Susie Duncan Sexton's Blog, page 38
January 28, 2012
From Bob and from David...
Neat comment and neat review! From Bob Wannberg: "I am not a skilled writer but have the message, love conquers all. Kindness draws kindness, those who have a beautiful heart draw the same; we have a deep love for animals because they show us how humans should be; love and innocence.....we speak for them because they can't speak for themselves and fight for them because they are unable to defend themselves. Many people just don't understand our passion; they need to open their hearts and see what beauty is inside! Every Foster I've had I just couldn't let go! they sit right here! they live better than I do! they should! We may not be able to go back in time and reverse the damage done to them; but we can heal their broken hearts! and that you do very well and I am blessed to know you! the battle is frustrating and the time long; but saving just one of these little one's is a victory! :-) thank you!!"
From David Ross: "When I began reading Secrets of an Old Typewriter by Susie Duncan Sexton I found myself not wanting to like this book, but as I read a few of the stories I became hooked on the author's unique and out-front perspective on everyday events as well as 'big' issues. Susie Sexton makes no apologies for having been 'around the block' and draws from her experiences over seven decades to color in the chiaroscuro of the American Experience. Not like this book? Quite the contrary. I am now a big fan of Susie Duncan Sexton and hope to see more of her down-to-earth writing in the future."
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
From David Ross: "When I began reading Secrets of an Old Typewriter by Susie Duncan Sexton I found myself not wanting to like this book, but as I read a few of the stories I became hooked on the author's unique and out-front perspective on everyday events as well as 'big' issues. Susie Sexton makes no apologies for having been 'around the block' and draws from her experiences over seven decades to color in the chiaroscuro of the American Experience. Not like this book? Quite the contrary. I am now a big fan of Susie Duncan Sexton and hope to see more of her down-to-earth writing in the future."
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
January 20, 2012
In our sphere...a couple of near and dear animal causes
Facebook pal Tyler Chase gave me the supreme compliment, "Good thing you are in our sphere, Susie. Not many really care or have the compassion to speak out. Susie rocks!" Thank you so much, Tyler!
Here are links to a couple of causes near and dear to my heart and the responses I sent them...
"Urgent Action...Wild Horses Need Your Support" - here
please protect "all creatures great and small" through word and action...watch THE MISFITS again...or for the first time...
a fabulous plea for not only understanding ourselves but others, specifically horses.
no man-handling please...try turning to science and birth control...ASAP! put our country on the map once and for all as HUMANE AND TOLERANT AND APPRECIATIVE OF NATURE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT...let us lead the way!
"Governor Jerry Brown: Do not repeal any provisions of the Hayden Law" - here
signed...and this is what we said: all of this mass murdering must mean some kind of profit for somebody...killing is always wrong but can be profitable, rendering carcasses into fertilizers and pet food??? selling live innocents to research laboratories????
...THOU SHALT NOT KILL...gov. arnold was absolutely wrong also to kill immediately and we stopped supporting him from that day forward...whatever happened to empathy and kindness?
dismaying to observe the crassness of CA...hopefully this is one trendy precedent that state does not set for a change...please set an example of kindness and reverence for ALL LIFE. thank you.
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Here are links to a couple of causes near and dear to my heart and the responses I sent them...
"Urgent Action...Wild Horses Need Your Support" - here
please protect "all creatures great and small" through word and action...watch THE MISFITS again...or for the first time...
a fabulous plea for not only understanding ourselves but others, specifically horses.
no man-handling please...try turning to science and birth control...ASAP! put our country on the map once and for all as HUMANE AND TOLERANT AND APPRECIATIVE OF NATURE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT...let us lead the way!
"Governor Jerry Brown: Do not repeal any provisions of the Hayden Law" - here
signed...and this is what we said: all of this mass murdering must mean some kind of profit for somebody...killing is always wrong but can be profitable, rendering carcasses into fertilizers and pet food??? selling live innocents to research laboratories????
...THOU SHALT NOT KILL...gov. arnold was absolutely wrong also to kill immediately and we stopped supporting him from that day forward...whatever happened to empathy and kindness?
dismaying to observe the crassness of CA...hopefully this is one trendy precedent that state does not set for a change...please set an example of kindness and reverence for ALL LIFE. thank you.
