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Earth Hour - bah humbug

I’m only going to say this once…

I’m NOT against Earth Hour, in fact I enjoyed a lovely candlelit dinner (though I was somewhat disappointed that it wasn’t dark enough to see the stars) and as a marketing tool to increase awareness I think it was very successful. What does irritate me is this: isn’t it a tad hypocritical – kinda like a vegan wearing leather clothing?

I’m checking out the blog (http://www.earthhour.org/for Toronto events and found info like this:

“And to celebrate the new hue of dark, Canadian Nelly Furtado lead her compatriots in the Earth Hour party at Nathan Phillips Square – and all by candle light. On March 29, 2008 Canadians stood proud for their hard work in taking a stand against climate change.”

Wow… that’s great isn’t it? I suppose hamsters were running the sound equipment?

“Blogging LIVE from Earth Hour in Canada!

Kewl… windmill powered wi-fi because it’s might be too dark for solar. And who cares that you had to charge your batteries before you could use them to do that blogging, not to mention kudos to all the people who walked to the downtown event so they didn’t increase their “carbon footprint” by unnecessarily driving or taking transit.

And speaking of carbon footprints, how much of a footprint did the Earth hour t-shirts leave?

Let’s be serious, the time to celebrate saving the planet is AFTER we’ve saved it, and the real test is if people are willing to do it WITHOUT all the hype, in the summer, in the dark, without air conditioning, after we’ve sweated our proverbials off during the 1 hour subway ride home on a Friday night.

Anyone for a veggie burger?

got zen?

This morning, after a particularly bad day yesterday, I resolved to be more mindful and try to take some subway time to meditate. Upon arriving at work, I surfed for a bit of inspiration to share with my offspring. I try and do this daily in an attempt to keep her working hard at school so she can come home soon! In my usual ADD way, I quickly found myself leaping from link to link, almost as if they were tall buildings and I was superwoman (now that's an image ;), only to land upon a page where someone was searching for "zen".

Zen. Even the sound of the word in your mind is relaxing. Zen. Zen. Zen. Must get zen. So, where would one go to 'get zen'? Google it of course!

I can get zen zipped, stickered, soaped, carted, puzzled, loaded, guerilla-ed, and probably deep-fried and chocolate flavoured if I kept looking, not to mention loaded with MP3s.

All I was looking for was some religious enlightenment by meditation in which there is no consciousness of self. Jeeesh, no wonder it's so hard to get zen these days, with so many options to choose from!

today is

Global Belly Laugh Day!

not that I usually need a reason to partake in a good guffaw, but some people do (unfortunately some of these people are people i know)

http://www.bellylaughday.com/bellylaughdayhome.html

i have been trying to post this all day and i'm frustrated that it's almost over and haven't accomplished it quite yet... so i will postpone any further verbage in order to post.

Happy New Year

Just attempting a few new things... will write more later

someone's going to h-e-double hockey sticks

... besides me i mean. This site is both scary and funny at the same time.

http://www.crummychurchsigns.com/

Side note: just when I was feeling sympathetic to my soon-to-be-ex again, I get blindsided. Is this God's way of reminding me to carry on, stick to my guns, (insert cheesy adage here)... right down to the daily quote I got emailed to me today:

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless."

good ol Chester W. Nimitz....

still loving Mother Teresa though... I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.

you said it sister... er, I mean mother?

new resolution

i must not throw litter in the ocean...
i must not throw litter in the ocean...
i must not throw litter in the ocean...
i must not throw litter in the ocean...

or visit oceangram because i can't get anything else done!

bah... just when I thought things were looking up ... I had found FlyLady and was attempting to get my sh!t in order, then I happen upon oceangram and quickly blew off an hour!

Maybe I should send a bottle that reads "get back to work!"

better than a poke in the eye?

i know some cultures and communities have strange sayings, and even stranger traditions, but this made me laugh out loud!! What could be wrong with giving a frightful creature like an eel some lovin? You'd think people would be glad about it, since I doubt the freeky fish get much of it elsewhere... except when I continued reading....

Fishing town bans eel cuddling

From correspondents in London

August 01, 2006 03:00pm

Article from: Reuters

AN English fishing town has banned the sport of conger cuddling after an animal activist complained.

