A Gift of the Heart

It’s easy to take our feelings for granted and to assume that the people we care about know how we feel about them. But while those we love are often quite cognizant of our feelings, saying “I love you” is a gift we should give to our loved ones whenever we can.

Nott

When the day is gone and colors melt When the only audible noises don’t come from this world In a cloud of feathers and silvery dust Nott appears from night and intones a sweet song She attracts beings aspiring to rest Leaving earth and its heavy burdens Their spirit finally free, escape to heavens Exploring […]

The High Road

Tension comes from a pull between what you know can be and that which does not seem to be. It is like you are the rope being pulled in a tug of war, and so sometimes you feel fraught. The threads of you seem to fray. Being pulled in two directions at once, you have choices to make.

Liberal Confronts Herman Cain!

HERMAN CAIN HAS WON THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, TONIGHT! HERMAN CAIN IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF GODFATHER PIZZA, HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN 2012 AND HE’S A CONSERVATIVE! BE AFRAID LIBERALS, BE AFRAID! “Herman Cain dealt with a group of liberals who came to confront him during […]

The Great Australia Road Trip 2010 – Page One

Preflight – Wednesday – September 15 After months of planning, tomorrow we leave.  I’m excited, scared, apprehensive, giddy, worried, and on pins and needles, all at the same time.  I know I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight.  Maybe I should have a beer.  I just hope we have everything covered.  I hate […]

Thirst and Suffering in Modern Western Society

Thirst and Suffering in Modern Western Society By G. Apollo MacKenna PREFACE – October 2006 How many times have you heard, “everything happens for a reason”? It’s normally understood to mean that some outcome, usually positive, explains why something negative occurred prior to it, a very comforting idea when faced with an otherwise inexplicable tragedy. […]

Let’s Move On To More Important Business

My fall is looking rather somber. What am I going to do when August rolls around. Millionaires and billionaires are arguing about how much money each should get. Will there be a NFL lockout, will there be another scab season, will the union take the NFL to court and bust it as a monopoly and […]

Breaking: Bill Is Fast-Tracked To Gut Puppy Mill Anti-Cruelty Law

AfSD™(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS™) Breaking: Bill Is Fast-Tracked To Gut Puppy Mill Anti-Cruelty Law Please follow link below to send letters! Thank you kindly! ~AfSD http://www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new3.asp?LetterID=1923 Nearly 1 million Missouri voters passed Prop B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act. Shockingly, the Missouri Senate has since approved a bill to gut Prop B. Ignoring voters’ […]

Sarasota~Abuse allegations against owners of Fl Great Dane

Posted By: AfSD™(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS™) Abuse allegations against owners of Florida Great Dane March 9th, 2011 Tovan Photo: Facebook Sarasota, FL – What consitutes neglect and abuse? Is it a deplorable shelter like Alice, the Pit bull, was subjected to? Or is it a body clearly emaciated either by untreated medical conditions or a […]

selflessness for a change

today just about everything I did was for the roomie…and that actually feels good (!) to me…I don’t think I’m completely self-absorbed, at least not ALL the time…there IS/WAS a bunch of stuff that I need to do, but no deadlines have come and gone…I DO wish I wasn’t such a procrastinator, which I might […]