Beauties in Nature

Totally awesome, huh? My all-time fave animal-so beautiful so wonderful so PINK!
I bet they hardly ever fight-read online they're very social animals. They socialize in colonies and can go up to 1000s. How, I wonder, can animal, let alone a bird can be so doggone beautiful?
Harry Potter Reference Alert: If I could be an animagus for a dementor,  I would be this lovely bird.

The swan is another beautiful, awesome bird. So awesome. So graceful. No wonder ballerines in the Swan Lake. Remember the story of the Ugly Duckling? It was about a duck who became a swan at the end. Sometimes I feel like the ugly duckling because I'm not so beautiful on the outside no one will ever love me... only in wildest dreams. I will never be a swan cos I'm not graceful.



Beautiful, aint it? Factoid: The birds with the feathers blowing behind are the male so that they can woo their ladies; the women don't have the feathers (Show off!) They say survival of the fittest. In this case, fittest of the survival!  They may think they are God's gift to the world (maybe they are), God, they  are gorgeous! Absolutely divine! Godsend! And all that garbage!

here's a beautiful image from the heavens: love love love!

keep the peace!

...And the Story Continues: How Jaycee Dugard is Coping

The guy (and the alleged wife-I mean, who would married him) is a sexual predator. The guy's on parole, right? So why didn't those fool 'officials'check out the backyard cos they said they went there like, 50x and THEY DIDN'T SEE THE TENT COMMUNITY! How could they not?! It's just criminal If they've only made a thorough inspection of the place, then Jaycee Dugard and her kids (which she got when she was raped by her kidnapper (who turned out to be the sexual predators-pedophile) How could she live, isolated,  away from the world with no contact. Imagine being away from your from times 100, Imagine all the education she miss out on, she have to either homeschool or learn the same lessons as her kid, whose the same age as when she was when she was kidnapped. Imagine all those lost years without her family and friends. She lost her childhood, her youth, cos she had her babies when she was just a teenager. How sick and twisted I don't wanna write anymore.
Watching the clip of the Jaycee Dugard special made me think how lonely she is. She was glad that she gave birth to her kid, because now she won't be lonely anymore, to parapharse what she said. Anyway, at least now she's finally reunited with her family. It took almost 2 decades, but at long last, she finally reunites with her family. She may have changed with two kids by the rapist/kidnapper/pedophile (I hope he and his alleged wife get life without the possiblity of parole. (I don't believe in the death penalty)

Stay tuned! There will be a Jaycee Dugard special on ABC at 9pm w/ Diane Sawyer  Judge for yourself how sick and twisted this man was or how joyous the reuniou is. The interview is w/ Diane Sawyer w/ Jaycee Dugard and her mother-18 long years.

Woman disappeared 41 years ago turned up

Lula Cora Hood, who went missing in 1970, has turned up. She has 14 kids and had mental health problems all throughout her adult life. Her family has thought they found her remains in a brickyard in Galeburg, Fla in 1996. So they held a memorial service to bury the remains. 2 yrs ago, the family had DNA testing on the remains-turned it wasn't Hood. So the investigators reopened the case. With her name and date of birth in hand, they were able to find her in Fla in late June. Although DNA results won't be available for several mon, officials are convinced they've the right woman this time around.
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It doesn't matter if you've got mental health issues cos you've got so many kids (14!), you don't just walk away from your family from your responsibilities! God, Lord, it's incredible! How could she have walked away from her family like that?! What a fine example for your kids! They need a maternal role model. From I read, she doesn't remember her kids, not even the one who called her.

And another thing- the cops were doing such a lousy job. I mean why couldn't they've find her before- I mean The article said they used name and birthdate. Well, they didn't need computers for that: they could just used a telephone book. God, and how could they have gotten another person's remains mixed up with Hood's?

