The Blacklist Music... Sounds of Silence

Listen

http://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

http://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4


More blacklist music here

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Blacklist&m=1

Veterans, Parades, Children, Mules and Horses in Ft. Riley/Manhattan Kansas...redux

Thank you to the veterans I know and those I don't know. This first video is last year's parade: pics and more vids from today follow.

click on video twice to see large. horses at  the end.

Please Click on pics to view enlarged. click again for very large view.

 U.S.Army in front of Manhattan High School

Cavalry Horses

Beauty Dog changes the Earth's rotation

children in Veteran's Day parade

Veterans Coffee Group

I spoke to two young General Issue Soldiers who told me that "the younger" soldiers don't really know what this day means; one told me he had known war and lost friends and family in war and this day meant a lot to him. He was about 24. He was sad that the Parade Crowd did not linger so he and his friend could "mingle."

KSU Marching Band

At City Hall

 Work is Done

U.S.Army Mules

Click on pic to enlarge Beauty.

Beauty Mounted Cavalry Horses by mary todd

These mules know they are getting their bits out? Clickk twice on video to view larger.

Here is what, as an army brat, we sang: (our version was slightly different)

(Army Marching Cadence)They say that in the Army the coffee's mighty fine
It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine
Chorus:Oh Lord, I wanna go But they won't let me go
Oh Lord, I wanna go hoo-hoo-hoooome EH!
They say that in the Army the chow is mighty fine
a chicken jumped off the table and started marking time
Chorus: Oh Lord, I wanna go But they won't let me go
Oh Lord, I wanna go hoo-hoo-hoooome EH!
They say that in the Army the biscuits are mighty fine
one rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Army the training's might fine
last night there were ten of us, now there's only nine
Oh Lord, I wanna go But they won't let me go
Oh Lord, I wanna go hoo-hoo-hoooome EH!
They say that in the Army the pay is mighty fine
they give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine
Oh Lord, I wanna go But they won't let me go
Oh Lord, I wanna go hoo-hoo-hoooome EH

I ponder our men and women, marching in step, but without the fierce fear of the North Korean or Chinese army's march or the Russian's. Our men and women seem big and strong and happy. According to my mother and grandmother, we were proud to send our men-- without being overly dramatic or using any hyperbole--to save the world in WWII. I wonder about the hell of war and how it tears some men apart.
For others, they find wisdom and courage and kindness. I wonder how it will affect women.
Here is my father in Viet Nam. God Help Us.          Trials of War

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heroes here

Should pet stores only sell rescue dogs?

Some cities and states have decided pet stores need to sell rescue dogs only.

https://stories.barkpost.com/arizona-pet-store-rescues/



https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2017/10/17/california-passes-law-requiring-pet-stores-to-sell-rescue-animals-only.amp.html
Lawmakers in Beverly Hills are following Phoenix, Arizona’s lead. It is now illegal for pet stores in Beverly Hills to sell dogs and cats that are not from a shelter or rescue.




I am definitely for measures to be taken that will lessen the effects of puppy mills on those poor animals.

California apparently has two million animals rescued each year half of which end up being euthanized.

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Read and pics-- rescued dogs before and after
http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/rescued-dogs-before-and-after.html?m=1

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A dry mattress, a morning cuppa joe... and Somalia

Since 2009 and two million hits ago, this Blog has had perhaps three or four different purposes. One of them was always to awaken a thankful heart and to encourage a realization of what others go through
almost everywhere
 but in our lovely space

Prayers for Somalia. Today, exhausted doctors are struggling to keep their eyes open. They are frantically attending to screaming patients, many burned beyond recognition, who are continuously entering and exiting the hospital like a horrific revolving door. They are the victims of a double truck bombing that occurred on Saturday on a crowded street in Mogadishu. It is the deadliest attack in Somalia, claiming over 300 lives and counting. Sub-Saharan Africa has not seen this level of violence since the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Somalia’s government is blaming the Al Qaeda linked al-Shabab extremist group for the bloodshed. The Shabab, which once controlled most of the city, have lost much of their territory in the area thanks to the Somali Army and American counterterrorism operations. Despite these efforts, they remain a deadly threat to the people of Somalia. Hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in attacks on the capital this year alone. The Somali president commen

Source:  Here

And more

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/18/thousands-march-somalia-attack-truck-bomb-mogadishu





More sbout somalia here

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Somalia&m=1



Heartbreak:

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/search?q=Somalia&m=1

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Harvey Weinstein

Just yuk

Unfortunately, the yuck factor keeps people from dealing with the deeper monstrous truths about this issue. If you do a search you will find that Corey Haim and Corey Feldman and Elijah Wood all came out publicly decrying Hollywood's pedophile culture.

