2015-11-21

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Syrian Refugee Resettlement in the US

I'm proud the US has a president who is encouraging compassion and taking in Syrian refugees. The governor of my little blue state is not doing Maryland proud.

Here's a petition from moveon.org for stating your support for Syrian Resettlement:

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/syrian-refugee-resettlement-1

My favorite comment on the subject is by Oliver Willis, as reblogged by

supergee:

“If only we had a seasonally appropriate story about Middle Eastern people seeking refuge being turned away by the heartless.”

Yup.

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Syrian Refugee Resettlement in the US

supergee:

“If only we had a seasonally appropriate story about Middle Eastern people seeking refuge being turned away by the heartless.”

Yup.

Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/187550.html with

comments

Crossposts: http://lavendertook.livejournal.com/193522.html

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Mini-Moot in the Pine Barrens

Last Sunday I drove up to New Jersey to meet my friend

lbilover at the Franklin Preserve State Park in the Pine Barrens. It was a long drive and totally worth it for her warm and comfortable company, along with the company of her sweet deerhound Gandy, the adventuresome Pippin, who I was very glad to get to see again, and the silky Clementine who joyed to show us the meaning of haste, and for the beauty of the pines. I sure miss living in an area well covered in evergreens, like there was in Carrboro, NC. Our hobbit dolls were also happy to see each other again. It was a gorgeous cool, sunny day, perfect for a 3 hour hike.

I tried to get a pic of

lbilover with her whole pup family, but , being very busy pups, they were impatient with the whole process. Gandy here is blocking Clem and giggling about it, too.

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