The crazy lady strikes again for Sunday, August 27, 2006

David Reimer arguably has one of the most famous, if not the most famous, medical history known. When he was a baby, a doctor used an electrocautery instrument to circumcise him, rather than a standard surgical blade, and ended up literally burning David's private parts off. David's parents - barely out of their teens themselves - acted on the advice of doctors and had David undergo sex-reassignment surgery, because they were probably told that this would be easier than it would be to... Sign in to see full entry.

Miracle in the Andes, written by Nando Parrado, is a book I'd love to own one day. The only obstacle in my way is that it costs a whopping US$25 at my local Borders (it's not new any more, so it doesn't qualify for the new-book discount). Parrado is one of a group of 16 survivors of a plane crash which happened in the South American Andes on - get this - Friday, Oct. 13, 1972. (There is rich irony for the superstitious among us in that date.) About 45 or so (crew included) boarded an airplane... Sign in to see full entry.

An editorial by Forbes magazine's editor is causing a huge stir. This editor is recommending that men marry women who intend to stop working once they get married (if they ever intended to have a career in the first place). His advice (and yes, the editor who wrote the op-ed piece is a man, folks) is based on his perception that women in the work force are more likely to (to put it in Christian terms) be tempted to commit adultery than are women who do not have jobs after they marry. He feels... Sign in to see full entry.