Monday Morning META

I guess you don't have to be a vegan to support PETA. Probably don't even have to be a vegetarian. Afterall, God gave us animals to eat, right? They should be killed humanely, though. And we should always give thanks for the food we are blessed to eat while so many have nothing to eat at all.

But if you're Michael Vick then I suppose animals don't really mean much. Use 'em for fun by staging dog fights? Why not! Shouldn't they just be a spectacle as they viciously bite the hell and the life out of each other and make, literally, a bloody mess? Yeah! And gamble on 'em, what tremendous fun! Those that are losers, the weak ones, kill 'em, discard the carcass, go bury it out back somewhere and shhh, hush hush, no one's to know. No, wait, THAT'S NOT RIGHT, Michael Vick. Dumbass.

PETA may be pretty wacky and looney in some of the things they do but it can't be denied that they do some good in this world concerning the treatment of animals. Personally I believe its human souls and human suffering that needs to be addressed a trillion times over. But as a side-hobby, animal rights as well as environmental matters are good to care for too.

In any case, this morning I indulged in a little META:

Music for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...

Tame Yourself

An album to benefit
People for the
Ethical Treatment
of Animals

1991

256 kbps
	Don't Be Part Of It -- Howard Jones
	Tame Yourself -- Raw Youth
	I'll Give You My Skin -- Michael Stipe & the Indigo Girls
	Damned Old Dog -- k.d. lang
	Quiche Lorraine (live) -- The B-52's
	Slaves -- Fetchin' Bones
	Born For A Purpose -- The Pretenders
	Don't Kill The Animals ('91 Mix) -- Nina Hagen & Lene Lovich
	Fur -- Jane Wiedlin
	Asleep Too Long -- The Goosebumps
	Rage -- Erasure & Lene Lovich
	Bless The Beasts And Children -- Belinda Carlisle
	Across The Way -- Aleka's Attic
	Do What I Have To Do -- Exene Cervenka

whole album @ 192 kbps Tame Yourself

Some pretty cool tunes here. I'm most definitely not a fan of k.d. lang or the indigo girls so for me those two songs help make this not as good as it could be if I did like them. Hey, that's just me so oh well. And just 'cause this is a benefit for PETA, that doesn't mean everything here is animal-related. It's not. The song The Pretenders do could actually 100% qualify as a Christian music tune since it's about God. Other songs are clearly about animal rights while a few more one could associate the meaning of the song to animals. Interesting to hear River Phoenix and his band Aleka's Attic. Across The Way is one of their only songs to be released on CD since the dumbass OD'd and they never could finish up and release a record. The B-52's live is awesome! I guess there's nothing truly remarkable here (that's why it can be found in the bargin bin) but I like it, it's not bad. The best part is you don't even have to support PETA at all to listen.

Has anybody seen a dog dyed dark green?

Third day in a row without a run. Why'm I so obsessed with running? I'm a hiker! I suppose it's a challenge that I'm taking on, a challenge in lieu of not really having one currently. Yeah, it's GREAT to get outside to run in hopes of not having a disease or cancer or some illness someday because I've gotten fat due to not giving a darn about my health . . . but running has taken the place of hiking, for the most part. I wanna hike more! AHHHHHH!!!! Perhaps it's God leading me to run for a future cause. I'm most definitely open to that, without even a millisecond of hesitation or doubt. So I'll keep running.

Today, though, I laced up the boots for nice hike till sunset.

some music:

The B-52's -- self-titled debut (1979) & Wild Planet (1980)

Planet Claire
There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)
Dance This Mess Around
Give Me Back My Man
Party Out Of Bounds
Devil In My Car
Lava
Hero Worship
6060-842
Downtown
Runnin' Around
Dirty Back Road
Strobe Light
52 Girls
53 Miles West Of Venus
Private Idaho
Quiche Lorraine
Rock Lobster
Planet Claire (Francois Kevorkian Mix)

It's kinda too bad these guys are like 50 years old now and not young and playing bars . . . or too bad that I never got to 'cause they are just fun! The album that got me into them many years ago was Cosmic Thing which was like 18 years ago. Unfortunately I never heard much of their older stuff until now and it's just great!