Not much new here but I thought I had better post in case you were beginning to lose interest.
Am still trying to follow the news about the earthquake in Niigata, Japan that happened this weekend. The latest mentions airlifting the stranded people out of areas that cannot be reached by other means. The worse thing about this is that outside new sources don't seem to have much information or at least they are not giving us important information. I found out because my friend's mother texted him from Japan on his multi-zone mobile. I also got notification from a friend south of Yokohama that she felt one of the quakes that far south.
I find that the human network is getting news to us faster than the conventional news sources. Funny, don't you think? Makes me believe that we'd be better off without television sometime. Most of our news now contains information mainly about the upcoming US election and the fact that a local company is offering a package fee for Americans to come up here and get flu shots because their own government doesn't have enough.
To tell the truth, I have had enough of this kind of thing. Their government have treated us like a supply truck as far as hydroelectric power and have tried to rip us off by imposing illegal tariffs on our softwood lumber and now when that same government doesn't have the foresight to have enough flu vaccine, we are taken advantage of once again. What happens when we run out?
(You know what I wonder? How is it that Mr. Bush conveniently didn't include Canada in his list of "Friends of the United States" when our government did the wise thing and didnt' back his "war" yet he doesn't stop his constituents from crossing the border for flu vaccine. I mean, after all, we could be injecting them with tainted vaccine...)
What really gets my knickers in a knot is these companies that are making money out of it this kind of hysteria. One of these is the a certain Victoria/Seattle ferry service. Why? Because they are offering round-trip fares to people and when they get here, they get a flu shot. It is supposed to be that people getting flu shots are supposed to be under the care of a Canadian doctor for a minimum amount of time before they are eligible for these shots but somehow, that all goes out the window when arrangements are created. Many Canadians feel that this is just unfair. As a result of this company's actions, I will be boycotting them and encouraging others to do the same.
That said, I don't really believe in flu shots because I think they weaken the body's natural resistance to illness. Look where we are people! Our food supply has so little value that we are told we need injections to help us get cured.
When did we let this happen? Our meat is pumped full of hormones to make the supplies larger and full of antibiotics to keep it disease-free, our vegetables are full of pesticides to make them bug-free and preservatives to make them last longer. Do you know why we are all a lot bigger than generations before us? The hormones in our food are making us that way. I am not talking of just obesity, I also think that we are a lot taller that generations before.
I say that we become more proactive. We wouldn't need the flu shots if we had an untainted food supply. Let's quit thinking about how convenient life has become and break free from the complacency that has caused the situation to get this way. Speak up everyone. It's your future that hangs in the balance! Make some sacrifices to create better lives for ourselves! And we might just put the planet into a much better balance in the long run.
Some of the things that come to mind are striving to get a more nutritious and stable food source, stop the materialism that plagues developed and developing countries and finally, get out of your cars. Fossil fuels are not the answer!
(Speaking of fossil fuels, I just wanted to add that I went to see I heart Huckabees last weekend. Along with Mark Wahlberg's character's obsession with petroleum, it was pretty funny.)
Anyway, back to the rant...
I just believe that we all have the power to make change. This is particularily relevant in light of next week's US presidential election. I, and many Canadians, are hopeful that the people there will vote for change. I don't know how good or bad Mr. Kerry is but he certainly can be no worse than the lying, warmongering individual that currently sits in the seat of power.
Just before I sign off, can anyone out there say that they weren't surprised when they released the information about faulty intelligence in respect to the WMDs in Iraq? I mean, without that original statement saying that they existed, the war in Iraq would not have gotten any backing from the "friends of the US". Pretty convenient excuse, don't you think?
Tell me what you think!
Am still trying to follow the news about the earthquake in Niigata, Japan that happened this weekend. The latest mentions airlifting the stranded people out of areas that cannot be reached by other means. The worse thing about this is that outside new sources don't seem to have much information or at least they are not giving us important information. I found out because my friend's mother texted him from Japan on his multi-zone mobile. I also got notification from a friend south of Yokohama that she felt one of the quakes that far south.
I find that the human network is getting news to us faster than the conventional news sources. Funny, don't you think? Makes me believe that we'd be better off without television sometime. Most of our news now contains information mainly about the upcoming US election and the fact that a local company is offering a package fee for Americans to come up here and get flu shots because their own government doesn't have enough.
To tell the truth, I have had enough of this kind of thing. Their government have treated us like a supply truck as far as hydroelectric power and have tried to rip us off by imposing illegal tariffs on our softwood lumber and now when that same government doesn't have the foresight to have enough flu vaccine, we are taken advantage of once again. What happens when we run out?
(You know what I wonder? How is it that Mr. Bush conveniently didn't include Canada in his list of "Friends of the United States" when our government did the wise thing and didnt' back his "war" yet he doesn't stop his constituents from crossing the border for flu vaccine. I mean, after all, we could be injecting them with tainted vaccine...)
What really gets my knickers in a knot is these companies that are making money out of it this kind of hysteria. One of these is the a certain Victoria/Seattle ferry service. Why? Because they are offering round-trip fares to people and when they get here, they get a flu shot. It is supposed to be that people getting flu shots are supposed to be under the care of a Canadian doctor for a minimum amount of time before they are eligible for these shots but somehow, that all goes out the window when arrangements are created. Many Canadians feel that this is just unfair. As a result of this company's actions, I will be boycotting them and encouraging others to do the same.
That said, I don't really believe in flu shots because I think they weaken the body's natural resistance to illness. Look where we are people! Our food supply has so little value that we are told we need injections to help us get cured.
When did we let this happen? Our meat is pumped full of hormones to make the supplies larger and full of antibiotics to keep it disease-free, our vegetables are full of pesticides to make them bug-free and preservatives to make them last longer. Do you know why we are all a lot bigger than generations before us? The hormones in our food are making us that way. I am not talking of just obesity, I also think that we are a lot taller that generations before.
I say that we become more proactive. We wouldn't need the flu shots if we had an untainted food supply. Let's quit thinking about how convenient life has become and break free from the complacency that has caused the situation to get this way. Speak up everyone. It's your future that hangs in the balance! Make some sacrifices to create better lives for ourselves! And we might just put the planet into a much better balance in the long run.
Some of the things that come to mind are striving to get a more nutritious and stable food source, stop the materialism that plagues developed and developing countries and finally, get out of your cars. Fossil fuels are not the answer!
(Speaking of fossil fuels, I just wanted to add that I went to see I heart Huckabees last weekend. Along with Mark Wahlberg's character's obsession with petroleum, it was pretty funny.)
Anyway, back to the rant...
I just believe that we all have the power to make change. This is particularily relevant in light of next week's US presidential election. I, and many Canadians, are hopeful that the people there will vote for change. I don't know how good or bad Mr. Kerry is but he certainly can be no worse than the lying, warmongering individual that currently sits in the seat of power.
Just before I sign off, can anyone out there say that they weren't surprised when they released the information about faulty intelligence in respect to the WMDs in Iraq? I mean, without that original statement saying that they existed, the war in Iraq would not have gotten any backing from the "friends of the US". Pretty convenient excuse, don't you think?
Tell me what you think!
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