Interesting . . .

The success and progress of any country can easily be judged by the size of its government . . .

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." [Thomas Jefferson, letter to E. Carrington, May 27, 1788]

"A wise and frugal government ...shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."
[Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801]

Note to Self

Watching Flatliners while reading Absolute Sandman (Vol. 1) before bed will give you some really crazy dreams.

That is all.

Bun fun

Kodiak and Shadow are doing wonderfully, I've even caught some snorgling!

Oddest thing, though. On the side of the pen is a small hay ball, essentially a spiral that widens at the middle to allow hay then narrows down with a tiny bell on the bottom. Well. Shadow refused to eat hay out of it, so we stuck a small stuffed toy puppy in there as a toy.

This is Kodiak's favorite thing in the entire world. She stands on her tiny rear legs and boxes it! Like a pro, shakes the whole pen and makes a crazy amount of noise. I haven't managed to catch it on video but will keep trying.