King pigeons, homing pigeons and ring-necked doves have no survival skills out in the wild, according to Palomacy. Thus, they will likely suffer and eventually die.
“The ‘dove release’ business perpetuates the idea that white birds can be ‘set free’ and they will just fly away and live happily ever after. Even under the best of circumstances, trained ‘wedding doves’ are hurt, lost and killed trying to get home,” the group’s website states.
“Never buy and release birds for weddings, funerals, prayers, blessings, as a ‘kind act’ or other ceremonies. White doves and other birds (like King Pigeons) sold to you have no survival skills and will suffer and die, bringing neither joy nor honor to any occasion. Releasing store-bought birds is both cruel and illegal.”
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Showing posts with label Weddings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weddings. Show all posts
Sunday, July 02, 2023
They are not equipped to live in the wild
The heartbreaking reason why you should never release doves at your wedding: ‘So cruel’
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Great spirit
Canceled California wedding leads to feast for homeless
After a California couple called off their wedding, the bride-to-be's family decided to turn the $35,000 extravagant event into a feast for the homeless.A lot of brides and grooms, facing the expectations of their families and the associated price tags, would have gone ahead and made perhaps the Worst Mistake of Their Lives, rather than disappoint everyone. This couple chose to make the decision that was most likely right for them, and the bride's family found a way to do a wonderful thing in spite of the loss of money and relationship. Kudos to them for helping out others, and I hope the bride and her mom are happily enjoying Belize.
Friday, May 06, 2011
I had one of these when I was a kid, too
My mother gave it to me when she broke the news that my beloved rabbit, Freckles, had died. Apparently they're all the rage again.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
I did the unthinkable for an Anglophile today
I did not watch the royal wedding.
I did not DVR it.
This from someone who watched both Charles and Diana's wedding and Diana's funeral and recorded the latter on VHS. Who hung on every bit of pomp and circumstance for both.
For some reason, I've been oddly apathetic about this one. I've gathered news accidentally, not sought it out. I didn't feel like getting up so early in the morning to watch, and I frankly didn't want to erase Doctor Who episodes to make room on my DVR, which wasn't going to be a permanent copy, anyway (I don't currently have any sort of VHS or DVD recorder that works).
Don't get me wrong--I wish the couple and country well. I can understand the near orgasmic frenzy in the UK today.
Maybe I'm just apathetic about weddings in general. When I watched the wedding of Charles and Diana, it was 1981. I was 14 years old. I was just the age where fairytale weddings were really interesting and breathtaking. Girls dream about their weddings.
Now, when people talk about weddings they've gone to, I grow bored. I find I don't really care about the dress, the pomp, the circumstance. I find it appalling to see what the average person spends on a wedding, much less royalty. Many people spend the equivalent of what would make a very nice house payment. I can't imagine what could be done with the amount spent on this one.
I think I'm jaded because of my own experiences. I was married, left at six months, and was divorced three months later. Fortunately we didn't really have much money for a wedding, so we kept it very low key. The church was free, because we were members of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Lexington. We bought a cake, punch, and some flowers from Kroger's. My parents took pictures. I think total we spent maybe $75, including on clothes. It wasn't much of a ceremony, certainly not a fairytale one, but on the other hand, looking back, I didn't waste tons of money on something that fell apart shortly thereafter--and lots of people do. And the thing is, even if I got re-married, it's never the same. You can't do a big wedding for a second wedding, or wear a big white dress with train. It's just silly to have a 'do-over', whether it's to the same person ('we're renewing our vows' or to another).
The only good thing about my wedding was the vows, written by the minister when I balked at 'until death do you part'. I was cynical given my own parent's divorce, and deep down I knew the relationship was falling apart (rightly so) and I was just clinging to the tatters. The minister wrote 'as long as love shall last'. So see, I never broke my wedding vows. Most people who divorce do. YKWIA came and witnessed my wedding to see what we would vow. If I had vowed 'until death do you part' he would not have helped me leave that marriage, because he takes the vows so seriously. Ironically, he himself cannot marry because of the stupidity of the laws of our state that will not allow same-sex couples to marry. I find it ridiculous that my marriage was considered valid, lasting less than a year, and yet a couple who have been together for years cannot marry.
