I hate to distract from the conversation, and someone please smack me in the head if this does. But I attended the first Women’s March last year in Northampton MA and several of us got up and spoke for our plans for Mother Earth. I love th blue wave idea. Can some of us tie it to protecting the ocean? It doesn’t have…

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EDIT: I’m going to just add that now I understand better, maybe the owner was at the end of his rope but an email is PRIVATE. They could have done this announcement without the screenshot, and so I’m not as impressed by his behavior as I originally was. The following still stands, though.

Oh that is so sad. And cats rarely scavenge. They much prefer freshly-killed.

I’ve got a pretty good job with rights to sick days now, but for a good 20 or so years my employers (veterinarians)!! would not allow illness as an excuse to stay home. The lower the wage, the more you can assume the employee is threatened with termination for any offense including unapproved days off. I went into a…

The seasonal flu vaccine, even when not completely preventative, still tends to weaken the severity of a bout of flu, including H3N2

I love both these actors, I love Christmas, I celebrate Winter Solstice, I’m a winter runner and as a native New Englander I love the weather. I am also looking forward to it! ❄️❄️ (Wouldn’t it be nice to have a movie that addresses the disturbed polar vortex and the jet stream as a human issue rather than a…

I’ve had a great response when I talk about this to people! I think they do care, just a matter of access to the information and the goods.

Nestle and Ferrero are among the biggest palm oil giants. Destroying rainforests, habitats for dozens of species, not to mention stomping on indigenous family farmers and handing machetes to 8 year-olds to work in inhumane conditions. Want a real chiller? Listen to the Nestle CEO talk on YouTube about water as a human…

Are these new rules inconvenient and cumbersome? Yeah.

Beautiful last sentence by Lutkin. Fine men who catcall.......? What the hell, these are not guys who forgot to feed the meter. This is harassment and should warrant a visit by police. What that dumb petition seems to be missing is the word “Unwelcomed”. This is the defining problem in all cases but especially in the…

And yet............

Aaagh! I studied classical music theory in college. Took singing lessons on the side. Whenever I sounded like shit (i.e. most of the time), I would try to channel her. This is a mental trick you can use when performing music: pretend you are someone good. Her voice was so beautiful and it was fun acting like I had her…

In my mind, the most important thing employers can do is to change the environment of their workplaces. It is no longer acceptable to report harassment. It isn’t your “right”. Instead, it is intensely encouraged. It is made extremely simple. It’s is incredibly vital, and it is normalized. It is part of the job for…

Oh wow! Thank you, I’ll try that! ✨✨✨🌸

Thanks, I did try that, it just appears as a link. (A very, very long link LOL). 🙂

I’m still loving my Jez community but sad because I can no longer post photos. Only videos. The editor (the little Aa) does not work either. Any guesses how I can mend this? 💕🌸

I’m in Western Mass and I work seasonally as a nature guide. The numbers have got to be bullshit. All I’m seeing are job ads that refuse to list the pay, are either scams, internships or under 32 hours / no benefits. There were dozens of adjunct professor jobs which got my hopes up only to discover they were to go in…

Cute pup. Advice from a former vet tech: let the cats approach the dog. Never vice versa. Train the pooch to be calm and avoid the cats for now. The expressions are funny at first but chronically frightened cats over time become cats with serious health problems.

Gah! So sorry, it took me a decade to discover the cat book! I can tell you this, the Hodgkins book does a lot of comparing dog needs to cat needs, and she outlines many of the dirty tricks that pet food companies use. You might find the first few chapters useful, and maybe she’d answer an email regarding your…