Fortis est Veritas

The Lord's Prayer, in Lakȟótiyapi. My native language:

Atéŋyaŋpi maĥpíya ektá naŋké čiŋ ničháže wakĥáŋlapi kte;
Nitĥókičuŋze ú kte; maĥpíya ektá tókhel nitĥáwačĥiŋ ečhúŋpi kiŋ hé iyéčhel makĥá
Akáŋl ečhúŋpi kte, aŋpétu otóiyohi aĝúyapi kiŋ lé uŋk’úpi yé;
Na waúŋĥtanipi kiŋ uŋkákičiktuŋžapi yé uŋkiš tóna šičáya ečháuŋkičuŋpi kiŋ iyéčhel awičhauŋkičiktuŋžapi;
Na táku wawíyutaŋ kiŋ él uŋkáyapi šni yé tkĥá táku šiče čiŋ etáŋhaŋ éuŋglakupi yé. Amen

"With the advent of blood quantum, the generations pass on their distrust and even hatred of mixed blood Natives. We’ve lost sight of the importance of family and the thanks and praise we should be giving for just one more day with our loved ones." -Alfred Walking Bull (Sičhą́ǧu Oyáte)

Ciudad de México. Truly, a world class cosmopolitan city. And I know from indirect experience as to the reason why -- the Indigenous population there is warm, caring, and accepting. My paternal grandparents relocated there after moving their family off of the Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ. They were welcomed there despite not speaking a word of Spanish and, uh, also kinda looking rather obviously different. My mother was likewise accepted there upon fleeing her homeland in Russia after the devastation that was World War II. And so then, MY folks loved it there so much that they too embraced it as their home as well. It nearly broke their hearts to leave it when they decided it was time to relocate to the United States.

Yes, at age 68, I am older than nearly every other registered account holder on Steam. And yes, I have a lot of money to spend. But that is as a result of my having gone to WORK over the decades in order to EARN it all. Consequently, I now take deep umbrage at folks who ask that I simply "give" them something. NOBODY, but nobody, ever gave me nothin' as I WORKED my way through life. Bottomline: don't ask me to "gift" you things. I don't like it, so don't do it.

"To Thine Own Self Be True" -Polonius (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3)

"Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.”-Luke 20:25

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16

“It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is you get up one more time than you were knocked down.” -Roy T. Bennett

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." -Malala Yousafzai

"It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind."
-Queen Elizabeth II

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” -Mother Teresa

“I'm not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star.” -Sojourner Truth.

“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” -William Pitt the Elder

"No man is an island unto himself." -John Donne

"Intolerance is evidence of impotence." -Aleister Crowley

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." -Niccolo Machiavelli

"Remember! The Force will be with you, always." -Obi Wan Kenobi

The "Barbie and Her Sisters Puppy Rescue" Foil trading card set herein has been placed on prominent display for the sole purpose of paying homage to my dearly departed sister who left to be with the Lord long, long ago and the set will thus not be made available for sale or trade at any time or at any price.

As I do not sign profiles nor rate artwork, please do not ask me to do so.

I do not 'click on links'

And now, a word about begging: Don't.