Went to Furlandia 2023, Portland Oregon's Furry Convention at the Portland Airport Sheraton Hotel.

The drive down was uneventful, but after I crossed the I-5 bridge between Washington and Oregon got blithely lost. a kind soul took pity on me and showed me how to get to the hotel. I thanked him profusely and if I ever need what his business sells, he will certainly hear from me. This year, the Con-com
showed their appreciation, (and perhaps cold not find anyone to be GOH and made the attendees the GOH) for this year. Myself I was just happy to go to the con.

I enjoyed seeing familiar authors whom I will name later. I bought stickers, and thanks to one of my friends who was the author of the Talk @$% get bit stickers, came up with a feline version, which uses the phrase, "Hiss Off" I like that. certainly sounds feline.

Weasels on Easels were there, and they are delightfully getting bigger as the years go on. I am profoundly happy for them and bought a Unicorn figurine from them.

I attended one panel, about writing, and gained insight as to how my favorite authors write. will come in handy.

Saw my favorite Goat, who goes by the name of Clopan. there were many fine fursuits this year, many with LED lighting. most just make good oversized heads.

Dealers room was fun, the hotel's restaurant, Rose and Compass, served fine foods for the con's visitors.

much more later.

WB

is this. https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50664653/ and it will inspire me to write my own story, because I want there to be a happy ending here, and that will be a hard story to write.

>You've publicly stated that your only income is disability payments. Those dollars come from my paying taxes into the system every year, so essentially you're >offering me my own money to get something from me. That's not an option.

A person I won't name has taken this opinion against me. I am being castigated for being on assistance. Let there be no mistake I did not get my assistance for free. it cost me my left leg. I could not even apply until after the surgery. So, does anyone else feel this way? that I should not be able to spend my income where I want because of where I get it from?

Who might be good at setting a character at a graveyard? (character in a wheelchair or prosthetic leg)? My father passed on the 27th and I want to show a respectable pic (even though he is being cremated instead. )

I attended Furvana 2021. Enjoyed myself quite a bit. Friday, drove tot the con, lots of sights to see, laughed when I passed through the Satsop area, remembering the scandle involved in the failed construction attempt there. Made it to the beach, stopped at a restroom outpost, came back and the car would not start. waited an hour then it was fine. Drove back to the convention enter, Registered, got the con book, Went to the dealers room and saw Mary Lowd, Ian Keller, Pmoss and Shawn the Girl. there were others, like Mugwump press, who were affable enough and I enjoyed doing business with them. I went to a writing panel, and a 3d printing panel, was invited to the beach for closing ceremonies, Went with some trepidation because i did not want to get stuck in the sand. should not have worried as there were more then enough furs to pull me out no matter how far I had gotten stuck. I left my car on the hard pck sand and walked to the stage area set up on a pair of scaffolding, they read their announcements some 530 odd furs in attendance they read the charity numbers, nearly $4000 for Paws of Grays Harbor, so that went well, they thanked the staff the GoH, and closed the ceremonies. I then made a pitstop at a porta potty set up at the peach, and drove straight home to Olympia. got home, drug everything into the house, and fell over. happy to have done it. will do so again next year with bit more planing.

Got the first Maderna Shot in me. no effects, halfway there. hope it works.

I was going through my old journals trying to make space when I discovered one entry that gave this link. I had not thought much of it at first, the animation trading off from stills then moving the stills, to actual animation. The author of this work is Niel Gaiman. and it is called The Price. I will not spoil it further. I will just say go watch. and tell me your opinion of it.

https://vimeo.com/56573423

Sometimes we are defended by the most unlikely sources.

Not one artist I follow did a Shiney Nude Deer for this year.

About this time of year I get annoyed with the constant barrage of Christmas songs that all seem the same and are mostly repetative. So. I started hunting for alternative Christmas songs and videos, and come to find out, there's quite a few of them. The best well known amongst them Wierd Al's Christmas at Ground Zero that might have a different meaning in NYC. but here are two that made me laugh, and if you know of any thing like that's as silly and spot on to the holiday, post a link here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIdnYAkqSes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1PCf3yFzc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VuN4P7897k

lets twist the holiday so no one will ever forget it!

she said

That being said, I'd like yo hear from you as to what YOU would like?

I said I'd like my character.

I have said no and you are not respecting my decision. I have blocked you now.

public notice. I have blocked her, too and removed her from my watch list. there's more artists than her.