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
January 19, 2012
Latest Homeward Angle: "Spielberg’s Spirited Steed Inspires Memories of Literary Heroes"
[Scan of column can be found at here]
Magnificence of message, which not even Walt Disney or David O. Selznick captured at the top of their games, appealed to captivated audiences on Christmas Day, 2011. Nature in its original pastoral loveliness -- appreciated by valiant, well-meaning humankind -- ought never be defiled by greed, violence, enslavement, assembly-line manufacturing of weaponry or the nightmarish mania of wars.
Steven Spielberg’s compelling masterpiece, “War Horse”, shines brightly as a successful throwback to and tribute to film-making at its pinnacle at the close of the 30s and the beginning of the 40s. Seasoned film buffs delight in script development, credible characterizations, memorable soundtracks, lovingly achieved production values, and themes which inspire – this movie qualifies as a forgotten dream come true.
This classically revealed epic assesses, through the eyes of one spirited steed, the rewarding importance of man’s kinship with animals, as evidenced by the moments of kindness Red Bay “Joey” elicits amidst the grotesque horrors of warfare.
As a toddler, I recall a brief timeframe of “cries and whispers” within our household. Family upheavals accompanied by personal secrets do happen. Words got s-p-e-l-l-e-d by those taller and older than I so that I would remain in the dark and not inadvertently share any of our little family’s angst with others who might be nosy. My mother routinely read to me each evening before bedtime, assuming the only result would be sleepiness. (My mother’s credo? Turn back the cover of a book simultaneously with a comfy blanket.) I startled her by reciting, from memory, the first few lines of her frequently selected “golden book”: “This is the story of Timothy Tim. This long-eared bunny belonged to him…”
Thus, I rated inclusion in our family affairs from that point as someone who paid pretty close attention and deserved some respect…and maybe “hush” money type bribes! (In a breach of security, at age seven I blabbed to Brownie Scout Troop 210 leader Edna Gates that my great, great, great, great grandpa served as George Washington’s butler. Amused, Mrs. Gates tattled on me to my mother who corrected this misinformation to … my kinsman’s designation as the president’s bodyguard instead…)
Within a handful of years, the Mesdames/teachers Sheehan and Woodham and Miss Betty Leffel sufficiently had instructed me to read well on my own and guided me toward a discerning selection of the very best classics available. My first and my favorite? Anna Sewell’s “Black Beauty”. Anna authored only one story, but it’s a honey. (Margaret Mitchell’s sole literary contribution being “Gone With the Wind”, Harper Lee later joined their worthy “one shot wonder” club with her sensationally popular “To Kill a Mockingbird”.)
This edgy, episodic story of an exceptionally fine horse named Black Beauty, chronicled from youth to old age, leaves its mark -- upon any child -- as permanently imprinted as the white star beneath Beauty’s forelock. Treat animals kindly…always, under all circumstances, and throughout your lifetime. Ms. Sewell never ever rode a horse; her closest proximity to such an animal would be via carriage rides. Her legacy, intent, and gift to us consist of her promotion of and sensitivity toward animal welfare – humane respect for all living beings.
I still possess black and white proof that I myself actually saddled up a grand total of…once! My dad purchased a horse named Maude for my sister Shirley and brother-in-law Guy when the couple moved to the Thorncreek farm they have owned for now more than 60 years. My sister Sarah and I accompanied Daddy to a downtown East Van Buren Street, Columbia City business, located up a long flight of wooden stairs, to purchase a saddle and bridle for Maude in the early 50s so that my sis could take riding lessons from Dale Fisher and thus ride Maude all by herself. Prior to Sarah’s equestrian escapades, both of us sat atop that gentle mare for a brief photo opportunity with a Brownie camera aimed our direction. Guy steadily held the reins so that Maude would not soar down the dusty road with her tiny passengers all atumble.
Michael Morpurgo’s compelling and compassionate novel “War Horse”, written in 1982, somehow never got collected by Susie Bibliophile for my impressive library of animal volumes housed in several book-cases upstairs and down. Recently, the paperback version arrived via wonderful Mike Huth, perhaps the friendliest UPS gentleman on this or any other planet.
