Incredible what we'll do for a Tim Horton's!

Was driving out of a Tim Horton's drive-thru for my java jolt and noticed a rather zaftig woman on a battery-operated wheelchair, hooked up to an oxygen tank, struggling to get over the curb into the driveway. I parked my car on the road, got out and asked if she wanted help. "Yes!," she said, "I would love some help... I want to get a Tim Horton's coffee!" Along came an itsby bity young gal and an elderly man. Together, we pushed her into the coffee shop and waited to get her back to where she was going... back to the hospital where she was waiting for some testing. What we do for our Tim's, huh?

Pay for parking this way, ma'am

It was taking a while to self pay for parking today. Why? Seems someone was having a hard time figuring out whether the stripe of a credit card was up or down, or to the right or left, or before or after the ticket. A few times over. Rather than watch my time tic, toc to a second 1/2 hour @$2.50, I excused my way to the front. Even though the lady was struggling through with instructions from the invisible man on the 'help' line, I offered to assist, and voila!, she was paid and out, with a receipt to boot! "Thank you so much for your help," she smiled. "You're most welcome. Happy Monday."

Oilageddon in the Gulf

I know, I know.... what kind of positive title is that to write about. Here's the rub. We have to be a voice for birds, mammals and wildlife. Who else will? BP? They consider the death of wildlife and animals to be collateral damage. The cost of doing business. What's the price of a pelican, frog, jellyfish, otter, shark, dolphin or manatee?

So yes, while BP says it will pay for cleanup of birds and wildlife, their resources simply aren't enough TODAY for the oilageddon we are witness to in the gulf region, now and in days, months and years to come. Even the thick-skinned of us can't stomach the videos and photos held back till now. Wakey, wakey. Let's deal with it.

For that reason, I'm doing a tiny part by way of donations and offering to help the wildlife organizations, such as NWF, or The Audobon Societies, or even the Dophin Research Centre now booming to protect the lagooned dolphins in the Keys. Folks on the ground are working hard to preserve life and beauty of nature we every once in a while stop from day-to-day madness to enjoy. (As are all the people on the rig trying to cap it, close it, stuff it, top it...) Blessings to you.

Prayers also to the region. To lives and livelihods lost. Bless your souls.

If there's any glimmer of a positive outcome to this oilageddon, it's awakened and united us around the globe. Arctic? Tar sands? I'm watching you.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”.--Mahatma Gandhi

Goodness, weeeeee, indeed - Thursday, 3 June 2010

Was on my way to a girls-who-lunch-after-mani-pedi outing in my kitten cork (clomp, comp) mules when I noticed a little old lady ahead of me struggling with her buggy and climbing down the subway stairs. "May I help you with that?" (I kind of wondered as a clomped along in platform mules whether I even could... but hey, baby, I still got it.) The reward? A warm,endearing smile and a 'thank-you' to make my day.

PS my feet and toes are rockin' in these mules... hello, gorgeous little piggies... as I weeeee'd all the way home.