tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post1663037904734364226..comments2023-11-05T18:46:32.295+11:00Comments on Baino's Banter: Sanctimonious and ShamefulUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-53271312738920190502009-11-26T19:35:04.570+11:002009-11-26T19:35:04.570+11:00Children First Foundation raised $250,000 and an a...Children First Foundation raised $250,000 and an anonmyous benafactor paid all the hospital costs.<br /><br />Money well spent I believe.Sarah Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884012730205363096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-23348397008670878832009-11-19T11:06:55.373+11:002009-11-19T11:06:55.373+11:00I hear you, Baino, loud and clear.
It's som...I hear you, Baino, loud and clear. <br /><br />It's something which has angered me in the past, both relating to human charity cases and animal. I heard of a lurcher recently who has been taken in by a greyhound charity. Now, this charity, like most, is busting at the seams and can hardly cope with feeding the dogs they have, yet this lurcher is down for some seriously expensive tooth veneer treatments because his enamel isn't forming properly, <i>and</i> they'll need re-doing in a few years. Fundraisers are under way for several thousand pounds and I was thinking 'just how many perfectly healthy greyhounds could you save if you just gave in and yanked the teeth?' But ... like you I'm a hypocrite. If it were Sid, I'd do the veneers.<br /><br />I think the best we can do is to assess each case as we personally come up against it. Could you look the twins or their mother in the eye and say 'No, sorry, I can dig 45 wells and do 300 cataract ops for what this will cost' and then walk away? Of course not, and I doubt the doctor who found them could, either.<br /><br />There's a story about a man walking along the beach with his friend, and they find hundreds of stranded starfish all along the edge of the water. The man starts picking them up and flinging them back into the sea as he walks along. His friend scoffs at him saying 'You're wasting your time. You can't save them all, you know'.<br /><br />And the man picks up another, throws it out to sea and says -<br /><br />'I saved that one'.Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/2027/abc-wednesday-from-the-archives-r/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-30176586867656703502009-11-19T08:43:32.984+11:002009-11-19T08:43:32.984+11:00...and these dear little mites reach out to our he......and these dear little mites reach out to our hearts and teach us to be grateful ~Bless em~nollyposhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205974328143335552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-22497119575118537862009-11-19T04:48:05.925+11:002009-11-19T04:48:05.925+11:00What I struggle with is that there isn't enoug...What I struggle with is that there isn't enough world for all the people in it to live adequately. There are simply too many humans on the planet now and it's growing exponentially. For example, if every single person used toilet paper the way the western world thinks is normal...there wouldn't be a tree left on the planet. Still, life is beautiful if you choose to make it that way...Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-4256257774969578362009-11-19T02:20:30.870+11:002009-11-19T02:20:30.870+11:00perspective my dear some days I feel like th emost...perspective my dear some days I feel like th emost blessed individual ever..and others when I look at the falling down gouse, and the fact that I cannot swallow I feel all alone and old and sad and then I remind myself of what you wrote here..sandy This year I think of all the returning soldiers without legs.angel soldiersSandy Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542892044386717213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-56084505768855148822009-11-19T01:06:42.767+11:002009-11-19T01:06:42.767+11:00Hey Baino!Nice post and yes lucky to have been bor...Hey Baino!Nice post and yes lucky to have been born in a country that allows freedom of speech too!<br /><br />On one side,there is nothing,on the other,there is too much,but we don't have the finances to buy them and I'm not talking about clothes or toys,I'm talking about food and rent..yeah soon,it will be that way with king the dwarf..I know nothing has changed since the time of kings,it always been,but now..we are returning completely in that crap,perhaps he'll be the next Louis XVI?Sorry I know I complain,but when I see people dying of hunger on one side,and the supermarkets throwing many items of food,cause they have too much that they sell at a high price,but they have paid peanuts to the people who are the ones who are waking up in the morning,to work hard,for them to open their supermarket..I'm sick.And more when I seen old people searching for those items they have thrown up earlier cause they have been working all their life,but now they have to survive..again,I'm sick.While king the dwarf is having the serious look ans proud when he remembers all those men during the WWII and want to honor the ancient,start by giving them a decent life asshole!<br /><br />Ok,sorry Baino,I had to throw this on your blog,lol.There are so many things wrong in the whole world!