The veracity of the situation as it exists now is this: On Monday, April 20th, I will have a Thyroidectomy; Or at least the left half with the overactive nodule.

I shall stay in the Hospital for a 24 hour observation period and released the following day. I'm ready to get it over with, let's go!!.

-Mike

I'm looking for something serene, like photography. Anyway I just wanted to say that I will be posting pictures from before and after surgery of my neck. I hope that by writing about this, someone in the same situation will find it helpful.

I know that whenever I go looking for information on the internet; the most helpful seems to be from people in the same situation. Am I afraid? Yes. I'm afraid that I could die on the operating table and I'm afraid that the nerve to the vocal cords could be injured. I hope, and pray, that everything will turn out for the best. I would consider it a second chance at life; a chance to do better and have more love and respect for the things in life.

Most people would tell you I'm a pretty nice guy; after surgery, if all is well, I intend to amplify my love for Humans and Nature alike. I just wish people would be more caring and respectful to each other, It's not that hard, really.

--Mike

OK, so enough of the Filipino stuff. Last month I found a small lump on the side of my neck; turns out it was an enlarged nodule in my Thyroid. It was looking like some type of Cancer (could still be) but after my Thyroid uptake scan; the nodule turns out to be 'hot'. A hot nodule usually means only a 5% risk of Cancer.

So Friday the 10th both I and the Surgeon will discuss my options, however, seems most of these guys are all interested in removing things for the heck of it; for money I assume. It's unfortunate they have to risk injury or even the death of the patient for money.

Even if it's Cancer, the cure rate for that is somewhere in or near the 100% range.
So now this blog will be about what's going on with my Thyroid. After that's taken care of I'll find something else to write about. Photography and Painting have crossed my mind.

--Mike

"The Filipino T-Girl" - An observation by Mike Frett

They live in the Philippines, mostly looked down upon; the Filipino Transsexual or T-Girl for short. Most of their time is occupied by filling Illegal, degrading, and sometimes dangerous jobs in the Internet sex industry.

The Illegal occupation I speak of are T-Girl live web cam sites. These sites usually include all sorts of fantasy category's ranging from Straight to Gay content. It is the Gay content we will discuss in this article.

The Studios that hire these T-Girls are of course Illegal in the Philippines. As to why the T-Girls do this, one reason is that in the Philippines T-Girls are greatly looked down upon; but accepted to a certain extent. And as one T-Girl said to me "To improve their looks, help the family and prove to others that T-Girls are able to work also".

Treatment of the T-Girl by the studio Boss is fairly good. But only because the T-Girl will pull in large amounts of money for the Studio. The requirement to join the studio is to be at least 18 years of age; however, with fake identification provided by the studio boss, T-Girls as young as 16 have been known to work there. And work they do, upwards to the age of 27.

When working in the cam sites, some T-Girls get offers from wealthy business men for sex in a Hotel for the price of only $100 American Dollars, sometimes less. And with AIDS on the rise in the Philippines amongst Gay men, it makes for a dangerous practice.

Also while working, most T-Girls are aware at how simple it is to receive a foreign boyfriend. About 65% of the T-Girls will use this foreign male, who is usually married, as an extra source of income. The money is usually sent by means of Western Union. For the other 35%, a relationship will bloom; even though most are short lived. Relationships usually include the use of Web Cams for various activities, including sexual.

Another danger a model may experience is a broken heart. This is how it works: A client will come to the chat room and give sweet talk to the model everyday until they start to fall in love. But, at the same time, the same client will give sweet talk to other T-Girls until they fall for him. And by now, he has 3 T-Girlfriends. So both the model and the client are fooling each other and are not aware of the deception.

For the T-Girls lucky enough to own their own computer; it makes it a little less dangerous, but still illegal. This Author has spent 6 months of his life gathering information on the life of a Filipino T-Girl, and making friends in the process. So to all the friends that have helped me with information, thank you. I hope this Article opens eyes to the lengths that T-Girls will go in order to make a living in the Philippines.

Go back for more

By: Mike Frett (c)2009

"President Obama"

I'm so happy that I finally voted for somebody that actually won!. I sincerely hope that he will be a president for all of America; not just part. Unfortunately, because of his race; I fear this new president will have a very tough road. If you're alive right now, this is surely something for you to remember.

Congrats Barack Obama!

--Mike

"Hit the bottom"

I can feel myself falling into a deep, dark hole.
Nothing to keep me company but the music in my head.

As the hands on the clock move ever so slowly
I feel myself falling faster and faster.

No more light is visible.
No bottom can I feel.


Welcome to my world.

P.S. Don't take everything here seriously, I'm just venting.

"To: All Georgia Residents"

Note to all Georgia Residents, Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes FOR the financial bill in the senate. He voted for Socialism and against our current Capitalism economics by voting for this bill. So come Nov. 4th; vote him out!.

"Financial Bailout"

Fantastic job Republicans!. Ladies and gentlemen, the world Isn't going to end because of a nay vote on a 700 Billion dollar wall street giveaway. Let the companies fail and reboot America.

People have gone on too long buying things they couldn't afford and now you need to deal with the consequences. The world is not ending; the media should stop fueling fear.

Buy, buy, buy got you all into this debacle and a crash and burn will get you out. Learn to live within your means people; no second car and no HDTV!.

