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"When you take the human rights of a minority, who suffer widespread prejudice and discrimination, and put it to a popular vote, it should come as entirely no surprise that the the very people they need protecting from vote to take away that protection.

"Don't determine the human rights of minorities by popular vote. That isn't democracy, that's mob rule."

-- auntysarah, 2009-11-04

I should probably let folks know how I'm doing health-wise. I've felt mostly over that flu for a few days, little coughs occasionally but not having extended coughing fits any more ... until I started watching Robin Williams on Charlie Rose and laughing triggered more coughing. (Hmm. A test of respiratory function: being able to watch Robin Williams going off on a riff and still breathe okay.) Big problem now is fatigue and still feeling weak. And incredibly achy. %wince% Gradually getting there. Still haven't left the house to go shopping in a while, and lifting a pot of water to boil pasta feels like a strain, but realinterrobang says I'm sounding much more alert and sharp on the phone than I was a week ago or the week before that -- and I feel more awake now, up until the point where I go, "oops, crashing now," and pull the covers over my head again.

But apparently not as alert as I'd like -- I think I'd better stay away from moderated LJ communities until I've caught up on my sleep-deficit enough not to do something stupid.

A little worried about pain and lack of flexibility in my hands -- especially the last three fingers of my right hand being really clumsy -- because that's been going on for at least four days straight, but maybe that'll clear up as I get my strength back everywhere.

A little more worried about Perrine, who has gotten incredibly picky about food. She's not acting frail, and she's drinking plenty of water, but I haven't seen her eat anything lately except a couple of Pounce treats (if I puff the bag in her face first to give her a snootful of the smell), and a little milk. (She usually won't drink more than about a tablespoon of milk at a time, which doesn't seem to be enough to be a problem, but now she's asking for more. And I don't want to give her more at a time, lest it upset her digestion (and I'm nearly out of it anyhow). She was having trouble jumping up onto counters for a while (before she mostly stopped eating), but she seems to have gotten her strength back, so she must be getting calories from somewhere, right?