I almost fear a Pence presidency more than Trump’s. The only thing that makes me worry more is Trump’s diplomatic recklessness and showboating about restarting an arms race, and not being afraid to play with his new deadly toys. Pence will attempt to squash our rights which we can at least fight hard and dirty over.…

It was absolutely gorgeous. Which just highlighted the disparity of the quality of writing. Still, I’ll check this out.

I used to have 3 cats, now just one. Two were slim all their lives but had their life cut short-one with advanced chronic renal failure, the other with what appeared to be hyperthyroidism, but it masked cancer. One made it to just 7 years old, the other to 9 years. Then there was my born fatty-fatkins ragdoll kitten,…

It’s harder to get out of a harness, so wow and ugh! Attaching a lead on both a martingale collar and a loop in front of the harness is pretty escape proof. I’m glad she didn’t bolt.

thanks! I’m going to check these out.

ooh. Thanks! Never thought of that-that’s helpful. If the ring is on the front the leash can go on both the martingale collar and the harness for extra security.

True. But if it happened on my watch I think I would have quit my job and stayed in bed for the rest of the year and beyond. It could have-apparently this collar was wiggle-outable. It didn’t come to any of our attention because this is a pretty chilled out dog, who wasn’t an escape artist. The ambush must have…

My most recent job incarnation has been dog walker. I quite like it-the one dayjob that actually gives me a sense of real purpose and peace. So. One of my daily regulars -died during a walk with his owner. Was rushed at and attacked by another dog, panicked and came loose from his collar, then ran off into the woods…

I’ve personally grieved some pets much more than particular immediate family members and friends. I’ve had some great animal pals. There is a unique (and yeah I know, kind of fucked up) particular sharp pain of intimate bonding with a creature in a protective custodial way only for it to (at best) die of natural…

They cry because they are human. Are you?

This is the start of a destructive course that will claim our rights, clean air and water, and very possibly our lives. This may not be rectified with future campaigns and politicking, but rather bloodshed. Mourning and anger are sane and reasonable responses to this tragedy in the making.  

I have some syndrome that asmr just brings out the eeewwww get it outta my face/ears squicked out disgust and a hint of rage. HATE IT. I just don’t get it at all.

Yep. There was one at my park that was seriously giving me the hebegeebees. Middle of the day he’s walking oddly and coming in my direction way too close for comfort. I managed to keep a wide arc away from him but he’s staring and looking like he might dart at me. I warned other hikers about it as I passed and called…

that’s not hair—that’s an ambitious mold growth that looks hair-like. I’ve seen it before on a long abandoned covered plate of spaghetti when clean purging the depths of my refrigerator.

Never seen this. Charmed! Now going through all their stuff. Thanks!!

Artist here, and I despise cruelty, gaslighting mindfuckery, and boundary violations as “art”.

Leo for Leona, or Leo as in a tomboy’s name, like Sam?

I’d never come between a good man and his dog, cat, ferret, squirrel, guinea pig, rooster, turtle, etc. Other guy’s pets won’t get competition from me, they get a new fawning subject and fan.

Wait, wasn’t she in an affair with another woman? I should look her up but eh, nah.

Well a lot of strength of his work is visual. His symmetry, coldness, austerity gives a mysterious, monumental feel to his work—it really lends itself particularly well to 2001 where it provides a setting that is far grander and complex than we can hope to comprehend.