The 9th Life is the cat's last life. It is a metaphore for the current condition of our planet and the Human Race.

Now is the time to get it right. Now is the time to change direction. Now is the time to underscore everything good and shine light into the shadows. Now is a time for equal parts of hope and desparation. Now is the time for the United States of America, in a position of extraordinary global power and influence, to set an example for the rest of the world, and to do everything in its vast resources to encourage and empower peoples and nations around the world to set a coarse toward healing on every level. The environment. Human Rights. Equality. Fairness. Justice. Tolerance.

It is time to level the playing field from the bottom up and the top down- on personal, corporate and governmental levels. Lift up the weary, confused and down-trodden and give them hope and voice. Tear down the corrupt and oppressive regimes. Let corporations and leaders know our demands, and remind them that they have nothing without us- without you.