"No Gas!"

Wow, there is zero gas in four counties around me. I was allowed to get Ten Dollars worth before one closed down. Not to mention the prices went up a whole Dollar overnight.

I got gas at one station that had all the gas nozzles blocked off but the expensive premium. Very strange that yesterday they had plenty of gas. These small towns like mine didn't run out overnight.

These stations are gouging people and something needs to be done. We already know the Government is (literally) in bed with big oil.

"Another TV Rant"

Isn't it interesting? CNN, FOX, NBC etc. are so keen to show bloody and dead people, yet something so natural as nudity is censored at it's birth.

I just can't understand it. So where are the Parents Television Council on all that death? Nonexistent. Every single person reading this should be outraged!.

Email the a-holes (letters@parentstv.org or editor@parentstv.org) and tell them to butt out of our Television. And while you're at it, email those clowns at the FCC (fccinfo@fcc.gov) and tell them too!.

Read below to understand my war with these people.

"Censorship in America"

I feel that I must write about this. After watching Brazilian and French Television, I feel that those guys have got the right Idea about Censorship.
Less Violence and just the right amount of sexual content. Example, breasts and behind are just fine. And why not? It's natural.

Let me ask some of the hardcore Religious people a question. Do you get nude when you bathe, or do you keep your clothes on?.
Did you know that it was the Devil that made us wear clothes, not God?.

I say, show the breast and behind and censor the genitals. And show FAR less violence on American TV. Who cares if Janet Jackson accidentally expose a partially covered up breast?. That incident was the most re-watched scenes for that time period.

Yeah, I believe in God. But I don't think that he believes in Censorship. And neither do I. Disband the FCC and piss on their grave.

You know, Networks are partially to blame for this also. They claim their advertisers won't go for nudity on TV. I digress, BBC America doesn't seem to have a problem with partial nudity and advertisers. And the Networks use to show nudity and not have issues either.

It's time these Moral Rebels take a Chill Pill and allow Television to catch up to Civilization.

--Mike

"Remakes"

So Louis Leterrier, who has about four movies under his belt, will be directing the remake of "Clash of the Titans" in 2010. Well, Clash is one of my favorites and I'd hate to see a hack director with so little experience screw it up.

Don't get your hopes up Clash fans, this one will surely bomb from too much bloom and music video style, fast paced action scenes. Do us a favor Hollywood, stay the flip away from our classics.

"Russia"

I think it's about time we took a harsh stand against Russia's aggressive actions against Georgia.

I say we offer Military Aid to Georgia and force the Russian's to withdraw if they don't accept the Cease Fire Agreement. Don't worry about Russian nukes, if they used those, they would cease to exist as a country.

"Laura & Obama"

Laura Ingraham doesn't have a problem with Airsoft guns...Hey Laura, point one at an officer at night and let's see if you still don't have a problem with them.

And Obama saying that Ludacris is a great artist?!? Lol. That tell's me right there Obama has zero taste in real music. If Hip-Hop is music, then Laura Ingraham is the best thing to happen to the media since the television camera.

I'll admit, Hip-Hop is musical, but not real music. A guy (or girl) standing on stage reciting poetry (not singing) with a synthetic beat. Nope, not music.

"Flat Broke"

I have no sympathy for people with three or more kids, that complain all the time that they have no money and they hate their life. If you had been able to control your sexual behavior, you wouldn't be in that boat.

Wear a friggin' rubber people.

"The forgotten generation"

They say this generation of kids are the "forgotten" generation. Well, yeah. Look at them, they're on drugs and are about as smart as a sack of hammers.

They're just not worth it. Brain dead Idiots that care only about how well they look, sex, drugs and crappy music. Kids these days wouldn't know real music if it jumped up and bit them in the ass.

That's why they're forgotten. And unless it can be fixed (highly doubtful) I prefer to keep it that way.

"Students and Teachers"

Students aren't learning anything these days. My little brother says he learns more from educational programs than school.

I'm against raising wages for teachers. There are some pretty careless and do-nothing teachers out there teaching. And students who just don't want to learn.

I say put the students who don't want to learn, in classes with teachers who could care less. And put the students who do want to learn in the classes with teachers who care.

Raise wages for the teachers who's students do good and allow the wages for the bad apples to stagnate. Along with the students, the problem of students and teachers will work itself out in the end. Automatically.

"STFU!"

I'm sick of people saying the Soldiers in Iraq are there protecting our freedom and crap.

For the last f'n time, Iraq has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING. Iraq is about a man (Bush Jr.) finishing what his daddy started in 1991.

The next clown that says the Soldiers are dying for us and protecting us (In Iraq) is gonna get KO'd.

"Obama Supporters"

90% of Black Obama voters are voting for him because.....um.....he's black. Is this country F*cked up or what?.

Well, don't worry. He's a one term president. Almost no experience. If you people are going to vote, vote for the one that knows how to fix things, don't vote because he has the same color skin as you.

If anything, John McCain will probably win. Because half of the Democrats won't vote for Obama. And we already know there are more Red (Republican) states than Blue (Democrat) states.

Heck, you can't even run for president these days unless you're a millionaire and a corrupt lawyer.

This Blogger Supports Hillary Clinton.

Hillary '08