High Hopes for 2012

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"My resolution is to increase my commitment to protect all living things. All life is interconnected, from the Universe, Mother Earth (infected as it is with overpopulation and global warming) to animals suffering from the evils of 'Asian' medicines and human inhumanity: elephants, tigers, rhinos, sharks, even our local tokay (gecko).


Our local animal holocaust includes dolphin and porpoise prisons, photo gibbons, the dog meat trade and animal 'husbandry'. Even Phang Nga Bay is a living organism suffering from over-commercialization.


We primates are the most marvellous machine we know, capable of reaching the stars. If we still have compassion, we suffer the pain of the animals which share this planet. They all have souls, intelligence, emotions and families the same as humans"


See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray

             

Dog faces death for attacking a cat

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I don't want to call the judge an idiot - it might make him follow through on this ridiculous 

sentence.

State your opinion here.

See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray

             

People and Protests vs. Money and Police

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photo from Alternet - permission requested

Aside from degrading America, the sad thing about this action is that non-violent protest in the Ghandi tradition is the most powerful tool of change - along with "The pen is mightier than the Sword.

We are living in troubled yet exciting times -

 the potential for real change is exciting and possible.

When I went to the UCLA in the early 70's my 4-wall handball partner was a Beverly Hills shrink.  He always claimed that greed is the greatest addiction of all - NOW is the time to discredit (ed - sic) rather than idolise the "Money Addicts".

There's nothing wrong with success, but when people accumulate more money that they can ever spend it just becomes a "Country Club" ego thing - at the expense of the betterment of the humankind!

 See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray

             

Japan's Disaster Fund for Whaling - a travesty

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photo from Allgov - permission requested

The Japanese whaling industry is still living in the 1930's 
                                      - Rape of Nanking, Japanese Medical War Crimes, etc. 


I won't insult the millions of decent Japanese by reminding more of their brutal past - but taking money from Tsunami relief to protect the barbarians called the Japanese Whaling Fleet is outrageous (sign here) - and we still have "The Cove" at Tajii going on. 

Add in long lines and drift netting and the 

Japan can make no claims for "Loving The Seas".

See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray

             

Pain and suffering because of an opinion

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Image from Care 2 make a difference

(Ed - John was unable to talk to me regarding this dreadful act in America 

- simply telling me)

"It’s time for my Manifesto to Non-violent change"

I take out the words from an article posted by www.care2.com.

Regardless of how you vote or who you worship, tell me honestly, is this the America that you want to live in? 

Do you want kids to grow up thinking that beating someone is ok, as long you disagree with their opinion on corporate tax rates? 

Does this make you feel free/safe/proud? 

Can’t we put aside our petty differences for just one damn second and realize that this is wrong at the cellular level? 

WE ARE ALL HUMAN! 

Do we not all deserve some measure of basic respect one from another?

I have no energy left to be angry at this injustice. I am just sad. Sad for what unbridled greed and censorship has done to America. A country I love. A country built on the idea that ANYONE, no matter what they believe, could live here and be safe.

That America is disappearing. Will you let it slip away because it’s too annoying/time consuming/confrontational to get involved? Or will you take a stand?

Enough to make you think...

See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray

             

9 Top threatened species

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1) Black Rhino

I have read that in the last two months that this has been declared extinct (ed.)
2) Tarzan’s Chameleon

3) Chinese Water Fir

4) Giant Manta Ray

5) Coco der Mer (Lodoicea maldivica)

6) Atlantic Bluefin

7) Begonia Seychellensis

8) Blessed Poison Frog

9) Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus)

The Red List of Threatened Species kept by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has been updated, and although all of the news isn’t bad, for the most part it’s pretty grim.

Seems like the real race is to see who humans drive to extinction first

 - other species, or ourselves!

See you on the water, Ling Yai (Thai for 'Big Monkey') AKA John Caveman Gray