I am now a Handicapped fur. I have had an above knee amputation, and so I wonder, how many other furs are in the same situation? I can't be the only one. I am just out of rehab, and am curious

I suppose I should write this here, On December 20th I had an above knee amputation of my left leg. I spent a week in the hospital, and am now in a rehab center. it's half a nursing home and half a assisted care facility for those who want to get better and get out of there. later I may get an artificial leg.the stump has to heal first

okay, here you go. Flinters has made an example, http://www.furaffinity.net/view/33939281/

you want to draw me? go right ahead. Here is the Request on a Journal. I can't walk so well now so getting to the computer to make the request was not so easy. but here I am,

Just released from the hospital What started as a foot lesion ended up taking my toes on that foot. I have had enough iv drips to last a lifetime, I will have to eat some yoghurt to counter the antibiotics put in me. I am back. awake and alive, for what I am worth...

I am a simple pony. When choosing my president, my requirements are pretty simple:
First and foremost, my president will know the difference between right and wrong. He will fight with unwavering conviction for causes that promote human dignity and welfare.

My president will value people over profit. I will be able to trust his judgement day after day as he challenges all tht cause human suffering no matter the costs to corporations or other moneyed interests.

My president will strive to make sweeping changes that overturn our corrupt political system. He will understand his role as a catalyst for change and inspire us to become agents of change. He will lead our ambitious efforts as we band together with shared vision and common cause, applying ingenuity and innovation, the hallmarks of our American legacy, to resolve the vital issues of our day.

My president will not be caught up by a sense of national pride. Rather, he will have us seek imaginative solutions and employ the best practices from other countries around the world to improve our conditions here at home.

I'll be honest. I refuse to vote for another corporate politician who seeks public office. I'm standing with the man who has stood up for us over the past 40 years--someone who is giving up his golden years to improve our lives.

This is a pivotal moment in history. A time when we are all called upon to help change our world for the better. If we don't seize this rare opportunity right now, we may never get another chance like this ever again. So please do the right thing. Join me and support Bernie Sanders.

I have a pair of new characters that I have cobbled up for a D&D game. A Druidic Unicorn and a Warrior Lioness. What would a Unicorn Druid Stallion look like?

My father, in his nursing home, is taking a self-turn for the worse. he is starting to refuse medication and food. The nursing home is considering changing him over to hospice care, with the thought that he is just tired of the fight, and is giving up. more news as it develops.

Day one. left the house at 0700. other business held me to about an 1100 arrival time at the Airport Sheraton. Got in line for Registration, but was not allowed to stay in it. one of the con com notices I am in the line and pulls me out of line to go to the next available registration computer. smiling has he did so asking "You're gonna help, Right?" So after registering, I go straight to the con-ops room, and they are all glad to see me. I announce that I would help, but let me hit the dealers room first. they show me the uniform, (a STAFF t-shirt and lanyard) and tell me I would get one when I came back.

The dealers room was nice, was amused to see Flinters there, as he had said bad things about us previously. hit the usual suspects for their goods, got a new Talk shit get bit sticker from Etuix, got into a morality fight with Mary Lowd, bought an F-bomb from Madison Keller, (a sewn plushie) told an author named Clegg (forgot her first name) that I would be picking up her books from amazon for my Kindle, and she was happy to hear it. lots of fun, towed the swag out to the car, and got ready to go Volunteer.

this year, instead of doing the door at the fursuit dance I did the St; Helen's rooms, checking badges and later checking ID's as the BDSM classes were adults only. went to about midnight and got 8 hours time in that day.

Saturday was interesting, no great trouble, got started about noon again I hit the dealer room first, a silly sticker of a product, Cat Spit shampoo, for that fresh licked look. Was just happy as heck to see Maggie ( Etiuix) again, bought a smaller version of her Talk shit, get bit sticker. hauled things back to the truck and not having learned my lesson I went and volunteered again. this time I was held close, and worked the Registration line. missed the Fursuit parade, but these people needed to be directed into the registration computers. got that done, took a break, and enjoyed a dinner at the hotel restaurant. went back on to finish the night at St.helens. same thing. badges and ID's.

Sunday started a little later than usual, and I took in a panel of beginning fursuit construction. while I was participating, one of the other constaff folks came up to me and asked me to come back on shift.
I did, feeling a little bit silly. that day, I was sent down to the Headless lounge. The headless lounge is a needed thing, providing an out-of-character place where a fursuit can be taken off and the person wearing can get a drink of water and be made cooler. (there are a bunch of fans in that room) suits can be dried out, (they collect sweat and moisture from the wearer) and the fursuiter can just rest.

stayed till 1730, and left for Wilsonville. got gas, did business, had dinner, and drove strait back to Olympia.

