You got too much oxygen in your blood. Here, let me put a giant leech on you.

Leeches.  They suck.

By the way, what do you think of the new show “Terra Nova?” 

Yeah, the whole living-with-the-dinosaurs thing is cool and all, but more specifically, what do you think of their grim portrayal of FUTURE Earth? 

My first thought was pure disbelief:  There is NO WAY we would let the environment get that bad!

But, here’s an even scarier thought that I had:  Even if we try to reverse our current environmental problems, maybe this is a snowball that we can’t stop rolling…maybe the damage we have done is irreversible and no amount of pollution control, CO2 emission control, or massive recycling efforts are going to change that...

Now before you start spitting facts and figures at me, trying to prove me wrong…I’ll admit right here and now…I could be wrong.   

I hope like hell I’m wrong. 

Here’s another personal musing:  There are people out there that care about Earth and they are trying like the dickens to do the right thing.  They recycle, they compost, they are conscious of the environment, and they aren’t wasteful.   However, I would say that’s only 20% of the population.  Ok, this is only a personal estimate, just by observation of my community.

But what I’m saying is, I think 80% just don’t give a damn.   That’s disconcertingly high, don’t you think?

And I have to admit, on occasion, I don’t do EVERYTHING I should to help the environment.  And I’m sure the other 20% of the people slip up occasionally. We have lives after all…we can’t constantly fret about where the recycle bins are located, or whether or not that juicy turkey that our mom cooked so hard to cook is cruelty and hormone-free, or even better, tofu! (Ok, BETTER is debatable!)

My point is:  20% caring most of the time and 80% caring NONE of the time…that’s a recipe for doom.  

Ok, look at this way, one person is diligently trying to save money for retirement.  He puts aside a good bit of money every week, hoping to have a nice nest egg for his golden years.  However, his wife and kids are pissed at him. ”Hoarding money, what an idiot! What about TODAY?   We want this, we NEED that,” they cry.  So they constantly make trips to the ATM, withdrawing from the husband’s nest egg, never putting back in.  The husband keeps contributing, but it’s totally useless; he and his wife will have nothing to retire on, because the family spends it faster than he saves it.

I’m sorry, folks.  The world is not your endless ATM.  Resources WILL run out.    If you don’t believe me, believe the savvy, rich people, like T. Boone Pickens.  You know, the oil tycoon?  Anyway he’s started buying WATER rights!  Yes, I said W-A-T-E-R.   Check it out:  http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.htm

Yep, Clear gold.  Texas Pee.  (Ok, that’s gross. It’s not pee.   But I needed a substitute for “Texas T”…ok, moving on).

Trust me, I hate doom and gloom more than anyone.  I refused to watch “2012”.  In fact, I’m boycotting the whole year.  

I’m also pretty cynical, and I can sum up my feelings on “Terra Nova”, with one sardonic remark:    “Great.”  I said to my husband.   “Now they can get a million year head start on ruining another planet.”

So…what do you think?  Is my guess of 20% too low…too high?  Is the future Earth of "Terra Nova" inevitable?

Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.- Hafiz of Persia

For years, I've been looking to the outside word to make me happy. Well, my WHOLE life really.

• If I had more friends, I'd be happy
• If I had more money, I'd be happy
• If this happened or that happened, I would be happy
• If everyone loves me and I have their approval, then I will be happy!!

You get the picture.

Well, I'm here to tell ya, it anit working. Huh.  Go figure.

Today, I think I had a break through of some sort.  Ok, it's not a genius idea, and certainity not a new idea...self-help gurus have been preaching it for years.

I heard, but never LISTENED. 

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves.

- Helen Keller

Today, for some reason, my heart decided to listen.

• To be happy, I need to be less judgemental.
• To be happy, I need to be less negative.  A LOT less negative!
• To be happy, I need to not win everyone else's approval.  The only approval I need is mine.
• To be happy, I need to find Me.  Me has been buried under a pile of crap.  It's going to take me a while to sort it out.
• To be happy, I have to be thankful every day for all that I have...I have so much to be thankful for!
• To be happy, I need to learn patience.

Hair glop ?

I admit it, I'm an Earth hugger, a neo-hippie, a cu-ba-ya freak....and sometimes it's not easy being green.  But sometimes it pays off.

Instead of dumping harmful and expensive liquid plumber down your clogged sink, try this:  Pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain.  Follow up with a cup of vinegar.  Then wait about 5 minutes and pour a kettle of boiling water in the drain.   Repeat if neccessary.  This is cheap and chemical free!
If that doesn't work, buy a sink plunger!  http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=sink+plunger&FORM=HURE.  You can usually get a good one for $3 to $5.  That's the cost of a bottle of that nasty liquid stuff!