Starting To See How These Things Really Work?

... unless they're plans for global conquest and tyranny...

Someone asked me today who some of my favorite writers were, and after a bit of reflection I responded: my partner of 16 years. My conversational counterpart raised an eyebrow, then asked, "Oh. Well what has she written?" My response: "She wrote two beautiful souls, our children, into being, and has assured me of a spectacular happy ending." Yes, she's definitely my favorite author...

Come to think of it, that's a perfect pet. It is solitary and goal-driven, just looking to break its own record for constant food consumption, racking up the steps, and being aloof. Consider "owning" such a pet: no walking, cleaning up after it (it eats poo, so...), and it is content to wander all day, aimlessly. It is minimal in its disturbance of the surrounding environs, and when someone DOES happen to notice it, it is nonplussed, and just keeps doing its thing. Its motto: I'm doing my thing, and if you have a problem with that, then fuck off... or not...

But eventually somebody with overactive gold-digging glands will try this as a means of racketeering and POP! goes the weasel...

Only a matter of time...

I’ll represent you in court :)

I could watch stuff like this all day. It's way funnier than watching our nation get unraveled by the clowns in government and the games that THEY play...

This is so funny I don’t even care for baseball but this is great

Shared from Bing: Barack Obama shares new family photo as he honors Michelle on Mother's Day

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Barack Obama shares new family photo as he honors Michelle on Mother's Day

Barack Obama shares new family photo as he honors Michelle on Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day, Michael...

I ❤ Photoshop

...and so does he...

Regardless of the white noise pollution that coughs up from the frothing crowd, this collaborative work was brilliant, imaginative, funny, intelligent and some of the best music I've encountered today. Superior stuff. This is what the Internet is for me. Keep the bullshit politics, posturing, and the stench of the roiling cesspool generated by people who like to swim stick waters, and just give me art, literature and beautiful, provocative music.

Num Num Cat TikTok Chain

Retailers are disabling NFC readers to shut out Apple Pay By Dante D'Orazio, theverge.com

There's a lot of hype around Apple Pay right now, but not everyone is on board with the new mobile payments system. In fact, a significant number of merchants, including heavyweights like Walmart, Kmart, 7-Eleven, and Best Buy, are in outright…

The War of Greed begins...

Under no circumstances should something like this atrocity ever be allowed to happen again. Regardless of political or religious or personal persuasions, no one should ever be subjected to violence or threat of death...or worse.

No true Christian wishes or exacts violence, revenge, judgment, or death upon another human. Period. I pray that this stops and we live to learn and love one another, lest we all perish...

Nex Benedict, I am saddened and sorrowful for this happening to you. Please be at peace, but know you are not forgotten or forsaken.

And to all reading, please be better and peaceable...

Nex Benedict was an Indigenous, Two Spirit, Trans teenager who was murdered by three other students who attacked them in a school bathroom.

This is what we fight for, this is what we march for, this is what we have Pride for.

Because of the Anti-Trans hate and violence that is continuously being spewed.

Nex was a TEENAGER! WHO WAS BEATEN TO DEATH!

You say protect the children well NEX WAS A CHILD! WHERE WAS THEIR PROTECTION?

Nex I am so sorry, I'm so sorry this was done to you, you deserved to live a life full of love and joy. 💛💜🖤

Say his name, and never forget them.

Nex Benedict.

At the risk of riding a joke like a desperate jockey on a lagging nag (made a couple of Target jokes in comments and shares this week... that's what I mean...) , this set of photos is every single Target merchandising exec's wet dream. It's retro and fucking red. And plastic fantastic! They could ride this pony until Black Friday if they play their cards right... just sayin'...

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