I want my friends and followers to understand that "Staying out of Politics" or being "Sick of Politics"
is privlidge in action. Your privlidge allows you to live a non-political existence. Your wealth, your race, your ability or your gender allows you to live a life in which you likely will not be the target of bigotry, attacks, deportation or genocide. You don't want to get political, you don';t want to fight because your life and safety are not at stake.

It is hard and exhausting to bring up issues of oppression (aka "get political"). The fighting is tiring, I get it. Self-Care is essential. But if you find politics annoying and you just want everyone to be nice, Please know that people are literally fighting for their lives and safety. You might not see it, but that's what privilege does.

Kristen Tea Motherwiselife.org

I have been called a Howler Monkey for taking a stand. because I am against the outrages of the current white house holder, I have been assigned Trump Derangement Syndrome. the other side seems to think he is as pure as driven snow, our side does not. so yes. I am interested in politics, and I hold that the Democratic side is better for people than the republican side.

I believe I shall take this new animal to heart, so yes. EEEEErrnge man bad. and I am gonna vote that way. Ook, Ook.

I was thinking of the "free exchange of ideas" last night. You know, it's not like a market, it's a potluck. Everyone brings their own ideas and you sample others and are familiar with a twist, some are interesting but not to your taste, some are bad, and some are life-changing. You can get into a discussion about recipes or technique, or what have you as people talk about the food.

If someone brings mashed potatoes, you can debate the appropriateness for a potluck: is it bland? will it get cold on the table? Do potatoes make up too much of our diet?

But if someone puts a steaming platter of dog shit on the table, it's not because we are afraid of eating their dog shit or we think that it's going to revolutionize lunch but we don't want to allow that to happen.

We tell them to get it off the table because there is no debate to be had. It's dog shit. It's not an open question, it's not a matter of palates or being picky eaters.

That's why we don't engage with neo-nazis and white supremacists, and it's why we don't (or shouldn't) let them come to our potluck.

Tolerance seems to have an exception that proves the rule. There are no mud races. no group of humans is less important than any other. They all have their places in the sun, and under God's Grace.
I would say that to hold a differing opinion is to put yourself out.

This time, from one Tim Beer.
The British have a certain way with words, It's almost as if they invented the language or something.

Someone on Quora asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote this magnificent response.

A few things spring to mind.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.

I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.

Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.

He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat.

He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:
* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.
* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.

After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.

God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.

In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish:

'My God… what… have… I… created?

If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.

The Theory of Intelligence.

Well, you see Norm, it's like this... A herd of Buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo; and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones in the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the Human Brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells, But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first, In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

this has to be true. it made Bud weiser...

Why are people so hostile towards President Donald Trump? A question asked on Quora...and here is the best response I've seen or heard so far....

Thank you to Chris O'Leary...Please take the time to read (a little long I know, but worth it.)
Chris O'Leary, former 10 years of Active Duty at U.S. Marine Corps (1989-2000)

I’ll take a stab at this. Before you pass my answer off as “Another Liberal Snowflake” consider that 1.) I’m a right-leaning centrist who has voted Republican way more often than Democrat, and 2.) if you want to call someone who spent the entire decade of his 20’s serving in the Marine Corps a snowflake, I’d be ready to answer the question what did you do with your 20’s?

Why Liberals (And not-so liberals) are against President Trump.
A.) He lies. A LOT. Politifact rates 69% of the words he speaks as “Mostly False or worse” Only 17% of the things he says get a “Mostly True” or better rating. That is an absolutely unbelievable number. How he doesn’t speak more truth by mistake is beyond me. To put it in context, Obama’s rating was 26% mostly false or worse, and I had a problem with that. Many of Trump’s former business associates report that he has always been a compulsive liar, but now he’s the President of the United States, and that’s a problem. And this is a man who expects you to believe him when he points at other people and says “They’re lying”. (Check Politifact for detailed info.)

B.) He’s an authoritarian populist, not a conservative. He advances regressive social policy while proposing to expand federal spending and federalist authority over states, both of which conservatives are supposed to hate.

C.) He pretends at Christianity to court the Religious Right but fails to live anything resembling a Christ-Like Life.

