Tropical Dreaming

wondering when adults will STOP murdering and hurting children

2011-06-30T17:31:00.000-07:00

every so often I fall into a deep and dark depression. usually it is after I've read more than a few cases in the news of the sad deaths of children at the hands of adults. you can read at least of one daily. and if you take into account the amount of random child murder that is caused by war - well then we are talking about many many many little children who never got the chance to experience the miracle of life as intended, because selfish, greedy, violent adults took it away. then if you add to that the numbers of child deaths by starvation and disease that can be attributed to greed, selfishness and violence it is no wonder, I realise, that I sink sometimes into deep despair.

i get very confused about life at those moments - because humans can be so so so amazing. so beautiful, so sharing, so caring, so downright heroic and yet so debased.

lately we have a father took his 2yr old and stabbed her to death to spite the mother, another dad threw his trusting 4yr old off a bridge to her death because he was pissed at the mother, another dad - seems there is a virtually endless stream of fathers who will kill their own children to spite their usually 'ex' partners and co-parent - took his child and gassed her to death in his vehicle - again to get back at the partner who rejected him.

makes you wonder...obviously...the women rejected these men because they were unfeeling, immature, violent, selfish mongrels - what else can you think of someone who will kill their own small child just to torture the mother!!! no wonder the woman wanted nothing to do with them!!! and they proved through their action toward their child just what sort of person they actually are - I'd want to get far away from them too!!!

but our law and law courts do not adequately protect women and children from violent, psycho men...women and children are forced by law and courts to remain available to psycho men. It is only after the fact that anyone else really knows what the women have been saying about and/or doing to escape the dangers of their 'ex' partners' psycho behaviour was feasible and justified.

but in this society and in many others, women and children are not protected. children are the least protected of all.

you might think, if you read my previous comments here that I think these things of all men...I dont. but I am might pissed at the cases the endless endless endless endless endless cases I read over and over and over again in the news of children murdered by fathers, children murdered in war, children murdered by mothers, grandparents, foster carers, random opportunistic child abusers

just read of mother who bashed and smothered her 3mth baby to death and then carried the body around, to hide it, for many hours - she killed the baby because it was crying. that's what babies do when they have needs, and they don't stop crying when they have selfish ignorant carers who don't tend to the baby's needs duh!!!!

now wonder I believe a person who commits a crime of violence or sexual perversion against a child should be IMPRISONED FOR LIFE!!!! NEVER to be set free to commit the same crime every again - I think that once a person has shown they have so little control and can be so dangerous then we the public have a right to be forever protected against that person

too many, annoyingly, too many times a person is let out of prison after 12, 15, 19, 22 yrs serving time for a violent crime and upon freedom they go and do it again!!!

my wisdom is that we just don't let them out - ever!!!! and that they WORK for their keep. I am so totally against prisoner rights for those who commit violent crimes against others. They gave up 'rights', I believe, when they harmed another person! EVERYONE has the right to be safe

I do not condone torture of any kind toward any living creature, including psycho killers. but we all need to be protected from them!!!!

when someone kills or permanently either physically or psychologically scars another person they I believe they should be jailed for life - NO PAROLE ever!!! they can't be trusted. I am personally not interested in 'rehabilitation' because it is too risky. A person who cannot control themselves at one point could snap again at another point.

a prisoner has rights to 3 square meals a day and a clean warm cot to sleep on, fresh air, natural light and work of some kind. It is wrong that the tax payer pays for 'privileges' for prisoners. Prisoners, imo, forfeited that right when they committed the violent crime.

