Apr. 8th, 2005
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Apr. 8th, 2005 11:45 amI, _________________________ (fill in the blank), being of sound mind and
body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means.
Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of peckerwood
politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on
it.
If a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to sit up and ask for a
glass of white wine, it should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a
determination is reached, I hereby instruct my spouse, children and
attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes and call it a day.
Under no circumstances shall the members of the Legislature enact a special
law to keep me on life-support machinery. It is my wish that these
boneheads mind their own damn business, and pay attention instead to the
health, education and future of the millions of Americans who aren't in a
permanent coma.
Under no circumstances shall any politicians butt into this case. I don't
care how many fundamentalist votes they're trying to scrounge for their run
for the presidency in 2008, it is my wish that they play politics with
someone else's life and leave me alone to die in peace.
I couldn't care less if a hundred religious zealots send e-mails to
legislators in which they pretend to care about me. I don't know these
people, and I certainly haven't authorized them to preach and crusade on my
behalf. They should mind their own business, too.
If any of my family goes against my wishes and turns my case into a
political cause, I hereby promise to come back from the grave and make his
or her existence a living hell.
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Signature
body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means.
Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of peckerwood
politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on
it.
If a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to sit up and ask for a
glass of white wine, it should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a
determination is reached, I hereby instruct my spouse, children and
attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes and call it a day.
Under no circumstances shall the members of the Legislature enact a special
law to keep me on life-support machinery. It is my wish that these
boneheads mind their own damn business, and pay attention instead to the
health, education and future of the millions of Americans who aren't in a
permanent coma.
Under no circumstances shall any politicians butt into this case. I don't
care how many fundamentalist votes they're trying to scrounge for their run
for the presidency in 2008, it is my wish that they play politics with
someone else's life and leave me alone to die in peace.
I couldn't care less if a hundred religious zealots send e-mails to
legislators in which they pretend to care about me. I don't know these
people, and I certainly haven't authorized them to preach and crusade on my
behalf. They should mind their own business, too.
If any of my family goes against my wishes and turns my case into a
political cause, I hereby promise to come back from the grave and make his
or her existence a living hell.
_______________________________________
Signature
random notes from today
Apr. 8th, 2005 04:55 pmMarty Sertich of Colorado Collge won the Hobey Baker award. It could have gone to any of them. McKee or Sterling were worhty.
The Hockey Humanitarian award went to Sarah Carlson of Boston College. Carlson was raised in a remote part of Alaska, and talked about how she shot a moose with her dad when she was 13. She also built a rink in her town, in temperatures that were 20-30 degrees below zero. Once in awhile the puck would split in two when it hit the crossbar because it was so cold.
Former Ohio State goalie Mike Betz was a humanitarian finalist the last two seasons because of his work in Tanzania. He was on hand, along with former Hobey winner Brain Holzinger, to put their respective awards on the dais. In August, Betz will be going to work in Sierra Leone for two years.
Only a few hundred in attandance for the ceremonies in Nationwide Arena. Kinda disappointing.
Stopped by the Statehouse. Lots of changes in the shop. Son, only one person I worked with will be left. Everyone else has moved on. Ran into a couple of OSU fans I sit near and several North dakota fans in the shop. OSU is putting on a heck of a tournament. They're bidding for the frozen four from 2009-11. They should win the bid for one of those years.
The Hockey Humanitarian award went to Sarah Carlson of Boston College. Carlson was raised in a remote part of Alaska, and talked about how she shot a moose with her dad when she was 13. She also built a rink in her town, in temperatures that were 20-30 degrees below zero. Once in awhile the puck would split in two when it hit the crossbar because it was so cold.
Former Ohio State goalie Mike Betz was a humanitarian finalist the last two seasons because of his work in Tanzania. He was on hand, along with former Hobey winner Brain Holzinger, to put their respective awards on the dais. In August, Betz will be going to work in Sierra Leone for two years.
Only a few hundred in attandance for the ceremonies in Nationwide Arena. Kinda disappointing.
Stopped by the Statehouse. Lots of changes in the shop. Son, only one person I worked with will be left. Everyone else has moved on. Ran into a couple of OSU fans I sit near and several North dakota fans in the shop. OSU is putting on a heck of a tournament. They're bidding for the frozen four from 2009-11. They should win the bid for one of those years.