He's slid so far from his Top Gun days...

I don't usually comment on other people's stupidity (at least, not on my blog), but I had to bring this little tidbit forward. It seems that Patricia Cornwell, a bestselling author I've heard about through Joey, but never read myself, has slammed Tom Cruise and his scientology practices.

Writing on her website, Cornwell, who has studied psychiatry while researching her books, said: "There are misconceptions about psychology, especially when people out there like Tom Cruise say there's no evidence of chemical imbalance and psychiatric disorders. There's going to be some girl or boy who worships this megastar, who decides, 'I'm not going to take my anti-depressants because Tom Cruise said I don't need drugs'."

Now if you want to come out and hack another person's beliefs, fine. But really, if there are kids out there who worship Tom Cruise, than those kids should definitely be on some sort of drug regimen.

I read that he actually bought an ultrasound machine to check on the progress of his child. That way, he can use a complex piece of medical equipment on his future wife and baby, after reading the little manual and having no formal training. Both the The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) are publicly commenting that it is irresponsible to use an ultrasound machine without proper training. The ACR went as far as to comment that untrained use of the machine could harm the baby. Which makes sense really, and hitting the kid up with unnecessary exposure is never good. So in order to avoid upsetting multiple organizations, and possibly ending up with a crispy baby, you should not purchase ultrasound machines for personal use.

Damn, there goes the MRI machine for my living room.