assessment and hence their town, county, local, and school taxes. I believed this to be corrupt because these private tax reductions effected public funds and so I refused to participate in this scheme.

In February, I was elated to learn that spouse and I would be anticipating the birth of our second child in early October. I returned back to the physician who attended to the birth of my daughter. Knowing what to expect, I declined all unnecessary tests and ultrasounds and remembered not to ingest anything sugary before the glucose tolerance test. The pregnancy was routine however I refrained from mowing the lawn due to an experienced abdominal pain during one grass cutting. This resulted in tall grass growing in our yard with snakes enjoying this habitat, during the times of spouse’s business trips, which were sometimes quite lengthy. I developed varicose veins on one leg, that trouble me from time to time, to this day. By about middle October, the baby was more than a week and a half past due and so the physician stated on a Friday that an inducement would be necessary by the following Monday. On Saturday night, my labor began at about 9:30pm. I telephoned the physician’s home to state that my labor had begun with the time given between contractions. The physician’s spouse answered the telephone and asked me to hold for the physician. I was holding on the telephone for more than one half hour. The spouse returned and asked if I was still holding on the line. I replied yes, the spouse apologized and once again summoned the physician. At about 10:30pm, the physician answered my telephone call. I explained to the physician that my labor had begun and notified the physician of the time between contractions. The physician stated that this was impossible as the physician had just seen me on Friday, and nothing was happening regarding the impending birth. The telephone call ended and incredibly so did my labor and contractions. At about midnight, a call was received from the physician asking me where I was. Confounded by this question I stated that I was at home and that the labor contractions had stopped. The physician informed me to come to the hospital immediately. I telephoned mother and asked her to babysit daughter as spouse and I were leaving for the hospital. Remembering to pack the acetaminophen, spouse and I departed for the hospital after mother and father arrived at our home.  I arrived at the hospital at about 1:00 am on Sunday and was brought directly into the hospital delivery room. The physician requested at some point during the delivery to stop pushing as the physician could ascertain within the birth canal that the umbilical cord was around the baby’s neck. The cord was loosened and removed from the neck of our child, to my relief. I will be forever grateful for this God inspired, physician’s expertise regarding this matter.  Our son was delivered naturally fifteen minutes after the arrival at the hospital, with no drugs or inducements administered. I remarked to spouse that this was the second happiest day of my life. Directly following the birth, the physician asked spouse if he would like to request “a husband’s stitch”. Requiring  to use the lavatory facilities in my assigned room immediately following the birth of our son, I entered the hospital bathroom and noticed blood on the seat of the commode. I summoned hospital staff, but no one came to clean up this body fluid that was apparently left by the roommate. After cleaning up the mess myself, one was able to use the commode. The hospital roommate was a woman who had just given birth to a fourth or fifth child. As I was resting and recuperating the morning after giving birth, the spouse of the hospital roommate entered the hospital room and began ranting and raving at her for giving birth and stated that she should have had an abortion. This was upsetting to me and so I asked the physician to discharge me and