It’s quite late on evening of our Presidential Election and the polls in Michigan closed more than seven hours ago, and yet I find myself still seated, staring at a computer monitor and enjoying an unexpected conversation with a friend on Facebook. This night has brought several events I wasn’t expecting.
Michigan had a state constitutional amendment proposal on the ballot concerning loosening state control over embryonic stem cell research. We spent some time discussing just what this amendment would actually mean– for science and for the sought-after-embryos. I’ll save my opinion on that issue for a later date, and I do have a strong opinion on it, by the way.
Our talk drifted into other things as well. Artistic endeavors, Spiritual gifts, a little of this, a little of that. It’s been delightful, and stimulating. My friend has encouraged me to continue writing– he thinks I have a little talent for it! At least that’s the impression I got. I don’t know how one gauges such things, but I’m a little biased about my own writings.
So I’ve gotten a little nudge with some wonderful encouragement and an invitation to join Creative Community, though no formal invitation was ever required. With that little bit of sweet contentment I’ll be on my way to curl up under my covers, which we both said we needed to do about two hours ago– and save my commentary on politics, ballot proposals or any other potential hot button issue for another day.
What do You Make of This?
14 January, 2009 — Linda~~~ ~~~ ~~~
This was on the New York Times quiz-of-the-day on Facebook today. I can’t believe that someone somewhere really thinks it necessary to have an Rx medication for growing longer eyelashes!
Who needs this?! Ponder that a moment….. ummm…. no one.
Of all the things a pharmaceutical company could spend billions of dollars researching, why on earth LONGER EYELASHES! Botox wasn’t created as a wrinkle reducer, but that’s one of its alternate uses, which is really good for sales and helps recoup research costs. Now if this drug was created to treat hair re-growth for Alopecea patients, and longer-than-before eyelashes came as a bonus for them, well that’s fabulous!
As if the world doesn’t see Americans as self-involved, elitist pricks already, this shall surely add to that opinion. Of course, this will feed the self-involved vanity for women– and a few men I’m sure– worldwide, but that won’t matter in the world of public opinion.
While we’re still absorbing this astonishing news, let’s add this little head shaker: think about where the money came from for this desperately needed new drug. If the US government spent any of my hard-earned tax payer money on this project, someone in Washington DC needs to be recalled and lobbyist definitely need more control and oversight. If all the money came from Allergan’s own deep pockets then I’ll un-ruff my feathers a little, but we still end up paying for it somehow or other in higher retail prices for other products sold by and through them, or their parent- or sister-company.
There was a time when medications were developed to actually prevent, treat and cure physical ailments. Now we develop them to prevent, treat and cure our perceived genetic flaws. Steroids for your eyelashes, what’s next: steroids for non-public hair? puhleeze.