1. Seven went in on Monday to get neutered and it’s been a roller coaster since.
2. Here are some post surgical truths in our world:
3. Seven clearly doesn’t grasp that he just had surgery and should be taking it easy.
4. He’s not a fan of letting me squirt pain meds into his mouth.
5. Discharge instructions read ten days on “restricted activity” for a five month old boy kitten who knows no fear. SERIOUSLY??
6. The other animals have been mildly curious but seem willing to respect his privacy.
7. After going balls to the wall (can I still say that about a neutered cat?) Seven finally passed out yesterday afternoon. Poor guy was tuckered.
8. Here’s hoping he doesn’t feel like he’s got to make up for lost time today.
9. I have a sneaking suspicion the procedure won’t be calming down this cat. Oh well, they’re all quirky fur babies.
10. Congress has been busy.
11. Rep. Liz Cheney survived a challenge to her leadership position after she had the temerity to vote to impeach Donald Trump.
12. I shouldn’t be surprised considering state or local Republican parties in Washington State, Wyoming, Illinois, South Carolina, and Michigan have censured their representatives for voting to impeach.
13. Vote-your-conscience my ass.
14. Lest the GOP be accused of being too conservative they also decided not to strip their own Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments.
15. It seems that brandishing an AR15 next to three congresswomen with “Squad’s Worst Enemy” splashed across the bottom, suggesting the Parkland school shooting was pre-staged, peddling 9/11 conspiracy theories, and indicating support for executing prominent Democratic politicians is not a bridge too far for the GOP.
16. I got curious so I went wikipedia surfing.
17. “Contemporarily” (more on this in a moment) the Republican party believes in free market capitalism, deregulation of corporations, gun rights, the death penalty, abortion restrictions, anti-LGBTQ protections/marriage rights, and immigration restrictions.
18. So pretty much everything counter to what I believe. You’d think it couldn’t get worse, right? But then you wouldn’t be factoring in the MAGA takeover.
19. Because ACTUAL contemporary beliefs bow down to America First without regard for our allies, xenophobia, chronic dishonesty, sexism, fascination with dictators, win-at-all-costs ethics, and a cult-like devotion to all things Trump.
20. I felt hope right after January 6th. I thought finally – finally – they’d pushed it too far and those responsible “adults in the room” we’ve heard about for four years would step forward to reclaim the GOP.
21. But here we are only four weeks later and the vast majority of Republican members make decisions designed to save their political careers instead of our country.
22. It’s disgusting. It’s discouraging. It’s impossible to believe this is where we are.
23. So why do I moan and groan about it? Why don’t I just pack it up and move along, secure in the knowledge I cannot find common ground with the Republican party?
24. Because next week they’ll begin Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate. Now isn’t the time to look away.
25. It all matters. Which Senators keep their oath to be impartial jurors and which find it more politically palatable to genuflect to a Trump base that still refuses to acknowledge the sitting president.
26. I wager exactly 0% of us are shocked Trump’s refused to testify at his own trial.
27. Next week will be pretty intense. Maybe I ought to stock up on chocolate and coffee.
28. Plus plan plenty of comfort food dinners.
29. I haven’t been doing great with my sleep schedule. Seems this magic “oh, I’ll just set a goal on my fancy schmancy watch” thing isn’t doing it.
30. I need a fancy schmancy watch that shocks me until I’m lying in my bed.
31. We’re in the bitterly-cold-but-nope-you-don’t-get-pretty-snow period of NC winter here.
32. Few things piss me off as much as a twenty-three degree morning with nothing gorgeous to look at.
33. I guess I should count my blessings that I don’t have to go out there to pee.
34. We joke about wanting a dog’s life but that part is just ugh.
35. Nature! Yes, okay, we love the nature, but not for peeing.
36. You won’t be shocked to hear I’m not a big fan of camping.
37. I did a mother/son camping weekend with T-man once and still have flashbacks.
38. If that supersonic pulse ever knocks out civilization and we all end up living in tents I’m seriously screwed.
39. My sister was actually a girl scout troop leader for her kids. She not only went camping, she did it more than once and looked after other people’s kiddos on the Great Outdoor Adventure™.
40. And this, friends, is how I know my sis has earned gold point status in the sainthood department. Bless.
I know there are 40 things – good things, but I’m consumed with the memory of trying to give a kitten medication. Two adult humans and a large bath towel vs five pounds of fluff – the humans never had a chance. Good luck with Seven.
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I feel that down to my toes. He’s 5.5 pounds, for pete’s sake, how can he win?? It’s even more impossible to cut his nails…
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We had to give our a capsule. 🙁
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Get the chocolate and coffee ready. What could possibly go wrong.
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What indeed. 😂
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Wiki needs to add that the Republican party is also the party of Qanon, lies, sedition, and lots of former members. After Jan 6 lots of people have been switching their affiliation away from the GOP. In fact they are going to drop the G for grand and replace it with an O for obnoxious. I will ignore all the terrible things you said about camping. For one it gets me away from the news and politics. And yes I did a long stint with the monthly camping thing with the Scouts. Mostly good times. For your benefit I will skip the part about how much I enjoyed the annual winter camping tent event.
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WINTER?? What the what. 😆 It’s funny because I feel like I’m the *type* who should love camping. My mentality/psyche values nature but my body just cannot get on board. All I can say is god bless the scout leaders.
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Laura, what a great metaphor, intended or not. The former Republican and now Trump party needs to go to the vet and get neutered. The cult-like party has this tom-cat crazed look in their collective eyes. Unfortunately, the Republican legislators who have the male-body-part analogy to challenge this crazed group, get hosed down It should be noted several of those folks who have courage are women and have more of that said body part than the weak-minded and corrupt head of the party. Keith
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😆 It was indeed unintended but this imagery will keep me laughing all day. Laughing/wanting to cry but still, I’ll take the humor where I can get it and this is the most apt description of a MAGA fanatic I’ve heard yet. Bravo, Keith.
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Thanks Laura.
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So you like people that lie to you and never get anything done, but at least they have a nice personality…give me a break. Enjoy the new communist country people like you created
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I’m having trouble understanding your comment in relation to the post unless I’ve misunderstood and you’re responding to Keith’s comment. Personally, I hold people accountable for their actions in office and measure their commitment to our constitution.
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It was to the comment.
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Hope the weekend brings pretty snow and seven feels better.
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I’m hoping we’ll get at least one more this winter. 🙂
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