Wednesday Wonders

Here's what's on my mind today~
I'd like a Sea kitten with Asparagus on the side....Umm.. NO THANK YOU! Are these people serious?! Now, I'm not some crazy girl who goes out and tortures animals, but I do however enjoy going out to a nice dinner and ordering some Seared Ahi Tuna with whatever yummy side might come with it, and I don't think I've ever ONCE considered it cruel to eat a fish. It's a fish. Period. Just a fish. Doesn't have a big brain, doesn't do something amazing to change the world, besides feeding us very smart people who loving fishing as a past time and enjoy delighting in the spoils of an outdoor adventure....
So why in the world has PETA decided that it would be *Brilliant* to rename "Fish" and start calling them "Seakittens"? This just cracks me up. I fish heard about it listening to 104.7 The Fish radio station here in GA and died laughing when they said, " I guess we might become 104.7 The SeaKitten", and they ofcourse got my attention because of the hilarity of the idea. My goodness, good ol' PETA, you just never know what they're going to come up with next.
For the Record: I went through a phase after I gave up red meat for Lint one year, where I absolutely refused to eat red meat, granted the phase was short lived because I do love grilling (which is totally unavoidable in my fam), but I have nothing against anyone being a Vegans or a Vegatarian. It's pretty awesome and it can be soooo much healthier for you.. I just have an extreme lack of will power when it even comes to dieting.
My only point is do they *really* think changing Fish to SeaKittens is going to deteer more people from eatting fish on a regular basis?? What do y'all think? Great plan or not quite thought through?
Here's the link to their site to learn more, AND my very own sea kitten I made! Lol, wasn't expecting to find that there! Isn't she cute tho?

Create Your Own Sea Kitten at peta.org!

Wednesday Wonders

I decided over the weekend to come up with doing what I like to call Wednesday Wonders. I know blogging is all about talking about what's going on in our own lives and letting other people know what's up with "us", but I'm an opinionated and vocal person, and I enjoy current events! I'm just very.. passionate about topics in my community and in the world that kind of lock on to my heartstrings and get me thinking critically. Anyways, it's just good to stay informed about what is going on inside our bubble, so if you want to play along all you need to do is title it Wednesday Wonders, then go to your local paper or newspaper website (ie. Atlanta Journal Constitution, New York Times, MSNBC, USA Today) and find an article that interests you. Here's the easy part, please place a link on your blog for everyone to go to the article, and just let us hear YOUR opinion and what all YOU are wondering about the issue or situation that is going on! So here's my very first:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28573113/

Hmmm.. another Kennedy with a seat in our Government??? It could be happening soon for Caroline kennedy, who is vying for the open seat left by Sen. Hiliary Clinton, and I'm on the fence about this one.
When I was in high school I had to do a term paper in a history class and decided my topic would be JFK, Jr. As I started researching our former President's life I became inthrawled. I couldn't find enough information to read fast enough. Just like all of us there were happy and sad moments in his life, as well as triumphs and pitfalls, but all of it stuck with me. I loved how his father made sure that their family was well-rounded.He had personally experienced a lot of hardships in his life all because he was Roman Catholic, and he never wanted his children to feel like outsiders. He would quiz them every night at the dinner table about politics, literature, world history, etc., anthing that would get the minds of Jack and his seven siblings' minds churning. Anyways, from my point of view Caroline Kennedy comes from a line of highly respectable ancestors.. even though their are a few (ie. her uncle Ted Kennedy) who I think our entire political system would be better without.
The MSNBC article discusses how there are men and women who do not believe it's fair that she use her name as a jumping off point straight into the deep end of our government. I for one think, " You go Girl!" for having the gumption to have chosen to stay home and raise a family after having graduated from Columbia Law School, but she definitely has proven herself worthy YET of such a large position. I think it would be wonderful to see in a position like this one day, but for now I just think she needs to show what she can do to help our country in other ways. Women have to work twice as hard to prove themselves in the business world, so I wouldn't think it's much different in the political world, atleast if you want to have respect of your colleagues and not just be a pretty face. She's a great role model as far as I'm concerned, so I hope she continues to be herself and use the knowledge and legacy of her family to do some great things in Senate or out!

Okay. so what's your thoughts?? Let's here 'em!


P.S. My mother's maiden name is Fitzgerald so.. there's a prety high chance that we're related to the Kennedy's, probably way way back when "we" scotch-irish folk were still in Scotland.. or Ireland!! just food for thought!