Please note: I am only talking about violent crime and violent people. Other crime is debatable. theft can be seen as a result of socially constructed unjustified inequality due to greedy selfish people that exist in our weird societies of the world. drug use and abuse is only a crime because of political reasons and in my opinion should never have been made a crime in the first place and this is very obvious and so easy to see when you actually look at all the murder and violent crime that making it illegal has caused. making drugs illegal and then trying to prohibit them has made drugs a HUGE problem and filled jails to capacity and made criminals out of many people that actually needed help for other issues and self medicated with drugs instead

if there was social justice and equality and drug use was not seen as a criminal problem then our jails could be used for what they should be used for - to protect citizens, especially children, from violent offenders!!!

anyway that's my rant for the day - comes after being sick for weeks and sick and tired of reading more news stories about violence towards and murder of children

Oncycle

2011-02-15T07:23:00.000-08:00

new fb page for recycling secondhand, previously owned unused, retro and vintage

Magic Rainbow Handmade Dolly

2010-08-17T17:34:00.000-07:00

YaY...my business name is registered...my domain names are registered...I'm working on a batch of dollies hopefully ready in time for our Waldorf school annual Rainbow Fair...Magic Rainbow Handmade dolly will be there!!!

my handcrafted dollies

2010-05-26T01:59:00.000-07:00

my handcrafts for sale

www.madeit.com.au/magicrainbow

Magic Rainbow Handmade Dolly

2010-05-26T01:55:00.000-07:00

Found a great way to stop my house from being so over cluttered with my obsession - my handmade dollies

Amazing rats

2010-03-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

Amazing rats

KarmaTube: Art From the Soul

2009-06-26T23:42:00.001-07:00

KarmaTube: Art From the Soul

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Baby Briana...My Angel

2009-04-07T01:41:00.000-07:00

Baby Briana is my Angel...she changed my life. I cannot think of her without a large painful lump forming in my throat and tears welling in my eyes.

I first heard of Baby Briana a year ago and am changed inside because of her suffering

Around the same time I heard of Briana, in cairns where I live a baby girl was raped by her teenage mother’s 18yr old boyfriend who was left minding the baby while the mother went to visit a relative. The baby died from her horrific injuries a few hours after the abuse.

These crimes must be prevented. Perpetrators must face Mandatory LIFE SENTENCES without chance of Parole for child abuse and neglect leading to Child Death, for Rape of a Child and for Sex Abuse of Children

The Criminal Justice System everywhere needs to be completely overhauled. I do not believe that homicide and child abuse cases should be heard and decided upon by a jury

I cannot see that Prosecutors and Defenders and Juries are the fairest and most appropriate way to deal with these crimes.

Regarding legal representatives, it far too often comes down to who has money and nouse to hire a ‘talented’ lawyer who can use their talents to win the jury over and gain a reduced sentence

I do not believe that plea bargaining should result in decreased sentence time, but some other freedoms could be traded for accused cooperation, such as visitation accesses in prison

I do not believe that juries are appropriate for hearing homicide cases…it is well known that people will buy anything if it is sold to them well enough…lawyers are really advertisers selling a product, innocence or guilt and how well they sell their product to a gullible jury determines to a large degree whether or not Justice will prevail

we must stamp out the current justice system…it does not work. There should not be criminal lawyers on homicide cases. The case should be examined by a fully trained panel of experts who have access to ALL information including past history of the accused

Further, there MUST be Mandatory LIFE SENTENCE without Chance for Parole for any Child Abuse and Neglect leading to Child Death and for Rape of a Child and for Sex Abuse of Children.

Child Abusers Identities Must be Made PUBLIC…why are they being protected??? They need to be known so that other children can be made safe from them

Failure to Notify Abuse Must carry a Deterrent Prison Sentence of at least 5-10yrs at least enough to make people take action

Further, if we do not hand out the death penalty, which I believe is an appropriate sentence for Brutal Homicide when there IS NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER of GUILT, which is difficult to be sure of always under the current system, then we must not make life in prison too comfortable for killers, but they should only be provided with the absolute basics for survival and should, like everyone else in society, work to earn any extras. Taxpayers should not pay for any additional comfort items for killers.

IF we were to do these things…in this way we might begin to see real justice happen

at least that is what I am inclined to believe

What Has Keira Knightly Been Up To?? SAY NO MORE VIOLENCE

2009-04-06T02:53:00.001-07:00

Animal Cruelty and Peanut's Law. BEWARE: Graphic detail.

2009-03-20T18:19:00.000-07:00

I am so sickened and horrified by the disgusting atrocious death of cruelly stolen, tortured and killed much loved family pet puppy Peanut that Im not sure I can even put words together.

