I usually turn on the TV in the morning while getting ready for work; I figure if there's a major traffic jam, storm, or war out there that I might as well find out early in the day. I don't pay too much attention, especially now that Matt Lauer has that awful haircut.

Yesterday, unfortunately, NBC decided to treat its early morning viewers to an eyeful of yuck! I should have known when they started talking about a surgery performed to separate Siamese twins joined at the top of the head(s). Now, why anyone would want to rob two little girls of a promising career in the carnival or bizarre entertainment industry is beyond me. I glanced up to see the baby(s) being wheeled in to the OR with their head(s) tastefully covered with a towel. Unfortunately, the next time I glanced up they were showing a still photo taken DURING THE PROCEDURE. There is nothing like the sight of two incredibly bloody babies first thing in the morning to get the day started right - or something. I was able to forget the whole traumatic sight for the rest of the day, until I was driving home. Then for some reason the short-term memory loss wore off.

Two topics for discussion - 1. The surgery cost $1.5 million, yet birth control is still outrageously expensive, not to mention difficult to obtain in South America, where the girl(s) were born. Heck, even in the U.S. a month's worth of The Pill will set you back $15-$30 and up, depending on if you have insurance that will cover them. 2. They can show graphic surgery on TV in the U.S., but no nudity???