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https://twitter.com/mopinkodu/status/1762187819097739478even tho things got off to a bumpy start, i’m super pleased w the results of her training.
she’s shown zero aggression to other dogs, only wants to play. tho she was a pita about it.
she’s working alongside multiple other dogs, and performing like the rockstar she is. now she gets to have the happy life she deserves. and i get to stop worrying.
i cant tell u how heartbreaking this whole thing has been. i thought i had the perfect pup til the fights broke out. the 3 mos of trying to manage them here, not that successfully, had me at the ragged edge. the 1st few days at the trainers, i was ready to kill someone. jenn told me later- no, i love that. i love that u will fight for your dog.
yeah, we’ll need a big box of tissues tomorrow.
we do get 7 follow up 1-1’s, so she’ll get to see her. if i ever get a vacay, i know where she’ll b going. and i’ll flip for the extra few bucks for some training.
my only worry now is that she’ll run away and join the circus. she’s a born performer.
ok, this is sinking in the lounge. maybe here- moobs.
so, i wd like to put forward the word moobs as a generic word for male breasts, regardless of size, shape or desirability. it’s usually used as an insult, but i say we remove the stigma on this very useful word.
i like moobs. esp furry 1s. a former partner w a lovely pair got mad when i called them moobs. but breasts is of limited usefulness in this sitch, rt?
unless someone has a better word, up w moobs.
moobs
so, i wd like to put forward the word moobs as a generic word for male breasts, regardless of size, shape or desirability. it’s usually used as an insult, but i say we remove the stigma on this very useful word.
i like moobs. esp furry 1s. a former partner w a lovely pair got mad when i called them moobs. but breasts is of limited usefulness in this sitch, rt?
unless someone has a better word, up w moobs.
Opinion Biden gave $90 billion to red America. The thank-you went to spam.
dana milbank make the case that joe biden is the president of all america.
good read.
In Rappahannock County, where my farm is, even telephone calls are problematic without high-speed internet. Cellular coverage is spotty, and the old landlines frequently go out when it rains, leaving people entirely isolated. County supervisors told me of an elderly resident with a medical emergency who had no internet service and no dial tone on their landline, so they had to drive to a place where there was cellular reception just to dial 911.
Likewise, distance learning during the pandemic was excruciating in Rappahannock, where most of the 900 public school students lacked reliable internet. Parents would idle their cars in the county library’s parking lot after hours so their children could use the library’s WiFi to send in homework. Web access was so limited during those times that one of the local internet service providers asked customers to ration their internet usage.
But all this is about to change — in Rappahannock and in the rest of rural America.
1 mo post surg.
so, recovery from my melanoma surgery has gone very well. it healed cleanly, w little pain. i didnt f it up by lifting too much. i get an occasional sharp sting, but it’s momentary.
now i cant wait for the skin to stretch, and rid me of this feeling that someone is squeezing my shoulder. the puckery scar doesnt bother me, but that grip is cancer, grabbing me.
the word bounces around my head less every day, but i know i cant let it go away, cuz i’ll drop my guard.
all things considered, i’m a lucky duck. i try to b grateful for that.
can i get a 'poor baby'?
https://twitter.com/mopinkodu/status/1760693672226562362longer version of the story- my poor buddy.
he had a growth btn his toes, and it’s been driving us both bats for a couple months now. he licked it until he had a yeast infection that took 3 wks of antibiotics to tame, all the way up his front legs.
the only thing that wd keep him from licking was a full cone, and he cant wear that 24/7. wont fit through the dog door, and there‘s not enough room in the bed.
decided he was never going to stop licking til it was gone, so that happened tues.
he came home w a pressure bandage he needed to keep on for at least 2-3 days. it lasted 1. and of course, i have no tape in the house. so he currently has a mcgiver of oversize bandaids and a smartwool sock.
somewhere in my spacetime continuum is an extra large cone, but i’ve looked and looked and it seems to have a cloaking mechanism or something. it vanished several times in all this. still trying to figure that 1 out. the sock stays on til the cone returns.
on the plus side for him, he needs meds that have to be taken w food. so he not only gets to eat twice a day instead of 1, he gets a bedtime snack. good thing i’ve managed to get him down to a rly good weight.
i’ve decided next time i take a flight, imma borrow the donut. it looks comfy, and i’ll get some laughs. and it’s a lovely shade of purple.
hey, can u spare a thought for my big sister today?- edited.
she’s the youngest of the ‘irish triplets’, the 1st 3 of the 7 of us.
she has a fairly major stroke yesterday. woke up feeling off, and when she tried to get out of bed, hit the floor. her hubs called 911 rt away. she’s expected to make a full recovery, but it will b a trudge.
her mental function is fine, but she’s lost her motor control almost completely. looking at extensive rehab after w few days in the hospital.
i dont get on well w my family, but i’ve never had a beef w her, and likely never will. she’s the 1 who was there for me when i was the single mom of a preschooler. when i couldnt get a sitter for my 2nd job, the kid was always welcome at her house.
she lives in the villages, and is part of of the small blue community there. always taking part in the golf cart parades for our side that u never heard about. soon to turn 80, but still active and vital.
so far we’ve only lost 1 of us, to ms after a decade in a nursing home. one of those blessings that hurts, but is still a blessing.
the upside is that i got the news from my favorite nephew, and got to chat w him for a while. we might not speak often, but in my family, when shit gets bad, we rally around.
i’m a devout atheist myself, so i dont pray. but i do know how to send love, and that’s my job 1 today.
wont u add a bit of yours?
eta- i knew i cd count on my du fam to rally around. u dont disappoint. tia.
eta 2- i shared a link to this thread w the nephew who gave me the news. i’m trying to convince him he shd join, as these days he pretty much only does ig.
so, pls, say hi to tim.
can we talk more about our veep?
https://twitter.com/WomensHealthMag/status/1757862777098780709
here’s some talking points for y’all.
a great thread on jewish history.
i think i’m more familiar w jewish history than most. but there were surprises here.
1/ Why should Israel exist? It’s a “settler-colonialist” atrocity, right? Didn’t they just steal the Palestinians' land in 1948?
No. The truth is, no one knows more about getting genocided and kicked out of their homes than the Jews. I’m not a historian, but with all the heated Twitter conversation, I thought I’d read a book or two to have an informed opinion about Israel/Palestine and whose home the region is. Is Twitter’s portrayal of Jews as warmongers who stole the Palestinian’s land accurate? Or is this a selective, one-sided history?
It is wildly one-sided and ahistoric.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1759968878887579749.html?utm_campaign=topunroll
worth your time.
whew. just spent 4 hard hours in a shiny new bldg in the loop, but i'm good to go for election day.
it’s been 12 yrs since i was last a judge, and boy howdy have they idiot proofed the whole thing. color codes cords and accessories. electronic pollbooks r so easy to use. was happy to see the touchscreens dont tabulate, they print out a ballot.
everything shiny and new. well designed. there’s even a 100’ tape, instead of a piece of string. tho y they diss that string, i dunno, cuz i can see those nice new tapes growing legs.
a real good mix of folks in the class, too. lots of young folks, and plenty of old road warriors. they had 3 classes going today, about 50 ppl per. 2 sessions/day. i hope they’re able to recruit as many as they need. i’m not expecting any bs in my ward, but i got an amen when i said this election called for as many bad asses as we could find.
if you’ve never done it, i rly, rly recommend it. primaries r way easier than the generals, esp this yr. i got a feeling nov is gonna be over the top. having worked 08, i can tell u, it will be 1 to remember. i had the best time that day.
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anyone else gonna b working the polls?
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