The tradition, once described as the most fun a person could have with a dead fish, involves one team trying to hit another with a conger eel tied to a rope.

It was popular in Lyme Regis on England's south coast and used as a fund-raising event for the local lifeboat.

But the sport has now been banned after an animal rights activist complained that it was "disrespectful" to dead fish and threatened to campaign against the event. Animal activists have a reputation for radical action in Britain.

"The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) were worried that it might show them up in a bad light," Rob Michael, chairman of the town's lifeboat guild,said.

having seen this I may have to alter my previous catchy comment of "well it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!", which is attributable to an elderly nova scotian gentlemen I met as a teen. Which is how he explained he recent, yet meager, lottery winnings. Now I shall have to resort to "well it's better than being bashed in the head with a dead fish!". I still question who is on the receiving end of the disrespect however ;)

use or it lose it!

answers.com is my new favorite place on the web. Each day I am greeted with a host of trivia via blufr.com and I can test my spelling and vocab knowledge (much to my chagrin at times) with the Spelling Bee (powered by eSpindle) ...

today's word, which is to die for, is

Per·vi·ca·cious
a.

[L. pervicax, -acis.]
Obstinate; willful; refractory. [Obs.] -- Per·vi·ca·cious·ly, adv. -- Per·vi·ca·cious·ness, n. [Obs.]

I feel the need to use it as much as possible today, and I also feel that won't be a problem ;)

better than a dog...

Apparently I am hypothyroid. This means I can now blame all the ailments of the world, or at the very least my own ailments, on that fact. Much better than blaming it on my dog…

Here’s a list of things that can be even remotely attributed to hypothyroidism:

• Weight gain
• Loss or thinning of eyebrows
• Low sex drive
• Abdominal bloating

• Dry or thinning hair
• Thickening of the skin
• can't tolerate the cold like those around you (not to be confused with can’t tolerate those around you!)
• Depression
• Cold hands or feet
• Joint or muscle pain
• Thin, brittle fingernails
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Constipation
• Irritability
• Memory loss
• Abnormal menstrual cycles
• Miscarriage
• muscle cramps
• orange-colored soles and palms
• confusion
• increased menstrual flow in women
• breast milk formation

• calcium metabolism difficulties
• sleeping more than average
• puffiness in face and extremities
• hoarseness
• bruising/clotting problems
• elevated levels of LDL (the “bad” cholesterol) and heightened risk of heart disease
• allergies that suddenly appear or get worse
• persistent cold sores, boils, or breakouts
• tingling sensation in wrists and hands that mimics carpal tunnel syndrome
• memory loss, fuzzy thinking, difficulty following conversation or train of thought
• slowness or slurring of speech
• dizziness  (NOT ditziness!)
• slowed heart rate
• anemia
• ankle swelling
• hoarse voice

Wow... that's a pretty inclusive list. There's hardly anything left to blame on my dysfunctional family!

fractured

when i was young (eons ago) i used to love to watch Rocky and Bullwinkle about a flying squirrel (Rocky) and a moose (Bullwinkle). One of my favorite parts of the show was Fractured Fairy Tales. ...Not on this level of course, but it caused me to reminisce...

Mary had a little pig,

She kept it fat and plastered;

And when the price of pork went up,

She shot the little bastard.

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Her father shot it dead.

Now it goes to school with her,

Between two hunks of bread. 

JACK AND JILL Went up the hill

To have a little fun.

Stupid Jill forgot the pill

And now they have a son.

SIMPLE SIMON met a Pie man going to the fair.

Said Simple Simon to the Pie man,

"What have you got there?"

Said the Pie man unto Simon,

"Pies, you dumb #$%!"

HUMPTY DUMPTY sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the kings' horses,

And all the kings' men.

Had scrambled eggs,

For breakfast again.

HEY DIDDLE, DIDDLE the cat took a piddle,

All over the bedside clock.

The little dog laughed to see such fun.

Then died of electric shock.

There was a little girl who had a little curl

Right in the middle of her forehead.

When she was good, she was very, very good.

But when she was bad........

She got a fur coat, jewels, a waterfront condo, and a sports car.

come to think of it Dudley Do-Right was on that show too... and Boris and Natasha darling... remember, a fiend in need in a fiend indeed!