Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

Tag: death

  • Do you agree with the death penalty?

    I agree with the death penality especially when the evidence of murder has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

    For example, nature doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong and therefore animals kill for survival, defense and basically hunger. Humans, too, would fall under the category of animals, who would harvest/slaughter and eat anything.

    Therefore, capital punishment should be used for any “crime” committed beyond survival, defense and hunger. Society should be modeled like nature and be stronger without the criminals, disabled, insane, and weak — all of which are labels to describe those who are burdens to society.

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    http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/death-penalty/

    Do you agree with the death penalty? Is it ever right to kill? And under what circumstances? Is it worth the risks of being wrong?

  • Troy’s fall…

    Well, it seems that Troy Davis was executed on the eve prior to September 22, 2011, a double digit number. I didn’t know who this person was or why he was sentenced to death.

    I’ve read briefly online that perhaps Sylvester Cole may have been the gunman to have shot a police officer over two decades ago. We will never know, except that capital punishment must stand as the “law of the land”.

    Perhaps, his death and the way death penalties are handed down may have been a means to justify how society treats innocent murderers, whether proven guilty or not.

    The conflict to end a war between the state and people can be seen here time and time again: The enemy within has always been its own people in power.

  • Who should you be remembering today?

    Usually, the thre of us remember our dead relatives and that’s what we did today – by visiting their graves, placing flowers, and offering prayers.

    After attending morning mass with the hopelessly insane but faithful worshipers, we went to Safeway to buy flowers. But the red dozen roses for $9.99 were sold out. We bought 20-$2/10 corns and 2 bunches of flowers of yellow daisies and roses for $9.99. Then we ate breakfast at McDs and headed off to the graves: Uncle Florene and Auntie Hely; Lolo and Lola; Alberto and Kevin Jay. I took pictures as proof. We learned from two old Filipino ladies that Nalen came with her gray/white toy dog to the gravesite, finally. (It must have been an old photo showing Paw in his military cap via my Facebook.)

    As for the three-day holiday and Memorial Day being on Monday, today, it is appropriate to make this time of the year to remember the dead, especially when there are so many to remember. However, people take advantage of this holiday to celebrate life and go on vacations, to move on and to leave the past behinds; deny that death is not going to happen to them until later on in life; and forget where they came from – dirt. So the meaning of the holiday is somewhat diluted because some people don’t care about respect and fail to connect with their late beloved.
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    Reference: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/who-should-you-remember/

  • Slithering snake symbol…

    I noticed that there was a hooded, cobra-like, snake symbol slithering upward in an “s-shape” from the bottom portion of the cape worn by the “fish head” who wedded the lovely couple on April 29, 2011. It’s all bloody red in color to me.

  • Bugs Visiting

    Right now, a beige-colored critter flew and landed inside my cubicle. It’s to my right line of sight. Yesterday, I had pick up a dead bee. It was squashed against my dirty blue chair at work. It was upside down and it stuck a little bit to the cushion. I assume that it hitched a ride on my slacks and then I sat down on it. R.I.P.

  • Dying Dinosaurs

    After viewing a YouTube.com video last night about how archeologists would blatantly lie about humans ever seeing dinosaurs alive, I’ve come to the conclusion that humans are murderers of truth! From the video, it appears that the dinosaurs were around 400 years ago!

    And because people are too stupid and barbaric, they’ve driven these beautiful creatures to extinction. These people include the Chinese who continue their outdated tradition of eating bones (i.e. dinosaurs, tigers, etc.) and everything else for medicinal purposes. Stupid!

    Other stupid people happen to be those horse-riding, medieval knights, who are shown spear heading dragons to death. Instead of seeing a hero, I see the poor creature dying at the mercy of a barbaric human. What did these dragons deserve?

    Also, I noticed how modern chickens are being used as foodstuff for fat humans with big butts and wide girths. Even the chicken eggs and other bird eggs are being mass produced and thus salmonella has recently spread in San Jose, CA.

    A thought occurred to me today that humans are basically merciless and are eating dinosaurs to extinctions. I see a resemblance through the eyes of certain dinosaurs and modern birds. I don’t like what humans will be capable of doing to dolphins and whales and the rest of the animals.

  • Cold Pimon

    Pimon has been cold lately. He is currently resting at the bottom of the cage. I believe he is ready to pass on due to old age of eight years, DNA from parents we found from the wild and probably hormonal imbalance of a brown beak and liver problem as seen from bruises on his toes.

    He is eating because his poop is a lot more this time. The other birds are playing and flying around while he sleeps with his head tucked into his fluffed up feathers. Without going to the vet, we have been administering the OxySilver in the hopes of his full recovery.

    All we could do now is pray and boost. But I know he has to go because it’s time. Again people live in denial that life means living and living is full of life. Um. No. You’re wrong. The design of this earth plane is to die and to learn immortality for the few. The rest are not above the law.

  • Passing Stick

    I’ve placed Shrimpsei’s `wand` on the outside of Pimon’s `death cage`, which is currently located above the female bird’s cage. Hopefully, he passes quickly and easily, now that this orgone piece is next to him.

