Author: Fee Writes

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Two Sides to Everything

There are always two sides to everything, but two sides from the same person has me thinking ‘huh????’

Recently in the USA, the Covid relief bill finally passed in the Senate, scraping through with the Democrats 50 to the Republicans 49 (it looks like someone didn’t vote at all).

Why am I that interested in US politics? I hear you ask. Because I have a daughter living there and this current package is going to help her considerably.

The plan is $1.9 trillion, and it should have been released months ago but was held up due to old farts being more concerned about their party politics than the struggling people who make up the majority of citizens.

But it was this tweet by Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker who riled my feathers (and others) at his sheer audacity.

Independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief. This funding will ensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt their operations and keep their employees on the payroll.

Great sentiments.

Hang on!

He voted AGAINST the bill (as did all Republicans). How can he be so two-faced and flip his opinion so quickly?

Is he trying to curry favour with his constituents?
Does the party bully the Senators into voting a certain way?
Are the Senators swayed because everyone can see who votes for what?

Seeing this tweet certainly was a WTF reaction and had me asking way more questions and doubting this man’s integrity more than anything else.

Politics! I honestly don’t know how some people actually get voted in at all. Perhaps the general voters have short memories.

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The Meghan & Harry Interview

Yes, of course, I watched the Meghan & Harry interview the other night – I’m female and curious!

Along with my curiosity, I really did want to hear from the horse’s mouth, so the speak. In fact, both of the horses; and they didn’t disappoint.

Naturally, as this interview had already been aired overseas and the media were already all over it, I did have a bit of a head’s up as to the ‘bombshells’ that were dropped.

Did they take advantage of Oprah to further their cause? I don’t know and quite frankly don’t really care.

I feel that here are two people who really want to be of service to humanity. And in my opinion the Palace was dumb not to see a great asset when it was right there in front of their noses. That’s the sad part about all of this. History repeating, all because of tradition, egos, and a toxic media that has to pit two beautiful women.

Family dynamics constantly sway and swing as life goes on, but most do stick together. I wonder if where the Royal family is concerned, duty before family is just too much of an ask in this 21st century. The machine that is The Firm needs also to be brought into the modern-day and more care given to family members who are, after all, the Firm’s bread and butter.

I can totally understand what Harry meant when he said his father and brother are trapped, and my heart goes out to them.

Meghan was right when she said all we see are happy faces, and we envy their lifestyle of wealth and position. We saw it with Diana, we’ve seen it with Fergie, and now Meghan – life behind the walls is not free, nor is it easy, especially for those not born to it.

For me there were no surprises. The racial slurs were already there, the ‘no help’ is in line with the other women mentioned above and why Harry and Meghan left was pretty much what I had thought at the time… Harry wanted to protect his family.

The media have a lot to answer to – some good, most bad. And I’m saddened that the media are egging the public to make a choice. There is no need to.

And speaking of the media, I’m so glad someone finally stood up to the extremely arrogant Piers Morgan live on his show. His constant slamming of Meghan almost bordered on obsession. It seems he got all huffy because she apparently ‘ghosted’ him when she and Harry became an item. Perhaps she was told to?

BTW I haven’t bought a magazine since before the turn of the century… I don’t buy into the tabloid press.

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Random | WTF

Move Over Ted Cruz

We have our own Ted Cruz right here in New Zealand!

Do you know the recent story about Ted Cruz? Well, do you even know who Ted Cruz is? If not, I’ll fill you in and if you do – skip the next paragraph if you want to.

Ted Cruz is a Republican senator from Texas who did a runner with his family to Mexico when the massive snowstorm hit Texas, and the lights went out. Well, it was more than lights; it was quite a disaster as people died in this dreadful storm.

The press had a field day with this news, and Ted was shamed into returning, giving some ridiculous excuse about his daughter wanting a holiday. He maintained he was just escorting her (and the rest of the family) to Cancun to get them settled into the hotel. Does that mean he doesn’t trust his wife to do this?

(Sorry, Reader, I know, that was two paragraphs.)

Anyhoo, it appears we have our own Ted Cruz, which became apparent just before the recent lockdown in Auckland. Brian Tamaki (aka Bishop Tamaki, leader of the Destiny Church) and his wife Hannah (who aspires to be a politician) jumped into their vehicle and drove from Auckland to Rotorua a few hours before the Level 3 lockdown shut that fair city off from the rest of N.Z. Talk about the the monied elite’s ability to escape hardship.

As Ted left his constituents in a time of crises, so did Bishop Brian leave his parishioners – right when they needed him most. And, just so you know, he didn’t go back!

Now maybe the press wouldn’t have been so hard on him if he had gone back, but interviewing both of them separately, it seemed like they couldn’t even get their own stories straight. Brian was adamant that the trip was for business. However, Hannah said it was the annual hunting trip that always happens around this time of the year. – who was telling the truth?

