tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post8569687566172193125..comments2014-05-24T08:24:41.344-04:00Comments on Little Green Penguin: 6 Changes in One Post!Little Green Penguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873626565561255525noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-56512170582238811662009-09-10T17:14:33.241-04:002009-09-10T17:14:33.241-04:00Glad you are alive and well.
Just a heads up abou...Glad you are alive and well.<br /><br />Just a heads up about becoming a police officer. My friend has been trying to be one since he was a little boy, and was recently told he can never do it because he has a bad back and is partially deaf in one ear.<br /><br />I just say this because it is awful disappointing to go though a bunch of work to me stopped short without warning.<br /><br />But with that said. Good luck! You can totally do it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418481695729650538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-24187269292033880972009-09-10T16:13:42.233-04:002009-09-10T16:13:42.233-04:00Re Mama Pig: Years ago I took my kids to the Exper...Re Mama Pig: Years ago I took my kids to the Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Canada. As we were looking at a Mama pig and her newborns, mama laid down and squashed one of her babies to death. The kids looked at me in horror and asked me what was wrong with the baby. Traumatized for both my kids and the baby piglet I replied that the baby was fine; he was just bleeding a little bit. The kids STILL remember that incident and accuse me(!!) of traumatizing them forever. <br /><br />Ya gotta watch out for those mama pigs.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535709771684332389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-88516969750311654272009-09-10T08:21:30.141-04:002009-09-10T08:21:30.141-04:00I have no doubt that many animals are treated inhu...I have no doubt that many animals are treated inhumanely but I don't think that pig was necessarily.<br /><br />My uncles had a small pig farm many many years ago (probably 30 to 60 years ago). The farrowing stalls had a small gate across one corner(or a cage in the center) that the mother went into. The mother stayed in there while the piglets got to roam the stall while still able to access the mother for milk. The reason for this is that the mother WILL lay down on her piglets and kill them so you needed to keep them separate - and yet together so they could feed. <br /><br />Good luck on becoming a police officer.Billiehttp://billieryder.spaces.live.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-66379892222520724992009-09-10T06:58:42.382-04:002009-09-10T06:58:42.382-04:00You can recycle pizza boxes in the Composter bin i...You can recycle pizza boxes in the Composter bin if your city has them. Same ith the cookie bags from starbucks. You are doing a big service buy becoming a cop, maybe see you on Cops or some reality show soon. While not a vegan or vegetarian, I don't eat much meat, partly due to same concerns as you.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-39960410021775574822009-09-09T20:08:25.065-04:002009-09-09T20:08:25.065-04:00I agree with Crunchy and Karen about how it's ...I agree with Crunchy and Karen about how it's easy to get overwhelmed with the environmental impact of everything, especially events for lots of people. <br /><br />Re: animal treatment, that was the reason I became semi-vegetarian (almost a year ago). I still eat meat, but I get it from the farmers' market where I can talk to them and go see how they keep their animals, and I get cage-free eggs* there and milk as well.<br /><br />*knowing that "cage-free" can be misleading, I asked the vendor where the chickens were kept. The guy who raises them was actually there, and he looked at me like I was insane and said "Outside." That made me happy.<br /><br />Good luck with your road to policewomanry! It's tough, but I'm pretty sure that anyone who gives up elevators for the environment must also be tough.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108673452766592183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-12117886959635095732009-09-09T18:45:46.645-04:002009-09-09T18:45:46.645-04:00Love the blog! I like seeing the little changes th...Love the blog! I like seeing the little changes that you do each day. You inspire me to take “baby steps” along with you.<br />Best of luck becoming a police officer! Just a heads up... It is a wonderful but thankless job. You will be referee to people who act like 5 year olds, deal with the same people on a regular basis (some people never learn), and be told how to do your job by everyone (who have no idea). It isn’t easy. If you are staying in the city… be prepared to deal with seeing dead bodies too. If you get a chance, watch episodes of “COPS” to get an idea of the basics of the job. There are the moments when you talk to a kid and make a difference, or stop a robbery from happening just with your presence. Those moments make being a police officer great, but they are few and far between. It talks a lot of mental strength along with the physical aspect. I don’t want to scare you, but want you to be informed just in case you haven’t already heard this. It is a great job and I hope that you continue with your goal!Tressanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-12298755338469417442009-09-09T18:06:59.485-04:002009-09-09T18:06:59.485-04:00I think about the environment inprint of everythin...I think about the environment inprint of everything I do now. I have the same thought processes as you and it can get depressing. What makes it harder is balancing my children's lives with my eco-conscious. Is it fair to make them live within my strict confines? I don't know.<br /><br />Good luck with the elevator! I'll take that one on too.<br /><br />Good luck with becoming a police officer. I understand what you mean about people not liking the police. But, I have found that it's different in small towns where everyone knows everyone. Since the police officers are already friends and the kids grow up playing at their friends' houses with police officer parents, the perceptions are different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-65835082303040307852009-09-09T15:01:46.997-04:002009-09-09T15:01:46.997-04:00Life's a bitch when you start thinking of the ...Life's a bitch when you start thinking of the environmental impact of everything. <br /><br />Then, you eventually settle down and it is more background noise. It's just when you first start realizing how incredibly wasteful everything is it's kind of hard to adapt. But, you will :)<br /><br />Good luck on your new venture, Officer Penguin!Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787840329572416620.post-84970055612839691552009-09-09T14:28:09.958-04:002009-09-09T14:28:09.958-04:00Some place you can't recycle pizza boxes due t...Some place you can't recycle pizza boxes due to the oil the cardboard absorbs. <br />Good luck to you in your new venture, that's a huge commitment and I wish you the best in becoming a policeman.Recycled Cottage & Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209720538924091082noreply@blogger.com