October 2021

Batty Crafts!

My teen and I are wild about bats. They have definitely received a bad rep over the last two years but they do so much good for our communities while getting so much hate (and destruction, unfortunately) from us. Let's show our love of bats today by A. leaving them alone, B. making bat houses for our properties (thank you for consuming the mosquitos!) and C. making bat crafts!

Nuclear Reactors 957 - The U.K. Is Planning On Removing China As A Principle Investor In the Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Project - Part 2 of 2 Parts.

Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
     EDF’s board will hold a meeting in November to discuss moving forward with the Sizewell C project but is understandably cautious about spending tens of millions of dollars on the project without a firm commitment of additional funding from the U.K. government.

Nuclear Reactors 956 - The U.K. Is Planning On Removing China As A Principle Investor In the Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Project - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
     U.K. ministers are considering a deal that could end China’s project to build a twenty-eight-billion-dollar nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast. Instead of accepting Chinese investment, they are considering the investment of tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money. There are serious concerns that this could raise geopolitical tensions.

Kambo Ban

Humans tend to use a lot of animal parts in their lives, whether it's for medical, beauty, spiritual or other reasons. While I respect spiritual practices, I don't like any that cause harm or especially suffering to animals. Kambo is collected by shamans in a pretty humane way--it's scraped off the frog's legs before the frog is let go back in the wild. The problem with kambo, though, is that it's dangerous to humans.

Death Is Not Justice

This is not a civilized society. A civilized society would not look at a man born with fetal alcohol syndrome, a man with an IQ under 70, a man who was intellectually disabled, missing a fifth of his brain, who took three lives while high on drugs, and decide to execute him. No.

Plastic-Filled Newborns

Years ago there was a report where a self-defined "crunchy" mother raised her child on nothing but organic, "natural" foods, personal care products, etc. and tests revealed that the kid was still filled with a bunch of chemicals that broke her heart. Is there even a way to raise a child without filling them with unhealthy substances? Perhaps if raised in the wild with no couches, homes, clothing and other items filled with fire retardants and other chemicals... even then I'm not sure if it's possible.

Adaigo Welcomes Return Of Wicked Teas

Adaigo Teas has some of the cutest packaging you'll find in the tea world, and their sweet Halloween-themed tins are back! This set of six Wicked Teas is so cute I want them all, even if I'm not a fan of coconut, which is in the Ghoul Gulp blend. Each tin makes around five cups of tea (more if you like it weaker, less if stronger) and has seriously adorable Halloween additions, like eyeballs, pumpkin sprinkles and confetti. Each one is a little bit of the season in a cup!

Favorite Nutrient Sources

Getting all of your needed vitamins and minerals each day can be a difficult task, whether you live in a food desert, you are on dietary restrictions or experience many other variables. Many people try to make sure their nutrients really count. For example, if you're going for servings of veggies and fruits, many people try to eat broccoli and blueberries since they're nutritionally dense. If you're like me, you also try to get them as cheaply as possible at places like Aldi.

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