Ha ha ha!

There are no Polar Bears in Antarctica, and no penguins in the Arctic Circle!!!

It was a trick riddle! Polar Bears & penguins would never meet in this world to be able to talk to each other. heehee.

They should just be called North Polar bears or something like that. Actually, no land animals live in Antarctica.

The 2 poles are as diff as can be. The Arctic Circle is primarily an ocean, where the Antarctic is a land mass (hence it being an actual continent), covered in ice.

Despite being a huge land mass (1.5 times the size of entire US), Antarctica is ruled by a 1959 Treaty that made it a shared demilitarized zone only used for peaceful interaction & scientific research; thus it has no countries, and is not part of any country. Antarctica is land, yet has no land animals. Only marine life resides there – whales, seals, & penguins (& about a dozen bird species).

Where the Arctic is an ice-covered ocean, ironically, with land animals. Among them are the Arctic hare, fox, wolf, lemming, muskox, wolverines, ermines, Arctic ground squirrels, and caribou. And of course, polar bears! The Arctic also has many, many different birds; and marine mammals such as seals, walrus, whales, narwhals, killer whales, & belugas. The Arctic also has an indigenous population, where there are no known native humans to Antarctica.

So, I guess if a polar bear ever did see a penguin, he’d totally be like “Dude! Where’d you come from?!!?”

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This whole post came about because I saw this piece made by little lion designs. She’s a friend of mine & makes art from re-purposed fabric. I also saw this real life picture shot of a mama & baby polar bear. Please note that polar bears may look cute, but are vicious, vicious creatures WHO WILL CUT YOU! I think that’s part of what makes this piece PERFECT for baby nurseries, or kid’s rooms. B/c most moms come across as sweet & normal, but if you mess w/ their baby, they will turn vicious to protect their own!

I saw it, & started wondering about polar bears & googled & one led to another & I learned a bunch about the Arctic & Antarctic.

this picture links to little lion designs "nursery art" photo album

So, a couple friends of mine posted this video. It’s full of humanity, & is actually a lovely, lovely statement on how to live.

I do like the video and its message. Don’t get me wrong. I just can’t seem to shut off my inner critic. I notice things. Minute things. Things that just don’t add up, & I don’t like inconsistency/discrepancies. So, even though this is a lovely video, & you should appreciate it as such, I thought I’d at least get out of my system the things I noticed on 1st watch.

At 0:45 – the young boy puts down his skateboard to help the lil ole lady. After crossing the street, he then crosses the other street, going even further away from his stuff. He just left his skateboard there?

At 1:30 – the old lady gives a woman change for the parking meter.
2 things – a. she was holding change in her hand the whole time? Maybe that’s why she was struggling w/ her bags. Why didn’t she just put the change away in her cross-body purse? And b. – why is the girl putting change in a meter where there’s no car? There’s no car in either of those 2 parking spots!

At 2:10 – what the heck is in that luggage that makes it that heavy?!?! I mean, I know I sometimes have a morbid mind, but the only thing I can think of is that it’s a dead body in there. It’s gotta be over 100# by the way they’re lugging it!

It’s a great message to put out into the world. And I can appreciate that. I just can’t shut off my cynical mind.

I saw this & liked it. Had to share…

Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn

I heard this song on the radio tonight, so I thought we’d discuss it. I never noticed it before, but it’s inconsistent.

The format of the song goes like this:
For every postive, there’s a negative.
So, every ROSE (the positive) has its THORN (negative)
Cowboy is a positive, singin the sad, sad song (negative)

But every night has it’s dawn doesn’t make sense. B/c dawn is light; light is automatically a positive. Night = darkness = negative.

So it doesn’t follow the pattern. I guess unless you consider that they’re lying in bed together in the dead of night, & dawn brings their separation. But that’s really reaching b/c they’re already separated, just being tortured in each other’s company in the sadness of the night. So the night’s still a bittersweet negative.

“… we must keep in mind that when it comes to the safety of children, there can be no margin of error, no hesitation to act.”

~ PA Gov. Tom Corbett

 

I once wrote about how great Joe Pa was. I have to retract that now. Just like I had to retract my admiration of John Galiano once.

Are there no more heroes left in our world today?

It pains me that a 10-year old had to go through sexual assault, while someone witnessed it & did nothing about it. It seems to me that being an eye-witness to something like that, one would act. Like step in physically & stop what was happening. At that time, the campus police would show up, call the city police, and worrying about telling your daddy would be the last thing on your mind.

But Mike McQueary (email address mjm229@psu.edu & feel free to copy the Penn State Board of Trustees at bot@psu.edu) did just that. He walked away, told his daddy, and never brought it up again. It was a 10-yr old boy.

Has this type of sexually abuse…. sorry, and why are we using that term now? B/c rape sounds bad? Or has a stronger connotation? Well, let it have a stronger connotation. It’s a heinous act!

But has this type of rape become so accepted by certain societies that it’s 2nd nature to try to sweep it under the rug instead of calling an authority figure out on it?

Priests. Scout leaders. Politicians.

It takes a village to raise a child. The children are our future. They are OUR children. They are to be protected by ALL OF US.

So far, Joe Paterno, Penn State President, and Athletic Director have been fired. No, I don’t think Joe Pa should be allowed to finish the season. No, I don’t care that there are only 4 games left. It’s football. What I care about is that a 10-year old lost his childhood. A decade ago. And I don’t know how many others have lost theirs since then b/c these guys were worried about throwing a pigskin around.

