Tired Brain and an Ethical Dilemma

My youngest brother and my dad and I sat around our dinner table for nearly two hours after we finished eating tonight. We got involved in a wildly ranging theological, ethical and moral discussion that started with the topic of tongues, but quickly (though I'm not sure how) moved to a discussion of ethics, stemming from the following question, with the included presuppositions. Let me know what you think. I should, theoretically be able to tell you all about the ethics of it, but to be honest I'm not entirely certain I followed our conversation, which travelled in quite a number of circles before coming to a conclusion. (We did however, wander our way through an illustration of all of the events of world history as a five act Shakesperean play, with the five fingers on a hand as a visual... I found it very helpful in terms of some big picture stuff!)

So, here's the question: If someone you know was going to have an abortion (and, assuming that you oppose abortion, you've made your position very clear to them, but they're still going to have the abortion), and if you don't accompany this person, they'll be alone, would you drive her? And why?

Should have stayed in bed...

Today is going to be one of those days. I can tell. I know it's Tuesday, but it's worthy of a Monday.

The snow is dumping down, and we had a whole pile overnight. Heavy, wet, spring snow, that's nasty to be out walking in.

Someone broke my photocopier yesterday. The tech guy came and fixed it, but it broke again this morning, in exactly the same place, plus some new and crazy thing. I'm waiting for another tech guy.

I'm feeling kind of lousy - stiff muscles, queasy stomach, and sleepy.

I should have gone with my initial instinct upon waking this morning, and stayed firmly curled up in my nice warm bed!

Another article to read...

In my ongoing struggle with questions over war vs. peace and so on, I came across this article on TIME magazine this morning. Since most of you know that I also have a strong interest in mental health issues (due to my own background, and the growing awareness that various friends have brought), you won't be surprised that the findings of the article are disturbing to me. Particularly when you consider that the age group the increased rates of mental illness caused by time at war is most dramatically affecting are those who are my peers.

Anyway, give it a read and let me know what you think!

Amusing Headline

"Ant Infestation Tests Non-violence of Buddhist Monks in Malaysian Temple"

It made me chuckle a little. While I definitely feel non-violence is a good option for behavior towards other humans, I don't think my committment extends to poisonous stinging ants!

Pasta and Chocolate

I had somewhat of a frustrating evening, long, and, because of the exhaustion from last night's lack of sleep, emotional.

I made a quick trip to the grocery store tonight, and, while contemplating what to pack for lunches this week, spotted some pasta that drew my attention (spinach and cheese ravioli). A quick trip to the aisle with sauces, picked up some sun-dried tomato pesto, and at the check-out stand a Kit-Kat bar, and headed for home. Some quick cooking left me with a satisfying meal, so I pulled on my pygamas, curled up in my chair with the plate of pasta, and watched an episode of Gray's Anatomy on my laptop.

This was exactly what was needed, for I had hit the point in exhaustion where everything makes me want to cry, and I needed the quiet, the rich food, the chocolate, and the little bit of melodrama to relax my brain and chill out for a while.

And, with that, I'm off to bed. I'm tired, work promises to continue at a dizzying pace this week, and I'd like to read a bit before making yet another attempt at sleep (with prayer first this time!) See you all tomorrow or the next day!