Wednesday’s Newspaper, Friday’s Questions On

Thu., January 23, 05:55 PM

Wednesday’s Newspaper, Friday’s Questions

On Wednesday the local newspaper published a shortened version of my post regarding Roe vs. Wade. The features editor reports that there were twenty-one responses to the Question of the Week – 81 percent were pro-choice, distributed fairly evenly between men and women.

One of the best letters was from a Unitarian minister who thought he was completely anti-abortion until he found out that his mother had terminated the fifth of nine pregnancies. Having no one to help, she had done it herself with a knitting needle and slippery elm. He reminds people that we must protect our freedoms.

We haven’t heard the end of it, of course; I fully expect that a few of the regular ranters will be posting “rebuttals” over the next week. Cynthia Tucker’s column today suggested that increased sex education would reduce the number of abortions. I call that a no-brainer. I’m reminded of a young (male) co-worker of a few years back, who said, “Personally, I’m against it” (abortion). My response was, “Don’t make the decision until you’re pregnant,” which evoked some applause from the women in the room.

I’m probably a little late – as usual – but I saw other people’s answers to the Friday Five and thought this is a survey I might like. So here they are:

  1. Where do you currently work?
    I’m semi-retired, currently the “senior” secretary for a very unambitious lawyer.
  2. How many other jobs have you had and where?
    In the past twenty-five years alone I’ve had one good job and one super job. I’ve also worked for five different temporary agencies as well as worked in a similar capacity for Yale University. All were in the New Haven area. I miss Manhattan.
  3. What do you like best about your job?
    It’s part time and it’s only a mile or two from home. I can go home at lunch time and check on Husband. It’s quiet enough that I can play with the computer between assignments. It supplements my social security so that I don’t yet have to dip into savings.
  4. What do you like least about your job?
    It’s boring, does not utilize my many skills, and there is no possibility of its ever improving.
  5. What is your dream job?
    I’ve come close to it, except that I had too many other things to do at the same time. I’d like to work for a writer, proofread, learn about what s/he’s doing, and get the chance to write a little myself. Maybe I’ll never get the proofreading part again, but I’m not waiting for someone to pay me to write.



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