April 20th, 2010 “My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story of my life I think I would not tell it; for what is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow? So many other men have lived and shall live that story, to be grass upon the hills.” -John G. Neihardt from Black Elk Speaks So perhaps it has been awhile since I have taken to the pen and page, or in this ...
Just found out this morning that our revised Power of Attorney is being held hostage in Germany due to the volcano. which is why we haven't received our letter of Invitation To Travel yet I sure hope that Fedex can get a plane in the air so our coordinator can get it by this Friday. I also found out that it generally takes a few days from the issuance of the LOI to get the cable to NYC. Once the cable is received we can apply for our visas which hopefully won't take ...
Updated 04-21-2010 at 11:36 AM by pussnboots
There is a General Election in the UK. May 6th. Voters here have become cynical due to recent expenses scandal of the MPs, the Banking Crisis, the Recession and the wars that the current goverment took us in. Usually the race is between Conservative Party (equivalent would be The Republican Party in US and the Labour Party (equivalent to the Democrats in the US). There is always a Third Party in the contention. And they are the Liberal ...
This is my dog Dorje, a long legged Jack Russell Terrier. He is 2 today - 20th April. Dorje is a Tibetan name, and one of its meanings is Thunderbolt, which is most appropriate in this case. He was named by our children, who also have this as a middle name. (In the Asian tradition, it can apply to both male and female). He is a little Thunderbolt in protection of his kingdom, ...
broken... shattered... teeth... ...chatter... rain... shelter... run... ...her... dizzy... spinning... falling... ...prey... pain... bite... victim... ...fight...