When I am in America on my annual visit to family and friends,

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 8:38pm

I am always confronted by many challenges that require more fortitude and understanding than when I am comfortably at home. That’s probably true for all of us, in some context or another. But I welcome the challenges as I’m sure you do too, because it’s the challenges that help us evolve. These challenging times - politically, socially, environmentally and independently are what make us humanely sublime.

Lots of love and good luck to everyone …

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Submitted by JtC on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 9:06pm

I felt a presence...

just recently, a warm fold in the continuum, and I thought to myself; "Janis is back stateside".

Lovely to see you again, my friend...

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 9:42pm

Sweet Johnny Cakes,

"a warm fold in the continuum" that circles the globe and breathes warmth and fresh air into open hearts.

Thank you.

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 9:31pm

Hey, Janis--it's good to see you again. I've wondered

if something was going on, since I haven't seen you around very much, lately. Glad you went missing for a 'good reason.'

Seriously, I hope you're having a lovely time visiting with Family and Friends. We're off and on in the Florida panhandle, and it's miserable hot (to this ol' gal).

Anyhoo, have fun, and have a safe trip home!

Mollie

“I believe in the redemptive powers of a dog’s love. It is in recognition of each dog’s potential to lift the human spirit and therefore– to change society for the better, that I fight to make sure every street dog has its day.”
--Stasha Wong, Secretary, Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD)

The SOSD Fantastic Four

Available For Adoption, Save Our Street Dogs, SOSD

Cole - SOSD

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 9:45pm

Hi Mollie

You always make me smile.

At least here in Southern Florida, there's been an almost constant breeze to soften the heat.

Stay cool ; )

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 9:48pm

Cole looks a little hot himself n/t

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 9:52pm

He is (hot)--he's in Singapore! ;-D EOM

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 10:10pm

Oh my,

hot, and even more humid than here! I hope he finds a good home where he can breath easy.

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 10:50pm

Thanks, me, too! He's handsome and young--fingers crossed! EOM

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Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by mimi on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 10:05pm

I always need the lyrics ... great song ... hadn't heard that

one before.

"Going Home"

I love to speak with Leonard
He’s a sportsman and a shepherd
He’s a lazy bastard
Living in a suit

But he does say what I tell him
Even though it isn’t welcome
He just doesn't have the freedom
To refuse

He will speak these words of wisdom
Like a sage, a man of vision
Though he knows he’s really nothing
But the brief elaboration of a tube

Going home
Without my sorrow
Going home
Sometime tomorrow
Going home
To where it’s better
Than before

Going home
Without my burden
Going home
Behind the curtain
Going home
Without the costume
That I wore

He wants to write a love song
An anthem of forgiving
A manual for living with defeat

A cry above the suffering
A sacrifice recovering
But that isn’t what I need him
To complete

I want him to be certain
That he doesn’t have a burden
That he doesn’t need a vision
That he only has permission
To do my instant bidding
Which is to say what I have told him
To repeat

Going home
Without my sorrow
Going home
Sometime tomorrow
Going home
To where it’s better
Than before

Going home
Without my burden
Going home
Behind the curtain
Going home
Without this costume
That I wore

Going home
Without the sorrow
Going home
Sometime tomorrow
Going home
To where it’s better
Than before

Going home
Without the burden
Going home
Behind the curtain
Going home
Without this costume
That I wore

I love to speak with Leonard
He’s a sportsman and a shepherd
He’s a lazy bastard
Living in a suit

Going home kind of difficult if you have none, but that's another song...

Good luck to you back.

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Submitted by janis b on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 10:15pm

Hi mimi,

I'm still waiting for the day you and your son set up camp at my place.

Home is where the heart is, stimmt? Can be anywhere, temporarily or forever.

I think we both love Leonard.

Submitted by riverlover on Sun, 07/31/2016 - 11:25pm

I also love Leonard, since 1967

I bought an album of his at a shop in Place Ville Marie in Montreal. Nice hearing from you, Janis!

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Submitted by janis b on Mon, 08/01/2016 - 8:09am