D.) His nationalist “America First” message effectively alienates us and removes us from our place as leaders in the international community.

E.) His ideas on “Keeping us safe” are all thinly veiled ideas to remove our freedoms, he is, after all, an authoritarian first. They also are simply bad ideas.

F.) He couldn’t pass a 3rd-grade civics exam. He doesn't’ know what he’s doing. He doesn't understand how international relations work, he doesn’t understand how federal state or local governments work, and every time someone tries to “Run it like a business” it’s a spectacular failure. See Colorado Springs’ recent history as an example. And that was a businessman with a MUCH better business track record than Trump. We are talking about a man who lost money owning a freaking gambling casino.

G.) He’s unethical and always has been. As a businessman, he constantly left in his wake unpaid contractors and invoices, litigation, broken promises, whatever he could get away with.

H.) He is damaging our relationships with our best international friends while kissing up to nations that do not have our best interests in mind. To his question “Wouldn't’ it be great to have better relations with Russia?” The answer is Yes. But RUSSIA has to be the ones who earn that, who must stop doing the things that are damaging to that relationship, or we are simply weaker for it.

I.) He has never seen a shortcut he didn't like, and you can’t take shortcuts in government. “Nuclear Option, Remove the Filibuster, I’ll change the Constitution by Executive Order…Don…what happens when you remove the filibuster and the other side retakes the majority in the Senate? Suddenly want that filibuster back? What happens if you manage to change the Constitution by Executive Order and an Anti-2A President wins the next election?

J.) He is and always has been an unabashed racist. Yes, I’ve seen your favorite meme that claims he was never accused of racism before the Democrats…Absolutely false. See the Central Park 5, the lawsuits and fines resulting from his refusal to lease to black tenants, the 1992 lost appeal trying to overturn penalties for removing black dealers from tables, his remarks to the house native American affairs subcommittee in 1993. The man sees and treats racial groups of people as monoliths.

K.) He is systematically steamrolling regulations specifically designed to keep a disaster like the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis from happening again.

L.) He speaks and acts like a demagogue. He sees the Legislative and Judicial branches of government as inconveniences, blows up at criticism no matter how deserved and actively tries to countermand constitutional processes, not to mention attempts to blackmail and coerce people who are saying negative things about him

M.) His choices for top positions, with the exception of Gen. Mattis, who is a gem, have been horrendous. A secretary of Education without a resume that would get her hired as a small town grammar school principal, A secretary of Energy who didn't know the Department of Energy was responsible for nuclear reserves, an EPA head whose biggest accomplishments to date had been suing the EPA on multiple occasions, an FCC head who while working for Verizon actively lobbied to kill net neutrality, and an Attorney General who thinks pot is “nearly as bad as heroin” and asked Congress for permission to go after legal pot businesses in states where it is legal. (There goes that great Republican States rights rally cry again, right? *Crickets*) An Interim AG after Firing his First AG who’s appointment is probably unconstitutional.

N.) He denies scientific fact. Ever notice that the only people you hear denying climate change are politicians and lobbyists? 99% of actual scientists studying the issue agree that it’s real, man-made and caused by greenhouse gasses. Ever notice that every big disaster movie starts with a bunch of politicians in a room ignoring a scientist's warning?

O.) He does not have the temperament to lead this nation. He is Thin Skinned, childish, and a bully, never mind misogynistic, boorish, rude, and incapable of civil discourse.

P.) He still does not understand that the words he speaks, or tweets, are the official position of 1/3 of the US government, and so does not govern his words. He still thinks when he speaks it’s good ol’ Donald Trump. It’s not. It’s the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. You have probably spread a meme or two around talking about how no president’s every word has ever been dissected before…YES, THEY ALWAYS HAVE. It’s just that every other president in our lifetime has understood the importance of his words and took great care to govern his speech. Trump blurts out whatever comes to his mind then complains when people talk about what a dumb thing that was to say.

Q.) He’s unqualified. If you owned a small business and were looking for someone to manage it, and an unnamed resume came across your desk and you saw 6 bankruptcies, showing a man who had failed to make money running CASINOS, would you hire him? He is a very poor businessman. This is a man it has been estimated would have been worth $10 BILLION more if he’d just taken what his father had given him, invested it in Index Funds and left it alone.

R.) He is President. But he refuses to take a leadership position and understand that he is everyone’s President. Conservatives complain about liberals chanting “Not my President” while Trump himself behaves as if no one but his supporters matter.