How fortunate that this sweet, short novel -- reminding us to value life at all times and in all of its forms -- impressed playwright Nick Stafford who adapted the book into a stage play (the horses depicted through puppetry) of the same title and which recently garnered a Tony Award. Next, its sheer magic ignited genius director Spielberg to outdo himself with his powerhouse Golden Globe nominated film at a time when the world at large sorely needs to be jarred back to common sense and an accompanying universal respect for “all things bright and beautiful…”
An absolutely divine quotation introduces “The Young Black Stallion” (another beloved equine hero of myriad books in a series) written in 1989 collaboratively by Walter Farley and his son Steven:
We need another and a wiser and perhaps more mystical concept of animals… We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth. ~ Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
Thus, I have shared adventures and misadventures with Timothy Tim’s long-eared bunny, a family member named Maude (and very many other fuzzy, scaled and feathered siblings too numerous to mention throughout all the years), “Black Beauty” ,“The Black Stallion”, Marguerite Henry’s stable of horse stories, “The Yearling”, “Moby Dick”, “Old Yeller”, “Lassie”, Jonah and the Whale, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”, Noah and his ark, and now Joey the English plow horse embroiled within, yet determinedly elevating himself -- and us -- above, a man-made World War I. I recommend, from personal experience, that worthwhile tales be read to the young and that pets be adopted until children themselves gather up the mantle, guided by the gentleness and wisdom of parents who consistently encourage inclusiveness, compassion – and unconditional love. Yes, joyfully open countless classic books and view inspirational films which will in turn expose young hearts to the grand possibilities of harmonious existence with “all creatures great and small…”
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Magnificence of message, which not even Walt Disney or David O. Selznick captured at the top of their games, appealed to captivated audiences on Christmas Day, 2011. Nature in its original pastoral loveliness -- appreciated by valiant, well-meaning humankind -- ought never be defiled by greed, violence, enslavement, assembly-line manufacturing of weaponry or the nightmarish mania of wars.
Steven Spielberg’s compelling masterpiece, “War Horse”, shines brightly as a successful throwback to and tribute to film-making at its pinnacle at the close of the 30s and the beginning of the 40s. Seasoned film buffs delight in script development, credible characterizations, memorable soundtracks, lovingly achieved production values, and themes which inspire – this movie qualifies as a forgotten dream come true.
This classically revealed epic assesses, through the eyes of one spirited steed, the rewarding importance of man’s kinship with animals, as evidenced by the moments of kindness Red Bay “Joey” elicits amidst the grotesque horrors of warfare.
As a toddler, I recall a brief timeframe of “cries and whispers” within our household. Family upheavals accompanied by personal secrets do happen. Words got s-p-e-l-l-e-d by those taller and older than I so that I would remain in the dark and not inadvertently share any of our little family’s angst with others who might be nosy. My mother routinely read to me each evening before bedtime, assuming the only result would be sleepiness. (My mother’s credo? Turn back the cover of a book simultaneously with a comfy blanket.) I startled her by reciting, from memory, the first few lines of her frequently selected “golden book”: “This is the story of Timothy Tim. This long-eared bunny belonged to him…”
Thus, I rated inclusion in our family affairs from that point as someone who paid pretty close attention and deserved some respect…and maybe “hush” money type bribes! (In a breach of security, at age seven I blabbed to Brownie Scout Troop 210 leader Edna Gates that my great, great, great, great grandpa served as George Washington’s butler. Amused, Mrs. Gates tattled on me to my mother who corrected this misinformation to … my kinsman’s designation as the president’s bodyguard instead…)
Within a handful of years, the Mesdames/teachers Sheehan and Woodham and Miss Betty Leffel sufficiently had instructed me to read well on my own and guided me toward a discerning selection of the very best classics available. My first and my favorite? Anna Sewell’s “Black Beauty”. Anna authored only one story, but it’s a honey. (Margaret Mitchell’s sole literary contribution being “Gone With the Wind”, Harper Lee later joined their worthy “one shot wonder” club with her sensationally popular “To Kill a Mockingbird”.)
This edgy, episodic story of an exceptionally fine horse named Black Beauty, chronicled from youth to old age, leaves its mark -- upon any child -- as permanently imprinted as the white star beneath Beauty’s forelock. Treat animals kindly…always, under all circumstances, and throughout your lifetime. Ms. Sewell never ever rode a horse; her closest proximity to such an animal would be via carriage rides. Her legacy, intent, and gift to us consist of her promotion of and sensitivity toward animal welfare – humane respect for all living beings.
