Love to Japan and remembering the East Coast tsunami of 1929

After seeing the photographs coming out of Japan today after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake, I am relieved to live where I do, far from the Pacific Ring of Fire that plagues humans with deadly earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Yet deep down, I know that here on the East Coast of Canada, we aren’t immune to…

I would become a vegan, but…

It’s probably fairly obvious, but I love animals.  And I don’t just mean cute furry ones. I believe humans have a responsibility to treat animals humanely.  Okay, maybe I’m iffy on snakes and fish, but still, no animal deserves to suffer, whether they are being abused or being killed for food. I watched a clip…

How to kill a betta in two weeks

When Oscar the gerbil died and left his brother Willis all alone on his table, I noticed little Willis (a.k.a Willi Vanilli) seemed depressed.  Gerbils are highly social, so this was not a surprise.  However, with my ban on gerbil ownership for a few years (I can’t stand gerbil palliative care for awhile) I was…