what's on your mind, right now?

dankind said:

PJ_Soul said:

That I wish I had the guts to point out how wrong I think it was for my sister to go swimming with the dolphins during a vacation with her daughter. I loathe animal tourism and keeping Cetaceas in captivity so much. She posted photos of this, and even commented that the best mom's t of the whole trip was when they did this... God, I am just dying to point out the error of this... especiallyvaince she has gone off about how bad animal tourism is, like with the elephant riding and shit ... obviously she has an extremely limited idea of what that actually is (or is just that self- absorbed). And I hate to see her passing that onto her daughter.
But I hesitate to say something because she's a psychopath, so doesn't respond well to such confrontations. So I'm taking the subtle route... I just shared another 'stop animal tourism' video on facebook, followed another 'dolphins in captivity' animals rights page, and I think I'll go blast out a few more articles about the downside of swimming with dolphins now. Passive aggressive of me for sure, but better than risking her wrath, lol.

I've never swum with dolphins, but they used to swim with me all the time. Curious critters, but they keep a comfortable distance. Every time I go home, I know I'll interact with at least one of them if I go for a swim in the Gulf or wade out a good distance while fishing in the intracoastal. The last time I was home, two of them ran off a good-sized reef shark from the area. Fun stuff to watch. My daughter was there with me to witness it, too.

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

That I wish I had the guts to point out how wrong I think it was for my sister to go swimming with the dolphins during a vacation with her daughter. I loathe animal tourism and keeping Cetaceans in captivity so much. She posted photos of this, and even commented that the best mom's t of the whole trip was when they did this... God, I am just dying to point out the error of this... especiallyvaince she has gone off about how bad animal tourism is, like with the elephant riding and shit ... obviously she has an extremely limited idea of what that actually is (or is just that self- absorbed). And I hate to see her passing that onto her daughter.
But I hesitate to say something because she's a psychopath, so doesn't respond well to such confrontations. So I'm taking the subtle route... I just shared another 'stop animal tourism' video on facebook, followed another 'dolphins in captivity' animals rights page, and I think I'll go blast out a few more articles about the downside of swimming with dolphins now. Passive aggressive of me for sure, but better than risking her wrath, lol.

I refused to let my kids swim with the dolphins at our resort in mexico. we watched the show (not really a show, more of a marketing tool to get people to pony up the cash to swim with them), but that was because it was free. I used it as an educational tool to let them know how wrong it is to keep animals in captivity for our entertainment. 

PJ_Soul said:

jnimhaoileoin said:

PJ_Soul said:

That I wish I had the guts to point out how wrong I think it was for my sister to go swimming with the dolphins during a vacation with her daughter. I loathe animal tourism and keeping Cetaceans in captivity so much. She posted photos of this, and even commented that the best mom's t of the whole trip was when they did this... God, I am just dying to point out the error of this... especiallyvaince she has gone off about how bad animal tourism is, like with the elephant riding and shit ... obviously she has an extremely limited idea of what that actually is (or is just that self- absorbed). And I hate to see her passing that onto her daughter.
But I hesitate to say something because she's a psychopath, so doesn't respond well to such confrontations. So I'm taking the subtle route... I just shared another 'stop animal tourism' video on facebook, followed another 'dolphins in captivity' animals rights page, and I think I'll go blast out a few more articles about the downside of swimming with dolphins now. Passive aggressive of me for sure, but better than risking her wrath, lol.

Were the dolphins in captivity then? My understanding of swimming with dolphins was that it happens in the open sea, in an area where dolphins happen to be hanging about. I see no issue with going to swim with them in that kind of a scenario

Yes, in captivity. Most touristy swimming with dolphins is with captive dolphins in pools or in open water enclosures actually. That is what I'm talking about. Where tourists pay loads of money to swim with captive dolphins. In my sister's case it was offered by Disney Cruises. What you're talking about is just lucky and wonderful wildlife encounters.

Ms. Haiku said:

I got a job! Its a specialist position at an association which is what I wanted.

I've had a bookseller entry-level position since November 2017, but it doesn't offer benefits. I will quit that one. It made me love DC because of all the people from the H Street NE neighborhood who talked with me about books. 

This search for an association position took two years three months, and I will be working with a previous supervisor who said great things about me. I was getting very sad towards the end, but no matter the winter there is a spring time ahead. Funny, I was thinking about that song after my open heart surgery 5 years ago. That song has mileage.

Ms. Haiku said:

I got a job! Its a specialist position at an association which is what I wanted.

I've had a bookseller entry-level position since November 2017, but it doesn't offer benefits. I will quit that one. It made me love DC because of all the people from the H Street NE neighborhood who talked with me about books. 

This search for an association position took two years three months, and I will be working with a previous supervisor who said great things about me. I was getting very sad towards the end, but no matter the winter there is a spring time ahead. Funny, I was thinking about that song after my open heart surgery 5 years ago. That song has mileage.

Ms. Haiku said:

I got a job! Its a specialist position at an association which is what I wanted.

I've had a bookseller entry-level position since November 2017, but it doesn't offer benefits. I will quit that one. It made me love DC because of all the people from the H Street NE neighborhood who talked with me about books. 

This search for an association position took two years three months, and I will be working with a previous supervisor who said great things about me. I was getting very sad towards the end, but no matter the winter there is a spring time ahead. Funny, I was thinking about that song after my open heart surgery 5 years ago. That song has mileage.