The Mousetrap continued...

I been doin' some thinking lately~~~ and boy, did that hurt. People keep sending me copies of, or links to, gazillions of political articles and websites. They are fellow liberals, so of course they are preaching to the choir. Some things I get really upset about, like the horrible things happening to people around the world (especially women in prehistoric countries), babies tossed into dumpsters, environmental nightmares taken too lightly (by everyone), animals used and tortured for heaven knows what purpose, a so-called president who is throwing our country into the sewer........it never ends.

The crowning touch was a link to a newspaper article called "An Open Letter to America from A Canadian". (Scroll down middle column) I felt really bad after reading this, even though I haven't done any of the things the writer is accusing Americans of doing. Yeah, well, the writer made some good points about our apathy and nonchalance about what is happening to our democracy at this moment. On the other hand, he got a little carried away, too, and exaggerated just a tad. (to say the least) Then, doggone it, I got to thinking about some of the good stuff we do, just because we are Americans, damn it.

The average, normal type of American, and I believe there's a whole lot of us, are always there to help in times of need. Sending clothing and food.......companies trucking in bottled water.......when a town is ravaged by flood, tornado or hurricane. Volunteers helping their neighbors in different kinds of crises. I was especially moved by the showing of Animal Planet's animal control officers who climbed dark, dangerous stairways to rescue beloved pets left behind in the 9/11 evacuation. The heroic efforts of both man and dog in the rescue efforts at Ground Zero was very emotional, especially to see the tender loving care those dogs received when they took a "break" from their hard work with their equally tired handler.

The hard work of volunteers trying desperately to save beached whales...............volunteers worked so hard to clean up waterfowl after the Exxon oil spill in Alaska and other accidents since that big one. Innocent animals suffocating with their cover of oilclogged feathers, awful. I watched a program the other night about the Navy vs. the great blue whale (largest mammal on the planet). The sightseeing boat filled with people gasping in awe and delight at the sight of this magnificent creature. Someone in Ohio released caged minks from a fur-coat-farm the other night. They showed some being caught and put back in their cages, and some merrily running into the woods, where they will probably not survive but at least they have a fighting chance. No doubt about which side I was cheering for----

America is a large friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.