Living the Green Life: 4th of July Special

Having fireworks is so outdated! And besides, it's bad for the environment. People are always saying how to live a eco-friendly life, act more green, et al. Well, here's one for the books: why don't we have fake fireworks that is shown via satellite from around the nation kinda like a hologram.
Watching this year's fireworks got me thinking-isn't fireworks bad for our environment? Such a peaceful night. Where did the idea of fireworks came from? I guess from the song Star-Spangled Banner. Remember the line And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air/ Now that we're being so environmentally-friendly, we shouldn't put anymore fireworks anymore cause it kills the environment. It comtaminates the air with what's left from the fireworks-fuse I think- whether it's put on illegally by your family and friends or being put on for public display with the help of professionals, we should ban fireworks. After the fireworks are blasted into the air, it goes into the environment, which most likely kills environment and hastens the greenhouse effect. You don't want that to happen, don't you?
Fireworks is all in the spirit of fun, but the greenhouse effect is no laughing metter, so y'all must take care of the environment, just as you must respect yourself and others.

To Green Living!

Rare Random Act of Kindness brought to you by Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Here is a lil random act of kindness:
The person who took us to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk left her window opened. The security at the boardwalk took their electronics (the person who took us there and the other client, which included her GPS and charger and his radio) to prevent someone from stealing the aforemenioned items/

My take on this random act of kindness? There are still some good, kindhearted people out there. Some Good Samaritans that would do a good deed for any stranger. I know, I know, it's part of his job, but he could've of ignored us, but he helped kept our electronics safe  so other people won't break into our car.

Morale: There are still some good, trusting people out there, but you must never leave your windows open, otherwise you won't be so lucky the next time!

Obsesity as a Disability

EEOC now claims obesity is a disability under ADAAA. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) now claims obesity is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). Until now, the courts have routinely rejected general obesity as a "disability" under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. Cases have required one to show some different underlying medical condition that is a disability and that causes obesity as a "symptom." Now the EEOC has filed suit, claiming that a company discriminatorily fired an employee because of obesity. The EEOC claims that ever since President George W. Bush authorized the ADA Amendments Act in 2008, the law has a much lower threshold for what constitutes a disability. The EEOC claims that basic obesity, without any other underlying condition, sufficiently impacts the life activities of bending, walking, digestion, cell growth, etc., to qualify as a disability or perceived disability. EEOC v. Resources for Human Development (E.D. LA.2010).

Ref: Diversity.com

People are using the fast-food industry-there is no such as healthy fast food (not even Subway)!-more often what w/ the recession and all lately. There is no such thing as fine dining and casual restaurants have peished cause no one have the expenses to go eat at a nice restaurant, so they'd rather eat at a fast-food place or go thru the drive in.
In the meantime, the obesity rate have skyrocketed cos the fast food industry, which  way popular now since people can't afford to go to a nice restaurant. Most of the food in those fast food place are super size.  (Have y'all watch Super Size Me?)
Being obese could cause a whole slew of deathly problems for the rest of your life:

■Diabetes


■Cardiovascular disease

■Heart Disease

■Stroke

■Certain types of cancer

■High blood pressure

■High cholesterol

■Metabolic syndrome

■Sleep apnea

■Asthma

■Arthritis

■Gallbladder disease

■Liver disease

■Urinary incontinence

■Depression

These problems could be fatal to your health or to yourself. It's a matter of life or death, so you should be careful what you put in your body and how you treat your body. After all, your body's your temple.

Peace out,
Bros and Sis

Chinese giving birth to American kids

China 'Born in the USA' Frenzy

Not only does the rich and famous (Angelina Jolie) give birth to their kids in foreign countries, but middle class Chinese citizens do. Even if they do give birth in another country, say America, when the mother's from, say China, they don't get the same privileges as another Chinese-born child born in China. One Chinese-born woman whose American-born son  has a U.S. passport, the law does not allow him to be registered in his mother's local area, which means that he will not be automatically admitted to Chinese schools. Song will have to register him as a foreigner, and pay an extra fee. His access to education and health care also faces a lot of constraints.
If you're an American-born child with Chinese-born parents, you can't travel directly to America, you gotta go to Hong Kong first, whose passport gives access to more than 120 countries without the need of a visa. Advantages include the fact that children will receive bilingual education (which will give them a foothold in the international world), and the fact that they will also enjoy the preferential policies for going to Chinese universities.
Some parents obtain fake birth certificates for their children, or cheat the Chinese Embassy to get them Chinese passports. But then they can't get visas or go abroad, as one parent explained
Anyway it's costly to give birth to a baby in America if you're Chinese for birthing and post birthing care, so are you game?