Shadow Void

This week's update

There isn't much to really report to all of you. I didn't sleep good last night. Things were kind of quiet. Spent an hour trying to come up with something to write about and decided to just give it up. Read some blogs for awhile hoping to get inspired but nothing came to me. The week went fast maybe too fast. I like it when the work day moves quickly but hate it when the time at home moves by in a blur. I think the best news from the week was the arrest of Scott Peterson. I certainly hope that somehow justice prevails. Tonight, I am watchig "The War" on PBS. I am also working on one of my stories. It is so relaxing. I love to write. It places me in such a different mood. When I write, I tend to place myself in the character's place. It doesn't always ring true but I hope it shows in my writing. I'll let you guys go! Have a good one!

Photo Challenge: Snails

MegaFauna Extinction

I've written on many issues that deal with some pretty horrid environmental subjects such as bush meat and oceanic dead zones. Today, I'm going to once again plunge into a subject that fills me with fear. The subject today is mega-fauna extinction. Many animals that are popular in today's zoos may very well be on their last legs. I may sound like a prophet of doom, however I'm not about to pass out revelation. I'm going to try to dish out some cold hard facts your way. This mass extinction will take species both large and small.

 

Many species are facing extinction from mussels to the mighty whales. As we move forward on this topic, I am going to mention quite a few numbers and quite a few species. There isn't going to be on ecosystem that will escape the death of species that call them home. If you pick up any animal book almost a quarter or two quarters of the animals within will die out. You may think that I'm making this up but I ask you to consider the following. There are more 41,000 species listed as endangered and 16,306 that are facing extinction.

 

I'm not going to focus on plant species even though they are as important as our animal species. Animals such as polar bears, Iberian lynx, African elephants, and the California condor are among the animals who might face extinction as a part of this mega fauna extinction. To give you some idea of what's at stake, scientist believe that the Earth maybe home to 30 million species. Life on this planet has been around for some 4 billion years. In that huge expense of time, there have been at least 5 mass extinctions. Extinction is a natural occurrence but sadly the human race has speeded up the process by as much as 1000's x higher than the natural rate. In 2007, the Red List counted some 41,000 species as endangered and out of that number some 16,306 species are facing extinction. The number of species facing extinction increases every year.

 

It's not going decrease unless we commit to conservation. As our numbers increase so does our demand on the natural resources. Look at the area around you and you'll see where plant and animal habitats have become fragmented Animals who need large tracts of land for grazing, migration, or territory lose out. This encroachment into wild places forces animals into potentially dangerous places and situations. Let's take a grizzly bear for example! Here is a large carnivore that is pushed out of its habitat. It's need to feed may take the grizzly bear into the presence humans. Sadly, this might mean that the bear might scavenge for food from garbage dumps or taking farm animals. When they turn to taking food from us, we have a tendency to shot first and ask questions later. This is just one way that we are affecting the world around us. My mind has a hard time taking everything in. It's hard to imagine that our actions might result in the eventual death of not one, not two, but thousands of animals.

 

GAY MARRIAGE + POLYOGAMY+INCESTAL MARRIAGE= WHAT??????

I want to know what polygamy and incest have to do with me wanting to be with the person I love. First off, I believe they are both federal crimes. I think those engaged in polygamy and incest should be dealt with by the justice system. You, hetero people, can fall in love and get married and no one says a thing, but if I fall in love and want to get married suddenly it becomes your business. I'm tired of people comparing my wanting to get married to whack jobs who might want to marry their cow or their dog, participating in a polygamist married or marrying their own son or daughter, mom or dad or whatever other relationship they might want to marry. Why shouldn't I be allowed to marry if I want to?

 

Yeah, why shouldn't get married if I want too? I already know the biblical reasons. I know that I'm putting my soul at risk. What other reason can you give me? What would you do if your idea of marriage suddenly became illegal? I know you would fight for it. If the situation were reverse and you were fighting for marriage, would you resent someone telling you no? I think my biggest problem is not having the federal and state blessings of being married. Think about it, you are able to make decisions for your partner, your able to be in the room if their dying, you get tax credits (is that the right word?). If a gay couple has been together for longer than 20 years, they might as well be allowed to get married. It's not just a friendship, its pure love. It's the same love that you feel for your husband or wife. It's hard to imagine that you or anyone else could compare this incest.

 

Incest is horrid! It's hurtful to one party or another. It's nothing more than abuse. At least in a gay relationship, there is love. It's not abuse as long as no one in the relationship is hurting the other. I guess, I don't see the sense in your comparison. Maybe as an outsider, you don't think it's possible for love, for strong love to be held by two guys.

 

I'm going to address polygamy or pet marriage. You've seen the videos of polygamist women. I really honestly believe, they have been brainwashed or something. They strongly believe that what their engaged in is right. Of course anyone would tell you that it's not exactly right. I've never been a part of one of those marriages. Now I love my pets. I would never in a million years want to marry them. What kind of nut job would want that any way? If you do you might need to be locked away for a little while.

Check This Youtube Video Out

This guy mixes sign language and dancing. I wasn't expecting anything to wow me when I first heard of him but he is talented for sure. Check out his other videos too!

Held

Your blue eyes beckon me to lay beside you. A warmth so inviting compels me to stay. I want you to hold me, spoil me, and love me.

In my dreams you control me. Your words and your voice have their way with me while we lay between the sheets caught in the limbo of the dreamscape.

Your arms embrace me while your touch sends a rush through my body. Heat wrap its way through my body and then I melt into your body.

Your lips placed against my skin steams up the room. You invade my senses, all is lost to the primal lust that is starting to boil under my skin.

You hold me, you kiss me, and you touch me. What you are doing to me I can't describe. I just know that this will last till morning light burst into my room.

Your body, your kiss, and your embrace will disappear leaving only a memory and perhaps some sweat.