Passing Storms

A  L  O  H  A  !

" Dogs are not the Uncle Toms

of the animal world. . .

They're the  dignified dual citizens

who plead the case

for all mute creation 

with their human owners. "

Adam Gopnik

 " Cats and birds are wonderful

but they keep their own counsel

and their own identity,

even in the house,

and let us spy,

occasionally,

on what it's like

out there." 

Adam Gopnik

 

" Adapt yourself to the things

among which your lot has been cast

and love sincerely

the fellow creatures

with whom destiny has ordained 

that you shall live.  "

Marcus Aurelius

" All creatures are flawed, 

but out of the flaw 

may come the universe.  "

Marguerite Young  

" I would look at a dog 

and when our eyes met,

I realized that the dog

and all creatures 

are my family. 

They're like you and me.  "

Ziggy Marley

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Glad that Hurricane Irene

has passed the East Coast!

Having ridden out Iniki

here on our boat

(the week we moved aboard)

we know the anxiety,

the uncertainty,

the curtains of rain

and the wind's

H O W L

that I'll never forget.

Glad Manhattan

remains a playground

for our friend Daryl !

Hope you ALL

recover,

and enjoy YOUR

DAY!