Just Joan

Original 1925 jacket cover of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate a marvellous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period which reveals a hero like no other one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. .. It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again?" It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous er-tertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS The GREAT GATSBY FITZGERALD

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

I feed the street dogs every day in Thailand but some of them are more excited about the attention and play time than anything.

Like little Twix here. They are just trying to survive but at the end if today he’s only really a puppy ❤️

My favorite street dog rescue of all time is without a doubt Shaq.

This photo I was sent was the first I knew of him. I saw the mass growing out of his neck and had to go get him immediately.

His recovery has been incredible and yesterday I went to visit him (1/10)

After all 80 street dogs are fed and all sick dogs taken care of myself and Big Mac have a walk then lay and just listen to the jungle.

Big Mac has kidney failure but he’s already had 4 great months here. We hope for many more.

The best things in life are free. Just stop and enjoy them 🙏🥰

This is really what it’s all about. Nothing to do with “border security.” He is a ignorant, vengeful, demented, megalomaniacal narcissist.

Dogs never cease to amaze me.

Just 72 hours since her operation Pepper is out and about looking absolutely stunning.

Even I am blown away by her turnaround (1/5) 🧵

This is how we feed 1000 street dogs a fresh home cooked meal every single day here in Thailand including costs and logistics… (1/10) 🧵

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, wearing clergy attire with a red stole, speaks at a podium in the National Cathedral. An overlay text references gay, lesbian, and transgender children. The tweet comments express contrasting opinions on Christianity.

Jesus Christ would have nodded in agreement at her message.

Q: Will there be a peace agreement with Ukraine and Russia by next year?

TRUMP: Well, you'll have to ask Russia

(Trump promised to end the war before he even took office.)

More compassion and courage than the entire media and feckless Congress combined!

Chris Murphy: "Political violence in this country just become mainstream. It is now a fact of life in America. If you commit an act of horrific violence in the name of the POTUS, that president will make sure you get away with it. That is fundamentally un-American."

Inauguration viewers - television (Nielsen):

Trump 47 - 24,600,00 viewers
President Biden - 33,760,000 viewers

Pardoning cop-beating rioters, attacking the clergy and threatening to invade sovereign nations and we're not even 48 hours into the Trump regime.

I believe a key element of Trump's strategy is to put out a constant stream of clickbait to keep people distracted so they don;t pay attention to the underlying grift.

Unfortunately he’s right

On the 23rd of October Matilda was hit by a truck. They didn’t stop to help.

A kind lady helped cover her for the night and brought her to us. She was in a horrible state.

Today just 3 months later the unthinkable… Matilda is back walking… (1/8) 🧵