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the nightingale glides across a twilight sky

a symbol of love and longing in flight

it exhales in a melodious love song

shattering the solitude of the night

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Since ancient times birds have been considered a connection between heaven and earth. They are known to reach deep into the heart and the soul through symbolism and spirituality. For some cultures, their symbolism is one of immortality, while some myths declare every bird in the world representative of a departed soul. Birds have been immortalized in art throughout the world and in Christian art, birds often appear as saved souls. They also provide inspiration for remarkable stories written in both prose and poetic meter offering time for solitude within deep repose.

How many different birds can you match with their key word significance? Here are just a few. . .

The most renown bird in America is, of course, the  Bald Eagle. As our national bird, it bestows freedom and…

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Happy Father’s Day!

Thanks to all the fathers of the world who break their backs and bust their butts to love and support their children!  The world is a better place because of all of you!

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“If I can’t say the word “vagina,” why are we legislating vaginas?”

Michigan State Rep. Lisa Brown (D-West Bloomfield), in a press conference about her fellow legislators’ response to her use of the v-word in a debate about abortion.

I believe all the ones who complained are Republicans who don’t really like sex, or the human body, and do everything within their legislative powers to make it look and sound vile and disgusting.  I bet this same band of assholes have no problems with violence.

 

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Update on Burned Dog Case

Justice on April 19

Back in April I reported on the horrific case of a 4-month old pit bull puppy that was doused with lighter fluid and set ablaze in a South Dallas apartment complex.  Dallas Animal Services named the dog Justice.  Despite their best efforts, he died from his injuries nearly 2 weeks after the incident.  A woman who lived in the complex and witnessed the attack identified one of the assailants as Darius Ewing.  Ewing eventually turned himself into authorities and is scheduled for trial in November.  Now, 3 other men identified as conspirators, Richard Anthony Valentine, Darius Lamar Carey and Adrian Michael Ayers, have been charged.  Ayers was already in custody for an unrelated offense, but Valentine and Carey turned themselves into police the other day.  According to the affidavits, Ewing threw the lighter fluid onto the puppy, while Valentine flicked a cigarette onto the animal.  The Dallas County District Attorney’s office enhanced the charges to a 3rd degree felony due to the use of a deadly weapon.  Punishment ranges from 2 to 10 years in prison.

This case sickened everyone in the Dallas / Fort Worth metropolitan area.  I’m glad someone had the courage to step forward and identify the first suspect.  Although Texans can be a little quirky, we take animal cruelty serious.

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So now, when someone demands grass, gas or ass, before doing you a favor, you can offer 2 out of 3!

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Nobel Prize Money Cut by 20%

Now, I know we’re really in a deep global financial mess.  This past Monday the Nobel Foundation announced it will reduce this year’s monetary award by one-fifth.  The Stockholm-based organization declared that the prize money will drop from 10 million Swedish krona to 8 million, or from $1.4 million to $1.2 million.  As fate would have it, Nobel has made some bad investments in recent years and they have to stretch their budget to cover operating costs.

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While a blue moon is a rare event, a blue lobster is even more rare.  Canadian fisherman Bobby Stoddard had the pleasure of finding one though.  Stoddard and his crew were hauling in their usual cache of lobsters off the coast of Nova Scotia last month, when they encountered the azure oddity.

“This is the only one that I’ve ever seen,” Stoddard told CNN.  “And my dad has been a lobsterman of about 55 years, and he caught one about 45 years ago, but hadn’t seen one since.”

According to the University of Maine Lobster Institute, blue lobsters are a one-in-2-million phenomenon.  A genetic variation causes the lobster to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein that gives it that cerulean color.

Stoddard offered his find to a nearby ocean research institute, but “they didn’t seem too interested,” Stoddard said.

For now, the male crustacean is residing in a cold holding tank at Stoddard’s business, feeding on bits of fish and mollusks.

Special thanks to fellow blogger and animal lover Spencer Angel.

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