Yeye Have Mercy on Rio

Once again, Mama of the Ntr (nature) is cleansing the world with her tears or amniotic fluids. If her water did not break with the storms in Northeast US that occured some weeks back than certainly, she has popped and is peeing on Rio de Janeiro. Reported as the "worst storm in history" the rains have claimed 95 lives.

Above is a picture of a mudslide pummeling into a favela. Just like Haiti, Brazil has plenty of places that have been constructed on a wing-and-a-prayer with flimsy materials by the poor folk who have been generationally oppressed.

When I was in Bahia some years back, there were high rises with gaping holes in them with people still living around the holes. You could see floors 10 down to five. I was like woah, that is poverty. Oh yeah, its rough in Brazil. it is so beautiful and yet disturbing the level of poverty that exists.

You'd think that the intensely embedded sex trade would get some more lights turned on, but I guess when you have a brain job by a 15-year-old going for $5 reais or about $2.80 US dollars, its hard on the boulevard.

And one more note, the class system is incredible there. From what I was told when I visited, the slave owners of Brazil, and the light-white skinned Brazilians run this town for five centuries. So when the reports come in of the people who are perishing I know who it is, poor, dark folk.

Kick a soccer ball on that one.

For real, I ask that Yeye Yemonja, the patron saint and revered African Goddess in Brazil, as well as Yeye Osun, have mercy on your children for they are suffering.

Time Saving Sucks Like the Un-Healthcare Reform

Today I was exhausted when I trudged to work. That damn daylight saving's time messed with my sleep. Then this torrential rain in the NYC area makes the upcoming spring a hot, muddy mess. I know the rain is needed, but Mama Nature my cabin fever is running high. I need to be free.

Twice a year when man, I mean Congress becomes "God" and changes the time, it reminds me how this shit is so fictitious. For real, if a group of overpriveleged actors without a SAG card can determine when us rats have to run on this race, then surely they can provide simple shit for the slaves like healthcare, true bank reform, organic foods, clean water----you know, human shit.

Nevertheless, the cocks and hens are strutting and cock-a-doodling non-sense as they peck away at a healthcare reform that looks like a slumlord renovation of the projects.

My mama would tell me growing up, "EcoSci something is better than nothing," but on this one mama, I prefer to throw this ish back into the water.

Man, my teeth hurt and I know I've lost a filling or two. You would think that this hard-working phdiva (who used to be corporate) could see a dentist instead of going to the dental school to have neophytes work on my grill. Well in the words of the ig'nant, I am not a responsible US citizen because I have not found a job or accessed school healthcare that I can afford to get dental insurance.

Ahh, for those who are insensitive, please lick the spatula of my last pap smear. Oh yes, I'm not feeling it today so puhlease don't fuck with my being.

Ho-hum, blog on, EcoSci