11.18.2005

Things I Learn and How I Really Wish I Didn't Learn Them

Did you know that November is National Prematurity Awareness Month? And that November 15th is Prematurity Awareness Day? When I first saw this, I wondered why we would devote a whole month or even a whole day to being aware of adolescence. That's neither important nor interesting. Why can't November be National Elephant Month or something?

Turns out it's actually for premature births, "the number one killer of newborns in the United States." As if it's some kind of assailant. I picture him with a cape and a sinister hat and a diaper. Because he's not mature. I'd draw a picture, but work probably blocked MS Paint because the category "fun and interesting" is filtered.

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