I went to the Abortion Clinic today

I've got this small clinic semi-across the street from my place. I can only assume they do abortions due to the fact that their are always protesters out there. I just think it's awful that women have to go in there and have these “people” criticize them for a life decision such as this. They hold up these signs and say things (they seems quieter than they used to be) and have these awful posters that they put up on the side of their van. And they've got writing on the sidewalks in chalk (I think it's just the phone number).

I just just wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help (to get the protesters away from there). Why? Because I don't think they are doing anything to deter women from their abortions, I think the women have already made their decision. My opinion is that they are just upsetting and stressing these women out and may make them doubt their decision after the fact which they don't need. It's got to be a tough enough decision without strangers telling you what to do with your body.

So I didn't know if they had any petitions or anything or anywhere I could file a complaint. They said thanks but not really, they did have a court date of some kind pending but a local resident didn't seem to be what they needed. They seemed appreciative but (at first) I think there was some doubt that I was really there to offer help. I'm glad I went over there, I've thought about it a million times but felt funny about it...

I'm not trying to spark a debate or anything. I'm pro-choice but it's from more of a “it's none of your business what I do with my body” standpoint than some deep philosophy of life (and that's good enough for me).

On a side note - My Mother had me at a young age and had to drop out of high school, her decision might have resulted in my not being here. I think about that a lot when thinking about these kinds of things but I still think people need to make their own decisions. She did go back to high school part time to get her diploma, I still remember that, I think I was in the first grade when she did that. She managed okay, but I'm sure it was rougher to do than I remember i

The Laundry Internet Bar (sort of)

So Dearborn isn't really the kind of town to have a bar and laundromat all-in-one. But my around-the-corner bar is right across the street from a laundromat and the bar just added WiFi so it works for me. It was time to wash the comforter for my bed, I've got a pretty big washer but it's just too big to fit, hence the laundromat. Plus it's one of the days they've got happy hour food, so I've got pizza and wings to go with my Long Island and it's not too smokey. I've got all this and laundry cooking across the street, it couldn't be much better unless they had outside seating :)