<br /><br />Have a nice day!Candiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820349874923006162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-46824436628769209982009-11-19T00:04:26.883+11:002009-11-19T00:04:26.883+11:00I haven't had time to respond to all the wonde...I haven't had time to respond to all the wonderful comments on this post but Kurt. . . what planet are you on .. Yes I'm a GIRL! Nay . . I am a WOMAN . . .Friday Fuckwit is suspended this week due to travels with she who love shoes . .Kurt . .you're IT. And no that doesn't stand for Information TechnologyBainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-34705529291534334372009-11-18T23:57:04.760+11:002009-11-18T23:57:04.760+11:00You're a girl?!You're a girl?!Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076973960956565537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-37434893032802002612009-11-18T22:29:01.565+11:002009-11-18T22:29:01.565+11:00(hugs)
I'll say a little prayer for the girls...(hugs)<br /><br />I'll say a little prayer for the girls - every little helps.<br /><br />I was reading about the Brazilian who has something like 10.4 billion £s and is donating £10 million to Madonna's new venture in Brazil. It doesn't make sense that he has so much money in the first place.<br /><br />I doesn't make sense that most of the world goes to bed hungry, sleeps rough and lacks medical care etc.<br /><br />I wish I did more, I know I should do more. I know that the human race should do more to help one another.Miladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-82891377182880500922009-11-18T22:25:39.724+11:002009-11-18T22:25:39.724+11:00Ah, Baino. I like people who think laterally, a l...Ah, Baino. I like people who think laterally, a little deeper than the average Joe Average. Your thoughts are relevant, I think your heart is in the right place, that is what counts. I bet you I could out-whinge you. I am far better off than the myriad of misfortunate souls on this planet, yet I manage to find something to have a good whine about, most days. Love that spoiled rotten photo of Lily.Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765993736554383626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-85480367259437170172009-11-18T21:37:13.187+11:002009-11-18T21:37:13.187+11:00Hi Ebs. Just tried to email you but it bounced. Ca...Hi Ebs. Just tried to email you but it bounced. Can you send me your current email address?Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-78227255288331230292009-11-18T21:25:30.522+11:002009-11-18T21:25:30.522+11:00I hear what you're saying but there really is ...I hear what you're saying but there really is no point in beating yourself up.<br /><br />Instead just enjoy what you have.... I do... so I'll never be rich and never change the world but I look at my kids, dog and cat and know that I have more than most when it comes to love!Katehttp://www.iramble.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-43435386742936661462009-11-18T19:58:03.748+11:002009-11-18T19:58:03.748+11:00Hey Baino! I've missed your blogs :). I'm ...Hey Baino! I've missed your blogs :). I'm still too busy to write..and I'm starting to be afraid that I won't know how to write when I try.. oh well<br /><br />I hope the girls can lead a healthy life...Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737709149411075283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-74389844956771528762009-11-18T19:40:18.507+11:002009-11-18T19:40:18.507+11:00Thoughtful comments everyone. I'll never get a...Thoughtful comments everyone. I'll never get around tonight if I answer you all but yeh, we should just be grateful and indeed I am. I won the lottery in this life!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-70446178674926374822009-11-18T12:24:58.610+11:002009-11-18T12:24:58.610+11:00I had a convo with a coworker today about why the ...I had a convo with a coworker today about why the media chooses certain child abduction cases to focus on, while there are so many others that never get national attention?<br /><br />Life is the biggest lottery of all. So much depends on where you are born.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-37455642100257284632009-11-18T12:13:22.803+11:002009-11-18T12:13:22.803+11:00You've really hit the nail on the head, Baino....You've really hit the nail on the head, Baino. Whilst running this morning (my key 'alone and thinking' time) I too was pondering just how randomly lucky some of us are to be born in a western, well off nation when others are not. The questions of who lives or dies; or who is adopted, rescued, given charity or aid is one that I'll always wrestle with.<br /><br />Having said that, it doesn't stop me from knitting blankets for the homeless shelter (gives me something to do when I'm slobbed out in front of the telly), being a Litter Ninja (local council grant for 2010), being a subscriber to The Big Issue but also giving vendors a gold coin when I pass by; sponsoring a world vision child; buying heaps and heaps and HEAPS of raffle tickets.<br /><br />We just do what we can with what we've got. What else is there?Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-41749490975275627082009-11-18T11:06:08.396+11:002009-11-18T11:06:08.396+11:00When I heard about this story this morning I wonde...When I heard about this story this morning I wondered what you would think about it. <br /><br />It's all so tough to grasp - way beyond my comprehension. I also wake up grateful, and then bitch all day cause its cold and my toes are frozen. I should be thanking the gods that it's not my whole body that's freezing, and that I have a warm house and a warm office to go to. <br />KJ is right, friends helpMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-25759842643873828892009-11-18T09:54:21.964+11:002009-11-18T09:54:21.964+11:00This is such a shitty world I just count anyone lu...This is such a shitty world I just count anyone lucky who gets anything they need, especially something as major as that ...Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-50832106599797212462009-11-18T09:39:22.111+11:002009-11-18T09:39:22.111+11:00we're all very lucky to be where we are, and t...we're all very lucky to be where we are, and thanks to you for being aware of the plight of others...btw, hope your doggy is doing ok; it's crazy what we spend on our animals--animals that don't even contribute in any way, except by being rascals...and cute.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-55825044976914021862009-11-18T07:50:09.060+11:002009-11-18T07:50:09.060+11:00I think surgeons actually like to stay on top of t...I think surgeons actually like to stay on top of the medical technology by taking assignments like these. Yes it is costly and someone has to foot the bill but they can only improve their own skills in this area so much without working on real patients. <br />They need the practice, so to speak. Other areas of medicine or social / community services need separate interest groups working to improve the conditions of people who need it.<br />Usually when there is a rare or relatively rare medical condition, there will be doctors from all over the world interested in sorting it out or at least trying. <br />Thankfully they do, because if I do have Siamese twins then I know they have some experience to be able to work on my kids. <br />I know what you mean though, I usually feel a bit peeved at people who go thousands of miles to adopt children just so they have a different colour skin and be eccentric, when there are kids perhaps in the next suburb who could use a hand in life.Gayé Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-89074249150135277252009-11-18T07:43:20.631+11:002009-11-18T07:43:20.631+11:00Thank you for posting this---a reminder to spare a...Thank you for posting this---a reminder to spare a thought and some action for others and to be grateful for what we have is far from shameful...<br /><br />As someone pointed out, it puts things in perspective.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-82409295238340772432009-11-18T07:17:20.804+11:002009-11-18T07:17:20.804+11:00Oh, Baino. How I hear you on this. I've felt...Oh, Baino. How I hear you on this. I've felt the same way before, and I'll feel the same way again.<br /><br />And now I'm going to have to trash the post I was going to put up today, but that's a good thing. It was one big whine!<br /><br />Cheers to you, and I echo Roy's comment. And all the comments here, really. LOL image of grannymar with goosebumps on her goosebumps!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-56172133884894805522009-11-18T06:32:56.450+11:002009-11-18T06:32:56.450+11:00Perspective. It is easy to get lost in our own lit...Perspective. It is easy to get lost in our own little tunnel of limited vision. You've shone the light on the end of the tunnel.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-90111011226517955732009-11-18T05:13:10.857+11:002009-11-18T05:13:10.857+11:00Others have said it already, but I'll add agai...Others have said it already, but I'll add again that you should do what you can and take joy in what you have--don't let the guilt consume you. Your priorities are not "hypocritical", nor are they necessarily even unjustified. You don't consider yourself more worthy of the things that you have than others--you wish others could have it as good as you do. And no matter how good you have it there are going to be times when you're frustrated, when you'd like something to be different or you'd like to have something you don't. But you also enjoy the things you have.<br /><br />I actually know people who, if they got everything they wanted, would still be miserable. I used to work for a man who owned his own company and was worth $25 million. I'd say "Good morning" to him and he'd always reply, "What's good about it?" The company's business was customer service, which is ironic since I don't think I've known anyone less interested in helping others than he was--and he had the resources to help lots of people who needed it.<br /><br />You are nothing like him.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964382893041274710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-15016765656237695272009-11-18T05:06:00.667+11:002009-11-18T05:06:00.667+11:00And you have friends who love you. Count me in on ...And you have friends who love you. Count me in on that.<br />Hells, we do what we can. I am earning two thirds less than I earned as a consultant, but I feel I am paying back for the luck of my birth. We shouldn't ignore what we see, once we know--that is my guideline. I'm lucky I can afford to work for less<br /><br />I wonder if we as a world society got rid of money as currency altogether if we could then let generosity as a way of life....<br /><br />Don't forget how loved you are: it's wind for your sails<br /><br />xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.com