New Line of Dolls with Disabilities

 http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a40588/makies-dolls/

Yes, I understand that the custom toy maker should respond to customer demands. I do not fault them for giving into the demands of their customers. What I am having a hard time with is I find this idea horrific and I can't really explain why. As someone who grew up during the 80s and who was assigned male at birth, the closest thing we had to this were the Starscream action and Destro action figures.  

I'm not allowed to wish the roommate Happy Birthday

 Today is the housemate's 42nd birthday.  She shared this information early in the morning, and I paid as much attention to it as I pay to her requests for me to kill the spiders in the bathroom. (I like the spiders in the bathroom. They kill things I don't like. As long as they aren't poisonous to me, I'm happy to share my house with them. Plus, it's bad luck to kill spiders.)  

Eventually, the information made its way into my brain. I said "Happy Birthday."

I did not get thanked as she expected. Instead, she reminded me that she was an fat woman over 40 who did not want to be reminded that today was, in fact, her birthday.  I realize there are other events that she probably does not want to remember, including er getting arrested for actually following Indiana law. The anniversary of my arrival in Indiana also occurred a few days later.  But even though I'm not over 40, I share her weight issues and I still want people to remember my important days.  I just refuse to believe Star Wars turns 40 years old at the same time I do.

Sadly, I would have taken out to see Agengers 2: Age of Ultron if the doctor who did my foot surgery had not forgotten that I proably wouldn't be able to go back to work right after the surgery.