Today’s Thursday Thought quote, by Yogi Bhajan, just gave me a good feeling. If we all did this, what a wonderful world we’d live in.
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PLEASE Get Shot!
The situation is approaching dangerous. Measles, supposedly eliminated 14 years ago, is again alive and growing in the U.S. The 288 cases reported in 18 states is the largest outbreak in those 14 years, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is NOT hopeful that those are the last ones.
Too many American adults have not been vaccinated, and far too many are not giving their children that protection. We never know when we’ll go to a ball game or movie and sit next to someone who wasn’t vaccinated before traveling (need two shots if traveling to some parts of the world) and is now carrying the deadly disease. Or we may take our small child to a birthday party where another child hasn’t been vaccinated but has been visited recently by a relative from another country and given the “gift” of measles that haven’t exhibited symptoms yet.
It’s not worth the chance–or your child’s life. PLEASE, make sure that everyone in your family and circle of friends has been vaccinated against measles.
More Economic Travel
Help air quality and your wallet when traveling by leaving unnecessary weight at home. Ask if your hotel or the people you’re visiting have hair dryers, clothes steamers, etc. Or share such items among those in your traveling group. Take along travel sized toiletries rather than heavier large sized containers. Pack it all in lightweight, soft luggage. Saved weight in your luggage often means less cost per checked bag at the airlines and always means better fuel-mileage for the airplane.
[For more easy, money-saving, Eco-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to www.Smashwords.com/books/ view/7000, choose a format, and download to your computer or e-book device. Or download a free copy from your favorite e-tailer.]