The boys in blue reign victorious again

It's always fun to win. It's even better to beat the White Sox. This sign, while adorable, is misleading. The Cubs were deep into enemy territory, winning at the Cell. Took some of the sting out of this morning's trip to the dentist. I enjoyed a "half-mouth periodontal scale/root plane." It wasn't THAT bad. But it certainly wasn't the way I most wanted to start my weekend. That's why I'm extra happy that my Cubbies came through for me.

Right? Moral? Christian?

Every day I see children that no one wants, who have no home. I live next to a licensed, accredited children's home which cares for kids until foster homes can be found. My living room window looks out over their play area. These children laugh, ride bikes, play in the sand box and sit on the swings, just like any other kids in a playground. All races are represented, but according to my unscientific observation, most are white.

No one wants these kids.

Their mothers, for whatever reason, chose to give birth to these children; obviously they were not aborted. Yet they are wards of the state because no one wants them.

That's why these "snowflake adoptions" REALLY piss me off.

People are actually adopting unfertilized embryos from clinics. This "saves" the contents of a test tube from being "destroyed" in order to help find a cure for Parkinson's, diabetes, Alzheimer's, etc.

The contents of a test tube don't know what it's like to be abandoned. Even if your religion teaches that the contents of these test tubes represent life, you have to agree that they don't have to go to school with children who have families. They don't know the pain of being separated from their siblings.

The contents of a test tube doesn't know terror, or loneliness, or confusion, or fear because unfertilized embryos cannot feel.

Yet passionate pro-lifers encourage these "snowflake adoptions" when healthy, lovable and loving children like the ones next door live day after day without anyone wanting them.

Politically, the candidates and office holders who promote these "snowflake adoptions" are also the ones who are anti-choice, who want every pregnancy to end in a birth. They should come look out my window at these children that no one wants and encourage adoption. Adoption of children -- not babies, and especially not pre-babies!


These candidates and office holders maintain that "snowflake adoptions" are the right, moral, Christian thing to do.

My Christian faith tells me something very different, especially when I'm looking out my living room window. Perhaps these good Christians would like to explain to the little girl wearing the hand-me-down windbreaker going down the slide why the contents of a test tube deserve a good home before she can get one.

According to our government (the Federal Citizen Information Center), there are currently 75,000 to 100,000 children in foster care awaiting adoption.

Giving the Diva His Due

Carlos Zambrano gave up only 3 hits in 8 very solid innings at The Cell. Soriano, Ramirez and Pie each had a good game, but Zambrano's was really great.

Today was, of course, more than just another away game. Because it was against the White Sox, it was an away game in front of plenty of hometown fans. Beating the Sox is like beating the Cardinals -- it's important for fan morale and team momentum.

So congratulations, Carlos Zambrano, on a performance that was even more impressive than the box score shows.