Two men, 21yrs and 24yrs old, stole the puppy and then spent an extended period of time mutilating and torturing the puppy before finally killing it...they videoed it on a mobile phone. Apparently, they can be heard laughing on the recording.

I have given a warning in my title because I wish I had not begun to read into the details of the torture because it is haunting. I think I only got a couple of sentences into the description before realising that I did not need to know such graphic detail. What I do know and will never forget is reading that the men used garden shears to snip and hack off parts of Peanut while he was still alive. It is reported that he tried to escape from his torturers on the stumps that remained after his legs had been chopped off...too much for me.

I only repeat those details here in an effort to arouse enough disgust that citizens might demand that our justice system actually metes out JUSTICE.

The maximum penalty for animal cruelty is 2 years imprisonment. However, the longest sentence ever given is....wait for it....

4 months

That's right!!! An animal can be shockingly and unbelievably cruelly tortured and killed and the most the court has handed down is 4 months!!! With half time for parole that's a mere 8 wks retreat at the communities expense. Where is the deterrent in that?????

It is well known that many people who torture and kill animals go on to torture and kill children and young women. Many serial killers began their murderous career torturing and killing animals.

The question I want to ask is this: Why are our courts so LENIENT with Violent Crime??????

If I say used illegal drugs I could spend years in jail, but murder or maim a person or animal and there is a better chance of a lighter sentence.

WHY is this????????!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do not understand...

please if anyone ever reads my blog...go here and sign the petition...follow the links and sign the other animal cruelty petitions that are available...PLEASE...we have to show we care and that light sentences are just not good enough

http://www.peanutslaw.com/index.html

"Another shitty day in paradise"

2009-02-28T21:00:00.000-08:00

what a beautiful day it is...the right amount of sunshine, blue skies, the perfect amount of breeze...the temp is just right

reminds me of those t shirts sold to locals and tourists alike praising Cairns with "Another shitty day in paradise"

gotta go move my guinea piggies...even though Im enjoying the sun, temp and breeze it just might be getting a bit too hot out there for them...time to move them into the shade and a lovely fresh patch of juicy grass

the doggies have the right idea...lazing in the shade

and ratties are all tucked away in their hammocks and terracotta hide a ways out of the sunshine

earlier, I thought briefly of basking out in the garden but my sun basking days are very limited now...I save them up for when there is no choice like a boat trip to the reef for swimming and snorkeling or some such treat

my views on religion are being brought out to the forefront today...I cant understand sometimes how an intelligent animal like a human falls for all that religious hocum pocum. Must be because it wasnt that long ago that we evolved sentient abilities and to explain the world and mortality we came up with 'god' and our desire for social connectedness propagated social rites and practices and of course the inherent desire in some for social power led to curbing unique thought and free thinking

my belief goes along these lines, taken from a post in yahoo I made earlier

Nature created me and all else in the universe

Nature, our true creator, is TRULY AMAZING

we already know that the human brain is more amazing than the most amazing computer we humans have yet been able to design...Nature CREATES the human brain and everything else in the universe so all of Nature's creation is truly amazing...Nature is far more incredible than a small part of her creation, us, can ever be

but Nature is NOT infallible...otherwise why are so many babies born with atrocious abnormalities in their DNA that makes them unable to function?

and certainly not compassionate...otherwise why are so many babies born with atrocious abnormalities in their DNA that makes them unable to function?

and certainly not sentient and intelligent...otherwise why are so many babies born with atrocious abnormalities in their DNA that makes them unable to function?

BUT...Nature is EXPERIMENTAL...Nature is CREATING here and now in every moment...Nature is continually creating the universe...so I see that sometimes Nature's creation works and other times it doesnt...

NATURE is FLUID...NATURE is alive in the here and now creating as we breath...it is commonly called Evolution

Nature = G.O.D.

G-generator
O-operator
D-destroyer

Nature, our true creator, eternal, all powerful, all present, non judging, all encompassing

why wont xtians and other religious pple see that Science and Nature are both so amazing...why do they insist on trying to explain the incredible facts with their silly ridiculous hocus pocus 'god' beliefs...why cant they just accept that Nature, all around them here and now creating as we think, is their true creator???
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Murder...and Justice?

