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So. I Guess I’m A Sin Against Nature Now?

Posted by Sean on October 23, 2010

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Image source: buzzfeed

I had heard about this, but for some reason I’m just now getting around to commenting on it:

Glee’s Sue Sylvester believes a female football coach "is like a male nurse: A sin against nature."

‘Glee’ star has serious competition | TV | Entertainment | Toronto Sun

*sigh*

So , a sin against nature. Hee-hee, haw-haw. Yeah, I know all in jest, fun, comedy, satire, etc. I guess I just wonder what John and Jane Q. Public will do with this new information.

So now the next time a ‘glee fan’ is treated by a male nurse… hmm.. I wonder what they will think?

So, is it OK for this sin against nature to save your life when you need it? Should I or shouldn’t I catch when your lab values are out of whack? Is it OK if this sin against nature titrates the medications effectively that are giving your body a blood pressure?

Wait – Is it OK if this sin against nature understands, comprehends and follows the appropriate treatment protocols when there’s a machine breathing for you. So that I know when you need help, when you are doing well, when you are not doing well?

Is it also appropriate if this sin against nature…..

Wait. I’d better stop.

Sorry if I’m being a lil’ over-the-top here.

I just get so frustrated by the media’s contribution to our demise. When and where we will actually  get the accurate support is beyond me. Thus I know, it’s entertainment. But the world of entertainment’s tentacles are able to reach the most desolate of places and strangle the good sense outta the most innocent.

If we only had an equally strong presence of good, accurate information for the public.

The quest continues.

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Too Much Television? Bad For Your Health?

Posted by Sean on January 12, 2010

 

The researchers suggest this link between TV-time and early death could be partly due to the fact that sitting in front of the tube may take away from time a person might otherwise spend moving about, engaging in light activity, which has been shown to reduce the risk of developing certain biological indicators of cardiovascular disease.

Couch potatoes may have shorter lives – Diet and nutrition- msnbc.com

Seems that the rumors are true directly and indirectly. Are you surprised? Really? I’m pretty sure the information and the effects of a sedentary lifestyle on your health are not new, nor are they shocking.

Oh – and it applies to the chair sitting in front of your computer as well.

Get up.

Get moving.

Get healthy.

Any questions?

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More Startling News About Losing Weight!

Posted by Sean on December 16, 2009

Cutting back on TV viewing — the predominant culprit in adults’ sedentary behavior — could contribute slightly to the national weight loss effort, a small randomized trial suggested.

via Medical News: Couch Potatoes Who Cut TV Viewing Lose a Little Weight – in Primary Care, Exercise & Fitness from MedPage Today.

Do YA think??!!

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Not Sure If I'm Going To Have Mercy?

Posted by Sean on June 11, 2009

Here’s a quick wassup on the third up-and-coming TV show that attempts to give nurses their dues.

NBC.com – Mercy.

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Seems to have promise. It has potential. And this show doesn’t have drug-snorting, adultery. OK.. maybe the adultery, but her need for medication is limited to a prescribed anti-depressant.

Jury is still out.

Let me know your thoughts.

Carpe Diem

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