Posts by cozonie

LET'S GO ROCKIES!!!!

HAPPY ROCKTOBER, EVERYONE!!!

I'm with Nomo.

The reason I replied was the Pink Floyd reference. So since she stole my lyrics...here's another brick in the wall, part two! And always remember: if you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!!! (which explains why I NEVER get pudding!)

We dont need no education.
We dont need no thought control.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
Teacher, leave those kids alone.
Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone!
All in all its just another brick in the wall.
All in all youre just another brick in the wall.

We dont need no education.
We dont need no thought control.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
Teachers, leave those kids alone.
Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone!
All in all youre just another brick in the wall.
All in all youre just another brick in the wall.

Happy veg life for me is...

Knowing I'm not eating an animal. The thought that one more animal may live if I eat that veggie burger.

Eating at Sweet Tomatoes with all those cool choices!

Knowing I have heart disease that runs in my family and I'm doing all I can to avoid it.

Setting a good example for my family and friends.

Walking the walk when it comes to my beliefs instead of just talking the talk.

What did you hate about the UK?

I've never been there, but I can imagine the fish out of water thing may be tough. The taxes are high from what I hear, but healthcare is free. And the tea and bisquits must be good, cuz they all talk about it!

You know the internet thing...that's a problem for me.

On the one hand, it's this huge community connecting people, but on the other it separates real interaction between real people. It also gives us the chance to be someone we are not, with no consequences.

I love the fact I have met so many cool people here, but I am under no illusions about the "realness" of the people here. I know some are real, some are not.

That being said, like any tool, it is best when used properly. When overused or abused, it can be a dangerous vice.

WHich reminds me, I need to go exercize.

Kinda like Ricky Bobby..."Your in Uhmerica...we keep the Jazz in the jukebox for profiling purposes."

So maybe the need is for a true counter-culture.

Our culture as it stands today is materialistic. It lives for today, which is good, but at what cost?

We have checked-out, to a flaw. We are overly nationalistic, instead of community-centered. We wave the flag and thumb our noses at anything that doesn't conform to the accepted norms. We build fences to keep out our neighbors. We don't get to know them for fear of making friends that will keep us from our TV sets.

We eat pre-packaged, processed foods that keep us fat and dumb. We eat these things, even though corporate media tells us to be fat is to be ugly. Corporate media also tells us how yummy these things are, so we keep eating them. We pack these things with sugars and salts to make them good. Food is the new opiate of the masses.

We allow all of these distractions to keep our eyes off the world today. There is more suffering going on and we allow it because it's not in our backyards kept out by our strong fences. We trust our leaders to sacrifice our young people because they say it's right, even though we are not asked to sacrifice ourselves.

ANd all this happens while the Democrats become the new Republicans, but without a spine. They are taking more corporate donations this cycle than the Republicans in the last cycle. They are delaying or not supporting legislation to help the poor and the weak to not anger our corporate donors.

If ever there was a time for the left to unite it is today. In America, the poor get poorer, we don't have healthcare for everyone, and homelessness is a real problem. In other areas of the world it is worse. The third-world gets poorer while they are exploited by their leaders and their religions. Military juntas suppress monks and we sit and do nothing. We are numb to it. We allow our military to go to war for oil under the guise of 9/11 and we are numb to it.

And by the way, except for some alternative music, the music sucks! :O)

So here would be my three non-English speaking:

India because I have been studying Hindu Dharma. And because I want a job at a call center.

Burma. I know the violence there now but the land is beautiful, the people are spiritual, and they really seem to value peace and democracy. If you got rid of the military junta, what a great place.

Nepal. Again, the Hindu thing, but also I'm from Colorado and living near the tallest mountains in the world are appealing. As I get in shape one of my goals is to try rock climbing.

EH!!!! Let the "pun" begin!

I feel MUCH better now...I was feeling frustrated but I think I'll call my doc. Irritability and anxiety are symptoms of getting off the pill. I wonder if it's worth all these symptoms getting off of it.

That being said...feel much better now...tomorrow's gonna be a much better day!!!

Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks. Hands down the saddest song I ever heard.

Empty Garden by Elton John. Song about John Lennon after he was killed.

Imagine by Lennon. Just makes me sad thinking about a great man killed too young.

So here's my twp cents...

Dogs that cost that kind of money run the risk of coming from "puppy mills." Theses places force dogs to breed pure-bred dogs for profit and have conditions that rival those suffered by animals bred for food or for fighting. Many are in-bred so bad that they have genetic disorders and illnesses that are not apparant when you first buy them. Puppy mills are very overt forms of animal cruelty that many people are unaware of. They are used even by the most reputable pet dealers.

That being said, there are so many animals in shelters and the Humane Society that need homes. These animals are kept for short periods of time then destroyed if nobody adopts them.

I say: no to puppy mills and yes to adoption of abondoned animals. You can find a small adorable animal right at your local humane society. And please, spay or nueter it when you adopt.

That being said, the puppy in your pic is very cute!

Jed