2009-02-26T15:07:00.000-08:00

Ive been reading and Utubing the Manson/Tate/LaBianca case. As a citizen and a human being I am very grateful and even proud of the Tate family and the families of other victims of these horrendous crimes for a consistent and tireless effort to keep the murderers in prison for life.

For many years I have felt impotent and frustrated that killers do not make retribution of equal value to their crime, ie, a life for a life. When 'life in prison' is handed down in sentencing I believe it to mean, in the case of cold blooded killing, LIFE in PRISON!! Not a number of years and then freedom.

Murder is a line that must NEVER be crossed. Anyone capable of crossing that line must never be trusted again. It is too risky to believe that a person capable of murder can become incapable of repeating the act. Psychological science has demonstrated clearly that once a human has performed a process it is easier to perform that process in future.

and WHAT of JUSTICE?????

Is justice done when a killer spends some time in jail and then is released on parole? I DONT THINK SO!!! The victim/s will never get a reprieve. They will never be 'paroled' from the grave. Their family and loved ones will never be paroled from the pain, grief and sorrow caused by the killer. Cold blooded killers must not be paroled...EVER!!! If even one killer released on parole kills again then that is too many!!!!

Sharon Tate, at such a young age, had all her adult life before her. The much anticipated experience of motherhood was right there about to unfold for her and it was heartlessly taken from her when she was horrifically, brutally slaughtered. That despicable event cast her family into unimaginable depths of horror and grief for the rest of their lives. The loved ones of Sharon Tate will live with the horror of a brutal undeserving death and nauseating sadness that surely must come from that for the rest of their lives...they were handed a true life sentence. Sharon will never get to experience the joys that awaited her should she have continued her life.

The killers must rightly remain in prison for the rest of their lives.

Susan Atkins has been to all appearances a model prisoner who has worked tirelessly to form a good public impression that in her hopes will lead to her release. She might very well be remorseful and wish to make amends as best she can and that is commendable, sure. There are plenty of killers in prison who do not live the exemplary prisoner life that Susan Atkins appears to live. But, she killed in cold blood....she showed NO Mercy to Sharon Tate and a child yet to experience taking its first breath and experiencing life as a human being in the world. It is hard to conceive how anyone could murder a pregnant woman and child, especially so close to birth. The child could hear, see, feel and was callously snuffed out inside its loving mother. That is something that cannot be dismissed.

Sussan Atkins must NEVER be released.

Her heinous crime is disgusting, atrocious, unspeakably, unimaginably despicable. Nothing she can do or say will ever make up for the torture she dealt to Sharon Tate or for what she has taken from those who loved and admired Sharon. The best Susan Atkins can hope for is that she lives a good life in the service of others, betters herself as a human being and comes to understanding of the crime she committed and assumes responsibility for them...in prison where she belongs.

Susan Atkins family currently appeals for her release on the grounds of mercy now that she is dying, but why should mercy be shown to Susan Atkins? She showed no mercy to Sharon Tate or her family? the bottom line...NO mercy for cold blooded killers.

Susan Atkins and other cold blooded killers should not even request freedom. I am appalled that anyone who has slaughtered another person would even imagine for a moment that they have any rights left to walk free. Susan Atkins, if she truly takes responsibility, if she fully recognises the magnitude of her actions, if she sincerely wishes to atone for her atrocious crime must NEVER request parole...to do so blatantly minimises the damage she caused in the lives of others. Appealing for parole is only continuing the pain and suffering for the victims' loved ones.

If Susan Atkins was truly remorseful she would never ask for parole but accept that she took a life and must therefore forfeit her own. If she accepts her punishment...a punishment that fits the crime...then she will use her life to set an example of what must happen to cold blooded killers. She could devote her life to accepting her punishment with grace, instead of putting the family members, the public and the judicial system through repeated financial and emotionally costly hearings. Susan Atkins could set an example to other criminals by accepting her fate, just as Sharon Tate had no choice but to accept the fate handed to her on the end of a blade by Susan Atkins, but instead Susan Atkins begs for her freedom. What remorse is there in that????

