“May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.”


"This report is maybe 12-years-old. Parliament buried it, and it stayed buried till River dug it up. This is what they feared she knew. And they were right to fear because there's a whole universe of folk who are gonna know it, too. They're gonna see it. Somebody has to speak for these people. You all got on this boat for different reasons, but you all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything I know this, they will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, 10, they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people . . . better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave." ~ Captain Malcom Reynolds

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Pets and Wards

Dogs are active barriers. Warning the home of interlopers, or even the hint of a perceived threat... Crows and the like are alarms... teasing of concerns but as often wrong as not. Do not discard their counsel, but neither take as flawless... Others who speak may give tidbits or truths.... But Cat... oh, Cat. Fickle. Stubborn. Unpredictable. Wanders the house as soon as sets a lap. Yet - should Cat give warning, even the wisest in the craft pays heed....