Dolphin, Whale and Traditional

Japan has lunches new whale hunt. No... not commercial fishermen, but the government. According to an AFP news article (click here), 5 government ships left for northwestern Pacific to kill 260 whales.

Get this, we measure human population by the unit billion. On contrast, we measure whale population by the unit thousand and at times hundred. And Norway is going to kill 1052 whales while Japan will kill 260 whales this year... on international water... our water. They claim that slaughtering whales is part of their tradition.
Well, wearing kimono without underwear that's traditional, eating with chopsticks, that's traditional. ( since you are not hurting animal andpeople with the kimono traditional and chopsticks..., knock your self out) But more times than not, the word "traditional" had been used as an excuse to do thing without the need to justify it, simply because the parents did it or the great grandparents did it.
And come to think about it, there are different groups of people who had the traditional of headhunting, human sacrifice and cannibalism... I don't see that they are going back to their way by justifying it with the word "traditionally..."
Whale sashimi (raw fish, sushi on the other hand is raw fish with rice), emmm... looks delicious, only problem is that, Whale is not really a fish. It's mammal... so it's more like eating a piece of raw pork... or rat... nice...

If you are interested to check out more information about Whale hunting in modern days, check out this site, Blue Voice.

Also, check out this insightful show (NATURE channel, PBS and DVD) by Hardy Jones.

Another group that work with action is the Virtual March, organized by Greenpeace.

At WDCS (the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society) you will find solid fact, picture and even video clips... example are listed below.
Dolphin hunt report in PDF.
Clip of dolphin hunt.

If you are able, adopt a whale.

Cat, mouse and The Simpsons

Random thoughts.

It is interesting that the tool that most architects use in the world is by a company called AutoDesk… the program is called the AutoCAD and it’s function is controlled by a mouse.

Kolaches in true essence is actually half a hotdog wrapped in a bun.Not so random thought.

Philosopher Julian Baggini said this, in one of his article called, “The Simpsons As Philosophy”. “… what if we’ve picked the wrong religion? Every week we’re just making God madder and madder…”

His reflection about The Simpsons cartoon series is this,

“A rich philosophical worldview is in this sense like a pointillist picture – one of those pieces of art in which a big image is made up of thousands of tiny dots (see image by Seurat). Its building blocks are no more than simple dots, but the overall picture which builds up from this is much more complicated.Yet we need reminding that the dots are just dots, and that errors are made more often not by those who fail to examine the dots carefully enough, but those who become fixated by the brilliance or defects of one or two and who fail to see how they fit into the big picture.”
You got to check out this article… GO HERE.

Other thought.

Hingis, won her first title after 3 years of injury absence… remarkable. Salute!

Experincing a movie: Goal! The Dream Begins

Goal! The Dream Begins is a movie that opened selectively last Friday.

I am not going to waste your time nor mine, to “professional” “critic the movie. If you are interested in the “professional” opinion, go here.

Here however, I will describe to you what our (my 4 year old son and I) experience was watching a relatively unknown movie.
First of all, I went to this particular movie because I wanted to take my son to a movie that will not include scenes with the glorification of lead bullets penetrating people, slow-motion of people blowing up, the great human reproduction processes and imaginary monsters that try to stop your heart with loud noises… Boo!

So I chose Goal! The Dream Begins. I expect it to be another movie about sports. A kid with a dream. Facing impossible obstacles, worked hard and make it against expectations and transformed into a hero in the end… in another words, another good family flick.

I was right, everything I expected to see was on the silver screen. But what I did not expected was how nice the movie was! The characters are wonderfully portrayed. Very human and care-able, loveable. And soccer never look so fun since childhood.
Granted, I am not a Magpie by any stretch. I AM a Manchester United fan since I learned how to watch TV with my dad in my diaper. And I bet most of the people that was in the theater with us in the cinema in the middle of Texas, aren’t much of soccer fans either.

But let me tell you how much fun we all had… how do I describe this…

Let’s just say that every time Newcastle United scored a goal, the whole theater cheer, holding up our hands with joy! All of us, yes, all of us were Magpies for that 2 hours.If you want to enjoy yourself in a movie that will entertain you and brings smile to your face, this is a movie for you. You will cry a little, laugh a lot, pray a little (trust me) and scream goooaaal!

Watch the trailer click here.

Amazing Art Cars of Houston

The Houston Art Car Parade will occur this saturday. So as a little tribute the the contestants last year, these are their incredible creativeness... all for the fun and laughter.

This is Jabba The Truck. As a Star Wars fan... I got to post this one first. I must say that Jabba looks a little sad but then again, what else can you do, if you were the bad-dest ganster in the Universe but you just can't seems to fit into a nice little Cadillac.
Don't forget to click to enlarge and check out Jabba's tounge.
Oh! I love the dog that held on to the license plate in front... men's best friend.
This one is awesome! Mirror Image. Click on the image (to see larger picture) and you will see their children in the emmm... upside down car... above. They were sharing the space with a couple of clothed (thank goodness!) inflatables.
Are you feeling the pain lately? With gas (petroleum, oil, gasoline) price sky rocket? If you are driving an SUV, you must be feeling it...Then you MUST join Flight Of Feathers... I would fly with her... anytime... feather or not!
Good night.