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Today a friend on sent me a link that outlines 24 things about Detroit that would shock me. Some of this things outlined in the article did not surprise me but some of the other things, are not only shocking but scary. It is an easy read and worth reading as it has links to multiple sources that expand and source the story. One of the links in the article takes us to graphs that outline the last 60 years of Detroit demographics and included a map of the city that showed the location of all shootings and homicides during a nine month period. Holy crap, it looks like a map of Juarez, Mexico, not Detroit. It is appalling. The situation is so bad that the police actually pass out flyers warning people to "enter Detroit at their own risk" My friend was right, I am shocked. Is this a sign of things to come for other cities in the USA? Do you see indications of a similar trend where you live? EDIT: These pictures look like scenes from some zombie apocalypse movie. Makes me want to cry.

I have seen with my own eyes people ask for a different doctor because of the difference in their race. It was a horribly embarrassing situation even though it really had nothing to do with me. Although everybody wants to be accepted as they are, including their decisions, and I am against discrimination, I think there are differences between behavioral decisions and biological things we have no control over. In some instances I feel like some people would like for society to accommodate for counter-cultural decisions they have made. In most instances folks are willing to accommodate without being asked, mainly because most people are nice, nicer than those that are forcing themselves on the situation. It has always been uncomfortable for me to see people try to force others to play like their personal decisions have no effect on how others interact with them and try to force issues.

Reality,,,, weirder than fiction!

Those are parasitic worms that hatch and grow on maguey cactus. They are called chinicuiles. In the highlands of Mexico they are considered a seasonal delicacy. Another regional delicacy that is kinda unique are called escamoles. Escamoles are ant eggs that are harvested from the dessert. I only eat them when invited, mainly because they are pretty expensive and my family will not touch them. EDIT: Both taste better than you would expect. When they run I think it is the adrenaline production that makes them so gamy.

The United States offers a huge variety of wonderful vacation spots. What kind of vacation are you looking for?

We observed similar taboo motivated discomfort when a porn star recently enrolled to become an EMT. Discrimination is discrimination. That said there should most definitely be an acceptable standard for every profession. In such an incredibly diverse society, how to determine what is acceptable continues to be the dilemma The ambulance should not be a platform for the promotion of ideology or lifestyle. I have found that where there is a will there is a way. When all parties are willing to make small consecions people can usually reach an agreement.

You gotta live a little doc! Life and gastronomy has so much more to offer! Snake, raccoon, guinea pig, cat, horse, mule, all kinds of jungle critters and lots of insects and insect larvae are some delicacies I have eaten. There is a huge and wonderful world still left to discover! You have really never lived till you tried the worm tacos!

I was in the bottom of the Mexico City Subway tunnels the last quake I felt. I really thought I was gonna have to drink my own pee for a week.

I bet you are right. The dude would have had a little harder time at it. I am still amazed that in spite of all the drunk driving awareness that anyone would be willing to help this woman drive drunk. To think that so many people approved of her behavior probably indicates that they would hope someone would do the same for them.

As I was surfing the net I came across a video of a TV show I had never seen before. The show is called What Would You Do? I have been fascinated by the real time social experiment and shocked by the results. In this clip people who have been drinking ask total strangers to breath into her court mandated Breathalyzer in order to deactivate the kill switch that would allow them to drive. As an EMS provider and a human being I am surprised at the results. People are absolutely amazing! http://youtu.be/_NizznVyphg

I wish you the very best. Once we find something we lover to do, and find a way to get payed to do it, we get to live in the sweet spot.

I think that candidates for EMS providers should look at their natural bent just as one would with any career choice. There are some people who were "born" to be teachers, moms, engineers, veterinarians, etc. Some people's natural bent is toward the healing sciences and for many EMS in particular. Two people see the same thing, one pukes and the other falls in love. If EMS is your particular bent you will find that it is not as stressful as it can be if you are working against your nature. When it is your bent you are most comfortable at work where you feel like a hog in slop. If after a reasonable break in time, EMS is too stressful and you always feel like a fish out of water you might consider discovering your natural inclinations. http://youtu.be/QQAwBmog08s

Everything about this case is wrong except that the policeman is going to be tried by jury. Even the charges are wrong. He should be charged with murder in the first degree. He had intent and he deviously created the opportunity to beat that poor man to death. I think one of the sickest and most damning things about this incident is when he puts on the latex gloves in preparation for his cowardly assault on Mr. Tomas. That really gives me the chills. Putting on gloves is an act that we as medical professionals do automatically, even without any conscious thought. We put on our gloves in preparation to show kindness, to ease pain and alleviate anxiety. We put on our gloves to heal others without incurring in harm ourselves. When that animal in uniform, puts on the gloves, the same gloves we use to heal, with the full intention of causing bloody harm, but with the presence of mind to protect himself from the same blood he intended to savagely spill, I see his motives and intentions are clear. That simple act of putting on his gloves, to do harm, makes me absolutely sick. I hope they, including his defense and anyone who supports them, abundantly get everything they deserve. In this life or the next.

No the first video explains the complexities of comparing statistics from other countries against statistics from the US because the USA is so huge and mostly developed. The second explains how the first assault weapon ban was a failure and that the difference between rifles and assault rifles is primarily cosmetic. Mr. Cruz claims that the purpose of the comitee should be violence prevention and not a repeat of failed weapons bans.

I tan across this video today and it made me think of the comparison between demographics between countries. This guy explains it a lot better than I was able. His context is different as I was focusing on schools, but his point is very similar. http://youtu.be/Ooa98FHuaU0 Also Ted Cruz gives a pretty good description of the the complexities of determining some rifles as "assault weapons". I don't think I agree with the video title, I didn't see any sweeping. http://youtu.be/Wi6gZU01yF8

But not as greasy as possum!

Do you have a link to the program you are referencing?

Well, slowly but surely this case is going to trial by jury. There is a summer court date. I surely hope that justice will be served. http://www.ocregister.com/news/thomas-388006-trial-ramos.html

Squirrel and dumplings! Southern gastronomic delicacy!

We get to help the best and the worst people in the world at some of the worst times of their life. Being an EMT can be very dangerous at times/

Fried eggs and steak are the stick!

But where is the fun in absence of hyperbole? On a serious note the discussion will be had by radicals on both sides of the argument. The results will be interesting and conflictive no matter what they are. This is a discussion where people are insatiably passionate and many are not willing to give at all. I think an interesting development has arisen that continues to widen the riff between the fed and the states. The worst part is that in the end, it will be decided by individuals who are appointed and not elected representatives of the people.

Measure twice, cut once.

My program requires an 80% to pass. Like all narcissistic egomaniacs I do a little better than that.