From Possible Lead Poisoning to Frankenfood: It's always all about the money

I find myself being quite irritated about this Mattel Recall. These big corporations are regulated to report hazards within 24 hours of finding a problem. Yeah, I'm sure they jump at the chance to take the moral high ground and would do it anyway even without this regulation in place. Right? WRONG. ( I have serious doubts they do it even with the regulation in place) Last week or so I looked over the list of toys and luckily we didn't have any. Then, today I looked at the new list and we have SEVERAL of these toys and have since Chloe's birth in 2004. I just don't trust this whole 'if you bought it before May 2007 it's okay' or whatever they're saying. This is very upsetting. I'm so sick of these big corporations fucking-up so badly and taking their sweet fucking time to recall or whatever it may be to try and save a buck.

Normal view: babies/children + defective toys = Possible DEATH

Corporation's view: babies/children + defective toys = MONEY LOSS

NO telling what they're putting in our food. *chemicals chemicals everywhere* These big corporations have conjured-up ideas to genetically alter crops that don't produce seeds so you have to continually buy that food from them. Thus, giving them the power to patent and ultimately control the market. I am by no means an expert on this subject but I know enough to realize that they're stealing from mother nature and creating a new market to corner. For example, making corn bigger and sweeter with build-in pesticides but that doesn't produce seed. Cha-ching! Imagine when that takes off? They are systemically going to wipe-out mother nature and the local farmers all together with their Frankenfood. *Chemicals chemicals everywhere*

I'm just irritated. Did I mention that it irritates me? The solution? I'm not sure if there is one. Buying your produce from local farmers is a start. And I plan to continually check for toy recalls now. Or stop buying toys from large corporations altogether- not sure the latter would happen -When Chloe sees the latest Dora collection, etc... We're such products of our environment. *chemicals chemicals everywhere*

Green Blogger- But Feel'in cooler already!

Hopefully I won't bore everyone to death and maybe one or two of you might actually read my blog. Looking forward to finally being a Blogger. That's me to left about six weeks ago looking quite jolly and round.

Wow! I already feel cool! Let me tell you, it's a good thing to get some cool back into your life after two kids and the ever-so-practical mini-van. Yeah, the whole mini-van image is just so uncool...We all know this... but another element...no more cool music either. It seems that all the kid movies and music came with the mini-van in a sweet little kid-friendly package- just a given, right? These days we listen to Little People CD's and The Little Mermaid Soundtrack and I find I'm singing Ariel's ballad throughout the day now instead of something like

"Will the real Slim Shady please stand up...please stand up..." or

"Say Ho, yeah you. Can I ask you a question? You like to f*@#?" (Just a little Too Short from back in the day)

Aaaahhh, It's nice to reminiscence about the long lost days of humming gangsta rap instead of The Little Mermaid whining about wanting to have human legs! (1) Get over it Ariel! All the fish in the sea aren't good enough for you?! If you ask me she's a bit of a mer-slut! You can take all of your whining and complaining about wanting to be human and..... Well, I didn't realize I had such animosity for Ariel- I think we need to take a break and listen to Sarah Lynn, Sonia Lee, Michael, and Eddie for next few days and let me cool down a bit, don't you think? Well, I've finally come full circle, after examining my choice of music these days- I’m feeling a little uncool at the moment. Maybe the Happy Feet soundtrack would be a nice compromise for the mini-van cd player - I think that just might satisfy Chloe and seep at least a little cool back into my world. (2) Happy Feet it is! I'm officially Blogging! Woooohoooo!!!

1.) Okay, okay so Eminem and Too Short aren't technically what one would call your authentic "Gangsta Rap" that's all I could think of, okay, cut me some slack already!

2.) I don't think the baby has big opinions about music yet, although she does get a little more bright-eyed when I sneak in the occasional BB King song. I see her through the baby-in-sight mirror, she perks up and flails her tini arms about as if she's been trying say something all along; almost as if she's trying, with all her might, to start a fire in an effort to send up a smoke signal so she can finally say,

"Yes! this is what I've been trying to tell you lady! The thrill is gone! Gone, I say!"

Maybe this means I should stop breastfeeding now.