If You MUST Abort An Angel...

IMO, there should be no such thing as legal abortion after the first trimester unless it's done as a lifesaving measure (or a very serious health saving measure such as where continuing with the pregnancy is liable to cause a heart-attack, stroke, etc.). 

If you absolutely have decided that you don't want to have a baby with Down Syndrome, don't dilly-dally into a time when the pregnancy now includes a thumb-sucking baby with a face. 

But is it really such a horrible experience to have a child with Down Syndrome? 

Do people with Down Syndrome really "suffer" from this condition? 

It seems to me as if people with Down Syndrome enjoy their lives just fine, so why is it so acceptable to have their chances of being born taken away from them? 

However--if you absolutely can't bear the thought of giving birth to "one of those"--at least terminate your pregnancy before waiting until you're more than three months along.

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 30, 2013

First Class Train Travel Daydream

I'd like to have my very own Pullman car and name it Miss Ainsley. Not an original idea. Got it from the movie, This Property Is Condemned.

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 30, 2013

On Being A Full Body Donor Who Also Wants Full Code Treatment

I've already decided to become a full body donor, starting with organs (including skin), bones, and anything else needed.

Whatever isn't needed can be returned to be cremated and laid to rest in Cunot Cemetery.

If enough ashes are available, I'd also like some scattered in the area of Mammoth Cave's Methodist Church (down in the cave and seen on the historical tour) and into Lake Michigan at Kemil Beach (near Beverly Shores) at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

But I'm not going to be using my body anymore once I'm gone, and it will simply decay if just put whole into a casket and vault, as even embalming doesn't last forever.  Others might as well be getting good use out of it.

However, do NOT be licking at the chops to get hold of any part of me before my time to leave!

I want FULL CODE while I'm here!!!  None of that Terri Schiavo neglect for me!!!

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 30, 2013 

For more details, go here.

 

A Tribute To My Mom Inspired By A Poem

This poem is so beautiful and moving, and the picture chosen to illustrate it warms my heart! 

The thoughts expressed by this precious, elderly dog are more alike to than different than what's in the dear hearts of our senior citizens such as my 90 year old mom.

Inside of that fragile, timeworn body is still the spirit of the young woman who used to pick up the preschool me in her arms to dance around to the Fabulous Fifties music played on Your Lucky Strike Hit Parade or waltz me around to the wonderful melodies of Johann Strauss. Still there is the one who used to read to me at night and who would, on those nights when there was neither church nor school to wake up early for in the morning, come home from her second shift job at Delco-Remy to take me outdoors to look at the moon and share conversation and cups of tea after that.

So often I look back on those times and wonder how they flew by so quickly.

Today, she's assisted in her mobility by a combination of a wheelchair and aides--though she's undergoing therapy to see if she can be brought back to the place where she would only need a walker.

Yesterday, she walked with me on wooded trails, sandy shores, railroad tracks, sidewalks, cave trails, and even a mile down and back into The Grand Canyon back in 1969. 

Anytime that she thought that I was getting put down, she was always there like a mother lioness defending her cub.

To this day, she's still my very special champion. She not only won't allow for other people to put me down in any way without speaking up but, also, won't allow me to put myself down.

She tells me how much she loves me and how proud she is of me--and, of course, I love to hear people say the same things about her. So many people use the word, sweet, to describe her, and I feel good all over when I hear them say things like that about her.

My heart is full of so many wonderful things to say about my mom, and I want to thank the writer of this poem (KerrieAnnS) for how her description of what might be going through the mind of an elderly dog has ended up inspiring me to put so many of my thoughts (though not all of them, as that would take forever) into a tribute to this real blessing of a person.

Lillian Ainsley (Jobe) Phillips was born on April 6, 1922, and I'm celebrating the day she was born by giving Kerrie Ann a special gift that's perfect for the occasion. She can find it when she looks up her GPs.

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 27, 2013

This was originally written as a review of:

 A Dogs Best Friend

Re: Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, & The Sanctity Of Life In General

I'm neither for the death penalty nor medical euthanasia and am, also, very limited in my approval of abortion. 

And what the heck is a quality of life!?! Very subjective. 

I'm not for suicide, either--and am for suicide prevention. 

However, if a person is going to leave the planet in such an untimely way, UNassisted suicide should be the only way for this to take place! 

Dying an untimely death (which can be done at any age) should always be a DIY project!  

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 25, 2013

Who's To Blame For Shootings At Schools And Other Public Places?

Big Pharma is getting filthy-rich by the constant encouragement to prescribe drugs to "manage" our schoolkids so that they're now lining up for brain pills the way they once lined up for mid-morning milk break. 

The entertainment industry is getting filthy-rich through making violence and hating on people popular. 

The gun business is getting filthy-rich by offering to the public weapons that weren't meant to be used by private citizens. 

