by a family member, then I fully support her right to have an abortion. But when you have women who use them as birth control more than once, that bothers me. At some point the light has to come on and you have to say to yourself, 'Hey, maybe I should change my lifestyle'. If the mother's life is in danger, then it should be her decision, because ultimately, she has to live with it.

I suppose my point in all of this is that I don't agree with the argument that a baby isn't a person until birth, because there is all manner of contridicting evidence in that the baby reacts to it's environment while in the womb. But I don't feel like a man should ever have a say so over what a woman does with her body. And I suppose that depending on the situation is whether or not I support the right to choose.

And I say 'Right to Choose' because I don't believe anyone actually supports abortion; they simply favor a woman's right to do as she pleases with her own body.

Although, I have to say, that I find partial-birth abortions to be nothing more than murder.

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I have to tell everyone about a meal I cooked this weekend.

(serves family of 6 -- or however many pieces of chicken you have)

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 bottle Balsalmic Vinegarette
1 small can of tomato paste
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of white bar-b-que sauce
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 stick of butter (in halves)
1 onion (purple if you prefer)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons basil
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Pasta of your choice

Chicken
1. Drop chicken breasts into zip lock bag and pour entire bottle of Balsalmic Vinegarette into the bag. Release the excess air and zip closed. Allow to marinate on one side fo 1 hour, then flip bag over and allow another hour.
2. Set oven on 350.
3. Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil and dump chicken into dish and place into the over for 45 minutes.
4. Turn on broiler and allow to for 4 minutes then turn over chicken and allow for another 4

Marinara sauce
1. Warm butter on medium heat.
2. Chop onion, red and yellow bellpeppers into small chunks and allow them to cook in the butter until soft
3. Add 1/2 cup of white bar-b-que sauce and stir.
4. Add can of tomato paste, oregano, italian seasoning, basil, garlic salt, garlic powder, and regular salt. Stir on med/low heat.
5. Depending on the kind of pasta depends on when you should start to cook it.

Adding together
1. Once chicken is finished, place in the pan of sauce and allow to sit on both sides for about five minutes.
2. Serve over pasta.


This is my own recipe. You really get the taste of the peppers in the sauce, but also, a little of the kick from the b-b-q sauce!

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I'm trying to find something to cook for dinner that will be relatively cheap. We had left overs last night and I didn't eat then, and all I've had is like two chicken fingers, so I'm ready to gnaw my arm off. I should probably go home and eat something before I go to the store. You should never grocery shop if you're hungry.

I'm just really ready to go home and see my sweet chubby little nephew!