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tinhuvielAnother random post.
This is stuff I've been meaning to write about, but just haven't.
Nature Will Always Prevail
Day before yesterday, the Feudal Mistress and I got into a heavy debate about animals that was triggered by the story about that poor tiger being shot full of holes in Florida. Her argument in support of the tiger being murdered was that he was in a highly populated area and could have "hurt a child." Of course, this didn't wash with me. Why do people continue to think that playing the "child card" will have any sort of affect on me? Me, of all people!!? Anyway, I told her that I didn't agree with people keeping exotic pets in the first place, that it was in opposition to Nature's Way and, if humans continued to allow their fellows to keep such animals, then we should all be held accountable for the consequences that may result.
Somehow, this pulled us into the "wild animals in people's back yards" debate. The Feudal Mistress expressed concern on how dangerous this is to which I responded: "Well, you have to think about whose backyard is whose here. If a big subdivision is built at a site on which there once was a forest, the displaced animals need to go somewhere to find food. That said, if someone doesn't like the fact that there's a bear in their backyard after having moved into said subdivision, then they need to get the hell out. The bear was there first."
She then responded that a lot of these animals were "protected" and therefore overpopulated, thus pouring into the human world. Uh, excuse me? I revealed to her, her flawed thinking, by pointing out that humans are also overpopulated and destroying the animals' habitats as a result. It's all just a battle for land and space and, personally, I hope the animals win out. I expressed as much, adding that either way, I didn't care. It would turn out like it was supposed to.
Well, with that, the Feudal Mistress got all snarky and informed me that I was contradicting myself by saying I hoped the animals won, but I didn't care how the battle for land turned out. "No, I'm not contradicting myself," I said. "Because I know the animals will win. Animals are in tune with Nature whereas humans, at least humans in Western Culture, are not. You can look out our front office door and see who will win. There are plants growing out of cracks of our concrete sidewalk out there...our manmade sidewalk. Nature will always prevail and, if you go against her or try to pervert her ways to meet your desires, you will always lose.
With that, she made some weak comment about how weeds always grow, but you can't get your perennials to do a thing, tittered shallowly, then walked off.
JUDGE JUDY
Yesterday, Llew got a letter from the associate producer of Judge Judy's courtroom show. Apparently, Llew's small claim against his former landlord has been brought to their attention and the producer wants Llew to contact him. If he does and the case is accepted, provided the landlord agrees to it as well, I could be heading out Los Angeles with my bunkie. ....hmmm...I wonder if L.A. has 7-11's.
It would be too cool to be in Judy's court, though. I think she's just a big ole hoot and even wrote a Darth Maul story set in her courtroom. Nothing would please me more than to be in her presence when she screams "NUDNICK!" or "BALONEY!" at some useless tackhead.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
This is stuff I've been meaning to write about, but just haven't.
Nature Will Always Prevail
Day before yesterday, the Feudal Mistress and I got into a heavy debate about animals that was triggered by the story about that poor tiger being shot full of holes in Florida. Her argument in support of the tiger being murdered was that he was in a highly populated area and could have "hurt a child." Of course, this didn't wash with me. Why do people continue to think that playing the "child card" will have any sort of affect on me? Me, of all people!!? Anyway, I told her that I didn't agree with people keeping exotic pets in the first place, that it was in opposition to Nature's Way and, if humans continued to allow their fellows to keep such animals, then we should all be held accountable for the consequences that may result.
Somehow, this pulled us into the "wild animals in people's back yards" debate. The Feudal Mistress expressed concern on how dangerous this is to which I responded: "Well, you have to think about whose backyard is whose here. If a big subdivision is built at a site on which there once was a forest, the displaced animals need to go somewhere to find food. That said, if someone doesn't like the fact that there's a bear in their backyard after having moved into said subdivision, then they need to get the hell out. The bear was there first."
She then responded that a lot of these animals were "protected" and therefore overpopulated, thus pouring into the human world. Uh, excuse me? I revealed to her, her flawed thinking, by pointing out that humans are also overpopulated and destroying the animals' habitats as a result. It's all just a battle for land and space and, personally, I hope the animals win out. I expressed as much, adding that either way, I didn't care. It would turn out like it was supposed to.
Well, with that, the Feudal Mistress got all snarky and informed me that I was contradicting myself by saying I hoped the animals won, but I didn't care how the battle for land turned out. "No, I'm not contradicting myself," I said. "Because I know the animals will win. Animals are in tune with Nature whereas humans, at least humans in Western Culture, are not. You can look out our front office door and see who will win. There are plants growing out of cracks of our concrete sidewalk out there...our manmade sidewalk. Nature will always prevail and, if you go against her or try to pervert her ways to meet your desires, you will always lose.
With that, she made some weak comment about how weeds always grow, but you can't get your perennials to do a thing, tittered shallowly, then walked off.
JUDGE JUDY
Yesterday, Llew got a letter from the associate producer of Judge Judy's courtroom show. Apparently, Llew's small claim against his former landlord has been brought to their attention and the producer wants Llew to contact him. If he does and the case is accepted, provided the landlord agrees to it as well, I could be heading out Los Angeles with my bunkie. ....hmmm...I wonder if L.A. has 7-11's.
It would be too cool to be in Judy's court, though. I think she's just a big ole hoot and even wrote a Darth Maul story set in her courtroom. Nothing would please me more than to be in her presence when she screams "NUDNICK!" or "BALONEY!" at some useless tackhead.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
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Date: 2004-07-16 02:09 pm (UTC)dumbass.
i hate sprawl. people desert the cities, and move outwards, looking for more to pave. i was pissed when i found out that RIT (my alma mater) was actually violating some kind of wetland protection act or something to, i shit you not, build more parking lots. hey, you guys are engineers, i have a brilliant idea! instead of building parking lots that are further and further from the academic buildings, why don't you *gasp* DESIGN A PARKING GARAGE! build up instead of out. the students and faculty wouldn't have to walk as far, and you'd be killing less wildlife.
still no garage. ugh.
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Date: 2004-07-16 03:31 pm (UTC)When I found out one of my neighbors was keeping a lion as a pet (a male African lion) I was right out there trying to get the animal removed. Poor creature, he stunk so bad when the Humane Society finally got the go ahead to come collect him. The neighbor kept him in a pen, about 10x15 feet. The guy would let the lion out to run around the property in the early evening, scaring the doo out of the local joggers. The beast finally killed a neighbor's kid (as in goat).
If you do make it out here
Date: 2004-07-16 03:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-16 06:13 pm (UTC)