correct, which I said in the second paragraph here

Agreed. They are like apples and oranges. Both wonderful and unique. 

Cats > Dogs > Garrett

Not choosing!

Call me when your dog shits in a box.

Cats are the best; this is the hill that I'm willing to die on.

I think there may be a part of this missing? Who is Woody?

Um, okay. Mine isn’t a fireworks blowout, but just sort of sad. Friend and I met as freshman roommates, and we remained roommates throughout college. Went to each other’s homes for vacations, etc. Really close friends. After college, friend moved overseas for a job, and I stayed for grad school, but we saw each other…

No knocks are supposed to be for when the situation is to violent or otherwise volatile to serve a warrant in the regular manner. Them saying they got a no knock but knocked anyhow means there was absolutely fuckery going down somewhere in this process.

No cop gets a no knock warrant then knocks. 

This is what I would do too with a message saying

They want the economy opened up for their convenience, but they also want to detain and interrogate people for actually working. Do they want their Amazon deliveries or not?  What a bunch of whiny little pissbabies.

My favorite is the social media outcry of them being stopped by police for not having a mask on and complaining about the audacity the police have to stop someone minding their own business and infringing on their rights.

I think the protests are also, weirdly enough, a symptom of a group of people who have a desperate desire to feel martyred and oppressed. It’s almost comical how white middle class people (and I say this as a member of said white middle class) are jealous of other groups’ marginalization. I mean, you can see it in how…

In my fantasy world, If I owned that store or delivery service I would immediately suspend delivery to that gated community and just tell people I will drop it off at the gate and they can call that racist piece of crap Stewart to complete the delivery.

“HOW DARE YOU EXPECT ME TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS FOR EVERYONE’S SAFETY!!!!! IT’S TYRANNY!!!!! Wait a moment what’s that black person doing walking unarmed in public!?”

Oklahoma? That might be generous.

It is against the law to detain people like that. But the odds of an arrest even when we have video of the act and the name of the person committing the crime is, what, 5%? 

What I love is how ANY and EVERY white person is deputized to enforce their version of the law when they see fit. BUT when the ACTUAL LAW is applied like, say...requiring them to stay inside for their own safety, well then that’s governmental overreach. Lord knows we cannot step on their Constitutional rights.

My mom died a week ago tonight.  She was full of wisdom and sage advice that was stolen from her as she died slowly from cancer.  The path forward is uncertain and unfathomable, but I hope I can remember all she taught me and pass on all the advice and truths she bestowed upon my sisters and me to our kids.