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Category Archives: politics
Resolved: I Will Be Ruthless
Resolved: I Will Be Ruthless or The Ruthless Reptile Sheds her Skin No crime drama just an aging woman’s search for herself abandoned on the shifting shore of accommodation lost in the dryer with the single sock neglected in the … Continue reading
Posted in family, Poems, politics, rescue
Tagged growth, poetry, reptiles, resolution, shedding skin, snakes, women
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Moving Forward
Two days ago a pick-up truck was parked in the neighborhood with this message in its back window: You have no choice. You MUST move forward. I viewed this with some surprise and a bit of foreboding. Was this a … Continue reading
Narcissists’ Theme Song
Narcissists can’t unite; but if they could, their theme song might be “It Has to Be Me”, sung to the tune of “It Had to Be You”, by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn. Here are the updated lyrics and two … Continue reading
Posted in humor, music, politics
Tagged "It Had to Be You", Frank Sinatra, Gus Kahn, Isham Jones, narcissism, politics, Tony Bennett
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Bright Moon Wandering – New Poetry Book
I have a new book of poetry – Bright Moon WanderingI would be very happy if you took a look and gave me your thoughts!
Posted in Birds, blogging, books, Dogs, earth, ecology, humor, moon, moose, music, Nature, planets, Poems, politics, solar system, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, birds, books, collies, dogs, earth, humor, hunting, moon, moose, nature, poetry, politics, solar system, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
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One More Face — Lily, Puppy Mill Rescue
This is Lily, and here is her story. Puppy Mills Cruelty thrives in dark places smelling foul in confined spaces secrets kept with our consent living creatures we do torment. Through the mill they’re forced each day crushing and grinding … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, politics, rescue
Tagged dog rescue, mill dogs, National Mill Dog Rescue, outlaw puppy mills, puppy mills
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Reprieve for Wyoming Wolves
On September 23, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) issued an Opinion¹ and Order² overturning a 2012 rule promulgated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS, the Service, or the agency). The … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Interior, Grand Tetons, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animal rights, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, Grand Tetons, Humane Society of the United States, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), politics, science, Sierra Club, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, wolf hunting, wolf management, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Gray Wolf Protection/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the federal agency charged with administering the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on land. wikipedia/Endangered Species Act The ESA was enacted by Congress in 1973 and has been called “the Magna Carta” of … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Interior, ecology, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wolves
Tagged animals, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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Wolves Give Life
This gorgeous video comes courtesy of Shelley Coldiron, executive director of W.O.L.F., and Amelia Curzon, who blogs at Mungai and the Goa Constrictor The video explores the ways in which wolves are regenerating the ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park and … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Department of the Interior, ecology, national parks, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged blogging, Defenders of Wildlife, ecology, Endangered Species Act, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, W.O.L.F. Sanctuary, wilderness, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Citizen Advocate Programs
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is setting up Citizen Advocacy programs across the U.S. and inviting us all to participate. These programs are focused on approaching the challenge of dealing with climate change. The NRDC proposes to train participants … Continue reading
Posted in politics, science
Tagged citizen advocacy, climate change, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, NRDC Citizen Advocates, science
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Delisting the Wolf – Your Help is Needed!
Originally posted on Mungai and the Goa Constrictor:
Image: Lynn M. Stone / Nature Picture Library The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in its comment period on their proposal to remove the wolf from the Endangered Species Act in…
Posted in blogging, Department of the Interior, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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