Yep. Gabapentin is exactly what we got sent home with tonight, though I’m skeptical about getting the pills into the cat.

Yes, she’s a giant, overly-enthusiastic sweetheart and supervillain. Well, most of the time.

People seem confused that my grocery shopping is timed to the weather. Sure, I’d love fresh fruit but I’d also like to not lose a toe to frostbite in the process.

Thank you for the LexisNexis link!

Thank you! This is my first cat. She’s part Maine Coon, so really she’s somewhere between a cat, a dog, & a hurricane. Basically, nobody quite knows the “proper” way to do things over here. Sometimes we need a little encouragement. (Often, I find it in your weekly updates.)

Huzzah for Bruce! Like all of his fans, I’m delighted for the furry hooligan!

I was reminded of this article. It’s okay if you skip down to the numbered rules re: surviving autocracy. The rest has been beaten to death already. It’s the rules that stuck with me.

Showering in a semi-flooded cave lit like an ‘80s skating rink, while trading awkwardly stiff smiles with the other people in your shower. Yeah, that doesn’t look relaxing in the least. On the plus side, I believe I now have the perfect example of an asexual’s experience of watching pr0n, “Why is this happening? Is…

My grocery store just installed some weird phone-charging tower, where you’re apparently just supposed to leave your phone charing while you shop. What?! They’ve got a cop walking around to prevent someone stealing a $2 box of Pop-tarts, but I’m just supposed to trust anyone wandering past the front of the store with…

I was unaware. So, thank you. But also, B’WAH?!? 

I work in data science for a health insurance provider. All of the above is seconded. This is horrifying, on multiple levels, and horrifyingly illegal.

Anyone have a good suggestion or two for a Splinter substitute elsewhere?

That “mandate of heaven” line was ridiculous. It was once held that the monarchy ruled because they were anointed by God to do so. Maybe not the place you wanna go in reference to your supposedly democratically elected representative of the people. Of course, that would require someone to have read a book, paid…

I’m always late to the party, but I always specifically come to look for the Shelter Cat Update. Every week. The cat-ptions are great. Thank you for spreading joy, both at the shelter and on the internet.

That’d be the box surrounding the 3 branches and all the text.

My friend, Mr. Robot covered this question, and is still dealing with the fall-out.

Whereas I always had cognitive dissonance with “Red Hat Linux” vs. the mythological “redcap” — a murderous goblin. It’s all come back together with these MAGA asshats.

How evil do you have to be to actively work to find a loophole by which you can fire people for anything but actual job performance?

Your timing, Cats, appears to be shitty. But, hey, the company will be good as we all get fired and persecuted together.... er, that is. Welcome aboard! Five pounds of environmentally responsible glitter, a pair rainbow ankle socks, and .pdf of “Teh GAY Agenda”* are in the mail.

Crewed by the kids who were training for the Special Olympics that she “canceled because there simply wasn’t a dime to spare in the budget...pass another diamond encrusted juice box, will ya?”