Hello,

I have been reading your newest book "Children of the Matrix" with great interest, and a few things have occurred to me. I work in a hospital laboratory, and have noticed these things...

Do you know anything about Ortho Diagnostics? Their logo is a cadaceus with a pyramid overlaying it. They are primarily involved in blood bank products.

Do you have any comment on the standard biohazard symbol?

It is a state law in most states (if not all that) that no newborn infants can leave the hospital until they have a blood sample taken and sent to the state laboratories. The test is said to be for PKU (phenylketonuria), but it seems we send far more "blood blots" than are necessary for the test.

The blood is applied to 5 circles on a blotter type card and sent to the state. Years ago I did PKU testing and know it only takes one of these for the PKU test. Do they really need that much backup - or is other testing possibly involved? Genetic screening maybe???

And one last thing- Has anyone else noticed the logo on the back of a Dodge Ram pickup? It is supposed to be a stylized ram's head (which is symbolic in its own right) but it looks exactly like a textbook representation of a uterus! Complete with curling fallopian tubes and menstrual lining! It is like those images that you can look at different ways, and once you see it as a uterus you cannot miss seeing it that way always. It totally cracks me up to see these red neck macho dudes driving around in their big fancy trucks with a large uterus emblazoned on the back!!!