September 18, 2010
“Saving one dog won’t change the world, but it surely will change the world for that dog.” -Richard C. Hall
I woke up thinking it’s all about the numbers today, as I prepared to celebrate another 8,760 hours. A year goes by so quickly, and it doesn’t seem that long ago that I celebrated the 438,000 party. In the weeks preceding today, I’ve been asked continuously if I’m going to throw another party. I originally had planned to host another fund raiser, but a friend talked me into hopping a plane to Austin (monumental for me as I’m terrified to fly) which left me postponing my plans until later in September. Unfortunately the Austin party fell by the wayside when that was also postponed. Everyone I know has made other plans for today so Bear, Pirate, Sadie (my dogs) and I were getting ready to don party hats in preparation of a mini celebration, until later today when I meet with my human friends and family. Whew, that’s a lot of rambling!
Before getting started, I decided to add a quick post on Facebook, a birthday wish of sorts, asking all of my friends, and their friends, to “like” the Wishcuit Facebook page, and buy a Love Adds Up sticker, but that plan quickly changed when at the top of my feed was a post about a dog who had been dragged behind a car. His name is Firu. A word of WARNING, the pictures are graphic, and convey a cruel, sad story; there is no need for me to explain. I stared for a long time, glancing occasionally from my computer screen to my own dogs, scrambling around the house without a care. I thought of the comments I could make about the sick person who did this, or what should happen to them, but thought again. It would be such a waste of time, for right now Firu needs everyone’s help and the energy shouldn’t be wasted on garbage. A special chip in account has been set up for Firu to help with his medical costs, and if you’ve got some spare change in your pockets, any amounts will help.
I’m not sure how old Firu is, but I’m sure he hasn’t had the benefit of 8,760 happy hours. I’ve also changed my birthday wish, and when I blow out the candles on my birthday cake today, I know what I’ll be wishing for.
