Tattoosday 7

Here is Mark's newest tat. It's only a few days old and is in the peeling and itchy phase. It turned out great, though! We are both SO happy with it. M. knew he wanted a green man, and he had that whole left shoulder blade available and calling out for some decoration. He found some pics online that were somewhat like what he wanted but not IT. He gave the pics to Allegrea and explained what he wanted and she took it and did some magic. She came back with a drawing that I thought was great, but wanted a more "manly" face. Austin stepped in and reworked the features. Once M. was happy with that, Allegrea added all the details, the different leaves around the outside, and totally rocked the shading and coloring! As I mentioned before, it took almost five hours, and he did it in one sitting. Take a look at the extremely detailed shading on every single leaf. Now think about trying to recreate that by mixing your own custom colors and applying with a vibrating needle. Clearly Austin (Baldwin's Body Art) is very talented and very patient!

On a much less pleasant note, I am disgusted that the Canadian baby seal clubbing season is underway again. It shocks me that this continues to be tolerated. I do tend to think of all other third world countries as being morally superior and more enlightened than the U.S. is, so it is so surprising to me that Canada is still so unevolved on this. I guess I need to remember that even in evolved societies, there will always be the less intelligent self-centered violent death mongers called hunters. They are such an unecessary throw back to our "cave man" days. They have absolutely nothing of value to offer a thinking society, much less a compassionate one. My wonderful (and highly evolved) friend Anthony Marr has provided contact information. Please take a few minutes to e-mail a note urging the EU to follow the U.S. (unbelievable--I know!!) in banning Canadian seal products. And please check out the updates from the ice. It's not pleasant to watch/read, but then you are safely ensconced in your cozy home or office and not being bludgeoned to death. Those who don't learn about and try to prevent evil are complicitly offering approval!

http://www.antisealingcoalition.ca/blog/sealhunt2008.php

Remember all it takes is one brief e-mail! You can simply copy and paste the e-mail addresses to the various countries. And below is the plea from Anthony, who states it very well.
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All opposed to the infamous Canadian seal massacre:

This is the third day of the annual Canadian blood fest. Already several thousand baby seals have been brutally snuffed, but still a long way to go for the medieval killers to claim all 275,000 innocent lives, not counting those pups who will drown in the shifting ice. Now is the time to ride the tide of sorrow sweeping the compassionate people around the world, for the seals.

Over the last 13 years, I have campaigned against the barbarism both directly at the Canadian government, as well as to intensify external pressure on Canada from beyond (US and EU). Of these, I've found the latter more effective than the former by far.

Now, I ask you to join me to write an email, just one, to all the nations in Europe to ask for their help to end the atrocity. It doesn't matter if a certain country is already on board; send it your wish anyway, so it will be further consolidated. I won't tell you what to say in your message; basically, just ask the European countries to ban importation of all Canadian seal products, and any other product they wish. As diverse the expression, the better.

All the destinations are European embassies in Ottawa, Canada, but even if you are American or European or Australian or New Zealander, write them anyway. It is their job to pass your message on to their own governments.

Write your heart out. Thank you.

Anthony Marr, founder and president
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
www.HOPE-CARE.org
www.myspace.com/AnthonyMarr
www.ARConference.org

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Belgium
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Denmark
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Germany
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Ireland
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Greece
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Spain
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France
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Italy
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Netherlands
bastiaan.belder@europarl.europa.eu; johannes.blokland@europarl.europa.eu; kathalijnemaria.buitenweg@europarl.europa.eu; dorette.corbey@europarl.europa.eu; Kartikatamara.liotard@europarl.europa.eu; europa@maaten.net; jan.mulder@europarl.europa.eu; lnist@home.nl; cornelis.visser@europarl.europa.eu; janmarinus.wiersma@europarl.europa.eu; corien.wortmann@europarl.europa.eu

United Kingdom
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And to end on a slightly more positive note, my friend, P.K., has gotten us hooked on a Canadian product that does not cause suffering and death... The Trailer Park Boys. Why did I think that trailer parks were just an American thing? Anyway they have been moved to the top of our Netflix list. There are tons of clips on You Tube, and of the random ones we've watched, they've all been pretty funny. Who can't use a little stoner humor to brighten up a day?! ;D