Slow day

Called Mom to wish her a Happy Mother's Day. Apparently Dad picked some red tulips in the garden for her. I think they were my xmas gift to Grandma one year. She also made him get a heart test as a make sure everything is fine before quatruple bypass surgery is required gesture. With his high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, extra weight, and never exercised body of his, his heart is not going to be in the best condition. Doctor spoke in foreign terms which translates to, This is not good. She guessed hearing it from a doctor was more of a wake up call rather than Mom nagging he doesn't need all those cookies and ice cream scoops. Mom has learned to be sneaky with fixing Dad's unhealthy habits. Good for her.

Spent my work day reading my Oprah Magazine. Come join in the Beauty Revolution by accepting ourselves as is and not to live by other people's standards was this month's theme. Then right smack in the center of this Beauty Revolution was a piece rallying for change is legislation to protect pets from domestic violence. Pets of abused wives and girlfriends are being shot, strangled, drowned, body parts glued, kicked, set on fire, and run over by cars in the abuser's quest to control their women. I recall reading a item on msn.com about a guy dropped a month old puppy off their balcony during a fight, because the girlfriend loved the puppy. Survey of women's shelters declared many delayed leaving their men because shelters won't allow pets and they knew their pets would be dead if left alone with the man. Legislation needs changing because if a woman is unwilling to press charges, a dead pet will not recant its story.

I thought it strange to put a protect our fellow animals in the center of a Beauty Revolution. After thinking about it, perhaps it is there because animals don't care what we look like and we get that unconditional love so few humans are capable of. Animals judge us by our behavior. When we are good to them they love us even after a vet visit, but when we cause pain and instill fear of pain that animals protect themselves by running away and hiding (when they can't escape the claws and teeth come out). If you think dogs are naturally agressive, I will have you know a couple dogs here have backed away from my cats scratching the air. Later, I realized it might be there because once we care about things outside ourselves, superficial ideas we once obssessed over seem rather frivolous. Or both ideas could be right.

Anyway, if any of you wish to join the humane society's lobbyists to protect pets from domestic violence here are some websites. Humane Society of the United States at hsus.org, American Humane Association at americanhumane.org, and ASPCA at aspc.org. I plan to ask my state's humane society if they are lobbying for pet protection and aiding battered women to take care of their pets. Post later. Bye!