There Is A Global March For Lions Because We Are Angry

There Is A Global March For Lions Because We Are Angry

There Is A Global March For Lions Because We Are Angry. Who gets to determine the value of “your” life? Why should any human get to determine the value of the life of an animal? We have become so blind to anything but our own shallow “I Want” – that we think we are the arbiters of life. Humans have lost their values – global governments have lost their understanding that governing is about “us” and not “them”.  Money buys anything – politicians – countries – human beings – animals. The rich can have whatever they want and they take it without apology – especially when related to animals.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 20, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 20, 2004

Men

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 20, 2004 – My brother Eric, once took extreme (similar to today’s reality television extreme) exception to my relationships with men and told me in no uncertain terms (his) that it was high time that I stopped leaving a trail of broken hearts in my path and settled down with someone.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 19, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 19, 2004

Turning Fifty

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 19, 2004 – I remember walking home from school one day, the year I was eleven. I was just aching to grow up. I wanted to be a teenager so badly, to leave behind all things I considered to be ‘girlish’, like dolls, bobby sox, Mary-Jane shoes, frills, ribbons and bows.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 18, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 18, 2004

Taking A Risk

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 18, 2004 – I had lunch today with my friend Jackie. We’ve known each for over twenty years, and in that time we’ve shared the pain of broken hearts and the joy of mended hearts, career changes, marriage (hers), children (hers), moving houses and long talks about what we might do if we ever grow up.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 17, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 17, 2004

Reading

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – February 17, 2004 – Reading is like breathing – one of the most essential things in my life. I can’t imagine my world without the beauty of the written word or my life without the gift of reading.