Kudos to Instructor Wing

Only Jeff Wing could walk us through a crash course in evolution biology, anatomy, AND his own colonoscopy in the stand-up comedy mode, all the while lying on his side. 

LOL! 

The lesson: our gut health is so integral to the gut-brain axis, but pooping will always be hilarious.

Sincerely, LeeAnn Morgan 

A Lasting Lesson Learned 

Twenty-five years ago, I was on a cruise that stopped in New Zealand. One of our trips ashore included a sheep shearing expedition. Like Ernie of “Ernie’s World,” I thought it might be a fun new experience. We all sat in a large auditorium and were told that the man doing the shearing was going to show us just how fast he could complete the task. He wasn’t more than 10 seconds into his show when my curiosity turned to horror, as I watched the bleating, terrified sheep get treated as a non-being, cut and bleeding in multiple places, its shearer showing no signs of empathy, only a grim determination to beat whatever record he set for himself, no matter what the cost. This experience was the beginning of my passion for animal rights, speaking up for our fellow sentient beings who cannot speak for themselves, who are utterly helpless against the forces of man. The second experience that set my passion ablaze: getting my beloved dog, whose face I saw in every cow, pig, horse, sheep, you-name-it who happened to cross my path. If only we would treat every animal in the same way we treat our dogs and cats, there would be a lot fewer animals suffering needlessly… and a lot fewer sheep, terrified and bleeding, in the name of “entertainment.”  

Caryn Schall, Montecito