Natalie Sentz

The Basic Struggle Today How to live a moral life in an age of bullies

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“PITY THE NATION” Lawrence Ferlinghetti (After Khalil Gibran) 2007 Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced And whose bigots haunt the airwaves Pity the nation that raises not its voice Except to praise conquerors And acclaim the bully as hero And aims to rule the world By force and by torture Pity the nation that knows No other language but its own And no other culture but its own Pity the nation whose breath is money And sleeps the sleep of the too well fed Pity the nation oh pity the people who allow their rights to erode and their freedoms to be washed away My country, tears of thee Sweet land of liberty! copyright Lawrence Ferlingetti

This poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti is about as spot-on as you can get.

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."

Thomas Mann

Mulligan meets a baby human!

Yes. That they learn.

Mulligan loves to play shoe-ball with herself - put the ball in the shoe then flip it out and chase it.

Until abortion is legal in every state, lets require men to get a mandatory vasectomy until they are proven emotionally mature, financially responsible and ready to be a father.
Wait, what do you mean regulations on men's bodies make you uncomfortable?

Westie girl in alert stance in the park, showing off her birthday girl ribbon on her harness.

My beautiful girl, Mulligan, turns two today. Her pink ribbon proclaims her birthday girl status.

I love good news -from family, friends and strangers. Thanks for adding a bit of brightness to my day. Sending you lots of good Karma!

Thanks for the heads up! I’m Googling how to do that now…

We understand. Not everyone remembers when it’s important.

Introducing the world’s happiest, most lovable Westie girl — my little Mulligan.