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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Things That Made Me Smile in 2014

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A dear online friend posted things that made him smile on his blog today. I thought I would steal his idea (I hope you don’t mind, Benji), although I did claim to dislike “year-end lists.” This is just, really, noting for myself the things I enjoyed this year – which now has less than twelve hours to go in Jamaica. Family comes first but after that, no particular order.

  •  My husband: Ridiculous jokes, discussing news stories, drinking coffee, watching re-runs of old sitcoms – and so much more
  • Our son: Took his life by the scruff of its neck in 2014 and made it all work. So proud of him!
  • Our first grandson: Who arrived in a very small bundle just four months ago and is already plump, smiling, round-eyed.  Welcome to the world, Marley Lewis!
  • Another beautiful little boy: Our grand-nephew Theo arrived in early 2014 and is thriving…

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IMF Austerity Helped Fuel Ebola Crisis, New Study Shows

Load of crap analysis – fault the IMF for many things but governments in the region made their own choices on what to fund and not fund with their limited resources. Appears that those with a bias against IMF policies are using Ebola tragedy for their ends which have little or nothing to do with Ebola or health care. The IMF messes up a lot of things but this is just too much of a stretch.

Easy to be hard but even harder to be soft

It would be easy to give in to hate, sloth, cynicism, fear, and two shots of good tequila – very easy. But. Love, peace, freedom, grace, justice, understanding, hugs and kindness are so intoxicating that I will not give in to the easy and continue to work for the intoxicating results of love, peace, freedom, grace, justice, understanding, hugs and kindness! Really!

feeling determined.

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Bumble Bee Sold to Thai Seafood Company

Bumble Bee is the No. 2 tuna brand in the U.S., and Chicken of the Sea is third in sales. The leading brand is Starkist, owned by South Korea’s Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.

via Bumble Bee Sold to Thai Seafood Company.

Ummm – Just saying – wonder how much mercury and other heavy metals will be in your tuna and how much will be real tuna?