As a society we must take a very strong and committed stand against those who have so little value for others that they snuff out life without thought, other than to take pleasure in the process. For sure, noone commits murder because it makes them feel bad!!! At some level they selfishly relieve and/or pleasure themselves.

As a society we must take a strong committed stand against cold blooded murder. Murder in the first degree must be dealt a consequence to fit the crime....a life for a life.

Personally, I support the death penalty for first degree murder, but ONLY when there is NO doubt at all that those deemed 'guilty' actually committed the crime and I do not condone prisoners waiting on death row for years and years. In my view, once sentencing is handed down punishment must swiftly follow. Of course that raises issues that about the judicial system, it is not infallible and mistakes are easily made. Fortunately modern technology and forensics makes it less likely that innocent people will be mistakenly found guilty of first degree murder. If judicial systems were managed by best practise and operated in the best interests of humanity such mistakes might be rare indeed.

The death penalty has an inherent problem in that law enforcement runs with its own agenda at the sacrifice of truth and justice. In America, for example, it is possible to plea bargain down from first degree murder to a lesser charge just to get a conviction. A conviction that will inevitably lead to freedom. An outcome I find distasteful...cold blooded murderers must be dealt with at the highest level of retributive justice...a life for a life. The death penalty is problematic when innocent people are inadvertently convicted of crimes that they did not commit...however, this says more about law enforcement, legal representativeness and the judicial process than it does about truth and justice. While guilty rich hire quality lawyers to 'get them off', innocent poor can barely defend themselves in law at all. Thus, in the present system there is little hope that we really can comfortably and confidently rid ourselves of heinous blood thirsty killers and make our society safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps the best we can do presently is hand down sentences that fit the crime, make truth in sentencing and work on improving all aspects of the judicial system from policing to judging and incarcerating.

Safety must be the first consideration...anyone who commits first degree murder must be removed from society forever!!!!! Id prefer them to be put to death...a life for a life...and not draw on public money to house, feed, clothe, educate, etc. cold blooded killers. Perhaps the murderer, like Susan Atkins, can learn from their behaviour and turn their life around and focus themselves to contributing to society, but it must be done within the walls of a high maximum security prison...NOT out in the community - killers must forfeit that freedom. My preference is that she was put to death, along with the other Manson murderers, soon after her conviction .

It is financially draining to keep murderers in prison, but that is the lesser concern regarding long term imprisonment. Of major concern must be the pain and sorrow the current parole process continues to heap upon the family and loved ones of victims through having to deal with parole hearings again and again!!!! Retribution is also of concern...does the punishment fit the crime? I say, a life for a life. Take a life and forfeit your own, without exception!!! Everyone has a right to feel safe! Public safety must also top the list of priorities when dealing with those who murder in cold blood.

What is the purpose of the judicial system if not to protect us above all else from that which is a danger to our peace and safety?

Without truth of sentencing, what message is being sent to those who might engage in cold blooded murder? Make a plea, get a reduced charge and a lesser sentence, behave in prison and be back on the streets in no time? This is pretty much the current state of affairs and it HAS TO STOP!!!

Cold blooded killers must face consequences that are deterrent to a crime. In the case of first degree murder, a life for a life. Nothing else is an appropriate consequence for deliberately taking a life. NOTHING ELSE is an APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCE!!! No debate, no parole...a life for a life. If we are not handing out a death sentence then let us at least make the consequence fit the crime. This serves retributive justice and is the only serious deterrence available. Anything less than truth in life sentencing makes a mockery of setting a deterrent and prolongs the suffering of victims of crime!!!!

Why should Sharon Tate and her unborn child's family have to brace themselves again and again to defend their position that the cold blooded killers must remain in prison. It is horrific to think that the damage the Manson murderers have caused to so many people continues and will continue until every one of the murderers has gone to their grave...not until then will the living victims of crime finally be able to heave a sigh of relief and get on with the sad remnants of their broken lives.

