The problem of pedophilia could easily be over with a quick and easy fix.

We might self-sabotage our own intentions by waiting for perfect. The perfect time. The perfect reason. The perfect party. The perfect leader.Or we could do what’s right and say it’s close enough for rock and roll.

We are in dangerous, deep, dark tyranny territory now. What should we do?

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Run into the sun.

Last week, I just had to get away.

So instead of my usual podcast, I created a video podcast with clips of our new wolf cub companion, Zuni, as he moves out from the comfort and safety of our home into the big, wide world. Enjoy!

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In the light of all the news about the Epstein files, the lyrics of an old song have been haunting me.

We're teetering on a rock hoping to survive, needing a miracle, trying to effect our own rescue. The courts, the Democrats in Congress who are fighting without the tools they need, the volunteers and citizens across the country who are giving whatever they have, doing whatever they can do...will it be enough against the chilling torrent of surging tyranny? Will it be in time?

Listen to this story from the WILD

The bell tolls for democracy. LET US PREY.

This thrilling tale from the WILD will get your heart racing. And it has a parallel in the danger we face today.

In spite of how hard we try to believe in the power of the people over greed and billionaire global alliances, corruption, and general moral decay, the landslide away from democracy has begun, and the ground we stood on yesterday is slipping away. Now, I don't think we can get there from here.