I still possess black and white proof that I myself actually saddled up a grand total of…once! My dad purchased a horse named Maude for my sister Shirley and brother-in-law Guy when the couple moved to the Thorncreek farm they have owned for now more than 60 years. My sister Sarah and I accompanied Daddy to a downtown East Van Buren Street, Columbia City business, located up a long flight of wooden stairs, to purchase a saddle and bridle for Maude in the early 50s so that my sis could take riding lessons from Dale Fisher and thus ride Maude all by herself. Prior to Sarah’s equestrian escapades, both of us sat atop that gentle mare for a brief photo opportunity with a Brownie camera aimed our direction. Guy steadily held the reins so that Maude would not soar down the dusty road with her tiny passengers all atumble.
Michael Morpurgo’s compelling and compassionate novel “War Horse”, written in 1982, somehow never got collected by Susie Bibliophile for my impressive library of animal volumes housed in several book-cases upstairs and down. Recently, the paperback version arrived via wonderful Mike Huth, perhaps the friendliest UPS gentleman on this or any other planet.
How fortunate that this sweet, short novel -- reminding us to value life at all times and in all of its forms -- impressed playwright Nick Stafford who adapted the book into a stage play (the horses depicted through puppetry) of the same title and which recently garnered a Tony Award. Next, its sheer magic ignited genius director Spielberg to outdo himself with his powerhouse Golden Globe nominated film at a time when the world at large sorely needs to be jarred back to common sense and an accompanying universal respect for “all things bright and beautiful…”
An absolutely divine quotation introduces “The Young Black Stallion” (another beloved equine hero of myriad books in a series) written in 1989 collaboratively by Walter Farley and his son Steven:
We need another and a wiser and perhaps more mystical concept of animals… We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth. ~ Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
Thus, I have shared adventures and misadventures with Timothy Tim’s long-eared bunny, a family member named Maude (and very many other fuzzy, scaled and feathered siblings too numerous to mention throughout all the years), “Black Beauty” ,“The Black Stallion”, Marguerite Henry’s stable of horse stories, “The Yearling”, “Moby Dick”, “Old Yeller”, “Lassie”, Jonah and the Whale, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins”, Noah and his ark, and now Joey the English plow horse embroiled within, yet determinedly elevating himself -- and us -- above, a man-made World War I. I recommend, from personal experience, that worthwhile tales be read to the young and that pets be adopted until children themselves gather up the mantle, guided by the gentleness and wisdom of parents who consistently encourage inclusiveness, compassion – and unconditional love. Yes, joyfully open countless classic books and view inspirational films which will in turn expose young hearts to the grand possibilities of harmonious existence with “all creatures great and small…”
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
January 17, 2012
The dogs of angel Gabriele
I wrote the below in response to this article: "Geneseo doesn't welcome 10 rescued dogs" which can be found here.
And thanks to Naida Austin who encouraged me: "If anyone can write convincingly and persuasively, Susie, it's YOU!"
Here is the note I sent to zoning@henrycty.com ...
Please allow this dear soul to live happily with her family of canines whom she is so fond of and for whom she is such a responsible caregiver.
In this economy, so many pets are suffering due to moves and divorces and job losses and unfeeling responses from folks who are completely lacking in empathy. These domesticated beings have no part in any of these set-backs for humans; the animals are innocent victims.
Thank you for reconsidering and understanding the importance of all of us looking after one another in tough economic times and all the time actually. Nurturing living beings is commendable and absolutely not worthy of punishment.
Perhaps, others could help her by fostering temporarily or better yet trusting that this person is to be admired and emulated thus more pets would have homes and more humans would be setting examples of love, unconditional love, inclusiveness and sweet understanding.
How wonderful if others adopted a couple of animals to avert situations where just a few care and provide shelter for animals while others seem to be either totally non-interested or complaining. We all need to care…each one of us.
Again, thank you for taking into consideration the upheaval Gabriele is experiencing and helping her any way possible.
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
And thanks to Naida Austin who encouraged me: "If anyone can write convincingly and persuasively, Susie, it's YOU!"
Here is the note I sent to zoning@henrycty.com ...
Please allow this dear soul to live happily with her family of canines whom she is so fond of and for whom she is such a responsible caregiver.
In this economy, so many pets are suffering due to moves and divorces and job losses and unfeeling responses from folks who are completely lacking in empathy. These domesticated beings have no part in any of these set-backs for humans; the animals are innocent victims.
Thank you for reconsidering and understanding the importance of all of us looking after one another in tough economic times and all the time actually. Nurturing living beings is commendable and absolutely not worthy of punishment.
