Cortney’s Tattoo, Dieter’s Pickup Technique and Starchild Abraham Cherrix

Jonathon said Cortney got a new tattoo this morning. Symbolic of their relationship, it is a knife with both their names. Rover got Cortney on the phone and asked her about it. Lots of callers said they think Cortney is going to go crazy and kill Jonathon. Someone called in and said Cortney’s husband (who she is seperated from) is going to kill Jonathon when they visit Detroit for the Miss Morning Glory Calendar search party.

Dieter gave away another one of his golden pickup techniques today. He said he got the idea for this from the British Journal of Medicine (I would love to see which article this was). He said the idea is to be drinking a bottled beer. You then sit the beer on the table/bar in front of the girl you are talking to. While they are conversing, Dieter first sticks his pinkie finger into the opening of the bottle and slides it in and out. He then goes for the ring finger after a few minutes and gradually speeds up the motion. This is the most ridiculous idea I have ever heard of, Rover thought it was hilarious. Several female callers said that it is creepy. I honestly don’t know where he comes up with this stuff.

Starchild Abraham Cherrix, a 16 year old in Virginia, has cancer. Both he and his parents do not want him to receive chemotherapy. The Department of Social Services in the county they reside, took the family to court over the matter, claiming that they were endangering the boy. Initially, a juvenile court judge sided with the Department of Social Services. That ruling was just overturned by a County Circuit court judge however. The judge also returned full custody of the child to the parents (who were ordered to share custody with Social Services). The boy and his family want to use alternative treatments.

Rover thought the family had the right to do whatever they wanted, while Duji thought he should be forced to undergo the chemo treatment regardless of what the family thought. There were a lot of calls on this issue and I’m sure it will only receive more media attention as they continue to battle in the court systems. A lot of callers expressed concerns that Abraham is not old enough to make an informed decision, which may be true but this is a family decision. I hope they make the right one.