Well, I tried to find some info about the Great White Sharks thanks to Mildred and Julie’s suggestion, but there really wasn’t much out there. The reason is because  scientists don’t know much about them. They’ve never been seen mating, or giving birth. That in itself is pretty strange.  We seem to have no problem  catching almost any living creature during ‘the act’  but not the Great White. People get glimpses of Great Whites, but they are difficult to track, and even harder to observe underwater; their speed and agility keep them pretty stellar and under the radar so to speak. 

And if they are captured and held in captivity, they are not there for long. The Great White does not like to be held prisoner and will not only refuse to eat, but they will inflict damage on themselves by bumping into whatever is in their way. If they aren’t released when this happens, they are likely to die. A slight imperfection in the tank can make them disoriented which would increase their desire to self inflict damage or become more aggressive.  Hmm…Do you blame them? Sharks are predators. It is their natural state of being.  I can imagine why one would go insane in captivity. No one wants to be held against their will – why would Sharks or any other species feel differently? Thankfully, there have only been a few held in captivity and according to what I have read, when they show signs of stress they are usually released. 

• It is reported  that of of all the species on the planet, ‘The Great White shark has undoubtedly achieved a level of evolutionary perfection:  It has remained unchanged for 400 million years.’  
• However, Great White Sharks are a top predator in the sea, and if they disappear, the entire underwater ecosystem will be affected.  And with the shark populations reduced by 90% over the last 50 years, this is a serious problem.   

But it doesn’t stop those from wanting to hunt and kill them for profit. Each year, as many as a hundred million sharks are killed, many slaughtered for their fins which are used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Asia. They are also poached for their teeth, and jaws can bring in up to $50,000 in some areas of the world. No wonder they are in danger and endangered…greed has once again stepped in.  

Crazy, but some people in this world think that the Great White Sharks are a threat to society! Therefore, the shark is hunted to keep them from eating anyone. Oh that is just silly.  It has even be said that some fishermen kill them because the sharks destroy their fishing nets.  And sadly, some  kill them for the sport, the thrill of knowing that they can kill one of them.  So basically killing for the sake of killing!  That is just so barbaric.  Not only are sharks a slow breeding species to begin with, but I think the rate that they are killing them for their coveted body parts,  tells me that our species is not in danger of them taking over the planet. And even if we could stop the killing of sharks, do people really think they could be a threat to our society? – A ridiculous thought in my mind, but what do I know?  

Do I have any readers out there who actually feel this way…that they could actually ‘take over’? I’d be interested to hear from one of you. 

Earthlings Mildred and Julie:  I have read that the Great Whites  are now a protected species in Australia, South Africa and California where most of the sharks reside. However aside from these areas millions are still being killed every year and it wouldn’t surprise me if  they are killed illegally even in the protected areas. Millions too many in my mind. What can be done to help? Can you tell us more about these Great Whites since you got to experience the lives of them first hand? How does our ecosystem depend on their livelihood?  And what exactly will happen to our ecosystem if they are not protected? Please tell us what you know – thanks. 

Readers: Any of you a lover of sharks? If you have anything to add here, I’d sure appreciate your comments too.

Anonz:  It was very tongue and cheek…Just havin’ a little fun. 

ZL: Girlfriend, you are taking me way to seriously, but I guess I can go that route…..Okay…to answer your queries…Offending anyone? You know my answer to that one…’If you don’t like what you read…” I don’t think I need to go any further on that one. Quit and have me and my readers miss out on the love fest?! I think not! If you think what you two say to each other is ‘irrelevant’ to my readers and that they are ‘not even present’ – you need to wake up…if you don’t mind me saying…in a good way. :)  C’mon Lill…if others were talking like this on my blog would YOU pay no attention? Haha! Again, I think not….you and I would be blabbing about it like we do everything else! Enough said….

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I am feeling a bit disconnected from the world lately. I got an email from my dear friend Tiwi the other day and she was writing exactly the same way as I was feeling – She even used the same words to describe it: ‘feeling disconnected’. I wondered what was going on in her life.  

I am aware that ‘the universe is random looking for order looking for random’…. Could it be that we are both in randomness at opposite ends of the world? Random means done or chosen without method or conscious decision….haphazard, stray, erratic; chance.  

