As a bicyclist myself, who prefers to ride than drive even though I can afford some decent wheels, Houston is totally out. If I were ever offered a job there, regardless how much I was offered the answer would be "Houston?! Fuck no."
As an environmentalist, you'd get the same answer...
As someone who tries to be ethically, socially or politically responsible, ditto...
As a vegetarian, likewise...
Isn't it interesting how car culture automatically precludes certain types or groups of people? It's not just Houston I would say no to, there are cities around my area that I don't even consider when I make any kind of important decision about buying a house, work, going to school, etc., simply because it doesn't support my way of life.
I haven't had a flu shot in more than a decade and, miraculously, I'm still alive and the flu, when I do get it, is your standard issue flu of normal severity.
I've never bought into the hype, it has never seemed worth it. The stats, which are always publicly available and easy to find, have never struck me as anything to be alarmed about. But also I refuse to inject something in myself which contains mercury. Try finding the non-thimerosol version of the shot, apparently this is something extremely difficult to do.
As one medical professional told me: "But mercury is in fish so it's safe!" Uh huh. I don't eat fish either.
Tinfoil hat time: The flu shot is probably a great way to dumb down the populace.
As sure as I'm sitting here, nothing will kill these annoying publishers deader than dead than google turning off access to news items on paywalled sites. NOBODY wants to pay for news and nobody wants advertising on their news sites. Get over it, already.
Good riddance, that Murdoch. What an asswipe he was.
Machines have less problems. I'd like to be a machine. -- Andy Warhol