Victims of crime must have credibility in any process. In the case of cold blooded murder the family of those slaughtered are sentenced to a lifetime of pain and suffering....how did we as a society ever come to view a murderers' perspective above those who suffer irreparable loss as a result of murder? The victim of murder and their family and loved ones, as well as all citizens, must have their outrage at cold blooded murder addressed and have their basic right to feel safe satisfied. That is the purpose of the judicial system and why citizens bear its financial cost through payment of taxes.

Taxpayers dollars directed toward crime must support three primary agendas: Deterrence, retribution and above all, public safety.

Politics must be taken out of the judicial system. To work effectively justice must become a public process...I know lawyers will probably not agree, but it is well recognised that while the rich can afford expensive representativeness and the poorer cannot then there never will be true justice in society.

When humanity grows to reach potential in all those things that make us good then justice will be in the public interest and not driven by politics, notoriety, greed and cash

I have just a couple of further comments about the Manson killers. Leslie Van Houten still evades responsibility...she consistently makes excuses and puts responsibility for her involvement onto others!!! "...talked me into it" "...told me to..." "...I wouldnt have but..."

Leslie Van Houten must Never be set free. It is said that of all the Manson killers she is the most likely to achieve parole. I find that absolutely ludicrous. She so obviously avoids personal responsibility for her participation in the Manson family. When she does make statements of responsibility they are nothing more than 'lip service' and cannot be taken to seriously mean that she has faced up to and accepted that she made those choices.

She made those choices...no matter that they were not very wise choices and they led to imprisonment...or that she was on drugs...or under the influence of a charismatic psychopath ...or led to the Manson ranch by others...or any other of the many reasons she gives for excusing her participation. Leslie Van Houten must accept that she made the choices.

Leslie Van Houten MADE THEM...they are her choices...for whatever reason.

Now she must accept the consequences of having made those choices. The reasons are irrelevant, terrible blood thirsty and cruel murders were committed and she was a participant. She claims she didn't agree with the murders, but she did not go to the police and give herself up after. She would have gotten away with murder, literally, if not caught. Like all the Manson murderers, she is only sorry that she got caught and her freedom is taken in retribution. If she is truly remorseful, the best she can do to express that is to live her life gracefully by accepting responsibility, and make amends by relieving the victims' families of ongoing continual pain through the parole processes. Anything less is not good enough and does not demonstrate 'REMORSE'.

Remorse is best demonstrated by opting out of the parole process. Pleading for one's own freedom is not the act of a remorseful person!

The Manson murderers are only truly sorry, truly remorseful, that they got caught and are trapped in the consequences of choices they made, they continually deny and try to shift responsibility elsewhere. NEVER set them free!!! Never set any murderer free.

Sharks...Going...going...go...

2009-02-11T02:43:00.001-08:00

SharkWater...Rob Stewart's award winning documentary is attitude changing. Ive been terrified of sharks since about the age of 18 when I realised that my love of the outer shoreline swells might very well be the death of me and the thought of being eaten was the stuff of nightmares.

Since then my ocean enjoyment has been severely cramped and limited to edge paddling and the occasional 5 seconds in and out in a state of fear and panic. Eventually I reconciled myself to freshwater clear creeks, very nice in themselves, but not quite the profound buzz of being carried up and up by a huge ocean swell.

I even believed that it was only right that we should hunt down and eliminate every shark in the ocean so that I could swim all the way to NZ if the fancy took me...well not that it would, but I could easily imagine swimming from one beach to the next. What an absolute pleasure that would be...swimming...swimming...swimming and totally oblivious of anything but the movement of the ocean and my body.

After viewing Rob's doco I am completely transformed...I realise that we owe our very breath to sharks and I am sad and fearful of their demise. I hope that we silly 'conceited naked apes' wake up in time and realise that we are not 'divine legends' and very much an animal sharing this planet but impacting on our own and other animals' futures moreso than any other single element in our current moment

hopefully we will evolve the sense and wisdom quick enough to save sharks, the environment and even ourselves...I hope so

Small Child Mauled to Death by Pack of Pet Dogs

2009-01-07T17:33:00.000-08:00

In the news: a 3yr old dead because of a pack of 4 pet bull mastiff dogs and her toddler sister seriously damaged!!! Unbelievable!!!