But I digress.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll see plenty of coverage on the royal wedding. The pictures I've seen so far were not flattering to the couple, but I'm sure there are better ones out there.
Cynicism aside, I really do wish William and Kate well. I think they're much more practical about relationships than his parents were, and Kate particularly seems to have a good head on her shoulders. I hope they make it work.
I did not DVR it.
This from someone who watched both Charles and Diana's wedding and Diana's funeral and recorded the latter on VHS. Who hung on every bit of pomp and circumstance for both.
For some reason, I've been oddly apathetic about this one. I've gathered news accidentally, not sought it out. I didn't feel like getting up so early in the morning to watch, and I frankly didn't want to erase Doctor Who episodes to make room on my DVR, which wasn't going to be a permanent copy, anyway (I don't currently have any sort of VHS or DVD recorder that works).
Don't get me wrong--I wish the couple and country well. I can understand the near orgasmic frenzy in the UK today.
Maybe I'm just apathetic about weddings in general. When I watched the wedding of Charles and Diana, it was 1981. I was 14 years old. I was just the age where fairytale weddings were really interesting and breathtaking. Girls dream about their weddings.
Now, when people talk about weddings they've gone to, I grow bored. I find I don't really care about the dress, the pomp, the circumstance. I find it appalling to see what the average person spends on a wedding, much less royalty. Many people spend the equivalent of what would make a very nice house payment. I can't imagine what could be done with the amount spent on this one.
I think I'm jaded because of my own experiences. I was married, left at six months, and was divorced three months later. Fortunately we didn't really have much money for a wedding, so we kept it very low key. The church was free, because we were members of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Lexington. We bought a cake, punch, and some flowers from Kroger's. My parents took pictures. I think total we spent maybe $75, including on clothes. It wasn't much of a ceremony, certainly not a fairytale one, but on the other hand, looking back, I didn't waste tons of money on something that fell apart shortly thereafter--and lots of people do. And the thing is, even if I got re-married, it's never the same. You can't do a big wedding for a second wedding, or wear a big white dress with train. It's just silly to have a 'do-over', whether it's to the same person ('we're renewing our vows' or to another).
The only good thing about my wedding was the vows, written by the minister when I balked at 'until death do you part'. I was cynical given my own parent's divorce, and deep down I knew the relationship was falling apart (rightly so) and I was just clinging to the tatters. The minister wrote 'as long as love shall last'. So see, I never broke my wedding vows. Most people who divorce do. YKWIA came and witnessed my wedding to see what we would vow. If I had vowed 'until death do you part' he would not have helped me leave that marriage, because he takes the vows so seriously. Ironically, he himself cannot marry because of the stupidity of the laws of our state that will not allow same-sex couples to marry. I find it ridiculous that my marriage was considered valid, lasting less than a year, and yet a couple who have been together for years cannot marry.
But I digress.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll see plenty of coverage on the royal wedding. The pictures I've seen so far were not flattering to the couple, but I'm sure there are better ones out there.
Cynicism aside, I really do wish William and Kate well. I think they're much more practical about relationships than his parents were, and Kate particularly seems to have a good head on her shoulders. I hope they make it work.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Congratulations!
George Takei marries longtime partner: ‘Star Trek’ star, Brad Altman wed in multi-cultural ceremony
They've been together for 21 years. That's longer than most marriages these days, I'd say--and there are those who would never accept that as a 'committed relationship'. It's nice they have the right to make it official now. Congratulations, guys! Live long and prosper. (I couldn't resist.)
George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, were married Sunday in a multi-cultural ceremony that featured a Buddhist priest, Native American wedding bands, a Japanese Koto harp and a bagpipe procession
They've been together for 21 years. That's longer than most marriages these days, I'd say--and there are those who would never accept that as a 'committed relationship'. It's nice they have the right to make it official now. Congratulations, guys! Live long and prosper. (I couldn't resist.)
Saturday, April 07, 2007
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