My haphazardness feels more  ‘chaotic’ to me. I know it sounds like I am being dramatic but the word ‘haphazard’ just doesn’t fit or resonate with what my life feels like right now. ‘Chaotic’ rings for me, yet it is more about everything around me and not my state of mind, thankfully. I am pretty much in ‘order’ in the midst of this ‘chaos’. 

However as I stated above, I am feeling a bit disconnected.  This state of ‘random’  is having an effect on my social life which is why I am pulling away from friends and family and hanging close to home. It is a time for reflection without too much analysis I must add. Living in my head feeding my ego instead of my heart does not serve me well.

So the ‘chaos’ in my life has shown up in my dreams and in a very profound and revealing way as dreams tend to do sometimes. Visualize this:  Massive and I mean MASSIVE structures were flying at me.  Just like in the movie ‘Star Wars’ when they are flying their ships dodging huge asteroids coming towards them.  

Well that is how this dream was only I wasn’t in a space ship….I was on land with nothing around to protect me.   And the massive structures coming towards me were huge ‘random’ (There’s that word again:) parts of space ships and structures that looked like scaffolding for a building, only again in ‘random’ shapes.  They flew towards me but never landed on me. And as much as I was dodging them I was once again  in ‘order’, in the appropriate place, safe, in the midst of the ‘chaos’. 

I remember feeling no fear, and at one point even guesstimating as one was flying towards me where it would land so that I could avoid it.  One in a calm state of mind would never think that way. One in fear would be screaming and running all over the place acting ‘chaotic’ themselves.  I was no where near this state.

I woke up pretty early after that dream. I didn’t want to go back to sleep. Instead I thought about it for some time so that I could remember it and blog about it this morning.

I believe as many do, that our dreams are little notes to ourselves.  Maybe even lessons. Could it be that this dream is preparing me to command my ship? Or could it be just a sign that no matter what chaos is going on around me, I will be level headed and make the right decisions for me. I will be safe. Maybe both. 

What are your dreams telling you? Share. Blog me.

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Hi Frank: What are you doing living in Vietnam? Are you in Saigon? I have great memories from my travels there.  Dying to know which hotel you and your friends converse in…You don’t want to look like nuts…hmm…my curiosity has gotten the better of me.  But that’s okay, you can keep your little secret. 

I used to collect crystals many years ago and I have a few very special ones. I never had time to really enjoy VN. I was working so much and any time off I was in a spa relaxing or shopping the markets. I never saw any crystals but then I was probably not in the right places to look.  

Happy that you and your friends enjoy the reads and…that you finally got in.

Hi Ghazan: I know it must seem that way. As much as we are all world citizens most people are just too involved in living their own lives and seeing the atrocities that happen, leaves one feeling helpless – what can one do? Sadly, most turn off the TV and go on with their lives. The program that Doug and I were watching the other night told us nothing new. I do remember saying that I didn’t want to support China by  buying anything made from there. But our entire country would have to take that stand in order to have an impact. I have to think more about this…Any suggestions – I am open and willing to hear. 

I am running out of time this morning, and I see more comments have come – so sorry…I will address the rest of you tomorrow.  Have a peaceful day.  

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Good morning….

Well…that was a spirited discussion and I’m going to leave you people alone to finish it.

And, not sure about the rest of you, but I almost had a stroke after I read what Maddie said. That being said, I thought, ‘Hmm..maybe this would be appropriate to add to my blog this morning just in case….’

STROKE:Remember
 The 1st Three Letters….S.T.R.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall – she assured everyone
that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ….she said she had
just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared
a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening
 
Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken
to the hospital – (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke
at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps
Ingrid would be with us today. Some don’t die…. they end up in a helpless,
hopeless condition instead.
 
It only takes a minute to read this…

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours
he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke…totally. He said
the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting
the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the ’3′ steps, STR . Read
and Learn!
 
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately,
the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe
brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke .

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple
questions:

S *Ask the individual
 to SMILE.

T *Ask the person
 to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
 
 (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R *Ask him or
 her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with
ANY ONE of these tasks,
call 999/911 immediately and describe the
symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke ——– Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out
his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the
other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

Okay…so I checked myself just in case.  I stuck out my tongue – perfectly straight. How about you?  

See ya on the flip.

