HOSPITAL MUSINGS

Howdy, y'all, here is the latest in my world:

1. Hospital - I am in the hospital right now for "diabetic keto-acidosis", which is merely a fancy term providing an excuse for poking me with needles. I should be out tomorrow.

2. Dawn Porter: Extreme Wife - Airs September 23, 2008 10 PM on Channel 4 in the UK. Hopefully it will air on YouTube so that the Yanks can see it, too.

3. The Death of Homeschool - Homeschooling has officially ended in the Jessop household. Some people can do it, some cannot. We could not.

During my interview with Dawn, she asked me about it, and I told her how we were phasing our kids out of it. She implied that I was an irresponsible parent for allowing the homeschooling to take place, and that I should have put my foot down as husband since it meant so much to my wives. She did not understand that our family does not work that way.

Still, it is weird to have a daughter in high school.

4. Scorn - The local librarian refused to look at me whenI went into the library. She usually has a smile and a greeting. Obviously she has heard some rumors. Why does it bug me so much?

5. Celebration - This month, I have been a polygamist for nine years. I am one lucky bastard.

6. Hypocrisy - My eyebrow-plucking sister-in-law who supposedly disavowed polygamy and who consorted with the anti-polygamists was seen spending a two-week vacation in the polygamist enclave of Pinesdale, Montana - no doubt looking for a new sucker/ husband. Rumor has it that she spouted her vitriol to anyone who would listen. (Her lack of education would prevent her from being familiar with the word "vitriol".)

7. The Run-on Sentence as a Title - Flora Jessop wrote a book. Get a load of the title:

Church of Lies: How Flora Jessop Escaped the Slavery and Sexual Abuse of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints and Dedicated Her Life to the Continuing Rescue and Successful Liberation of Women and Children from this Notorious Sect

With that lack of brevity, she could write song titles for emo bands like Fall Out Boy or Panic At The Disco, or write album titles for Fiona Apple.

She also didn't write this book alone; she had a co-author - someone who actually did all the work. Sheesh. I could write my own book. Why can't she?

In her book she says:

"My name is Flora Jessop. I’ve been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am."

No, I have never called her any of these things. I have merely called her a tweaking scarecrow.