There are now a group to help keep the environment free from human trash, these are the Green Police. The Green Police are using a fun way keep trash from the land with ideas like green bags that are given to festive goers like the Gastonbury Festival to encourage them to pick up litter, pick up recycling that in turn will help with better waste management for us all.
On a trip along the coast line there are so many beautiful sites. The colors are so eye catching as the sun dances across the water. As boats do their Fractional Sailing the colors of the rainbow are evident all across the ocean. You just can not pass the ocean and not appreciate her power and beauty. The sounds and sights of the ocean are matched by nothing else on earth. To see a sunset with the ocean as it’s palette will truly take your breath away with all it’s majesty.
There are some people’s opinion that you would rather not hear and then there are those that you agree with. Through all of those opinions are those that make you think. If you have read any of the writings of Raj Patel you know that he is one of those writers that make you think. After reading some of his work you can see that he sees things as they are and from a different perspective then you are programed to see them. As I was reading I actually thought as many times as I had heard what he was talking about I had never “really” listened. Reading his work has definitely made me open my eyes to a different view point of reality. If you think about it prices are set on things and that price becomes the value. That then becomes it’s worth to us. This is a very deep thing to analyze but it does make you rethink things. I have read a book before about how people are obsessed with naming everything so we can fit it into a space in our minds and these writings remind me of that in the same thought provoking way. I love to read things that have a fresh way of seeing the same things we grow so used to that we do not actually see them. It keeps us on our toes so we do not get too comfortable. If we get too comfortable then we may loose what makes society great and that is the melting pot of thought provoking people. You can win a copy of the book written by this writer at the Macmillan press sweepstakes.
There are certain things in life that we just believe to be facts. We have just agreed that this is the way it as as a society and no one has challenged it. That was until now. We have always thought that eyeglasses had to cost a lot of money. Or we thought you could get cheap eyeglasses but they had to look outdated. None of that is true now. There is a company called Zenni Optical. They make their own eyeglasses in fashionable styles without charging fashionable prices. They have figured out what so many companies have not and that is if you offer the customer a good product the customer will do your advertising for you. Word of mouth is a big advertiser. Do you not listen more to the man on the street then the billboard above him? Of course when you do not advertise you have to have a lot of confidence in your product as well. A bad product will not sell itself. There is an article that explains how Zenni works so the customer can benefit with cheap prices. As they explain without advertising and with making their own product they have eliminated the middleman and the product just becomes about the company and the customer. It brings it all back to basics. What an original concept?
Working with animals I can appreciate the services that places like American Animal Care Center provides. It can be very stressful when you work with animals but it can also be one of the most rewarding things you can ever do. Helping the most helpless is something that takes a lot of dedication. Places like the American Animal Care Center work on strengthening the bond between animals and people. Understanding that pets and pet owners have a special bond is what makes animal care specialists stand out in the animal care network. When ever you are working with a pet owner it is imperative to understand the importance that that animal has to it’s owner. On the other hand we as pet owners tend to seek out companies that understand pet relationships. The American Animal Care Center has a website for animal lovers to put their stories on for other pet owners to enjoy. They also feature articles about current dangers that your pets maybe faced with to keep us informed as pet owners.
This is one of those posts that show I own this blog to the social media world. This will pop up again when I join a social network that requires a post. We had found a spaniel female a few weeks ago that someone abandoned, luckily we found her a home the next day. This was an outstanding dog.
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There is something so serene about the sounds that a singing bowl makes. The pitch can not be matched with it’s purity. The balance and design all effects the sound that each bowl makes and they are amazing to hear. There is a website that sells Crystal Singing Bowl. They are quartz crystal with a simple appearance and yet they make a beautiful sound.
