Justin and I went to the beach today in Tarpon Springs, after stumbling upon a little Greek town (great hummus/lemon potatoes). The beach on Howard Park was cool to experience. It is at the end of a causeway.
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It was overcast and windy, Check out Justin's smoldering stare:
It was really great to get out of the house and appreciate some of our surroundings. Speaking of which, I have already looked into getting a pass to Busch Gardens. It is only $170 for two years, which is very exciting to me because they have 8 legit coasters, and the park is only 20 minutes from our house and 7 minutes from my classrooms. Justin, Jim and I should be going on Friday. I'll keep you posted on how Busch Gardens stacks up to SixFlags, Cedar Point Park, Disney, Universal Studios etc.
Todd Akin, where to begin.... Like most of you I am sure he wasn't even on your radar a few days ago... but he is now. If you haven't seen his interview, here is a minute clip below:
Basically, he said that in cases of "legitimate rape" a women's body shuts down so she cannot get pregnant. Since he has apologized for his statements and said that he realizes women that are raped can get pregnant but the basic idea that there are different types of rape, some more legitimate than others.
"Not only were the remarks by Akin reprehensible and medically false, but Akin is a man who co-sponsored legislation with Paul Ryan that included definitions of life, personhood, and rape. "
This is an ongoing issue, and the obvious links between Akin and Ryan are concerning at best. Qualifying rape is the first step to treating rape survivors differently and puts more on the survivor to prove/justify their rape, even more of a burden than it already is.
I have some graduate assistantship work to finish but I am most looking forward to hanging out on the couch with Justin and Nala.
Melanie
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