This makes him look so dignified. He is not. He has never had a thought in his entire life, and he farts constantly.

The Universal Cat Distribution System brought us a gift. My husband has named her The Morrigan, and he is deeply in love. She weighs 1.8 pounds, and has the makings of being the Boss Of Cats in this household, which the other two need since Sally passed.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

The boy cat had an illness last month. (He’s fine now.) I had to medicate him every morning, after which I’d give him crunchy treats as a reward for good behavior. Which meant I also had to give them to the girls, to avoid violence. Now I wake up to being screamed at in surround sound. Forever.

Looking at nature is good for you, and couldn’t we all use a moment of natural beauty?

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

So he’s just casually dropping antisemitic slurs now? Because you only learn that name from The Merchant of Venice or fuckin Nazis, and I don’t think he’s read Shakespeare…

Good morning. I feel especially elderly today. My back hurts and I’m mad at the government.

Just Mardi Gras things. Dinosaurs hanging out at the after parade block party, like you do.

Today’s urge to clean something out was my email. “Elon Musk” wants to sell me a portable heater. My iCloud account, PayPal account, and the Trustmark bank account I don’t even have are all “about to be canceled.” Amazon found 875 things I might like. And this is why email is now completely useless.

Woke up today with the urge to deep clean the bathroom. Weird, but I’ll take it. Took out the trash, started to sweep the floor, the head fell off the broom immediately. Feels like a metaphor for something.

Finally got a good up close look at the hyena baby.

I miss going weeks at a time without thinking about the president. I could forget Joe Biden existed sometimes. It was nice.

Sped up a bit to fit on #skylight as it is now, but hey, here’s some art made of yarn.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde responds to Trump and death threats.

High hopes for #skylight While we wait for App Store approval, have a video of Kipling the tiger giving you the Biggest Meow.

Tumblr, the goblin cave to which I return every time another social media app collapses, really has the opportunity to do the funniest possible thing. They won’t, but still.

Technology is often very cool, but some things should not be “smart.” I do not want my front door lock or any of my household appliances to have an internet connection.

NOLA friends, y’all good?

The best any of us can hope for, I think, is to leave this world just a little better than we found it. Jimmy Carter did, and we are blessed to have had him. youtu.be/mje6haiutXk?...

Eldest Cat has decided to join me in sitting on my heated bed while I watch TV. She’s warm, she’s comfy, she has engaged Immovable Rock Mode, and I’m left pondering how an 8 pound cat can manage to take up all the space on a queen size mattress.

A non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring? First, Sauron would find himself craving a nice cup of tea, and by the end, he’d throw the ring in the fire himself and apologize to her.

I found a $100 gift card in my wallet I forgot I had. Obviously, I must use this on something frivolous that I do not need.

Listened to a @depreshmode.bsky.social ep last night about how basically everybody has some degree of lead poisoning, but GenX might as well be called Generation Lead. Cool cool cool. We’re all just walking around with lead in our bones and brains. Thanks for that, world.

My thoughts on Kings of Tupelo, if anyone is interested: Kevin had good intentions, but bless his heart, he’s not very bright.

I bought myself an early Christmas-birthday present. A heated mattress pad. Pro: my bed is cozy warm and even my toes are not cold at night. Con: entire bed is now a cat magnet. At least this justifies the handheld pet fur vacuum I bought last year. Otherwise I’d have a fur blanket.

I’m not a Spotify user, so I don’t get all those fun details, but I do get a most played of the year playlist. Last week, I would have told you I didn’t really have a favorite band. I might be wrong.

Yup.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 8/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 7/20

Thanksgiving dinner is nice, but the gumbo made from the leftovers is even better, honestly.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 6/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 5/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 4/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 3/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 2/20

Okay, why not! Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 1/20

Just got out of Wicked. I’m sorry, Ariana Grande, I was not familiar with your comedy game. I knew she could sing. I did not know she was that funny! The timing, the expressions. Perfection.

I’d say he’s the black sheep of the Kennedy family, but he probably hit it with a car and ate it.

Would you like to hear a story about a Christmas tree, a bad driver, and a city with a great sense of humor? We built a roundabout in the weird five way intersection by the library in 2022, and put a Christmas tree in it in December. This happened.

Post you from a different era.

LOL

DOCTOR F*CKING OZ?! The cabinet is a junk drawer, and there’s a potato masher jammed in it.

Husband and I kind of collided in the photo spot on the Tuckaseegee. But neither of us capsized, so, success!

“If you lost weight and exercised a bit, your knees wouldn’t hurt.” I went in because I fell and landed on my knee while trail running. And I am a very medium sized person.

It’s nice, right?

3. My third Substack is about an amazing post from a California woman who found @mississippifreepress.org journalism, which made her rethink assumptions about people in “red states” like Mississippi. Read her full comments and my response: donnerkay.substack.com/p/this-is-no...

I’ve had this account since the invite only days, but now that I’ve found my favorite cats, favorite authors, and the people from my home state, it’s feeling like a place to spend more time.

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.