When you enter into the world of dog ownership then you have entered into a world that will be filled with fun and excitement and many moments of warmth. Nothing can get under your skin like a dog. They are your best friends no matter what. In their eyes you can do no wrong even if you yourself know you may could have done something better. Millions of pet owners already know this fact because so many spend so much money on the spoiling of our beloved pets. We want to reward our little four legged friends by showering them with little gifts. Many of the gifts you have to wonder are more for the owner then the pet. I can not imagine a dog wanting to wear costumes! Our canine friends also want to accompany us on any trip that we make and will be your exercise partner at any time they are invited. With all of this unwavering devotion comes the other side of ownership which is responsibility. The overseeing of their care can be a very expensive task as well as heartbreaking. Supplying the basic needs for a dog is easy. Giving them the proper vet care is easy. When it comes to the fact that our dogs do not live as long as we do and many times decisions have to be made on their behave it gets almost unbearable. How do you part with a friend that has been your mainstay for many years and know it was the right decision? The funny thing about pet owners is we know all of this information but would not want a life without our pets in it. The ups and downs, the happiness and sadness in the end we would not have it any other way!
We were contacted by our vet that someone had dropped off kittens that appeared to be a couple of days old and they needed feeding. They for some reason or another did not have a mother. This is such a sad thing since there could be so many reasons for not having a mother but seldom have I seen a mother cat abandon her children. We go pick them up and they are the cutest little babies ( as they all are). They are grey and nothing but legs and eyes. Looking at them I would say they were 10 days old. If you have ever hand fed an animal you know that it is such a rewarding experience. My oldest daughter takes on the bottle feeding unless we get too many at once. She gladly took this on. The next day the vet called again to check on the kitties and to let us know that they had another litter brought in and this one was a critical care nursing situation. We went to get them as well and this can be very heartbreaking. The results are usually not good. We literally watch them with out sleeping to keep them comfortable. They have been without mothers nutrition for too long and their body temperatures had cooled so they have a long way to go. With in the first 12 hours we had lost 2. For us that is 2 too many. Those little babies had a fight in front of them and to ask them to be strong when they are at their weakest is too much for some. For the others they are survivors and for our own sanity that has to be where we put our focus. It has now been a week and we have 2 black and 3grey healthy little kitties. Some of our other cats have decided that they want to help with the love and grooming. As amazing as it sounds our biggest help in these situations is always our little Pom Chi mix dog. Her name is little girl and she was a rescue herself and has decided that anything that comes through our doors she is going to be involved in their care. She specializes in kittens. But when the babies get hungary they run to us. They are doing beautifully. I will keep you posted.
As the door bell rang we opened the door to find a teenage boy with red eyes holding the leash which led to a pit bull great dane mix dog that reached his hip in height. As the boy started to speak the crack in his voice could not help but tug at my heart. He said that his mother had told him that they could no longer afford his dog. He said that his girlfriend had given the dog to him as a birthday present when it was just 5 weeks old. The mother let him keep it for 8 months and then decided that he had to take this dog and find it a new home. He had gotten so atached to the dog as well as the dog to him. He kept petting the dog letting him know that he would be ok. The dog would look into his eyes with such trust sensing that something was wrong it was heartbreaking. When I ask why now he said that he is in school and has to get a job also so that would leave no time for the dog. He had no fence and the mother said that it was not fair to the dog to leave him roaming free for hours and hours a day. There was also the fact that they were having trouble feeding him. That scenario is being repeated in so many places everywhere with todays economy. People feel that they have no choice but to dump the family dog because he is another expense. This is so heartbreaking when he has done nothing wrong and is considered an easy cut to make. I explained to him that if he could leave his dog for about an hour I could find out if he could get along with our general population of dogs. He immediately fit in and he has been a perfect fit for us every since. We renamed him Brutus because it just fit his regal attitude so well. The boy and his mom have since moved but he did come back on a couple of occasions and Brutus was glad to see him and would walk him to his car but never actually tried to go with him. I think Brutus knows this is where he belongs and now the boy that he was so faithfully devoted to is just a friend as he stands so proudly on the porch among his family as the boy drove away. As heartbreaking as it is to see this happen I am very proud of the boy that he did not just drop off his dog he found it a home and for that we are eternally greatful.
