I had to say good-bye to the bestest puppy in the whole world today. Daisy Buchanan aka Daisy Doodle, 2004 -2013 Rest in peace my Daisy Doodle. I will miss you. My heart is breaking.
The Horrific Cost of Stupid – Guns
Corporate Financed Terrorism Today I listen to yet another day of media coverage of yet another mass shooting. 13 dead. Around 300 people are shot every day in the U.S. by guns. For a crowd-sourced data site that lists the basic statistics for named gun deaths in the US starting with the Newtown massacre go […]
Posting When I Don't Feel Like Posting
It is Sunday, day 15, of September NaBloPoMo, so I’m going to post something, but even as I write these words I have no idea what this post will end-up being about. Today I have mainly thinking about my friend Daisy who happens to be a 10-year-old dog that isn’t doing so well. I posted […]
The Hard Part of Having Pets
My dog Daisy has a large growth on the back of her tongue. We did not find the growth until a couple of days ago. The reason we looked in her mouth was frothy drool tinged with blood. Our vet took one look and said to take Daisy to a surgery center that can do […]
The Day After Terrorism Never Seems to End
I could not really write about 9/11 yesterday. I want my normal back. But that will never happen. The world is the world, and we are the ones living this moment and creating the future. Part of me is angry. My life was uprooted and totally changed by what happened on September 11th. I wrote […]
The Alternate Universe of September 11
Yes, we all remember 9/11. I do not want to diminish how we speak of it and remember that horrible day and the many unfortunate things that came out of it. But I remember everything, no matter what. I remember my the date of my parent’s wedding anniversary, old boyfriend’s birthdays, the dates my pets […]