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Child rapist to have Co-custody of Offspring

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/convicted-rapist-awarded-joint-custody-victims-lawyer-says
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/convicted-rapist-awarded-joint-custody-victims-lawyer-says
 Snip:
 A judge in Sanilac County has awarded joint legal custody to a man who raped a young girl, the victim's attorney said.
 She was just 12 at the time and now has an 8-year-old boy.
 The convicted rapist and biological father was not on the child's birth certificate. With joint legal custody, he could have input in decisions regarding the boy's education, religion and medical issues. He could also end up having the right to spend time with the child.
 A young mother fears the man she says raped her will be allowed parental time with her son. "He was conceived out of rape, but I don't look at that. He's my child. He's a part of me. Not a part of him," the mother said. "I hope he never has any rights to him at all." Now 21, the victim said she was raped by Christopher Mirasolo. Her attorney said when the woman applied for state aid, Sanilac County assistant prosecutor Eric Scott filed a motion to establish paternity and collect child support.


 Sadness . .

The Lion Party

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What is a dog's love? Who in your life loves you the most?

i read this at wetjeep or someplace like that,

Try this experiment:
Just lock your spouse and your dog into your trunk for one hour.
 When you open the trunk,.
Which one, Who is really Glad to See You?

Really, what is it about the unconditionality of a Dog's Love?

Dog Love

golden baby

labrodoodle love

australian shepherd love

puggle love

Boston love

coton de tulear love

http://www.dogbreedsaz.com/coton-de-tulear.html

boxer love

but

i want to love this dog:

this last pic from  HERE    a very wonderful photo site.

 "A Day In The Life Of A Stray



~A Poem- THE STRAY DOG

Dear God please send me somebody who'll care!
I'm tired of running, I'm sick with despair.
My body is aching, it's so racked with pain
And dear God I pray, as I sit in the rain.
That someone will love me and give me a home
A warm cozy bed and a big juicy bone.
My last owner tied me all day in the yard
Sometimes with no water and God that was hard!
So I chewed my leash and I ran away
To rummage in garbage and live as a stray.
But now I'm tired and hungry and cold
And I'm so afraid that I'll never grow old.
They've chased me with sticks hit me with stones
While I run the streets just looking for bones!
I'm not really bad God, please help if you can
For I have become just a "victim of man!"
I'm wormy dear God and I'm ridden with fleas
and all that I want is an owner to please!
If you find one for me God, I'll try to be good
I won't chew their shoes, and I'll do as I should.
I will love them, protect them and try to obey
When they tell me to sit, to lie down or to stay!
I don't think I'll make it too long on my own
Cause I'm getting so weak and I'm Oh so alone.
Each night as I sleep in the bushes I cry
Cause I'm so afraid God, that I'm gonna die!
I've got so much love and devotion to give
That I should be given a new chance to live.
So dear God please, please answer my prayer
and send me somebody who will really care.
-Anonymous

I wanted to capture this picture to express so many emotions for you. I also wanted to raise awareness on Stray and rescue dogs. As a baby, Daisy was abused. She could have seriously been in this posistion. I rescued her when she was 5 months old. She was scared, and nervous around people. But....when our eyes met, I felt this indescribable feeling. I knew that I just had to have her, that we had something that will grow as we grow together. I'm glad I took her home that day, November 5th, 2005. Daisy is the greatest dog I could ever ask for. She is so much more then I expected. She has done nothing but bring the greatest amount of joy to my life. She is now a Canine Good Citizen, and a Therapy Dog. I'm going to be starting Rally Obedience with her soon. She truley is, my little guardian angel.

In the US- There are probably about 1-3 million stray dogs...
Everyday more are added to the life of a stray.
And everyday, more just can't fight for themselves no longer.
If considering to own a dog, Please read up on your research. Many strays and dogs in shelters, are there because their owners thought it would be "cool" to have a dog, but didn't know the responsibilities they come with. If you have done your research, and know you are ready. Please, don't buy from a petstore... or breeder. Go to a shelter, and adopt. They are the best dogs as far as personality goes... Save a life... be his hero."
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By the way I figured out what it is about dogs. And the other pets. It is that they allow us to love them unconditionally.

Most humans will not let you love them unconditionally. There are all sorts of walls barriers and limits.

But a good dog a good cat a good horse a good pet, they will allow you to love them to the complete limit of your ability
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