  • Pimon Dying

    Well, Pimon is dying. I went downstairs a few minutes ago to check up on the laundry. I found Pimon on the bottom of his `death cage`, which was Bugsy purple-colored transport cage to our house.

    It appears that is left leg hurts and stand with his right leg mostly. He would bring that leg up against his body and tuck his head to sleep for most of the day. He has been fluffed up ever since the two baby birds were born last year and this year.

    Pray for him. Because Maw said that once the birds go down on the bottom of the cage, their time is up.

  • Predicting Death

    “I’ll be the next one to be placed into a nursing home.“

    ~Uncle Gigolo during Lola’s burial last week.

    “I will probably live until the age of 78 years old.“

    ~Maw to Inday during yesterday evening phone call.

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    So you see, when the arrogance of the young generation will meet death during their old age, that’s the time they will realize their misdeeds done during their healthier years. However, Uncle Gigolo, much like his ex-wife the Chingster and his daughter the Shillster, he still has a chip on his shoulder, while in the hospital for a UTI treatment. Eww.

    “I’m still `Astig!` I’m still ` Tigas!`”

    ~Uncle Gigolo to Paw during a phone conversation Saturday evening.

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    *`Astig` means thug (or moron without hope); while `Tigas` means ridigity (or hard as a rock or stubborn as a mule.)

  • Mourning 100 Days

    I found this information online regarding protocols of other cultures with regard to old granny’s recent death and attending a wedding this evening. One should be in mourning for 100 days after death of relations.

    Chinese wedding taboos-

    Wedding taboo’s others should observe

    7. Persons in mourning are not to attend any celebrations and entertainment within 100 days of the death as a form of respect for the dead. So they will not attend any wedding celebrations.

  • Granny’s Eulogy

    After consider the advice from the twosome while en route to the first of two viewings yesterday evening, I typed up this four-paged eulogy (Arial Black and 14 points) at work:

    Thank you for coming family and friends: [To tell you the truth I had drafted so many versions. And with the support and love of my family, I kept the speech short and sweet, just like old granny, and from the heart].

    INTRODUCTION

    Let me start out by introducing myself. I’m the oldest of twelve surviving grandchildren of my Lola. I was born to her second of eight children, a son by the name of R[…] (or simply Roger), who is married to my mother, Fely. I have a younger brother Roger Jr. by three years. He is the eldest male grandchild and third in line of the grandchildren. He is married to Lindsey his beloved wife. My name is F[…] S[…] B[…]. But I’m simply known as Lyn by my relatives.

    [brief pause here]

    STORY 1:

    I remember Lola calling out to me in her tiny voice: “Lyn! Lyn!” She would give me her usual hugs and kisses by sniffing at my cheeks twice – [one on the right and one on the left]. I said to myself: “Alight! Lola loves me!” Alas, she would inquire without fail: “Where’s Junior my grandson? Is he in school? I want to give him a hug!” Right there, I felt she loved Junior, my brother more than me. But I simply smiled knowing that she love the both of us.

    [brief pause here]

    STORY 2:

    I remember Lola showed her love for my immediate family by showering us with gifts of gold jewelry — necklaces, bracelets and rings. Lola, I will forever treasure your gifts of love. And tonight I wear those two pairs of rose-cut diamond earrings that you gave to me when I was a little girl.

    [brief pause here]

    STORY 3:

    I remember Lola for her unique sense of humor. To show her appreciation of our gifts – clothes, cakes and cards on special occasions, such as Mother’s Day, Christmas and birthdays, she would smile up at us and show us what I would call a “fish face”. It involves an exaggerated version of a kiss, a pucker by bringing the two lips together that resembles a fish sucking in air. For those interested I’ve uploaded some photos of Lola’s funny face on my Facebook account.

    CONCLUSION

    [brief pause here]

    But tonight, let us remember Lola for what she really is:

    • She was a dedicated wife who served Lolo Mac his daily coffe and food, helped put on his socks and shoes during his old age and stayed by his side during his brief stay at a local hospice until he died. That shows in and of itself a traditional Filipino marriage and pride in her man — through thick and thin — and until death.
    • She was a strong mother with all the love and care she show her eight adult children the best possible way she could while living in the Philippines and here in America.
    • She was above all as someone who loves each of us in her own special way.

    Let us all remember Lola not only as a quiet and reserved person but as a loving human being.

    [I was online browsing the Yahoo! news and came across a news article]: As Warren Buffet explained in an exclusive interview with Yahoo! News and Huffington Post:

    “There is no power on earth like unconditional love.”

    [From this billionaire we could learn something.] From this quote, we call could learn that it has nothing to do with money [but staying together as family, relatives and friends, learning to forgive each other while still alive and before death].

    [brief pause here with crying voice]

    May God keep you always, Lola. You will always remain in my heart and in my memory. I love you Lola. Rest in Peace.

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    I was the first up. Three daughters, two sons and three other grandchildren gave their eulogy with my brother being the last to say sorry and promises to lead a better life.