NAZZY'S RANDOM STUFF

INTRODUCING "MANTYHOSE" . . . ALSO KNOWN AS PANTYHOSE FOR MEN:

I'm not sure exactly when it happened. But at some point, society seems to have decided that MEN needed to become more like WOMEN.

So guys started waxing and plucking. And now, there's even a line of PANTYHOSE on the market that are just for men. Or, if you prefer, you can call them "mantyhose."

According to a designer for Unconditional, a clothing company that sells these abominations, quote, "You can wear them under shorts, or full length or three-quarters.

"People will buy them as an alternative to long johns, which only come in white and go up under your armpits. We do a range that go from pink to black.

"They're a bit mosh pit, a bit rock and roll, reminiscent of Seattle grunge. KURT COBAIN used to wear leggings under a nightie. If it suits you, wear it. Women are wearing power suits now."

(--New rule, guys: If you ever wear mantyhose, you have to turn in your Man Card immediately. That's it. No second chances. Take a look at these mantyhose photos, and you'll understand why . . .)(BBC News)


A WOMAN IS GOING BLIND IN ORDER TO PAY FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HER KIDS . . . SO THE SAME THING DOESN'T HAPPEN TO THEM:

Right now, everyone's talking about HEALTH CARE, and that's great. But for some of us, the debate is much more urgent than for others. Take 48-year-old Monique Zimmerman-Stein of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Monique and her two daughters, 10-year-old Aliyah and 13-year-old Dava, all have a rare genetic disorder called Stickler's syndrome, which causes a person's joints to dissolve and their retinas to detach. If untreated, it eventually leads to total BLINDNESS.

Anyway, Monique and her husband, Gary, have insurance which covers 80% of their health costs. But over the last ten years, Monique and Gary have racked up $500,000 in medical bills. --They lost their house and sold most of their possessions in order to pay their bills, but they're still about $20,000 in the hole.

Now, to make sure they can afford to continue treating their girls, Monique has decided to stop treating herself and GO BLIND. -Monique says, quote, "I stopped going to the doctor because we couldn't afford the bills anymore . . . It's not the worst thing in the world. But to know that you're completely blind, and now seeing your daughter going through it.

"I don't even know how to explain that other than saying I'm incredibly sad and I feel very guilty."

(--You can watch a video where Monique discusses her situation here . . .)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/28/mom-goes-blind-so-her-dau_n_301947.html(St. Petersburg Times / Huffington Post)