Posted by Shirley Anne on November 28, 2009
I have a couple of links on my blog (look on the left under Magazines) about global warming and CO2 written by a learned scientist. They are worth reading. I have never put any faith in the current thinking about global warming and our involvement in it. The Earth has gone through many heating and cooling cycles in it’s history, many ice ages and mini ice ages too. They were happening long before mankind appeared. Nature did this all by herself and without the aid of mankind. We may be responsible in contributing to the current rise in world temperature but if you read the articles in the links you mat be surprised to learn that CO2 is unlikely to be involved. Why? Because CO2 is quite a rare gas and according to the article only represents a fraction of 1% of the gasses in the atmosphere. Again, according to the article, whenever there has been an increase in temperature in the past the level of CO2 has been at a minimum and when there has been a reduction in temperatures CO2 has been at a maximum. Strange? It makes me wonder if all the talk about carbon footprints is a load of hogwash and then I think to myself, ‘Why are we paying the penalty’?
One other thing we are told is that we must recycle materials to ’save the planet’. Sounds good to me but in fact we are only saving the use of new materials and not energy which is what all the fuss is about. Energy is used in the manufacturing of materials into usable things but when we recycle just as much, if not more energy is used to effect the recycle. That’s before the recycled material is transformed into another usable article. Where is the energy being saved? I am confused and not convinced about global warming and all that.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on July 29, 2009
This morning whilst contemplating whether to get out of bed or not there were all sorts of crazy things going through my mind. I get lost sometimes in my thoughts but this morning I was thinking about life. It was as though I was being given an insight to life itself and how we become born. It all sounds so fundamental but I began reasoning what actually is involved.
Now this may seem crazy too but for some reason I was thinking about sperm. Unusual you might think and you are correct but I was thinking about how active sperm is. We talk about sperm as if it were just a seed or microscopic tadpole or some other ill-conceived idea. If you really think about it, sperm are living creatures each carrying DNA information about their host but nevertheless living creatures that have been formed inside a man. Now think about that for a moment.
Man has given birth to these little creatures! They don’t live very long but why? Like any creature they need sustenance to survive. When they reach the egg released by the woman what do they do? They try their utmost to penetrate it where they then can develop and produce a baby. What is actually going on here? The egg is a living creature too but maybe not in the same sense as the sperm is because it is relatively inactive. If it isn’t germinated nothing happens but it dies away. The eggs carry DNA information about their host too but are the cells living? Well yes, in a way they are and equally they need sustenance to grow but it is more than that. The information each has, the sperm and the egg, can only develop when the two are joined. All simple and fundamental you will agree.
The whole point in what I am saying is that the male human is giving birth but passes the responsibility to the female for it’s developement where she provides the other half of the equation and the sustenance for growth.
It was the realisation that the man was giving birth that so struck me. Don’t ask me why I pondered these things because I’ve no idea. I just thought I’d put it in a post today. Life certainly is strange.
Shirley Anne x
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Posted by Shirley Anne on May 25, 2009
Something was brought home to me a few months ago and that is men and women smell differently. No, I don’t mean aftershave and perfume but natural smells. I had not given the subject much thought but one day a few months ago I was working in somebody’s house and they had a dog. I love dogs but this particular dog was being a little too friendly. You have to understand that I go to work in a skirt and only wear overalls or coveralls out of necessity when the need arises. Now this dog was one of the larger breeds and he took quite an interest in me. Whilst I was talking to the householder about the job I was to do I could feel the dog’s cool wet nose on my legs. The dog proceeded to investigate higher and higher up my leg until the owner took charge and placed him outside. He should have done that sooner. He apologised and said ‘I am so sorry but he only likes women and often gets aggressive when male visitors call’. ‘No problem’ I replied and forgot about the whole thing. I usually get dogs sniffing around my legs so I wasn’t bothered too much. Anyhow it got me thinking about what the guy had said about the dog only liking women. It has to be a hormonal thing. There is no other explanation other than maybe the dog had been badly treated by a man. I don’t think that was the case as the dog had been raised as a pup in the same house by it’s owners, an elderly couple.
So for those who go through transition as I have done, there are a lot more changes going on than you might first have imagined.
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Posted by Shirley Anne on April 27, 2009
I have always loved trees. They are the most majestic of plants and to me seem as though they have personalities. Many of them have been around far longer than I and most probably will still be around when I have long since passed away. One tree I saw many years ago was reckoned to be 3000 years old but nobody was quite sure about that. This particular tree was undoubtably very old. There is nothing nicer than taking a woodland stroll and looking at the sun through the glorious green canopy. The ‘dapple’ effect on the ground and the bright shafts of sunlight beaming through, especially effective when the air is misty. There is an eco-system beneath the trees in a forest or wood, a sanctuary from the more severe climate surrounding it, whether that be hot or cold. I play fantasy stories in my head as I walk through the woods, imagining all sorts of senarios. I feel a great sense of belonging when I am among the trees.
Shirley Anne x
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Posted by Shirley Anne on March 29, 2009
I was right. Today has been a lovely sunny day, a little cool when the clouds covered the sun and there was a slight breeze. Last night’s dinner was nice, I had been an invited guest to a local archery club social gathering. When I arose this morning I wasn’t hungry but simply got dressed and went out for a walk. I often do this at weekends, especially Sundays. I chose to take a stroll along the sea front, not far from where I live. There were not very many people out and about along the front, probably because it was a little cool in the sea breeze. I went as far as I needed and returned home along the promenade where there are planted sub-tropical palms and shrubs set in flower beds with plenty of colourful flowers in them. Yes, it is warm enough here for these trees. Native trees and shrubs are dotted around and many of them are in leaf, being evergreens. The surrounding grass was green and lush. The promenade is actually a quarter mile in from the sea front. At one end of the promenade was the usual gathering of bikers (motorcyclists) near the funhouse. There is an amazing amount of bikes to be seen there each week for the enthusiast. Leaving the prom. I walked toward home and passed through a local road called ‘Rotten Row’. This road runs alongside a public park where each year is held a major flower show for a few days in August and the road itself is full of floral displays in season, something which has been done for more than a hundred years. Half a mile more and I am back home and ready for something to eat. I like my weekend strolls and take them come rain or shine.
You can look up Southport in my ‘Information’ links section.
Shirley Anne x
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Posted by Shirley Anne on March 14, 2009
Where does beauty reside? What defines beauty? How is it measured? How is it perceived? Beauty to somebody might not be the same for somebody else. So what is beauty? It is many things and it is all things. Most of our time is spent just getting through each day, overcoming difficulties and dealing with problems, simply living. How much time do we spend in really seeing those things which surround us? Beauty is everywhere, in Nature, in man made created things, in all Creation. Next time you look at something, see it! How many things can you now see? It is all beautiful.
Shirley Anne x
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