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I have saved 42 square feet of rainforest
That’s right, I have! Thanks to the lovely Facebook application called (Lil) Green Patch, I have contributed to the preservation of the Rainforest.I love little applications that actually contribute to the health and life of our environment. I have saved 3 square feet of the sea with Sea Garden, too.
You can contribute to the easing of world hunger at freerice.com just by playing a free game on their website. I actually just donated 1000 grains of rice to the cause by figuring out the meanings of words. Joy! There is another website where you can click once a day to donate to the cause of breast cancer awareness. A lot of times there are places you can shop to help support causes, as a percentage of your money is donated toward a specified cause.
And many more. You can even use searches like searchkindly.org and vote for the cause you feel should get the benefit that session. Whatever your passion, there is a way to give even if you don’t have the cash on hand to send over to those who are in need. I love to help, but it may be a long time before I have enough money to help everyone I feel the yearning to help.
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Yes We Can: Obama accepts
I watched the last 2 nights streaming online how Barack Obama came from nothing to be the biggest hope for our new President. I watched him and his family on the screen as they expounded on their hopes to change our world forever.
I have never seen Obama as a color, but as a man who has lived through the toughest of times and has had enough. I have never been anything other than a Democrat. My father always says “poor people can’t afford to be Republicans”…literally. I have grown up Democrat, cried happy tears when Bill Clinton was elected, sat back nearly hysterical when I watched him crumble, and nearly fell apart when the Republicans regained control.
Obama is our only hope for a viable future. He is in it for the people and not himself. He is truly humble, truly God fearing…you can see it all over himself and his family. They aren’t faking, like so many others. I still have some thoughts about his running mate…but that just makes me pray even harder that Obama stays safe and healthy.
I watched history in the making tonight. Not only did I see the one woman who could beat him out as the Presidential nominee join up with his campaign *last night*, but I saw him accept the nomination *this night* and put the fire into the hearts of the people of America…no matter what race, religion, sexual orientation, or political party. You couldn’t just sit and watch that speech. You laughed, you cried, you applauded, you stood. You could do nothing less.
I am in awe of this man, of his talents, of his mindset, of his potential to actually be all he has set out to be. I am impressed by his honest love for his wife and children. No one could fake that intimacy.
All that is left to say is: register to Vote and VOTE!
May God’s will be done.
Wordless Wednesday: He said it all
Body building with LEGAL steroids?
I don’t know why I was surprised when I saw the term legal steroids. I mean, it had to happen sooner or later. Too many people were going down for doing steroids in sports. Something had to be done. I knew that athletes wouldn’t stand for not being able to use something many see as vital to their success. If they could convince the leagues that smoking marijuana helped them focus, it would be legalized in a heartbeat.
Tags: legal+steroids, bodybuilding
Vaccinations in New Jersey
They are trying to pass legislation that will allow parents to object to vaccines if they don’t want their child to get them. It would allow a well informed parent to say no to things like the chicken pox vaccine without a big hassle. I think it’s great. Some of those vaccinations are pretty contrived, and many of them have toxins in them that will mess up a child’s system. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day they attributed cerebral palsy symptoms to vaccinations early in life. If a child can get autism from them (which 2 of my friends have seen happen), that isn’t a far stretch. I already signed the petition since I am a NJ resident and believe in what they are doing.
Tags: new+jersey, vaccinations
The state of elderly healthcare
Getting old scares me more and more every day. Sure, this country takes better care of their elderly than many, but I can’t help but thing they can do better. The facilities that are out there purporting to do well for those in their care really need to take another look at their assisted living software and get with it. My grandmother lived in one of those places and it was TERRIBLE. The other wasn’t so bad. The first, well, I never wanted to visit because of the stench and utter lack of care. The second was better, didn’t have that smell…but they still had a few things that lacked. My brother in law was in one, too…after his surgery. It was the best that I have seen, but STILL had issues. I mean, every facility does, but there are certain fundamental things that should be covered…like waste disposal. I pray that I never get to the point where I have to be in one of those facilities…unless drastic improvements are made to the system by then.
Tags: elderly+care
Jena 6 from a child’s perspective
I was perusing the news about the Jena 6 and came across this interesting blog post. Worth the read, believe me.
Also, copycat noose hangings have been happening around the country. Is this the new age civil rights movements?
AND Mychal Bell has been released on bail.
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