Life is a Process

VACCINATION BEFORE CHRISTMAS
WITH HELP FROM Clement Clarke Moore and
Rima E. Laibow, MD (found at this blog)

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, they all were too soused
With toxic components of deadly vaccines
To control populations these are excellent means.

The Children we nestled all snug in their beds
While vapors of mercury damaged their heads
The doc in his smock and the nurse in her cap
Were newly empowered to inject kids with more crap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter
Away to the journal I flew like a flash
Tore open the wrapper and scanned table of trash
The print on the paper, all glossy and bright

Gave the luster of science to the drug company hype
When what to my wondering eyes should be seen
But a company study on how safe are vaccines
With a famous first author, so very renowned
I was totally convinced because his name I found.
More soothing than opera, more comfort I gained
And he skewed all the data, and called them by name:

“Now, Measles! Now Tetanus! Now Pertussus and Meningitis!
On Mumps! On Human Papilloma! On Rubella, On Hepatitis!

To the top of the charts, to the top of the census
Now vaccinate! vaccinate! Vaccinate all! must be the consensus!”

As dry tears before the autism behavioral spectrum fly,
When a parent’s tears are all shed, no tears left to cry.
When doctors mislead, because they are misled,
And lives are destroyed because neurons are dead

Not from dangers unknown, but from profits protected,
And rights trampled down and freedom neglected.

As I shook off the “pseudo” that enwrapped the junk “science”
I did some clear thinking about the logic’s defiance
The great man’s first authorship was “science for hire”
His reputation was tarnished: the great man was a liar.

A bundle of vaccines he had flung on his back,
He looked like a snake oil salesman just opening his pack.
His eyes - how they twinkled! If every one takes them,
Vaccines are a money machine - if you make them!

Of course, there are problem of autism and death,
Just deny all the science, tell parents their crazy and then hold
your breath;
‘Cause the propaganda machine is working just right,
And the lobbying money gleams bright in the night;

New Jersey, the home of Corporate Merck,
Has a commissioner who’ll sign, while smirking a smirk
Clever elf, the commissioner, knows he’s not staying
After December. Just who will be paying?

A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
His kid’s not autistic: He’s got nothing to dread!

He said for the good of all moms who work,
He wants them injected with products by Merck,
And laying a finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the corporate ladder he rose;

He finished his job, to his team gave a whistle,
And the spent needles flew like a poisonous thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he took year-end flight,
“Vaccinations to All, Autism’s all right!”

In this season of silliness -er, holiday season, I’ve been thinking a lot about simplifying life. How do we as holistic parents teach our child to not be a consumer in this consumer-driven society? How do we break the cycle of consumerism? How do we focus on the non-material aspects of life in this very material world? I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who struggles with this way of thinking. Indeed, it is very timely and extremely helpful (for leverage with the materialistic relatives) that this FREE! movie came out. View The Story of Stuff and see if you will join me as I muster the courage to take the leap off the materialistic bandwagon.

Alternative gifts can include a donation on behalf of the recipient to a charity of your choice. A review of nonprofits is available at the American Institute of Philanthropy. Other possibilities include gift certificates for favors or services (”1 free massage”, “1 free housecleaning”, “1 free day sans child”).

Love that nutrient-dense cat food.

We have two cats, half-brother and half-sister. We know they had the same mother, that they were from the same litter, but we are uncertain about the paternal factor.

The male kitty has food allergies galore - beef, pork, seafood, fish, wheat, corn… Needless to say, we were not affected by the major recall on cat food a few months ago. These kitties eat Royal Canin’s IVD Duck and Green Pea cat food. I suspect he developed allergies through leaky gut (increased intestinal permeability) but cat physiology is sufficiently different from human physiology that healing this has been beyond my expertise.

Our female cat has recently started having her own intestinal issues. In the summer, we increased the amount of wet food and cut back on the amount of dry food. As a result, she underwent some change in her gut flora - she’s lost quite a bit of weight and, well, there are other indications of a change as seen in the litterbox.

The light went off the other day - probiotics. She needs probiotics. So off I went on a hunt for probiotics that culd help her, yet that would not adversely affect the male kitty. I think I may have found something tasty. Wysong has some nifty products. I picked out the medium-size packet of Pheasant (oo-la-la), Dream Treats ^TM, and their feline probiotics. The food itself is a HUGE hit with these kitties. They are eating less of it but they are super duper excited to be eating it. Moreover, they are so much more satiated by it - they snooze during the evening now instead of complaining. Because they aren’t eating as much, it may actually be cheaper to use Wysong products exclusively. I’m hoping that the probiotics will soon kick in and take effect so that the litter box becomes just a wee bit less stinky.

2-3 ripe bananas

Cut bananas into chunks. Freeze for a day or so. Put chunks into food processor (or blender). Whiz until well processed. Mixture will be thick and extra creamy.

Makes 2 big servings (and a small toddler-sized serving).

A month or two ago, I found out that Duke Energy here in Indiana was planning on building a new! coal plant in Edwardsport down in the southern part of the state. Now, anybody who pays any attention to Indiana knows that we have coal plants littered throughout the state - so many that our local waters are seriously contaminated with mercury. Thou shalt not eat Indiana’s freshwater fish.

I did a little armchair activism and wrote to Indiana’s illustrious Republican governor to complain - little good I knew it would do. I received a response from a lackey -er, the communications officer from the Office of Energy and Defense Development. He told me that the Edwardsport IGCC coal plant is “clean coal” (an oxymoron at best), not a “19th century coal-fired plant”. In the next sentence, he told me that this plant and “other similar plants” (activists, are you ready?) will allow Indiana to use a “very abundant resource in a clean manner.”

Today, I read a piece that makes me want to smack these folks up in Indianapolis. Kansas (where they don’t believe in evolution) REJECTED a proposal for a new coal plant because of its potential carbon dioxide emissions. Read it in the Washington Post for yourself. Of course, Indiana doesn’t have problems with carbon dioxide emissions - they go over to other states. We also don’t care so much about auto emissions in general, except down where they’re building that new coal-fired plant.