Current Photo Friday theme: Portrait
O.C. didn’t know it yet, but in 2018, all good things were ahead.
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Current Photo Friday theme: Portrait
O.C. didn’t know it yet, but in 2018, all good things were ahead.
Current Photo Friday theme: Cat
French Fry, 2018
That being said, at least we live in a world where this once happened.
I think every Monday I should steal borrow someone’s photo from the Internet and give it this caption.
Came back to add the below thread, because damn. This is roughly what my brain yells daily.
‘For years during Obama/Biden, you Trumpers claimed “AMERICA!” like you were cowboys or had stormed the beach at Normandy. You screamed that Obama, the constitutional law attorney, was violating the constitution. You claimed to be patriots, constantly. You bitched about…
‘Executive orders, Benghazi where four Americans died in a terrorist attack but then mocked a president who shed tears after 22 little kids died at Sandy Hook. You called these kids parents “crisis actors” while they grieved for their children. When 600 were shot in Vegas…
’58 killed, you just pounded out excuses why we need MORE GUNS! Our country is about freedom of religion, yet You wanted to ban Muslims. You hold up the flag like it’s a deity, but wear it as a shirt, or size 48 cargo shorts so your armpit sweat and ball-cheese desecrate it…
‘We are all watching the unraveling of this wild experiment, America. Trump has cheated, lied, stolen, does it daily. He’s gotten people killed, pulling the troops out of Syria got Kurds, our allies slaughtered. The Russian army has a base WE BUILT. You don’t care. From day one..
‘..with that crazy ass Edgar Allen Poe inaugural speech, to lying about the crowd size. He’s lied 22000 times, your leader. He’s lied about the wall, taxes, infrastructure, job numbers, Epstein, Cohen, Parness, so many have come forward and told you who this failure really is…
‘You shrug it off, he’s killed our free press, at least to you. You think you’re “American?” Seriously? The same people you believed about Obama/Biden, Nixon, whenever they fukd up, you call “fake news.” About a 7 time bankrupt multiple business failure who paid off a pornstar
‘he raw dogged while his illegal immigrant wife was raising their newborn. You claim to follow Christ?! He was sued for raping a 13 year old. Case got dropped 16 days before the election. Wonder what that check looked like. Russian Bounties on our troops, you still have his back..
‘You think you’re Patriots? You make me gag. 200 thousand of your countrymen are dead because he wouldn’t do anything, and Dr. Fauci, a man that was instrumental in stopping AIDS, gets death threats for telling the truth. You pick a man WHO CANT READ, over a genius virologist. Wow.
‘You like him because as many of you say “he’s like me!” Is he? A man who was handed 400 million dollars when daddy died? That sound like you? He’s like you in some ways, he’s not smart, he’s out of shape, he doesn’t give a shit about anyone but himself. Like you. That’s not US…
‘at all. The greatest generation worked together to beat Germany, and Japan and all who tried to roll over and kill democracy and freedom. We were liberators of concentration camps, now we have concentration camps. And you are fine with it, obedient cult members. With nothing to
‘…show WHY you believe in him. WHY you’re okay with his racism, misogyny, lying, incompetence and destroying an economy that Obama and Biden built back after W’s and Cheney’s destruction of it. No evidence, unless you own stock in coffins and eviction notices. You give reasons…
‘…why it’s okay for our black brothers and sisters to be shot by some asshole teenager wilding with a AR-15. You back him up while a man gets shot seven times. in front of his three kids. “HE HAD A KNIFE!” Bullshit. Or a woman, a nurse, just sleeping, cops bust in, kill her…
‘…against everything this country stands for. It’s unbelievable, unconscionable, unGodly and like you Trump supporters, UnAmerican.
You’re okay with him breaking the post office, filling his pockets with your tax dollars, saying he’d date his daughter. Cuz U wanna date yours?