Penn State Football brings in a lot of money to the University? Well, to those involved, how much money is about to be lost from donors due to this cover-up?

You didn’t want to tarnish the school? Well, it’s tarnished way worse now.

It is up to us. All of us. To PROTECT THE CHILDREN. If you see something wrong, DO SOMETHING! Actions speak louder than words.

So, I found out yesterday that UPS will take your foam packing peanuts.

You know how you order something online, and then it comes & you are so excited & you open the box only to find…. foam packing peanuts!!! What a buzzkill.

I put out a post on the fb to try to freecycle a bag of them. Figured they’re going to be on this Earth forever, we might as well use them, & let them see the world. Instead of just sitting in a landfill for eternity, maybe to have a bird choke on them.

But a friend of mine said that UPS will take them. You just drop them off & they’ll re-use them! Very cool.

Are you ppl kidding me?  You want to basically arrange a marriage for elementary kids? In 2011?

What happened to freedom of choice. Was there ever anything romantic b/t Bert & Ernie that made any of you think that they were in love, like that?!?

Is it so impossible for you ppl to believe that 2 folks of the same gender can be life-long friends? I’m not sure what their jobs are, or how much their income is, but rent for a 1-bedroom can be pricey.

Especially on a happenin street like Sesame Street. OMG, ppl are always hanging out there! That’s totally prime real estate!

If you are one of the folks forcing this marriage, it’s simply b/c you want the union. YOU are going to get something out of it. Just like when girls of kings were married off to gain land for the kingdom. You are trying to gain some “celebrity support” for your cause, or justify your beliefs.

I am fine w/ same-sex marriage. But I’m not fine w/ folks marrying off 2 friends, simply b/c the idea of a life-long, almost “soul-mate” type friendship seems impossible to them. I almost feel sorry for these ppl, b/c I think it must be that they don’t have this type of friendship in their lives.

I have 2 girlfriends in my life that I truly believe are my “soul-mates” in friends. One, I get in horrible fights w/, as we tend to think so alike almost all the time, then clash so aggressively at other points! The other, I can call the Bert to my Ernie. We’ve always been calm, singing songs, usually hanging out w/ the other. Never fought. Just friends for 2 decades. We did live together for so long at points in time. Why is something so normal in real-life, so unbelievable (almost unacceptable) in a make-believe world?

sidenote: Did any of you seriously think they were gay? I’ve never seen any gay man dress so plainly in my life!

Also, love this article in the Time Magazine Blogs:
This Is Actual News: Sesame Street Declares Bert & Ernie Will Not Gay-Marry

I just love this, & had to share.

Everyone online seems to interpret differently.  Some say “this is why the Ramones are awesome & the misfits are not”.  Others are saying “this is why the misfits destroy the Ramones”.

Me?  I’m a Ramones fan.  But still.  Love this.  Created by Dan Gneiding, aka Grayhood, & the original prints are sold out.  There is a 2nd edition available, printed & numbered.

I had a birthday not long ago. I haven’t exactly been thrilled about my birthdays in the last few years. The whole “losing my youth” thing. I’ve started loving being in my early 30s recently. I feel smarter & know who I am… I’m not searching for what will make me happy. Now I just search for kitchen products.

Anyway, in the last few months, thanks to “the facebook”, I’ve known & wished many of my friends a happy birthday. And I’m sincerely glad to know them. Some of which I’m not extremely close to, but nonetheless happy that our paths have connected in this journey called life.

Then, my birthday came & went, and ppl I know wished me happy regards for my special day. And within the next week, a dozen of my friends had birthdays. As I go to their pages to send them well wishes, I scroll down briefly & see the lovely greetings from their other friends.

I know I’ve joked around before that my birthday should be a holiday. This kinda made me feel like everyone’s birthday should be a holiday.

Everyone in this world has someone else who’s life they’ve touched. Everyone is someone else’s “V.I.P.”. So, we should savor each day, b/c it’s someone out there’s special day.

I know. I need to find something else to complain about than Texas. I’m getting over it too.

Texas, Texas, Texas. That’s all I b*tch about anymore, & there’s plenty more to complain about. But I read 2 tweets almost back to back today about the most ridiculous things… in Texas of course!

So, 2 stories:

TX Teacher Who Accused Girl Of Grieving Over Bin Laden Not Returning To Work

The Texas high school teacher who allegedly told a Muslim girl in his ninth grade algebra class that “I bet that you’re grieving” over the death of Osama bin Laden will not be returning to work, a school spokesperson tells TPM.

The teacher was suspended last week after the girl complained about his comments to her, which came the day after bin Laden was killed by American forces in Pakistan. The girl’s name has been kept out of reporting on the case, and a spokesperson for the Clear Creek Independent School District would not immediately release the name of the teacher to TPM.

The incident took place at Clear Brook High School near Houston. Parents and fellow students were outraged by the teacher’s remarks to the girl, which allegedly included him calling bin Laden “your uncle.”

No real confirmation that the teacher had been fired, just at least suspended. So, some ppl realize this is wrong.

Texas Senate passes bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses – via Dallas News

The proposal, generally opposed by higher education officials across the state, would allow Texans with a concealed handgun license to carry a gun into any buildings on a college campus, including classrooms. It would also allow students with a license to keep a handgun in their dormitories…

I dunno. That just sounds awfully dangerous to me. Guns in dorm rooms. I just remember that dorm rooms were never locked; and undergrads (who were the common dorm-dwellers) liked to get tipsy.