Welcome to Chaos !!

It finally stopped raining. Me and Chhaya went for a walk and now I am sitting on the floor, with my laptop in front of me, sipping on some hot tea (Earl Grey) and I lit a candle too. It is chilly and gray outside, I need to warm up. I feel like some kind of a journalist reporting on today's news.
I can tell you this. I saw a quick reportage of some indigenous people in Ecuador protesting the plan for drilling for oil on about 10 million acres in the Amazon rainforest. When a man, some tribe member spoke about his concerns for his home, the pristine rainforest, he almost started crying. Me too. Sad. I am against drilling for oil there too.
"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." A Cree Prophecy.
Well, in a few hours I am not going to be wearing muddy Hunter boots and sweatpants. It's going to be rhinestone encrusted heels and bare legs. I feel tired. I think I am going to take a nap before work.





We saw a coyote around here the other day. So Chhaya is on the lookout!

Yesterday afternoon while driving home from the gym I was listening to talk radio......as always. Some guy named Mike Pecaro has a show, he lives here in Alaska. Some dude called in and started talking about his disapproval with Plan B, a pill that can prevent pregnancy, he was also against abortions in general and that girls under 18 can get an abortion without parental consent. Then he proceeded with saying that he actually knows a woman that had an abortion (NO WAY, REALLY? GASP!) and that she was a happy person before the abortion and after it she just turned into a miserable person, a shadow of her former self that deeply regretted the abortion. The radio show host chimed in and agreed that abortions are bad, Plan B too and bla bla bla. I really get pissed off when some old dusty fogbones, men in this case, talk like this about women's rights. I am absolutely FOR women's rights. Yes, I think abortions are ok as long as guidelines are followed. I have known several girls that had abortions and guess what.......never heard them mention that they regretted it or that it changed their life into some miserable existence. There are times when an abortion is a better option than having the baby I think. And from the stellar examples I have heard and witnessed of some "parents" out there I think a lot of them would had done the child a favor by not having it in the first place. Abuse, neglect, molestation......you name it.
Fun circumstances for a child to grow up in. If you don't want to abort the baby you can always look into adoption as an option. As far as Plan B. I think Plan B is great. I took it once, and no I do not feel like I murdered an innocent baby. But since I thought there was a chance that maybe I was pregnant I decided to take the Plan B pill instead of having to go through a possible abortion down the line. Girls under 18 getting abortions without their parents consent? I think that is ok too. If you think about it, there is probably a reason for that. The girls that have an abortion without telling their parents are probably scared to come forward and tell them about the pregnancy for a reason, like they might get beaten or severely punished as a result. And one more thing, it IS the girls body. Even as a parent, your child is not your possession, you didn't buy your child like you buy a car. So therefore I think a girl under 18 should be able to do whatever she wishes when it comes to that. I am in favor of kids waiting to have sex, the thought of 12 - 16 year olds having sex is scary to me but hey.....they do, that is the reality. So the best thing you can do as a parents is to be a good role model, be there for your children and be the kind of parent that your children can turn to in any situation. Looking back, I wish I would had waited a few more years with having sex, I was a 16 1/2. Way too young. I can see that now, I didn't then.
Having an abortion is a personal choice and most likely not an easy decision to make. But still, it is a right. And yes, I believe in children's rights too. Therefore there are guidelines in place when it comes to abortion, like you can't all of a sudden decide in the seventh month of pregnancy that you don't want the baby anymore. Then there are other options. Like adoption. But that is not what I am talking about here. I am talking about how annoying it is when some dusty old fogbones want to take away women's rights. I bet the discussion would sound totally different if it was men that got pregnant instead of women. Men have always wanted to control women. Like we are their property or prized possessions. And in some counties they still do. Let me tell you, I am extremely grateful that I do not live in a place where women have no or limited rights.