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!!

Happiness Is....

What can I say?  Today I feel HAPPY!!! Most people think happiness is a state of being, that is sustained at all times; it's not.  It's those wonderful moments in your heart & mind when you feel at peace with the life you are living & with the people who are in your life.  It is a collection of moments.

Today the sun is shining, the sky is blue & despite is being super chilly outside the birds are singing.  I swear I heard the cardinal's spring love song in the air two days ago!!  I think he was happy too!  It's amazing if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other how a positive path may unfold under your little toes!  I suppose I could be suffering from a chocolate high from my lovely gift of Valentines Day chocolates!  Yummy!  Thank you. xo

Today my thanks goes out to the universe for putting the right pieces of my life together at the right time.

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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle & the life of 

the candle will not be shortened.

Happiness never decreases by being shared!!!!

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Stick That in Your Ear!

Yes, I own a cell phone.  Yes, I use my cell phone....almost 99.9% on speaker.  In general, I'm not a fan of holding a regular phone to my ear so I can strain to hear the caller, or hold it out away from my ear so as not to lose my hearing!

I find myself perplexed though at the amount of people, young & old, who are walking around with a ear piece stuck to the side of their head.  Growing up, one of the grossest things that anyone could have happen is for a "friend" to come up unbeknownst to you & stick their finger in your ear!

I enjoy my fair share of technology, but this is one trend that I just do not understand.  Are we not to have 5 minutes of peace in our lives?  Can we not bear to be alone in our minds at all?  I am a huge fan of silence; & I'm a musician!  But alas, my truest motto will stand, to each their own.

An honorable mention goes to those people who are still texting/talking while driving despite there being a $155 fine enforced!  Oh, to be so important!

Risk Fact Sheet

Mobile phone radiation & health

Cell Phone Radiation Levels

Happy Holidays

Hmmm.  Happy Holidays.  This is something I tend to write, or speak, rather than Merry Christmas.  I was at the bookstore last night & overheard a girl tell her friend "it offends me when people say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas".  Offends?  Really?  Wow.  I'd imagine there is a whole list of other things that offends this person in life.

I think that if anyone takes the time to acknowledge that there is a holiday approaching, or that you are in the midst of, & they include you in their good wishes, you should just say thank you and appreciate that there are people still in the world who would stop & offer a stranger a kind word.

Perhaps the words Merry Christmas hold a bad memory for a person, or they are not celebrating Jesus' birthday, or maybe the holidays might truly suck for a person but they are bringing up all that they can muster to not appear that this may be the hardest week in their year.  No one knows what any other person is truly dealing with.  One of the most impressive, & deceiving, things that us human beings wear is a smile.  It is truly one of the most concealing things that we own.

My point is, just give people a break.  Life is short, & there are enough people that will be rude to you or ignore you. Cherish the moments when a stranger takes the time to treat you like a human being despite their own feelings or situation.

And then try to do the same for someone else.

Surviving the Holidays

Just a quick note on the subject of the holidays.  I'm hearing a lot of "how to survive the holidays" stuff lately.  I find it really sad & unfortunate that "Christmas" has turned into such a beast for so many people.  The overdose of consumerism is choking a lot of people to death.  Society as a whole has put a lot of pressure on the "success" of holidays not only by the financial bottom line but also by the state of relationships in your life.

Every year it seems that people I talk to, & people that I know, are feeling more & more like they would just like the holidays to go by quietly.  Bordering on depression, feeling inadequate that their lives are not picture perfect.  What does it say about the state of a large part of the population that family dinners need to be survived & folks feel that they need to nearly bankrupt themselves in order to buy endless amounts of useless junk for other folks who really could live without it.  It's amazing how disconnected people are becoming in a time where every where you turn there is a way to connect to someone.  It just seems that connecting with the people who are sitting next to you has fallen low on the list of priorities.

We should all make a little more effort to be kinder, more patient, more expressive & understanding to those people who are in our "real" lives.  I'm not a statutory holiday kinda girl, but when those who are close to me feel safe, loved & happy & I can smile knowing that time has been well spent;  that is worth celebrating.  Any day of the year.