Numb the Face, Numb the Brain?

Posted April 2, 2008, 3:31 p.m.

I’ve never much liked the idea of the cosmetic use of ‘Botox’, given that the drug is—essentially—the same toxin that causes botulism, which causes damage to nerve function and paralyzes muscles and kills people. Yeah, that sounds like a good, friendly drug to inject into one’s face to smooth out some wrinkles. Good thinking.

Regardless, there may be some medical backing to my gut rejection of the use of Botox. As reported by Bloomberg.com, the Botox neurotoxin can move from a muscle injection site to the central nervous system, including the brain, in tests with rats. Granted, rats aren’t people, but it might be a good idea to check this out a little more carefully before we use a potentially deadly neurotoxin for such a superficial purpose as smoothing wrinkles.

Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.

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It was the countercultural force of Christian sexuality that overturned the pagan world’s dehumanizing practices.

For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self sustained.

If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y, and z is keeping your mouth shut.

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own hearts.

We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less.

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant, in cases of necessity, can no more be doubted, than to hang a robber, or kill a flea. But killing one tyrant only makes way for worse, unless the people have sense, spirit, and honesty enough to establish and support a constitution guarded at all points against the tyranny of the one, the few, and the many.

The exception proves the rule in the cases not excepted.

For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

Broadly speaking, short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all.

Any man who has once acclaimed violence as his method must inexorably choose falsehood as his principle.

Wherefore, any good or evil, done to the member of a society, redounds on the whole society: thus, who hurts the hand, hurts the man.

I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church, for if faith is so important to our salvation I will seek it where true faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God himself.

Do not take life too seriously, you will never get out of it alive.

That is the surest proof of Original Sin and our fallenness. We all know that love is the key to happiness, and we all want more happiness rather than less, yet we love less rather than more.

They tell you sex has become a mess because it was hushed up. But for the last twenty years it has not been. It has been chattered about all day long. Yet it is still in a mess.

[The federal government’s] jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained by the separate provisions of any.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

The Democratic Party’s position on abortion today is as indefensible as its position on slavery was in 1859, and those who adhere to it will be judged by our posterity just as harshly. Mark my words.

It is at least as certain that God . . . exists as any demonstration in geometry can be.

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