Quote of the Week

In his first inaugural address in 1861, the country was divided, the Civil War loomed. President Abraham Lincoln said this: “We must not be enemies. Though passion has strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

Advice we should take to heart in these trying, divisive times!

quote of the week

“…an island of misfit toys” — that is, a home for the square pegs, the weirdos and dreamers, the individuals that chafe against the blandness of the crowd. A place that gives them the freedom to find their bliss, to embrace their “true self” and let their freak flags fly. Where citizenry is a state of mind rather than a happenstance of birth.” – designer Thom Browne about his Fall collection

 

Children Of The Underground

Pray For Ukraine
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We hear your cries:
Today a baby is born
While another child dies.
Death and destruction…
The invaders tell lies.

Your days are despair,
With weeks in darkness
No sunlight or fresh air.
No playtime or games
The invaders don’t care.

Like an ancient catacomb
Your underground home,
You shelter from bombs.
But will you survive
Or will you succumb?

As you cry in the night.
Who will rescue you
To live and return to the light?
Who will save you
Can your country win the fight?