I just want to say....

I think this is awful:

www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/l...in.html

I mean... yes, I am a rescuer. And I would have preferred the Bidens to rescue. But, PETA is out of bounds here. As increasingly they are. And that is sad for the innocents they are supposed to be defending.

There are many reasons why people go to breeders rather than rescuers. We rescuers need to educate, not intimidate, the public. The actions of PETA, in this case, will only serve to strain the relationships of breeders to rescuers and vice versa.

Shame on PETA for their grandstanding.

Amma

Just When I Thought Tribe Was Dead....

I received a few interesting e-mails here.

One is from a Chicago area artist who found her artwork on Engaged Paganism:

tribes.tribe.net/engagedpa...996ea1dd02

and was curious about it's placement in a "Pagan Tribe."

The other was a new member of "Saturn Returns" (formerly Snakes Rising.)

So.... now what? Do I start nurturing those Tribes again?

Is a resurrection immanent?

Amma

Are There Limits to "Cultural Relativism?"

Here, we see a supposedly "Progressive minded" individual, Geraldo Rivera, arguing for the rights of certain men to imprison and rape their wives, while depriving their daughters of education: www.youtube.com/watch

Tell me, has "Progressivism" jumped the proverbial shark?

Amma

Easter Drum Sale!

Anybody looking for a fabulous Easter basket for a drummer friend? Check it out! We are slowly divesting of our hand drums, and these are the next five to go!

We have two Meinl Doumbeks with cases. One is like new. The other is quite well loved. $75 and $25 respectively.

We have a Remo Djembe. Quite a nice "power drum." Like new. $75.

We have an Alexandria Doumbek. Well loved (but not as much as the Meinl.) $50.

Remo Frame Drum. *Free* to the first buyer or one of the others. Or make us an offer.

Oh yeah... the Easter kitty is also up for adoption! Check her out at: www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi

Amma

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Let me get this straight. There is only ONE woman, in the whole effin United States or Japan, that is qualified to discuss the global financial crisis???

Let's just say.... somebody's sexism is showing.

Amma

Dallas Police Officer Waaaaayyyyyy Out of Line

I have to renew my nursing license again this summer. Seems like I just did that! Aaaccckkk! I need 24 hours of CE credit. Between now and August 31st. Lucky for me, I have been volunteering at Hospice since last August. So, the nursing department there is allowing me to sit in on their community based classes. Interesting stuff, for free!! I am also ordering a couple of CE offerings to do at home. One on "End of Life Care." One on "Stages of Dementia."

A lot of times, when people hear of my background... 25 years as a mother/baby and pediatric nurse... they are baffled. My decision to switch to end of life care seems so "opposite" to them. Let me just say... it is. And it's not. Attending either a birth, or a death, is profoundly rewarding. Helping families prepare and experience sacred passages .... well, it's sacred.

So now I am gonna say .... THIS I CANNOT BELIEVE:

fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...orse/

The nurse even comes down to explain the situation to the cop. I listened closely to the videos and... I believe I heard her tell the officer that they are doing a *third* code blue. Which means, to me, that they are trying to keep the dying woman alive long enough for the family to say goodbye. Any officer should know this. But, not this one. He STILL detains the son-in-law, who ran a red light, for 20+ minutes. In my nearly 30 years as a nurse, I've dealt with plenty of police officers. And, I have never seen anything like this! EVER!! Most of the officers I have known are proud (as they should be) if they manage to escort a family member to a birth or death on time.

Some people have no moral conscience. And those people should definitely NOT be police officers. I'm sorry, but it's gonna take more than a simple apology to make this kind of conduct go away: www.dallasnews.com/sharedco...c080.html

Amma

PS. H/T to Tennessee Guerilla Women for alerting to this story: guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/200...html

Where The Hell is Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman?

And why isn't he serving in Obama's cabinet?

Some of us real, true, dyed in the wool progressives would really like an answer. Now!

Like this guy: www.youtube.com/watch

Amma

Some Things Just Shouldn't Happen

The untimely death of Natasha Richardson is one of them.

Today has been a difficult day for me. Ms. Richardson's injury was so much like our Jason's. Waiting for her to die brought back memories of the horrors of 2007.

My prayers are now with the Redgrave-Richardson-Neeson family. Especially Natasha's two young sons.

Amma