"No talk shall be of dogs," said he, "when Wolf and Gray Wolf meet.…"

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!
Ballad of East and West - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Many have asked, bitterly, if any other countries are helping America during its troubles with Hurricane Katrina. Formal government initiatives will come, but as for citizens all around the world, here are the countries where individuals are participating in the Blogs for Relief fundraising effort:

Australia, Great Britain/United Kingdom, Canada, Nicaragua, Malayia, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Slovakia, Isreal, Germany, France, and China.

Truly, in the Blogosphere, there is no border, breed or birth. 1,293 volunteer citizen journalists are devoting countless hours to encourage generosity internationally. At this posting, the total shown is $210,838 and that may be low. Unless a donor read about a charity and registered it on TTLB here, their donation would not be included in the Blog Relief grand total. Please do register your donation, but more importantly, please make your donaton. The single day has been so succesful that the effort has now been extended through Sept. 5th.

The Wolf and Gray Wolf of liberal and conservative causes are working together on this, despite a few petulant and vicious partisans. For now, let us put all our differences aside and show how our fledgling universe can create good.

Click here to see why the Porcupine is advocating for the Salvation Army.

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