“Hope is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul…” Emily Dickinson

Recently, my daughter posted a sign that she had recently seen. It was in the dressing room of a department store. The sign shows a picture of a very sad, very pathetic dog, and the caption reads:  “Shoplifters will be forced to watch 24 hours of Sarah McLachlan’s ASPCA commercials”. Christine’s response: “I’d rather go to jail.” And I agreed. These commercials send me running for the remote. I cannot bear the thought of animals suffering.