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 Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this world So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all... But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you. Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses. Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others. Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life. Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul, Prophet Soul, and Traveler Soul |
Saturday, June 9, 2007
I love staff week.
Chiquita Banana
If there's one food I like, it's bananas. I LOVE bananas. I would be happy eating bananas, avocados, and hummus & pita all day long. Well, not ALL day, but you get it. While I'm at Michigania, I rely on the dining hall to provide my food needs. Today, I went to lunch hungry and once I got there, I completely lost my appetite. So, I just grabbed a banana and ate it with peanut butter, a safe choice for me, because I will always want to eat that. I can't eat any fried or much processed food, it makes me feel so awful. And it is awful for us anyway.
I was reading the news today and this is what I found:
Families of Colombian Paramilitary Victims Sue U.S. Banana Giant Chiquita
Relatives of victims of a right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia have filed suit against the US banana giant Chiquita Brands. Earlier this year Chiquita admitted it had paid off the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia which is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. Chiquita said it had fallen victim to an extortion racket that threatened its employees. Colombian prosecutors have also accused Chiquita of providing arms that were then used to push leftist rebels out of an area in northern Colombia where Chiquita had its banana plantations. The suit was filed on behalf of one-hundred forty-four people killed by Colombian paramilitary groups. Lead attorney Terry Collinsgworth says the suit could mark the biggest terrorism case in history. He said: “Putting Chiquita on trial for hundreds, or even thousands of murders could put them out of business.”
Crazy! I had no idea! But Chiquita Banana! I ate a banana today. I don't want to think about my food consumption causing misery and suffering to families in Colombia.
I was reading the news today and this is what I found:
Families of Colombian Paramilitary Victims Sue U.S. Banana Giant Chiquita
Relatives of victims of a right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia have filed suit against the US banana giant Chiquita Brands. Earlier this year Chiquita admitted it had paid off the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia which is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. Chiquita said it had fallen victim to an extortion racket that threatened its employees. Colombian prosecutors have also accused Chiquita of providing arms that were then used to push leftist rebels out of an area in northern Colombia where Chiquita had its banana plantations. The suit was filed on behalf of one-hundred forty-four people killed by Colombian paramilitary groups. Lead attorney Terry Collinsgworth says the suit could mark the biggest terrorism case in history. He said: “Putting Chiquita on trial for hundreds, or even thousands of murders could put them out of business.”
Crazy! I had no idea! But Chiquita Banana! I ate a banana today. I don't want to think about my food consumption causing misery and suffering to families in Colombia.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
If it's yellow, let it mellow
So one thing I do is when I pee, I don't flush. My pee is usually clear from all the water I drink. I am fully hydrated as an individual. Seriously. It makes no sense to waste all of that CLEAN water, just to flush down my urine which is mostly water anyway. At the house I lived at my junior year of college, all of my roommates (who a lot were not like me) learned to let it mellow too. If my toilet starts to smell weird or get too full, then I'll flush it. But it usually gets brown before that. That's how the saying goes. If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down.
But yeah. It takes toilets 2-4 gallons of FRESH CLEAN WATER to flush. How ridiculous is that? I just read that at least 55,000 people die every day as a result of malnutrition -- these are areas that do not have the clean water resources that we do. Water may be a renewable resource, but it's being depleted WAAAAY quicker than it's being regenerated (just like soil).
Toilets that we use now are really outdated. We have waaay better technology. I don't know why people don't install these bugggers --
Composting toilets! They make sense-- they use practically no water, and they convert human waste, or "humanure" into a fertilizer usable for plants. Check out this site for some more facts about composting toilets.
http://compostingtoilet.org/faq/index.php
But yeah. It takes toilets 2-4 gallons of FRESH CLEAN WATER to flush. How ridiculous is that? I just read that at least 55,000 people die every day as a result of malnutrition -- these are areas that do not have the clean water resources that we do. Water may be a renewable resource, but it's being depleted WAAAAY quicker than it's being regenerated (just like soil).
Toilets that we use now are really outdated. We have waaay better technology. I don't know why people don't install these bugggers --
Composting toilets! They make sense-- they use practically no water, and they convert human waste, or "humanure" into a fertilizer usable for plants. Check out this site for some more facts about composting toilets.
http://compostingtoilet.org/faq/index.php
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
1st post
Hello!
It looks as though I was convinced by my mother (who I talk to on an almost daily basis anyway) to start a blog. Here it is. We'll see how regularly I update. She said "I guess you've got lots of things to say!" Well... YEAH! Who am I related to, here? The most talkative person I know.... MY MOTHER! =) Love ya mom!
It looks as though I was convinced by my mother (who I talk to on an almost daily basis anyway) to start a blog. Here it is. We'll see how regularly I update. She said "I guess you've got lots of things to say!" Well... YEAH! Who am I related to, here? The most talkative person I know.... MY MOTHER! =) Love ya mom!
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