Perhaps, others could help her by fostering temporarily or better yet trusting that this person is to be admired and emulated thus more pets would have homes and more humans would be setting examples of love, unconditional love, inclusiveness and sweet understanding.
How wonderful if others adopted a couple of animals to avert situations where just a few care and provide shelter for animals while others seem to be either totally non-interested or complaining. We all need to care…each one of us.
Again, thank you for taking into consideration the upheaval Gabriele is experiencing and helping her any way possible.
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
January 15, 2012
Urge Emerald Isle, North Carolina, to Halt Deer Massacre
Here is what I submitted in response to this link.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE REVERED LAND OF MY ROOTS?
Gassing and ONLY gassing domesticated animals in shelters? Killing deer with bows and arrows on Emerald Isle for what? The sake of human “convenience”?
Please, this is horrid and an embarrassment for those of us who hail from YOUR state…not OUR state now… We plan to never ever visit again unless we can address your lack of thinking?
Please reconsider and try to remember that the animal kingdom and our natural environment are treasures, and do not allow politics to steer North Carolina to such acts of both brutality…and yes, absolute indifference.
My mother’s cousin served as adjutant general—a learned and loving and brilliant individual…he and anyone who has a heart and a keen sense of inclusion and logic would be appalled at their state’s absolute insensitivity.
Please, please restore our faith in a once fabulous land…the Tar-heel state.
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE REVERED LAND OF MY ROOTS?
Gassing and ONLY gassing domesticated animals in shelters? Killing deer with bows and arrows on Emerald Isle for what? The sake of human “convenience”?
Please, this is horrid and an embarrassment for those of us who hail from YOUR state…not OUR state now… We plan to never ever visit again unless we can address your lack of thinking?
Please reconsider and try to remember that the animal kingdom and our natural environment are treasures, and do not allow politics to steer North Carolina to such acts of both brutality…and yes, absolute indifference.
My mother’s cousin served as adjutant general—a learned and loving and brilliant individual…he and anyone who has a heart and a keen sense of inclusion and logic would be appalled at their state’s absolute insensitivity.
Please, please restore our faith in a once fabulous land…the Tar-heel state.
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
January 13, 2012
this link is vital... Squawk Back! Helping Animals When Others Can't ...Or Won't
this link is vital...
the world has become so incredibly crass about animal welfare that it is indeed frightening...violence toward animals is either totally ignorant (my husband's vote) or just damned mean (my vote)...
please invite your friends who care to join us here, as this presidential election seems to be heading toward resolution of this very important issue...about time...way past time...
evolve with us and protect the innocent from violence...and do not be shy...the barbarians are anything but shy...anything for "entertainment".
please, please become involved in assuring animal rights before our wonderful nation degenerates into complete decadence .. and what amounts to the eventual fall of the "roman empire"!
i kid you not...speak up against the thoughtless and accelerating violence directed toward those who cannot protect themselves. thoughts?
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
the world has become so incredibly crass about animal welfare that it is indeed frightening...violence toward animals is either totally ignorant (my husband's vote) or just damned mean (my vote)...
please invite your friends who care to join us here, as this presidential election seems to be heading toward resolution of this very important issue...about time...way past time...
evolve with us and protect the innocent from violence...and do not be shy...the barbarians are anything but shy...anything for "entertainment".
please, please become involved in assuring animal rights before our wonderful nation degenerates into complete decadence .. and what amounts to the eventual fall of the "roman empire"!
i kid you not...speak up against the thoughtless and accelerating violence directed toward those who cannot protect themselves. thoughts?
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Where might all of this competition for residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue be leading?
WOW, it seems the presidential candidates better demonstrate that each one of them appreciates animals and treats them allllll nicely.
Newt is keenly interested in animal welfare ever since Mitt's bad press surfaced for carting his dog on top of his woody station wagon 20 years ago.
Barack is newly interested in legislation outlawing puppy mills?
Where might all of this competition for residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue be leading?
Maybe this focus on "humaneness" bodes well for animal rights, huh? Thoughts?
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Newt is keenly interested in animal welfare ever since Mitt's bad press surfaced for carting his dog on top of his woody station wagon 20 years ago.
Barack is newly interested in legislation outlawing puppy mills?
Where might all of this competition for residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue be leading?
