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Early, I’m honestly not qualified to comment on this particular subject. Don’t spend much time with boy bits. I suppose if it’s not causing pain and isn’t a hygiene problem, waiting until he is older isn’t going to hurt anything. I’m guessing he’s old enough now that whatever would need to be done surgically is going to be majorly painful, and it might be best to allow him to make that decision himself.

Nice to be posting on Piggington on my first call night at Balboa since I was a resident.

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[quote=svelte]The argument that male circumcision is A-OK because it reduced disease is oh so wrong.

It’s like saying we can cut down on breast cancer by cutting off all women’s breasts.[/quote]

That will, in fact, dramatically reduce the amount of breast cancer. BRCA patients decide to do this often.

All kidding aside, this is how many public health decisions are made. In the absence of a percieved detriment to circumcision, the benefits may be considered to outweigh the risks. Not saying I agree with this, just what happens from a public health perspective. I’m not sure circumcision is quite comparable to bilateral radical mastectomy.

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Believe it or not, I suspect the pendulum on this is about to swing back in favor of circumcision. Why? I think it has a lot to do with the STD prevention benefits, which are not inconsequential. You do not have to be gay to contract HIV by “sticking it” in an HIV+ person. Ask most of Africa. There is a strong movement from WHO to encourage circumcision in countries with very high heterosexual HIV transmission. In circumcised males the female-to-male transmission is extremely low, even if the female has a relatively high viral load. I took care of a sero-discordant couple last year who conceived the old fashioned way, and he remains negative even after several years of unprotected intercourse. Marital life with condoms is not too appealing to a lot of people.

I agree that children today who are not circumcised are less likely to be teased than when I was a kid if they’re not circumcised, since many more boys these days are not having it done. The American Academy of Pediatrics is still officially listing the procedure as elective, and that has had a huge impact on the number of procedures performed, as many insurance companies and Medi-Cal wont pay for it.

As an obstetrician I don’t have a personal feeling on the subject, but the read I’m getting on the medical literature is starting to again favor circumcision based on the STD benefits. If you think this isn’t a factor consider this: that Hep B series your kid needed before they went to school is done in anticipation of adolescent sexual activity.

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Ours was quoted at about $400/year, but the deductible was massive @ $150,000. I can imagine doing quite a lot of repairs for 150k. We chose not to carry it.

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So where’s the evidence you have that shows their execution is faulty? From what I’ve seen so far of the finished work it looks quite good to me. Compared to the Maryland home, which had numerous gaps around switchplates and outlets, the Toll attention to detail appears far superior. I’m quite happy with the purchase, and can’t wait to move in.

I have a feeling we’re going to wait quite a long time for this “evidence”, and will endure multiple straw men in the meantime.

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How about I do it instead. Please explain to me how foundation footings rated almost twice what code requires (4600 PSI versus 2600), and 2×4 wall studs on 12″ centers represents shite construction. Go see some of the framed units at Stonebridge and note how much wood they use in these houses–it’s awesome. Foundation slab is 10″ instead of 4″ per code. Fixtures are top quality, crown moulding is 7″. Sure they use Silverline windows like every other builder out there, but they’re probably fine in San diego. There is no comparison between their construction methods and any other available new home in Stonebridge. This info is right from my pre-drywall inspection, so I actually have bought a Toll home. I also knew Bob Toll in med school while I was dating his niece. Spent the holidays with him at a condo in Telluride. He’s a nice guy that believes you’ll survive best by offering a superior product.

I’d like more info on how you arrived at the conclusion their construction is shite. I can tell you this, my new place is put together one hell of a lot better than the place I just sold in Maryland, and that was built with bricks.

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Have to agree on both.

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That’s for prevention, which we have many effective ways. Markmax implied suspension of an existing pregnancy, which would be news to me.

By the way, I love all the methods that claim to be 100% effective. Only one method is 100% effective that I know of. Well, it’s only failed once in 2000 years, and many people don’t even believe that. Problem is, nobody wants to do that method.

On a related note, you’d be amazed how many times I’ve delivered Jesus in the Navy.

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[quote=markmax33®]Parents with no $50K to deposit can have the pregnancy terminated or suspended until they prove their fitness.[/quote]

Just how does one “suspend” a pegnancy exactly? By the way, inbreeding doesn’t just concentrate the bad qualities, but the good traits as well. Something to consider before dismissing consanguinous unions. (just kidding-but it is true)

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I remember once reading a statistic in medical school which stated that the top 10% most sexually active males have sex with 50-60% of the females in any population. This carries throughout the animal kingdom. Helps explain the spread of STD’s, and the fact that the AVERAGE male has fewer lifetime partners than many people think. As the father of a 4-year old daughter, this horrifies me, and it is an almost daily thought in my mind how to teach my daughter to avaoid these guys. Any tips would be helpful. I figure I’ve got maybe 10 more years before she’e really in danger.

NeetaT, I don’t know if you’re one of the 10% or simply want to be, but you’re certainly not endearing yourself to any fathers (or mothers) of girls on this forum.

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Is that the one called “10,000 Days of War”? I heard that one was excellent, but have never gotten a chance to see it. My father in law want’s to see it as well. He has very vivid memeories of the war. He was a Colonel in the Lao army and watches everything he can. I’ve been trying to find it, but it can be hard (or expensive) to come by.

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Yup, I have a car seat, and I put it in the middle. I guess the one I use has a pretty small footprint, as I’ve never heard any complaints about belt fastening. I find if you shift it slightly to the left you can still fold down the right seat to access the back. I have found the car amazingly convenient. Even fit 4×8 sheets of plywood in the back for my man cave project (couldn’t close the gate, but they fit)

Wrecking the 911 wasn’t a good day, but the replacement has been a great car.

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Gotta disagree with everyone on the 3rd seat option. I use it on my X-5 all the time. When my wife’s family was over for Christmas we drove with all seats full on several occaisions. Actually passed up on the Cayenne because it didn’t have a 3rd set of seats. When we get back to San Diego this summer this usage will only increase. Different strokes I guess.

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No, you missed what I did. There is the “man” half of the basement, and then the “woman and daughter” half. The dividing line is the back of the theater recliners. I’ll have to post more pictures, right behind me in the picture of the bar is the gym, which was a storage room I drywalled myself.

Had to make it look presentable to the wife so she would come down sometimes. It is truly amazing how much time I spend down there. Some weekends I never leave the basement. You don’t really need to.

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Built the ultimate man-cave basement- now I have to sell it to someone else[img_assist|nid=15999|title=Man cave photos|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=447|height=298][img_assist|nid=16000|title=man cave 2|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=447|height=298][img_assist|nid=16001|title=man cave 3|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=447|height=298].

Did all this myself with material from Lowes. The bar has a fridge and a freezer under the counter. Really going to miss this place.

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