Happy 2009?

Hi there and Happy 2009 (I hope). Should be an interesting one! I'm looking forward to seeing President Elect Obama take office in a few days. He'll definitely be a breath of fresh air in much contrast to the shoe dodging George W. Bush! Then we'll sort through all the hullabaloo in the Canadian politics here at home. Just a few months ago when we all headed to the polls I did my homework and researched the parties' platforms and voted for Elizabeth May of the Green Party. The PC's won by a slim margin. Now a coalition government consisting of all the 'other parties' EXCEPT the Green Party may take over. Now I ask you, is this a democracy? I voted GREEN damn it! GREEN! So did my Mother, so did the guy next to me on the train; So my question is - Where are the GREENs in this so called democracy?

This may be a little 'out there' and I've had plenty of crazy ideas, but why can't we vote on the issues instead of the parties? If David Suzuki, Stephen Hawkins, Obama, Oprah and Bill Nye the Science Guy put their heads together I'm sure they could come up with something. Maybe then we could head off the impending catastrophic loss of life, land and species that seems to be looming on the not so distant horizon. Most Canadians have telephones so when there's possible solutions to the countries problems why can't we do essentially the same thing we do when we want to vote for Jason Hobart on Canadian Idol? And for those who don't have a telephone or fingers to dial they can still lick a stamp and send in their vote by Canada Post! If you want to get high tech about it we could vote online! Now you're talking Democracy baby! We could vote on things like how to help those out of work or whether we should get our ass over to Gaza or Darfor or New Orleans when all sh*t is hitting the fan or take a vote to get Shark Fin off the menu at the Golden Lotus Restaurant here in Niagara Falls! What year is this anyway...2009 you say? The barbaric practice of cutting off sharks' fins and throwing them back to drown a painful death makes my think we still gotta be in the stone age.

Well, on a happier note, I did find a Jack Laline juicer and it is fantastic! I'm going to try to hit the gym more often and give up some unhealthy vices as I'm thinking 2009 will be the year of hope. Let's hope Obama can make a difference and carry on where JFK left off and head off this impending Depression. Let's hope whoever takes power in Canada will take the reigns and do the same. Let's hope we all live a greener Earth by reducing waste at the source like shopping at The Bulk Barn, using reusable bags when shopping, composting and for heavens sake let's hope we get Shark fin off the menu the world over!

Peace, Love and Hope for 2009!

Finally! Something worth blogging about!