Maybe this focus on "humaneness" bodes well for animal rights, huh? Thoughts?
____________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
"Secrets of an Old Typewriter" by Susie Duncan Sexton featured in the November '11 issue of "Ball State Alumnus" magazine
View the piece here...
"Secrets of an Old Typewriter" by Susie Duncan Sexton as featured in the November '11 issue of "Ball State Alumnus" magazine. The complete issue can be found at this link...
The note reads, "Susan E. (Duncan) Sexton, '68, Columbia City, Ind., authored 'Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl,' a story of life lived in small-town America."
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
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"Secrets of an Old Typewriter" by Susie Duncan Sexton as featured in the November '11 issue of "Ball State Alumnus" magazine. The complete issue can be found at this link...
The note reads, "Susan E. (Duncan) Sexton, '68, Columbia City, Ind., authored 'Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl,' a story of life lived in small-town America."
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
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January 11, 2012
there is profit in so-called animal "over-population"...
there is profit in so-called animal "over-population"...cadavers rendered into fertilizers and pet food incredibly (and gassing machines mass-produced and sold in many states)...not to mention live homeless animals sold for research and experimentation.
same with hunters claiming they are all doing us a favor? they love squealing "over-population" so they can play "deliverance" games and spend dough on weapons and costumes. DNRs love counting up the cash for licenses.
watch out for self-serving spins from profiteers who have duped a lot of the apathetic among us.
birth control, which is NOT a dirty word, has been scientifically available...but ain't being utilized for terribly dubious reasons. never ever should any one of us sanction cold-blooded murder...think about it.
...and i watch people smugly eat dead animals and complain about their own minor health problems and discuss recipes...and condemn others for this and that while they chew up decaying cadavers at a restaurant -- or from outdoor grilling... causing colon, prostate, breast cancers just for starters...unreal...totally nightmarish and yet comical their smugness is.
and it is everywhere...and the profits are obscene for that upper 1% out there.
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
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Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
same with hunters claiming they are all doing us a favor? they love squealing "over-population" so they can play "deliverance" games and spend dough on weapons and costumes. DNRs love counting up the cash for licenses.
watch out for self-serving spins from profiteers who have duped a lot of the apathetic among us.
birth control, which is NOT a dirty word, has been scientifically available...but ain't being utilized for terribly dubious reasons. never ever should any one of us sanction cold-blooded murder...think about it.
...and i watch people smugly eat dead animals and complain about their own minor health problems and discuss recipes...and condemn others for this and that while they chew up decaying cadavers at a restaurant -- or from outdoor grilling... causing colon, prostate, breast cancers just for starters...unreal...totally nightmarish and yet comical their smugness is.
and it is everywhere...and the profits are obscene for that upper 1% out there.
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
January 5, 2012
Hear Susie Sexton on Kay Van Hoesen's "Yak with Kay" radio program: "Truckers & Pilots Rescue Pets" !
Hear Susie Sexton on Kay Van Hoesen's "Yak with Kay" radio program! Colin Lively commented, "I loved hearing you [Susie] on YAK today. You are a National Treasure."
Radio broadcast can be streamed or downloaded here:
Listen here...
Here is the episode synopsis: "Happy-ending stories for furry friends who need a ride ~ How networks of big-hearted truckers and pilots rescue and deliver pets to loving arms all year long. Meet the noble heroes of the road and air who fly and drive animals to safe havens. Joining us are Sue Wiese, founder of Operation Roger; trucker Sean Kiel; Debi Boies, co-founder of Pilots N Paws; journalist Laura T. Coffey whose research and story brought light to these volunteers; avid animal activist Susie Sexton; and Colin Lively with his own animal tales." A really heartwarming show! Enjoy!
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Radio broadcast can be streamed or downloaded here:
Listen here...
Here is the episode synopsis: "Happy-ending stories for furry friends who need a ride ~ How networks of big-hearted truckers and pilots rescue and deliver pets to loving arms all year long. Meet the noble heroes of the road and air who fly and drive animals to safe havens. Joining us are Sue Wiese, founder of Operation Roger; trucker Sean Kiel; Debi Boies, co-founder of Pilots N Paws; journalist Laura T. Coffey whose research and story brought light to these volunteers; avid animal activist Susie Sexton; and Colin Lively with his own animal tales." A really heartwarming show! Enjoy!
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available. Also available in both formats at Amazon.com
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