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The woman’s right to choose is back on my agenda today. Are you familiar with  the abortion law in South Dakota? Thanks to the signature of Gov. Mike Rounds, the bill would make it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion unless the procedure was necessary to save the woman’s life. It would make no exception for cases of rape or incest. Hmm..let’s see, could it be as Adam pointed out a few days ago that this is because ‘women are inherently a distraction or impediment to the accomplishments of man…’ Oh so of course it is her fault for getting raped, therefore…sorry, you have to have the child. This makes me ill.  I see many women saying, ‘Fuck that.’ and crossing over the state line. What if crossing the line wasn’t a solution?

When The Governor signed this bill in 2006, he expected the law would be tied up in court for years and the law would therefore not take effect unless South Dakota state got the case to the US Supreme Court and won. This is promising because the Legislature expects the law to give the Supreme Court an opportunity to overturn Roe, making an abortion ban constitutional.  It would take 5 justices to overturn Roe. Remember Madaline’s STR? (Scalia, Thomas and Roberts – the trio of crooks she mentioned in a few blogs back) Scalia and Thomas have clearly indicated that they would vote to overturn Roe, and abortion opponents have high hopes that fellow conservatives Roberts and Alito will join them.  

I agree with Madaline.  The Supreme Court should be represented by at least 5 women. Where were the voices of the American women when all of these men got appointed? Including myself? – I am to blame too. I have to be honest, and this is no excuse, but my head was in the sand when it came to this and other important issues that could now have a lasting effect on the livelihood of myself and women in this country. 

So what’s next? Now, they are inching their way even further to make an abortion ban constitutional and one way they are going about it is by preying on those getting the abortions by STRessing them out through an emotional guilt trip in the process. How are they doing this? Now the ‘Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a preliminary injunction against a South Dakota law that requires doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure ends a human life, deciding that the law is likely constitutional.’  What if a doctor doesn’t believe that an abortion ends a human life?  To me this is all about legislating a religious belief, not about legislating a fact.  Who decides when life begins and when it becomes a human?  For everyone it is different. This isn’t about providing factual information to the patient; it’s about pushing ideologies.  This places politicians between women and their doctors. For it to be a law that doctors must tell their patients this, that they must read ideological language to women seeking abortions is completely mindless not to mention totally bias. This violates the doctors free speech rights by enforcing them to say something that they may not believe.  And just as bad, they intend to put a guilt trip on the woman for doing it by preying on her vulnerable emotions.  This is what the Doctors are now required to say to these women:

‘The abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.’  And…they must also say that they have a right to continue a pregnancy and that abortion may cause women psychological harm, including thoughts of suicide.’  Can you believe this? Who says this is a whole, separate, unique, living human being?  Fine if you believe that but don’t put an emotional guilt trip on someone who doesn’t, and don’t make it a law for a doctor to have to tell what he may not believe.   And why not present the other side? What about women who have a child and have thoughts of suicide? Those women exist too.  Oh yeah, to STR there is no other side. The court has given South Dakota doctors 21 days to start complying with the law.

I know many of us live in California and we could never imagine something like this happening in our own liberal state, but we must look at what is happening in our own country and not get complacent in our own little worlds. Our rights are being taken away, chipped away on a daily basis. It is not enough to tell our daughters; we must show action too and be exemplary in our behavior.

For me, my strongest passion has always been to protect the animals and the environment, for they are the voiceless.  But I have come to realize that unless I as a woman am considered an equal to a man, my voice as a woman will mean nothing….My presence a mere distraction and my actions something to tolerate.  I can’t let that happen.

Readers: In regards to women becoming equal to man, Adam and Madaline gave some good suggestions yesterday – How will you speak up now? 

If you want to take action I am listing a few websites below that I know about.  If you have any others that you want to share please post them – thanks.

Center for Reproductive Rights 

Feminist Majority Foundation

Planned Parenthood

Hi ZL: Madaline’s Prose is mentioned in the left hand column.

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Good Morning! 

I am so excited this morning that my husband Doug is finally coming home! He has been away on business for the past couple of weeks and this morning I am going to pick him up at the airport.  

So, I am leaving the blogging up to you my readers….chat amongst yourselves, and I’ll check in later on in the day…that is, if I am able to….who knows how busy I will be :)

Enjoy yourselves!  I know I will.

Hi ZL:  Loved reading a little bit about you!  Thanks for sharing. How is the house coming along?  Our open house went well yesterday.  Oh…I realized I never gave the MLS for our house for sale.  For those of you readers interested,  our MLS # is: 40338736 

 Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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