S.) He’s a blatant hypocrite. He spent 8 years bitching Obama out for his family trips, or golfing, or any time he took for himself, and what does he do? He was already on his 20th golf outing in APRIL of his 1st year in office. He constantly rants about respect for the military, yet can’t be bothered to attend the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day because of a little rain. (And that excuse about Marine One not being able to fly in the rain is HILARIOUS.)

I could go on, but I’m risking Carpal Tunnel, and I’m not sure how much longer I’ll have health insurance.

T.) He’s a misogynist. It's not really ok in this day and age to be a misogynist, but it’s not a huge deal if you’re a private citizen. It’s a pretty big deal if you hate half the people you’re elected to lead. The disdain for women seeps out of his …whatever…. and he just can’t hide it.

U.) Face it. In any other election “Grab Em’ By the Pussy” would have been the end of that candidate’s chances. Back in the 90’s I used to marvel about how Teflon Bill Clinton was. I no longer do. The fact that he managed to slip by on that is as much a statement about how much people hate Hillary Clinton as it is about what is wrong with politics in this country right now.

V.) He has one response to a differing opinion. Attack. A good leader listens to criticism, to different points of view, is capable of self-reflection, tries to guide people to his point of view, and when necessary stands his ground and defends his convictions. Any of that sound like Trump? His default is not to Lead, its’ to attack. Scorched Earth. The Jim Acosta reaction is a good example. There was no defense of his convictions when Acosta was asking him repeated questions about his rhetoric on the caravan. His response was to attack Acosta.

W.) He takes credit for everything positive while deflecting blame for everything negative. Look at him with the Stock Market. He’s been bragging about it since day one, and to give credit where credit is due, speculation on coming deregulation early in his presidency did fuel some rapid growth, but to pretend that it’s all him, that we’re not in the 9th year of the longest bull market in history and THEN, when the standard market volatility that deregulation inevitably brings about starts to show up? Yeah. Look at yesterday. Hey! Stock Markets losing because the Democrats won! Do I need to bring out the Stock market chart for the last 10 Years again?

X.) He emboldens the worst among us. Counter-protesters are slammed into by a car while countering actual Nazi rally, and the response is there’s fault on “Both Sides” The media is at fault for a nut job sending them and Donald’s favorite targets pipe bombs. The truth is not all Republicans, not all Trump Supporters are racist, fascist lunatics. Many are just taken in by the bombastic personality and are living in an information bubble made worse by the fact that they unfollow anyone and ignore any source of information that makes them feel uncomfortable. People on the left do that too. The Biggest problem the right has right now is that the worst of the Right is the loudest and the most in your face, and the actual right, especially the Freaking PRESIDENT needs to be standing up and saying No. Those are not our values.

Y.) He seems to think the Constitution of The United States, the document that IS who we are, the document he took an oath to support and defend is some sort of inconvenience. He demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of Constitution, from believing he can alter the 14th through executive order, to Thinking The practice clause in the first amendment somehow supersedes the establishment clause (not that he really understands either) or that the practice clause only applies to Christians. Or his attacks on freedom of expression and the press. He repeatedly makes it clear that if he’s read them, he does not understand Articles 1–3, and that’s something he really should have before he took the job, because they’re not going away.

Z.) I’ll use Z for something I do blame him for, but the rest of us have to carry the blame too. Polarization. This country is more politically polarized than I can remember in my lifetime. Some of you who are a few years older than I may remember how it was in the late 60’s when construction workers in New York were being applauded for beating up hippies, I think it’s pretty close to that right now, but that was before my time. And he is the cause of much of the current level polarization, but also the result. It didn't’ start with Trump. We’ve been going down this road I think since the eruption of the Tea Party in the early years of the Obama Administration. I do hope the tide turns before it gets much worse because the thing that scares me more than anything is what if that keeps going the way it has been?

This has said my thoughts in better words than I can string together.

from someone I do not know, gregolear:

When he is gone, Trump deserves what the Romans gave to imperial traitors: Damnatio Memoriae.
Nothing named after him, no presidential library, none of the perquisites given to past office holders. Just shame and silence.

The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling[a] together;
and a little child will lead them.
7
The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
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The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
9
They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

there is always hope to be found in the Bible, regardless of your denomination, or even lack there of.
I want to see this. lambs and wolf cubs chasing each other for fun, Calves and Bear cubs in each other's company.