Put this recipe together, and you have...Sandy Hook, Columbine, and a whole bunch of other tragic stories.

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 23, 2013

 

Re: President's Blunt Words Aimed At Members Of The Extreme Right Wing During His Inaugural Address

Note:  I still have lots of respect for many Republicans at both the local and national level, so what I've written below isn't aimed at them but, instead, at those extremists who are continuing to give a party I, until recently, claimed as my own a very bad name (a gross understatement).

President Obama first tried to be friendly and diplomatic--and it did work with those Republicans who hadn't already gotten into a position that would make pooping onto the tops of their heads so likely.

However, he's now going with the only thing that seems to work with the ones who are so far to the right that they're about to fall right off of the American Eagle's right wing.

And what is that?
 
That is to say to them as diplomatically as possible:
 
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR BULL, SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST STICK SMELLY GYM SOCKS IN YOUR STUPID PIE HOLES!?!"

Good for him!!!  It's about time!!!

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 22, 2013

 

Re: Beyonce's Pre-Recording Our National Anthem To Lip-Sync During 2013 Inauguration

Hey! It was cold out! If she sang it live, you'd probably hear her teeth chattering!

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 22, 2013

 

Re: Making Something Perverted Out Of A Covering Ceremony

Back when I was ten years old, I snuggled up to our married minister (in his early thirties at the time) while wearing only a terry cloth robe and a pair of panties. 

He was also wearing a terry cloth robe, and I have no idea what he was wearing under it, if anything. 

I held my nose, and, after he said, "I baptize you in the name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost, he put me under the water for a few seconds. 

And, yes, it was good for both of us! 

So sexy and perverted... 

C'MON!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!

You can make something nasty out of anything if you try hard enough! 

I see no sign of any sort of kinky sex going on. However, I see lots of signs of dirty minds and/or ignorance! 

Although I never saw this kind of ritual happening in my own church, the covering ceremony sounds beautiful to me. 

I wonder where anyone got the idea that this was something sexually-perverted. 

Maybe they got a message sent to them through their fillings and/or tin foil hats...

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 26, 2013

Powerless...Powerful...Empowered!!!

After going through times of feeling the chill of powerlessness, we're finally coming to realize that we need to become empowered as opposed to simply powerful...

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 22, 2013

 

Re: Elected Official Encouraging Prayer For Our President's Death

I think I'll invite him to my next party for the purpose of putting him in a spray-can and squirting him out as Silly String!

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 19, 2013

 

In Response To Susan Boyle's Desire To Start Dating

"Of course I'd like that special someone in my life, but I'm not going to let a man define me. I've done pretty well over the past 51 years without one but it would be nice."

 Susan Boyle 

I hear ya, Susan!!!

This past December 12, I turned 60 and am doing quite well without a man in my life at this time.

Of course, I've had boyfriends--and even came close to getting married on a few occasions--but I've never had a husband.

At this time, I'm not even in the market for a husband or boyfriend, as I'm pretty much married to my career along with dealing with some health issues. 

When it comes to romance these days, I'm more of a spectator and a matchmaker/encourager for/of others.

At one time, I thought I'd be married with children by or before the time I turned 30 along with having the additional careers of teacher, writer, and activist.

Things turned out differently, however--and, I now believe, for the best.

While I don't have any specific physical traits (other than taking pride in his appearance) in mind for my future husband (should I end up with one), you and I share the same desires when it comes to what's inside.

Since you now feel ready to go this route in your life, I wish you the best in finding that special someone and will keep you in my prayers, love, and positive thoughts.

Even if it doesn't happen, however, please don't lose your beautiful sense-of-self because you're a precious treasure with or without a man!!!

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 19, 2013

 

Re: Whether I Speak My Mind Or Hold My Tongue

I want to avoid hurting the feelings of others, even if they're thinking the exact opposite of me. There are ways of getting my point across without being so blunt that I cut like a sharp knife!

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 18, 2013

 

Memo: January 24, 2013

At this point, I have several posts waiting in the eaves to be posted, but I wanted to establish more of a reading audience before posting too many at one time, even though they will still be available in the archives.

Anyway, at this time, I'm working on a big project that I hope to have finished enough to be shown off by sometime on January 25. Throughout that day and over the weekend, I'm going to be posting some of those posts until I'm able to catch up with myself.

That's all for now...

Ainsley Jo Phillips 

January 24, 2013

Re: President Obama On Gun Control

President Obama isn't taking away our right to bear arms. 

He's only saying that there are certain kinds of arms that shouldn't be in the hands of private citizens. 

Guns such as military-level assault weapons are capable of doing far too much damage in mere seconds. 

If you believed in no gun/weapon control at all, then, I guess it would make sense for every individual to have the right to own his/her very own Atomic Bomb!

Ainsley Jo Phillips

January 16, 2013