Once Again

Kittens and puppies are NOT Christmas presents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Once again, the pet store near me has the "Kittens and Puppies Available" sign outside of their store. And the storekeeper is a alleged vet tech. One would think this person would know better.

Kittens and puppies given as Christmas gifts face a huge chance of all kinds of behavioral problems as time goes on. Most times, they are taken from their mothers too soon. Then they are removed from their siblings one at a time. Kittens could fare better as they can run and hide from all the hub bub of activity. But that also creates a setting for some serious problems down the road. Kittens and puppies need to be introduced to their new environment slowly and with lots of attention and love.

Who is going to housebreak the puppy on Christmas Day? The poor little thing won't have a clue. And will get in trouble for doing things it shouldn't. Same for the kitten. The wonder of a Christmas tree and all it's shiny toys is an invitation to play. Tinsel is dangerous for animals to swallow. Certain plants are toxic.

Please, if you are considering getting a puppy or kitten for Christmas for someone, or know someone who is planning to get one for their child for Christmas, beg....I mean BEG them not to do it until after all the celebrations are over and life is back to "normal" for them. Unless you know they are like me and don't celebrate the holidays. Then a kitten at anytime is welcome with love, attention and patience. (A puppy too)

Peace

And then the Wignuckets

The Wignuckets King was getting old. His farts were dull in color and didn't even smell that much anymore. He knew it was time to step down and allow one of his daughters to become the Queen. He had no sons, so he had to turn over the Kingdom to one of the girls. This didn't make anyone happy, especially the whole village of Wignuckets.

His first daughter was beautiful. Loving, kind and always happy. Alas, she didn't fart in colors. In fact, she didn't fart at all!!!

His second daughter was very very ugly. Always angry, hurtful and mean. And she farted in the most vivid rainbows that anyone could ever remember.

This made his choice so very difficult.

What should he do?

Wignuckets

Once, a very very very long time before time, there was a tiny little village in the deepest, darkest forest. Mostly inhabited by wood sprites and fairies, but out of the way and far away from the sprites and fairies, lived the Wignuckets.

There was a reason the Wignuckets had to live out of the way and far away. They farted. ALOT and not only were they SMELLY, they farted in colors!!! Different colors!!!

There was a king. His name was King Wiggerberrydo. He farted the most. And he didn't fart in just one color, his farts were of the most beautiful rainbow colors. That is why he was the king. Only the one who was found to produce the rainbow farts ever could be king.

And that is only the beginning of their story......................................................

Really Mad Baba

This morning, I happened to be listening to the radio and it was a "talk" show about Detroit and the "Big Three" automakers. And as I listened, my blood began to boil as I heard their words. (my blood didn't literally boil, but I was surely getting hot under the collar!!!)

Talking about how when the gas prices were near or at $4 a gallon, dealers couldn't keep high mileage cars on their lots!! And the Prius was a three month waiting period to get one! And then the prices began to fall again. And CONSUMERS were demanding trucks and SUV's again.

Now I have to ask. Along with companies who make "green" products while still making the "bad" stuff that hurts the environment, car companies just don't get the impact they could have on the environment. STOP making the gas guzzlers. We (they) keep talk talk talk about how we have to end our dependence on fossil fuels. DUH....double DUH. Only make environmently friendly vehicles!!!!!! If you only make them, that is all that will be available to buy!! Maybe for some businesses or certain things that need heavy duty vehicles (and it would have to be proven that the consumer buying the heavy duty actually NEEDED it)

This just makes me want to scream out my window......WE AREN'T GONNA TAKE IT, NO WE AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT. WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!

Force the people who don't care what footprint they leave for the future to care. It ain't all about who has the biggest and most toys.

Peace

Strings

Everything on this earth is connected with strings we cannot see. Like the strings in a spider web. And like a spider web, what we do to one part of the web affects all the rest of the web.

Chief Seattle said: “Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” Any time you have a chance, search Chief Seattle. His quotes are powerful and have much meaning for the people of today's world.

We must care for the web of life. We must care for the earth. We are the keepers of the string. If we break the string, we cannot find our way.

Peace

Night/Day/Day/Night

As I read the post about the alarm and Saturday morning by Throwing Chairs.....and then the comment from Quinn about the eerie feeling when one wakes up and feels like it is morning instead of night.

This happened to me when my daughter was probably 3 years old. Her Dad worked 2nd shift and about 5pm she took a nap. I fell asleep on the couch. I woke up around 7 and she was still asleep and it felt like morning to me.

I freaked!!! First that she had slept all the way through the night. And then that her Dad wasn't home....he usually came home around 1am. I didn't know what to do!!!!!!! So I called my MOTHER-IN-LAW, who thought I was crazy and weird anyway, and began to ramble on about Child sleeping from 5pm to 7am and then where was her DAD????? He didn't come home from work????? My mother in law proceeded to tell me that it was only 7 in the evening and her Dad was still at work. And she asked me if I was okay. I didn't know what to say. She actually called her son at work and had him come home because I must be going nuts.....or worse yet....being the very early 70's....I must be on drugs!!!!!!!!!

Of course, I wasn't on drugs. Just fell into that night/day/day/night trap that I think everyone falls into at some point in their life.

Beware of:

Night/Day

Day/Night

Mother-in-laws

An Amazing World

The world today is such an amazing place. I cannot believe the speed with which the world of technology had moved forward. To think back to my own childhood and teen years and the difference there is today. Children can access their parents at a moments notice. From anywhere!!! Everyone has a cell phone it seems. And I remember how badly I wanted a Princess phone in my room. My best friend had one, I wanted one too. But alas, no. How excited I was at my first transistor radio. Rather big and bulky, but then I got one of the pocket sized ones!!! It was amazing.

Then when I got my first 8 track player. As time went on things started changing at a faster and faster rate. I remember Pong. I remember PacMan. I remember video game arcades.

And now. Games that could be interactive movies, they are so realistic. And fun. And the iPod Shuffle my granddaughter gave me! AWESOME!!! I love it.

Even for young children today. They have such a step up in learning. So many things are available to develop their minds in ways never imagined. As amazed as I am with the generation of my grandchildren, I hope I am around to see the generation of my great grandchildren. The accomplishments of the generations to come is boundless. It is a joy to watch things that were only dreams of moviemakers and SciFi writers become reality. And even better than they could have imagined.

What an awesome time to be alive.

Peace

Winter

How cold it looks......................winter

How cold it feels........................winter

How beautiful it is.....................winter

How it blankets this part of the earth..........winter

How it continues the cycle of seasons.........winter

Winter