global warming, global warning

So last night I hosted a veiwing party for the movie "An Inconvenient Truth". People, we have a problem. That's the bad news. The good news is, we also have the solution. And it's not even that difficult to correct it. All the technology is in place. Trouble is, no one wants it to be regulated, save the few people who are talking about it in public. In order for it not to be regulated, we have to stand up and take responsibility - YES, America! We are the biggest contributor to the problem, so we have to take the most responsibility.

I calculated my CO2 contribution and was shocked at how much I contribute. I feel morally responsible for spreading the word...

Did you know in the next 25-30 years the population of the earth is going to sprint to over 8 or 9 BILLION people? Nevermind the devastating consequences of Greenland or Antarctica melting - where are all these people going to live, and what are they going to eat?

We all better get used to eating less, using less, and start getting smart about global warming - this is for real. It's a test of our will versus our wants. Do you want your grandchildren to wonder what in the world you were thinking? Maybe your grandchildren won't have an earth to think in. Think about it. www.climatecrisis.net

mantras

I'm definitely not the poster child for meditation. I do, however, fully believe there is power in meditation/prayer...whatever you call it. Clearing you mind of the clutter, so you might receive tidbits from God, the universe...whatever you call it. I take my dog, Mo, on a walk every morning. There is a song I sing to myself sometimes on the walk - an oldie..."Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day. Oh what a glorious sunrise, everything's going my way". I know when I sing that tune, my day goes better. The other thing I do on the walk involves a breathing exercise. Five or six steps is one breath in, while I think to my self "peace, love, harmony, happiness, in" and then five or six steps is the resulting breath out, while I think to myself "hate, anger, fear, war, out". I'm not sure if it's the oxygen intake or the mantra, but it makes me feel better, too.

cleaning day

I wish someone could explain to me the difference between men and women in the area of cleaning house. I've just spent several hours cleaning - something that should really only take 30 minutes. Except that things in this house get so dirty. I'm not saying that my husband is totally responsible - I definitely do my fair share of messing things up - but not in the same way. Let's just take the coffee maker. Now, I don't drink coffee. Bob is the only one who uses the coffee pot. I wiped it down during my cleaning of the kitchen and decided to wash out the morning coffee. Well, the bottom of the pot looked brown (old coffee, I suppose) so I took a scrubber and started scrubbing. It was disgusting! If I did drink coffee, I wouldn't want it out of that pot - gross! I don't think he has ever scrubbed the thing out - grey residue came out for ten minutes! He always says he cleans it.....I'm just saying.....