Deep Breaths

Some days I feel that I really have had about all I can stand.

No Time Left To Lose ♫

Ok, so yesterday our very own nuclear power plant had an "issue" where a pump seal "failed".  The result, 73,000 litres of demineralized water pumped into our lovely Lake Ontario.  Watching the news this evening, the poor bastard that was put up as a spokesman for the Pickering Power Plant stated that this is nothing really new, but they have not been forced to report it as news.  Since the words "Nuclear Meltdown" is melting down nearly everyone's brain at this point, attention is intently focused on those nuclear power plants that are here in Ontario.

OPG Statement

Not to be out-shined by a mere nuclear scare, we were presented with the news that we had indeed experienced an earthquake earlier today with the epicentre in Ontario & felt in areas of Quebec as well. Odd as it seems, I have felt 2 earthquakes here in Ontario in the last 10 years, one last summer, the other several years ago.  The latter significant enough for me to see my office walls moving & make me nauseas. Very surreal but nothing more than a breeze compared to the severity of others in the world.  I have so much respect for all of you who have lived, & are living through, such a frightening display of the this planets' rage.  I do not like feeling frightened; & I am.

Worldwide Earthquake Activity

Lots of fluffy emails come & go saying "live every day like it is your last" & "dance like no one is watching"...I usually delete them to be honest, but the bottom line, amidst the end of days predictions, be them from persons who are religious, scientific minds, cosmic theorists, odd shaped potato chips, whatever your regular source of information is...if you have people you love, love them, if you have people you miss, talk to them, if there are things you want to do or say in your life.... do them.  Waiting to tell someone how you feel about them is just, well, dumb.

I'm not sure if I am CNN shocked or what is happening, but I do know that I appreciate each day that I get to wake up & talk to the people I care about & know that they care about & love me.  It is a really great feeling that should not have to be provoked by fear but the fact that my perspective has forever changed is a quiet blessing.

Peace, Man

Don't forget to take the time & get yourself a huge glass of green beer!  You deserve it.

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Sending Out An S.O.S...

I'm all for peace; anyone who knows me, knows that.  I do not wish any harm to come to any living being.  I wish that all living creatures, humans included, could just live their lives as happily, & in as much peace, as possible.  

BUT, I am nearly losing my mind over the state of affairs in the world.  As the West (USA & Canada) continue to be shit all over in the world media, financial aid, military personnel, medical workers, & volunteers never stop in their assistance to any country that needs help & asks for it.  Have mistakes been made over the years? Most certainly, but nevertheless, the West never shirks its responsibility to help our fellow humans on the planet.  

I am wondering though, how much longer the "brains" of the West are going to continue grabbing their ankles & saying harder please, while the debt of the countries increase, the respect worldwide lessens & other countries who are raking in the trillions (China) roll out their latest military might for the 6 o'clock news with shit eating grins all over their faces?  

Seriously WTF!  I think that if I took a hammer & hit myself in the head until I passed out I would feel less pain than I do knowing that the powers that be are morally corrupt, money hungry, oil greedy, nature raping, self congratulating, selfish assholes.  

On a nicer note, it is wonderful to see the humans of the planet coming to the aid of those who in the recent months have desperately needed it.  Even if you have no money to offer, can not fly anywhere to volunteer, you can always give blood or just even give people a smile every day.  Someone might just receive your smile & think holy shit, there is kind human life on this planet; & they may be inspired enough to do something for someone else too!  

Life is short people.  How do we let the people in charge lead us into needless worry & terror on a daily basis?  Mother Nature has shown us that she is the one in charge at the end of the day.  Do we really need further molesting from our governments?

Save Our Souls indeed.

Use Your Voice

Petition to Stop Seal Hunt

I did something today that I have only done once before.  I challenged a strangers opinion online.

A twitter folk is very adamantly telling people in the twitterverse that they should not visit Canada due to the annual seal hunt/cull that takes place here.  Is it disgusting? Yes.  Is it long overdue that it is stopped? Yes?  But does it reflect on Canada & it's people as a whole?  No.  Outside of the people who are directly involved with this mistakingly murderous mayhem, you will be hard pressed to find the average Canadian who believes that this is a good thing.  Not for the country, not for the world.

The twitterer that I was responding to was suggesting that people go to Australia to vacation, but I pointed out that there is the sanctioned "harvest" of Kangaroos in that country.  They also suggested the UK, well there is the good old fox hunt that takes place there.

As a vegan animal lover it hurts my heart to know that there are people in the world who hold no value in the life of animals.  If you look a little deeper at some of these people you will find that they have little regard for their fellow human being as well.  I could produce endless links for you to examine about the horrors that animals in our world face but if you are the type of person that truly cares, you likely already know.  There is no middle ground for either side in this.

A good start if you want to make a change is use your voice.  If your path takes your further then good for you, but every little bit helps.

Petition to Stop Seal Hunt

Go ahead, add your name, & your voice!!