‘His buddies have been convicted of felonies, he pardons them, you paid for the trial, you paid the cops, the investigators, the judges, and he let em go. Our rule of law, just a history lesson. You’re not American, you don’t give a fuck about America. You’re ready to go into the
‘…street and shoot, pepper spray and run over your countrymen, people who are protesting injustice FOR THIS ASSHOLE? A man that let 200k die, wants you to inject disinfectant and thinks that because he can remember Person Woman Man Camera TV. He’s a genius. Do me a favor because
‘I love this country, what it stands for, the free speech it affords, the opportunity it presents, the freedom it provides, I’ve only done well because of the promise that is America. You say you’re Americans, but you just live here. You don’t cherish it, you sold out cheap
‘to a bankrupt used car salesman who smiles and says “you’re getting the best deal” but the car breaks down on the ride home. Call yourselves what you like, Trumpers, Magats, Deplorables. I don’t give a shit but NEVER call yourselves “AMERICANS” you don’t know what the word means.’
Beautiful Bella.
Harley and Haney.
Happy birthday to Mark L, and thinking of you, today, Aaron, when you’d be turning 26.
Gobble says, “In my defense, your honor, I thought they were telling me it was okay to eat the whole thing. I didn’t know it was my new name.”
I am impressed by Norma’s whiskers.
Meet Rattler. Rattler had his right front leg amputated because of a bad fracture and puncture wounds from a snake bite that weren’t healing well. I don’t think his nemesis was a rattlesnake, and I’m not sure I’d have given him that name. I made peace with it by reciting the mantra, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” He is strong and also very goodnatured and affectionate. Love you, Rattler, you are perfect.
I didn’t name this crew Tulsi, Kamala, and Amy, but their names made me laugh. Do you think they debated all the way to Denver?
In this second photo, it was pure coincidence that I happened to have a little friend with me to pose with them. Thank you for fighting the good fight, Senator, and may you do great things in the future.
The animal rescue’s largest annual fundraiser, the Fur Ball, was originally scheduled for September 19–and Houston flooded that day thanks to Tropical Storm Imelda!
So the event was rescheduled for October 4…and the Houston Astros got in the World Series playoffs and we have a lot of donors who play for, work for, and support the Astros, sooooo….
Rescheduled for December 2. While Monday might not be optimal for an event, and we had a transport scheduled the next morning which meant a lot of 4 and 5 AM wakeup calls for those of us who needed to be at work, we will go any distance to help rescue and transport more dogs and cats and celebrate those already saved (after all, more than 40,000 saved in six years is kind of a big deal, right?).
The theme was “It Takes a Village” and attendees were invited to dress formally or in their favorite 1970s attire. HIPPIE CLOTHES? Sign me up! (I didn’t dress in costume, but hippies are my people, right? This is your legit chance to say, “OK, boomer.”)
There should be a photo available to me soon of Tom and me posing with some puppies, but in the meantime, enjoy some crappy phone photos!
Just inside the door, I got on the rescue bus to pose with some friends and new acquaintances.
The band was so good. I’m trying to find out their name. Also: disco floor! This was early. At the end of the night, when I had to leave to get ready for Tuesday transport, that floor was COVERED with dancers shakin’ their groove thang.
ETA: The band was Password. I want to hear them again!
Those boots! That dress! The tie-dye! That’s Lisa in the middle, who I met six years ago at the very beginning of the rescue organization. She’s awesome and rocks a great VW bus on her T-shirt. LOVE her.
The organization had a professional auctioneer for some AMAZING vacation packages, sports memorabilia, jewelry, designer purses, wine pulls, and art. Here, artist Kermit Eisenhut stands with founding board member and CEO Laura Carlock as she introduces one of his paintings up for auction. What martini drinker or dog lover wouldn’t recognize that as the perfect dog–offering a martini with a big smile!
Happy winners! (And awesome costumes.)
Debby and I took one last ride on the bus before we left. Thanks to the rescue for a night with good people, fun bidding, great food, dancing–all to raise funds to save more animals!
Wants you to know that Wilhelms need love, too.
“What do you mean, it’s not in the computer?” Gwyn does her Madonna impression.
Betty: Acting like a girl who just got her nails did.
Edsel: Acting like a cat ready to board the bus who does NOT need a passport photo, thank you very much.