What I cant understand is Why 4 large dogs were in the house with the two small children?? The children were being babysat by a neighbour so the dogs were not part of their own family...Im thinking that it is natural that the dogs could have possibly been jealous of the children.

I cant understand why the neighbour couldnt do more to save the children....the neighbour is reported as having a 'few marks' ...if it was me then I imagine my skin would now be hanging off my bones in great flaps...I would throw myself at the dogs...drag them...hrow heavy objects at them...beat them with a broom, anything to save the children

I am so sad about this...and so sad that the mother apparently left the children with a neighbour because it was such a hot day she thought her children would not be comfortable shopping. I feel for the mother...

fatal incidents happen in a silly instant with children...all care and consciousness must be taken at all times with children in your care...dont trust fate!!!

Murdering Mongrels

2009-01-06T08:14:00.000-08:00

I had to turn my eyes from the news tonight...injured babies and children in the arms of their traumatised parents hurrying them to medical aid after being shot and bombed by Israelis. I am so saddened and deeply stunned by the inhumanity.

It is shocking that people can be so cold and murderous toward babies and for WHAT??? Land, Greed, Domination!

I find myself despising Israel.

I find myself despising men. Not all and every single male, but the male condition with its sick and apparently innate desire to rise up above and squash underfoot 'others'.

My mind harps, "How DARE they?" How dare they dare to destroy, kill, maim the lives of children.

I am filled with horror. Little children annihilated, nothing more than 'collateral damage', so that men have their way, play their war games, operate their toys of destruction, use brute and violent means to get what they want.

I am disgusted, sickened, sad and frustrated. I have no respect for the male condition. It is murdering and violent, just like the God of the Bible. In the image of men...

Rats Rats Rats

2009-01-03T22:55:00.000-08:00

2009 has begun
so far it has been a pleasant year and I cant help wondering what I will think about the year in about 12 months time

I love my six girl rats although it is a bit intense at the moment as I am babysitting a friends 9 rats as well. My life seems to be about cleaning cages, feeding rats, giving rats attention, shopping for and preparing food for rats, cleaning up food after rats, changing hammocks and litter for rats, finding small boxes and other playthings for rats, re-organising rat's habitats, bathing rats, and just generally tending to rats!!!

I am actually counting down the days till my friend returns and the days seem very slow and loooooong!!! I dont mind the cleaning etc, but I am concerned because my rats arent getting the usual playtime that they need and want and my friends rats are also missing out on important people time.

I try to handle them as much as I've got time for, but I dont want to reduce the contact my rats have with me any more than I already have so that I can cuddle my friends rats for her. My girls look a bit put out standing at the door of their cage staring at me expectantly, but it cant be helped for the moment.

while my friend has offered to return the favour Im not sure that I want to leave my rats with anyone. Although I am taking excellent care of her rats I just cannot provide them with as much out of cage time as they deserve and I know that it would have to be like that for my six girls if anyone else had the care of them.

Just made a lemon meringue pie today...my great cooking feat for the week!!! It looks delicious and turned out perfect...well as far as looks go that is. Not sure yet what it tastes like. Mmmmm soon to find out :)

2008-12-26T21:13:00.000-08:00

Well THE day is done...what a peaceful time I had. I played with my ratties, which is always fun. Slept, watched movies and ate a yummy dinner. We did not 'over indulge' so I felt great all through the 'festive' period.

Not so true for today though...I did not sleep a wink last night ... I stayed up to protect my little furry friends from a very determined python that relentlessly pursued them...we managed to shoo it out at one stage but then it just hung outside the window for an age and then disappeared out of view. But later it slithered back inside when we were not looking...luckily it knocked over a vase as it went...the loud crash alerted us to its presence...we caught sight of it's tail as it slithered behind a large heavy piece of furniture.

It's still behind the cupboard...nocturnal animal so will no doubt wait till dark to resume pursuit of its intended prey. We have decided to use one of our guinea pigs as a decoy tonight and wait in the wings and hopefully throw a bag over the snake when it comes out of hiding and is on the move.

