“A HIT DOG HOLLERS” — SERIOUS INJURY (REAL OR PERCEIVED) IS LOUD I just read an article at LGBTQ NATION about a woman who received a warning note from a gay man who overheard a conversation between her and a prospective dating partner. You can read the article here: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/gay-man-passed-warning-note-woman-first-date-listened/ What struck me as […]
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GOATS IN COATS Mr. Tumnus in his new duds. Handsome devil, isn’t he? Jazzie in her new cooling coat Maggie in her new cooling coat. Tillie’s coat is on the way today! (She’s the wee coatless goat in the background.) I got cooling coats for my goats, as you know, so they don’t
Update on My Life and Doings Today is the two month anniversary of my panniculectomy surgery and I’m still carrying a JP tube in my abdomen. Hmmm… I have an email in MyChart to the nurse up north to see if I can take it out now. I’m still draining from 35
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When @CarolLeonnig and I asked Trump why he repeatedly told the public things that were not true, he said, “Are you talking about disinformation or are you talking about lies? There is a more beautiful word called disinformation.” A more beautiful word.https://t.co/B5ynf79rli — Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 19, 2021 The immediate past occupant of
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The Rats Vote — Paper or Pine Chips? I decided to leave the decision up to the rats. Here’s how they voted when I used pine shavings in their playpen and paper in their condo. Paws down — they prefer the unbleached paper (specifically, CareFresh Small Pet Bedding). Oi vey. Of course. I
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CenturyLink INTERNET IS DOWN AGAIN…UGH!! CenturyLink is down again – has been for almost a full day. GRRR!!! They hope to restore service sometime today. I know there was a big fire in downtown Tacoma in the past day or so which caused some of the internet companies to go
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If you need crystal clear analysis of our present precarious perch on democracy in the US, subscribe to Letters from an American NOW. It’s free and utterly priceless!!! The author is historian Heather Cox Richardson, and the information she is sharing is hair-raising. Right now she says — and shows — that we’re
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Nine New Pets “Two females would be great…” “OK…. nine would be even greater, as long as none of them are pregnant.” To be clear: In the beginning, I wasn’t planning on getting more than two rats of the same gender, male or female. I have a friend named Steve who’s
This is the easiest post-surgery I’ve ever been through The third post-surgery day is supposed to be the worst and I got up just now feeling ZERO soreness. If I didn’t know for a fact that I’m split from hip to hip in one place and above it in another place, I would have
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This is the 22nd anniversary of De’s passing, so I’ll publish an excerpt from my book DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. This describes my admiration for him, which has never faded and never will. From the Chapter Star Trek Ceremonies – 1991
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