I remember when my friend was 8 months pregnant on 9/11/01 and I thought she'd be the last pregnant woman I would know.  Who would bring children into a world where that could happen?  Well, looking at the full kindergarten classrooms at my kids' elementary schools, I'm not sure the birth rate dropped at all in 2002.

Yes, the environmental damage being caused by humans is overwhelming.  And sad.  And frustrating.  I personally wouldn't bring more children into the world - easy for me to say, I have one healthy child of each gender.  If I had one and wanted another, I would probably do it- but not without reservations.

Maybe if we get a tough Dem in the White House things will look up for the environment?  And health care for all.  What a boon to all children's futures.

On a personal note, I am in excruciating pain.  I think I gave myself whiplash.  On Wednesday I was trimming a tree on a ladder, trying to get branches far out of my reach.  Perhaps I over-extended myself, or when a clipping would fall toward my face, I suddenly shifted my head out of the way, all the while trying to keep from falling.  My neck muscles are bitingly painful and stiff, even with round the clock Advil, heat packs, and an old muscle relaxer I had in my medicine cabinet.  The only thing that seems to help is Biofreeze, but only for a few minutes.

Should I go to a doctor?  This was not caused by "trauma" such as a car crash, so I don't need an X-ray.  I'm afraid all the doc would do is tell me to take Advil and prescribe a muscle relaxer- which I am already doing.