There’s no doubt about it — this world gets crazier by the day!

It seems to me that if we create genetically identical animals, it’s going to have repercussions we don’t yet know about (because they haven’t been around long enough) — isn’t it genetic diversity that provides the resilience and strength of a species against illness and adverse conditions?

This is just one more reason to read the label and make sure were your food is coming from — you won’t get me eating these frankenfoods intentionally.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there’s nothing more dangerous than a scientist! Well, one thing maybe: a corporation that gets the scent of a profit making possibility.

Three years after the Food and Drug Administration first hinted that it might permit the sale of milk and meat from cloned animals, prompting public reactions that ranged from curiosity to disgust, the agency is poised to endorse marketing of the mass-produced animals for public consumption.

The decision, expected by the end of this year, is based largely on new data indicating that milk and meat from cloned livestock and their offspring pose no unique risks to consumers. | Link

Quietly sitting,
not doing anything,
and the grass still grows.

Haiku by anon | Link

The older I get the more I believe you have to give something back to the universe, to society, to nature, to your god — you decide what to call it. There are lots of ways of doing that and for us one of them is to help other people. Buddha’s Smile School is a privately run school for underprivileged children in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The school is run by a woman called Rajan Saini who has been working for many years giving hope, an education and daily sustenance to the untouchable caste children of the region.

For them the school if free — Rajan and her husband Sukhdev use their own income and combine it with funds they receive from other people to support, educate and feed these wonderful and deserving children. You can give directly to Rajan by going here and following the bouncing ball — which is what we do. Or, if you prefer visit Amistad International — a registered USA charity that is also helping them.

Go on! Give it a go! I bet you’ll feel better afterwards.

Sometimes I do wonder about life, the universe and miracles — and those accidental things that just seem happen.

We have these cactus that have been here for at least 20-years. They were here when we bought the house and they are the most cruddie looking plants I have ever seen. Yet once a year, every year, without fail, they produce a display of flowers that are among the most wonderful I have ever seen. No exaggeration!

I have been trying for two days now to get a good shot — I’m not a close-up kind of guy. So I hope this one gives you some idea. If I get another one I’m happy with I’ll post it too. Maybe if I’m still blogging next year I’ll post a few more. You never know this might become a real convention.

Eyes might be windows to the mind but I find taking a snapshot of the rear of someone quite insightful. No eyes, no expressions or gestures to get in the way, yet you do get a sense of the scene and a sense of this man.

There is a path I walk sometimes that runs behind the dunes and takes me to Nth Avalon. It’s a high spot and I often watch the surfers, young and old, enjoying the morning. Not much surf on this day though.

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