Friday, June 26, 2015

4 Reasons Why Moms Should Not Breastfeed in Public (satire)

Mostly Chewy supports nursing moms anywhere and everywhere. 

Enjoy this Friday funny. Laughed so loud, I scared the cat.
That's pretty funny. Best video in a long time. "Amazon Prime it!!!"

Video credit- Kristina Kuzmic 

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Stay Strong Charleston



I moved recently from Charleston, South Carolina. I lived there for over 5 years and fell in love with the city. I had a lot of words to say initially. And none of them really mean much right now. I'm feeling preoccupied and teary trying to understand how a terrorist can walk into a church in one of busiest areas of Charleston and take the lives of peaceful strangers. I had to stop thinking about that person while trying to find the list of people who were killed. In five years I've made a lot of friends and care about a lot of people I left behind. I think everyone in Charleston held their breath while they read through the names. Those nine names; Susie, Ethel, Clementa, Depayne, Myra, Daniel, Tywanza, and Sharonda to be the ones my thoughts go to. I dont want to waste another moment thinking about or giving press to their killer.

To my friends, church friends, activists, and local Mommas in Charleston who are in shock, sad, and upset; I miss you and thinking of all of you. I am sending you all the love in my heart.
Stay Strong Charleston, You are loved. 

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Buh-Bye Monsanto?


A rose by any other name...



Word is Monsanto has been courting the UK for relocation. Other than listening to cool accents and a milder climate than their current St. Louis location, Monsanto's move would be for tax reasons.


Merging with Syngenta would mean a possible name change. Considering Monsanto's history; Agent Orange, PCBs, Glyphosate, DDT, GMOs, and  bovine growth hormone more than a name change may be needed to reinvent Monsanto's image and social currency.




At the 2015 Monsanto Shareholder's meeting, Moms Across America found Zen Honeycutt personally spoke one on one with  Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant and asked him to consider leading Monsanto in a direction "... one that does not involve toxic chemicals and hurting our children.". Zen also put a proxy up to vote and asked several questions during the Q&A.



Zen Honeycutt addressing activists 

What is the purpose of the name change? Aspartame became AmnioSweet. Black Water became Xe. Phillip Morris became Altria. ValuJet became AirTran. Will Monsanto slide into obscurity? 

Will a name change confuse the public? 


Will a name change mean a new direction for Monsanto?



Sources: 

Wikipedia Monsanto's page

GM Watch 
'Monsanto Plans to move headquarters from US to UK'

Moms Across America
Full Account of Monsanto Shareholder Meeting