I wouldn’t have bothered writing about this, even though it did make me laugh at the sheer audacity and selfishness of the couple. But now I’ve heard that this evangelistic leader of a cultist type of non-profit organisation has come out criticising politicians and church leaders for not backing him against the bad press.

Wait… there’s more

He also has claimed that all the bad press he’s received over this caused the recent earthquakes and tsunami warnings.

The couple ended up in the South Island, citizens of which publicly announced they didn’t want them! The poor lad was refused entry into Invercargill and had to go to Queenstown to conduct his Sunday service to the whopping big crowd of 20.

I have the feeling the wealthy in Queenstown are not really the Destiny Church’s ideal parishioner’s profile.

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Disaster Struck

Today I discovered that disaster had struck. No, I’m not talking about the tsunami warning that sent many residents into ‘leave now’ mode.

Thankfully, we weren’t actually in the wave’s line; only a bit of a surge in the tides was expected. I kept my eye on the government’s Civil Defence website as I continued with my work.

Mind you, tsunamis, earthquakes etc., are things that one can prepare for (and should), but I’m talking about the ones you don’t see coming.

I’ll put you out of your misery. The disaster that struck has to do with this website! The ‘sign up to follow my blog’ part had a hissy fit. Consequently, all those who had signed up actually hadn’t been receiving notification for a wee while. And then, to top it off, all of the addresses got deleted! Grrrrr.

You’d think I would know as I’m rather tech-savvy. But looking at stats is not exactly my preferred way of spending time. So I missed the signals.

The point is if you had signed up – huge favour – please sign up again. This time I’ll be the one sending out the email when I’ve written something rather than it being automatic. So much for automation!!!

You’ll see a sign-up form over there.

(Well, you’ll probably need to go up as well.)

Of course, if you’re on a mobile, the arrow will not go anywhere other than to your fingers which are probably holding your phone. That’s unless you’ve got one of those fancy round things on the back so you can hold the phone without dropping it… no good for me as I often stick my phone into my pocket!

Anyhoo, getting back to the arrow that may or may not point you in the right direction. The form is here; in fact, there’s a few of them scattered around, and knowing that you’re a smart cookie, I know you’ll find one of them.

Be warned. The intention is to write a blog a couple of times a week or when the mood strikes, but they will be short (well, most will), so they shouldn’t impinge on your day too much.

I will certainly appreciate it if you do like me enough to follow this blog. (Ahem, I like you anyway).

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Environment | WTF

A Bit of Red Seaweed Does the Trick

What do cows and red seaweed have in common? Don’t know? Neither did I until now.

I happened to catch a wee story about red seaweed the other day that made me shake my head … so I just had to put it under the category of WTF!!!

It appears that scientists have discovered that feeding this abundant red seaweed to cows will reduce methane by up to 90%! Of course they have! Scientists have been working on creating environmentally friendly cows for ages. God forbid if a person is denied the cow juice in their latte.

The seaweed is known as Asparagopsis armata, and it grows in N.Z. and Australian waters. (It may sound like asparagus, but it’s vastly different.)

My first thought was – ‘Truly? Are they going to harvest this seaweed and make another ecosystem suffer because of the love of cow’s milk?’

But then I sighed a bit of relief when I discovered that they would grow and farm it like any other crop.

As I kept reading the article, I discovered that this seaweed is good for fish farming too. Because it is a plant that feeds on the nitrogen produced by fish, fish farms could potentially increase the number of fish they farm.

Dr Meller (from this biotech company) said

“So, it is entirely feasible that a fisherman today in Southland could increase stocking capacity, decrease costs not having to move those pens around and have a third revenue stream of Asparagopsis that we would teach them how to farm, that we would buy back from them at cost, plus a margin of profit.”

He also said

“There are no environmental impacts from farming the native seaweed, and growing it helps in a small way to address ocean acidification.”

Maybe it is a way (shrugging my shoulders as I write) to help with the mess in the ocean??? I just hope the government continues to encourage reducing cow numbers and not make this an excuse to keep or increase the herd sizes.

I want to see ecosystems return.

You can read the article here: Seaweed

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Author: Fee Writes

Two Sides to Everything

There are always two sides to everything, but two sides from the same person has me thinking ‘huh????’

The Meghan & Harry Interview

Yes, of course, I watched the Meghan & Harry interview the other night – I’m female and curious!

Move Over Ted Cruz

We have our own Ted Cruz right here in New Zealand!

Disaster Struck

Today I discovered that disaster had struck. No, I’m not talking about the tsunami warning that sent many residents into ‘leave now’ mode.

A Bit of Red Seaweed Does the Trick

What do cows and red seaweed have in common? Don’t know? Neither did I until now.

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