Things that aggravate my GERD

[laceblade]

Coverage of the shootings in Tuscon has been mostly creepy. I am really skeeved out by all of the political pundits writing things like, "Wow, John Boehner/Scott Walker/etc. is doing a great job of NOT using this for political gain!" as if these displays if infinitesimal shreds of humanity are something worthy of praise.

I found ABC News's coverage appalling this evening. After noting that people KNEW there was "something odd" about the shooter, ABC basically encouraged its viewers to report any neighbors/etc. who might have mismanaged mental problems to federal mental health case workers (I forget the exact title). "They can commit people against their will, even if they don't want to go!"

THANKS, I WILL SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT, DIANE SAWYER.

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IN OTHER NEWS, I think I might have broken my pinkie toe? I think it says a lot about how much I want to see doctors right now in that I'm just hoping it....fixes itself. They probably don't do much for toes anyway.

Comments

[sasha_feather]

They don't do anything for toes, just maybe tape it to the next one with medical tape. I'm sorry, though, I know that is really painful!

[laceblade]

It is!

I need to do my toenails and grabbed my foot and was all LOLWHAT.

Tape, though - I could do that!

[jesse_the_k]

So sorry :(

Tape it to the next one gently, mostly to remind you not to lean too heavily on the outside of your foot.

[wrdnrd]

"They can commit people against their will, even if they don't want to go!"

LOLWHUT?? That's wildly irresponsible.

Also, re: toe. Yes, just tape it to the toe next to it. If it's just your toe bothering you, then, yeah, it's probably just the toe. I once thought i'd broken my little toe, not realizing until 6 months later that the fact that the pain along the whole outside of my foot meant i'd given myself a hairline fracture along the whole outside of my foot. :P