Poor piggy...but I couldnt use my ratties because they really would freak out. In fact I discovered the snake in the first place because my 'girls' were hysterical. I wondered what was happening and each time I checked them I saw Phoebe, our little mother dog to four 3wk old puppies, sniffing round the ratties' cages. I thought at first that the girls were stressing out about Phoebe and I growled her away from them a few times before I saw a 2 metre snake...about to slither out from behind onto the top of one of the cages...what a shock!!!!

I've had snakes in the house before...in fact I had another sleepless night recently when just as I was falling asleep something dropped with a heavy thud onto the window seat near my bed. I quickly turned on the light to find a real live snake there!!! I couldnt sleep for the rest of the night as the snake would not return out the open window that it had obviously entered through.

I threw things (pillow, bits of clothing, etc) at the snake everytime it moved toward my bed!!!!!!! and in fact every time it moved AWAY from the open window...I was somewhat deluded by fear into hoping that I could quickly train it to go out the window by NOT throwing things at it whenever it headed in THAT direction but throwing things at it every time it headed in any other direction...but I soon discovered that throwing things like pillows at it wasn't going to work,

because it hid under the clothing and pillow and then I couldnt SEE it so I became more nervous about where it was and what it was up to...I tried standing on my bed (so I'd appear large) and using a broom handle to poke it away from the direction of my bed, but as the snake reared up and made to strike at me several times I was a bit concerned about whether or not it was venemous - we had already had a venemous juvenile snake in the house on a previous ocassion.

I couldnt tell for sure what kind of snake it was. It was brownish without markings other than a lighter underside and so could have been a harmless tree snake or something more sinister so I spent the night mostly standing in the doorway of my bedroom, watching that the snake didnt slither further into my room and hide somewhere, but on alert and ready to run for cover if the snake decided to come after me!!

just before dawn I threw a lightweight cardboard box (open at one end) to try and prevent the movement of the snake away from the direction of the open window. The snake slithered straight inside the box...I maintained my vigilance by the door, ready to run, until the room was well lit with daylight, then using the broom handle I pushed the cardboard box closed and quickly grabbed it up and in one fell swoop dropped it out the window...it lodged in a large shrub under the window in such a way that I could see the snake curled up inside the box.

needless to say, I closed and locked my bedroom windows and havent had them open since!!!

this latest snake entered through the wooden louvre blades on the side verandah. What a nightmare this 'gorgeous' vintage timber Queenslander house is...there is no way to completely close the house off from the outside or to completely seal any room in the house. It was constructed during the 1930s before electric fans, aircon, etc and for cooling it has decorative breezeways connecting each room...a snake could easily slitter into any room of the house through these breezeways!!!

the snake is very beautiful...a gorgeously marked python. Im much happier about being able to identify the snake as definitely non venemous, although it could still give a nasty bite and it would definitely be efficiently lethal should it get to any of my furry pets!

I have seven guinea pigs, six rats, four dogs and four puppies. Guinea pigs are outside in snake proof enclosures, dogs live outside too, but mum dog, puppies and ratties are residing in the house and so is the snake for the moment!!!

I have to keep an active eye on my little pets to ensure their safety. A fresh ratty or baby puppy would definitely satisfy a hungry snake.

Im so tired though that I should get some shut eye before my night vigil begins again.

school holidaze

2008-09-23T18:30:00.000-07:00

sitting in a daze...trying to buy a vehicle. Started off searching for a CRV-Sport but switched the search midstream to a Rav4-Cruiser and then switched again from manual to auto searches. So hard to choose from all the vehicles on offer locally and online.

doesnt seem such a big deal to buy from thousands of ks away, especially from a dealer who has their rep to protect and who is supervised by legislation to protect the consumer

but how to trust a salesperson???? any salesperson! a mate has just started working in plumbing sales and tells me that they cant believe the stuff they hear coming out of their mouth, but the buyers lap it up

hope Im not THAT buyer...lapping up sales pitch after sales pitch

numa numa

2008-04-30T06:17:00.000-07:00

just discovered syncsta and musta watched numa numa about 20 times