TODAY IS 'ALWAYS' A HOLIDAY FOR US!!

...and many happy returns [throughout life] !!!

XOX,

Your loving family

Channeling G.M. Hopkins

Ode to an Early Snow

Autumn's caught,

"Bereaving"...

Early snow

'at work':

Un-leaving.

Sodden scenes

Exhale,

Grow older.

Sorrows sown

By time,

Wax bolder.

Covered leaves,

Spread thick and hurried;

Winter whispers:

Wild, un-worried.

Is this cycle

One you mourn for?

('Tis the fate

All souls were

Born for).

written by L.P.-G.

UTTER TOXICITY!

ONE REALLY TOXIC BREW...

     IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT!!!

Take one trenchant

Tongue of 'spin';

Fold it under,

Tuck it in...

Add to this

A plastic chin;

Now, I'd state

Our work begins!

Stir in squirrels' nests,

Satan's smirk;

A toothy  grin,

Rosacea's 'perk'.

Add some hair  grease,

Molt from coats;

Now this brew is

Primed to float!

Brassy- bubble,

Strained by Newt;

Huckabee-Sanders,

What a hoot!!

One bare chest

( The Russian kind);

Lends this soup

Such slippery slime.

Botox, fillers;

Wives, 1-2-3!!

Our toxic brew

Is ripe for fleas!

Eye of Mongol;

Eye of Hun (see below);

Oh!  I'd say

Our soup is done!!!

YUK !!!!!

But Jared added one more trick

to give this potion extra kick!

WORDS FROM A RAGING SPIRIT

The glory of justice and the majesty of law are created not just by the Constitution - nor by the courts - nor by the officers of the law - nor by the lawyers - but by the men and women who constitute our society - who are the protectors of the law as they are themselves protected by the law.

 Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. 

Everything that makes man's life worthwhile - family, work, education, a place to rear one's children and a place to rest one's head - all this depends on the decisions of government; all can be swept away by a government which does not heed the demands of its people, and I mean all of its people.

... well said, Bobby Kennedy!

YES, ALWAYS...

ALWAYS BEAR THIS TRUISM IN MIND...

YOU CAN'T/DON'T/WON'T FIND WHAT YOU DO NOT LOOK FOR!!!

* VOTE  SMART *

EPILOGUE:  I generally give credit to those whom such credit is due, even if I don't totally agree with them. That said, I believe Sen. Susan Collins deserves 'a degree' of respect for her very comprehensive, well-thought-out dialogue.  While bearing in mind that there's still much work to be done in the realm of violence against women, Senator Collins wholly acknowledged this sorry fact as she went on to a genuine and heart-felt discourse outlining the varied reasons behind her ultimate decision to confirm Judge Kavanaugh. Hopefully her expansive dissertation cultivates a modicum of civility and healing to this whole nomination process. In sum, I congratulate her for her earnestness and due diligence despite maintaining some very serious reservations vis-à-vis Judge Kavanaugh. [NOTE: I am not a conservative but a centrist-liberal Democrat who is strongly pro-choice ]. Furthermore, I might add, Judge Kavanaugh owes Senator Collins the following: that his pledge to be even-handed, independent and open-minded in his [Supreme Court] ruling(s) remains vigorously firm...  Anything to the contrary will be viewed as outright heresy.