I am established at the new place so please update your bookmarks!

Thank you!

.......I decided to not go with my own domain.

why pay for something I can get for free as long as it's good.

I'm still working out the kinks but come say hi!

Just Floating

I'm in a bad bad mood.

I bought a new Buddha Bag (it's purple!) and I'm still in a bad mood.

You wouldn't imagine these days that a mental patient could be chained to a concrete slab by prison guards until he died of thirst, but that’s how Timothy Souders died and he is not alone.

This is a horribly sad story. As a mother of a child with a disability, I fear for her and for others. This is unacceptable and will continue to happen until we speak up and act out!

Souders suffered from manic depression. And like a lot of mental patients in this country, he got into trouble and ended up not in a hospital, but in jail. It was a shoplifting case and he paid with his life.

Please note that there are videos to watch of this young man. They are disturbing. I could not watch all of them. It's heartbreaking. It makes me so angry!

I've been toying around with the idea of moving my blog to my own site.

Any thoughts?

Of course, the name would no longer be 'Just Floating'...or maybe it could...

Hm.

Dear RaeJane,

I know you heard from me earlier today or yesterday, but I wanted you to be one of the first to know: Nike announced today that it has suspended Michael Vick's contract without pay and will stop selling all Vick-related products at its stores.

This is a big victory, one that simply would not have happened without your action and those of more than 165,000 others.

As you know, the allegations against Michael Vick are so serious and disturbing that The Humane Society of the United called on his corporate backers to end their commercial relationships with the star player. I’m so pleased that Nike has signaled it has a zero tolerance policy for athletes who may be involved with staged animal fights and other forms of malicious animal cruelty.
 
Nike's statement reads as follows:
 
“Nike has suspended Michael Vick’s contract without pay, and will not sell any more Michael Vick product at Nike owned retail at this time. As we’ve said before, Nike is concerned by the serious and highly disturbing allegations made against Michael Vick and we consider any cruelty to animals inhumane and abhorrent.  However, we do believe that Michael Vick should be afforded the same due process as any citizen in the United States, therefore, we have not terminated our relationship.”

Also today, Reebok agreed to stop selling Michael Vick-branded products. The company does not have a contract with Vick but has an official relationship with the NFL to sell its merchandise.

Thank you again for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

This is sad. It's very upsetting to me that it is illegal in the United Stated to eat horsemeat, but that it is not illegal in the United States to slaughter horses for consumption if it's being shipped off to another country.

I think, at best, it's hypocritical.

ILLINOIS HORSE SLAUGHTERHOUSE BACK IN BUSINESS
The nation's last slaughterhouse producing horse meat for human consumption is fighting to continue killing horses by alleging that the new Illinois law (Public Act 95-0002) criminalizing their business is inherently unconstitutional

"Last year, over 100,000 American horses were killed in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption. A Belgian company, Cavel International, runs one of our country’s few remaining horse slaughter plants near DeKalb, IL."

"The transport of horses to slaughter houses is often inhumane, and many horses are injured even before reaching the slaughter plant due to overcrowded conditions. Some are shipped for more than 24 hours at a time without food, water or rest. In addition, the methods used to slaughter these horses once they arrive at the plant often do not result in a quick death. The horses are often forced to endure repeated stuns or blows, and often remain conscious during their slaughter. "

Info thanks to the Aspca!

If you haven't visited the ASPCA website, it's well worth the visit, lots of great information and even shopping!

Another picture.

Camille.

I blurried the background, too.

EDIT-

And here's another one.. this took me about 10 minutes to do.

woot!

These are frame-able, yes?

Yet another edit-

added another one.

Just do it.

I'm a fairly easy going person. I said fairly. I try not to get upset over the small things, but like any human being, I get upset over the small things, too.

There are a few things that I wish people would not say to me.

1. "You look great for having three kids."
2. "Three girls, you must be busy, huh?"
3. "Asperger's, oh well, that's not real Autism."
4. "She'll grow out if it, right?" (in refrence to Asperger's)
5. "It could be worse." (In refrence to Asperger's)
6. "It get's easier." (in refrence to having 3 kids.")
7. "I hate dogs." (or cats, or animals in general)

And what I'd like to say in response:

• Shut up.
• Shut up.
• Shut up.
• Yes, much like a hair cut, oh and shutup.
• Shut up.
• I hate you. Shut up.