It is important to remember that Roe v. Wade did not mean that abortions could be performed. They have always been done, dating from ancient Greek days.
What Roe said was that ending a pregnancy could be carried out by medical personnel, in a medically accepted setting, thus conferring on women, finally, the full rights of first-class citizens — and freeing their doctors to treat them as such.
In Reflections: Letting Go He describes how she reacts when he takes up smoking:
My mother, however, looked at the bright side. “Now I’ll know what to put in your Christmas stocking!” She put them in my Easter basket as well, entire cartons.
The Spouse forwarded this link to me.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
as performed by the Western Branch Freshmen Orchestra.
I am not going to publish a picture, but I looked in the mirror just now, and my reflection was wearing the exact same hair as in my 1979 school picture. Those days, I spent a lot of time with the hair brush and the blow dryer to get these fabulous wings. This morning, I did nothing to my growing-out cut, except ignore it.
To my folly.
