The convergence of H1N1 and the upcoming movie, 2012, has brought out the eternal debate--how will life on earth end as we know it? Will it be a virus or massive flu that spreads through the population, leaving behind only a small subsection of those with immunity (because aren't there always some people with immunity--usually highly attractive people with great make-up or biceps--when these things play out in the movies)?

Every Friday for the last three and a half years, I've written a weekly roundup of the posts that stick with me after I click off the blog. I read a lot of blogs and I noticed a few months into blogging that I was finding posts that were comment-less and I was unsure if others had seen the same post and simply clicked away without commenting or if I had the sole knowledge of the post's greatness. So I started the roundup so others could see what I had noticed and hopefully, we could have more discussion on those posts.

This was a hard post to write, and I walk a fine line of trying not to offend while needing perhaps to offend in order to make my point. Hopefully you will understand that my point is not to forgo what is already being done, but instead to add. To not be satisfied on this plateau, but to step up to the next one.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl whose mother wouldn't let her read Where the Wild Things Are. ******* Wait, scratch that. Once upon a time, there was a woman whose husband wouldn't allow her to see the movie Where the Wild Things Are. ******* One last try:

Getting beyond the fact that I usually start twitching when someone sends me something from the New York Times, all the more violently when the byline comes from Stephanie Saul who insists that it's a good idea to use the wrong terminology when discussing fertility treatments, I couldn't help but read the series of articles about multiple births and fertility treatments.