This Friday will mark the triumphant return of Petblogging to Balloon Juice.
I know you all are as excited as I am.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.
We still have time to mess this up!
Republicans cannot even be trusted with their own money.
He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!
Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?
Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.
Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.
Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.
Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.
Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.
Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.
“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”
Only Democrats have agency, apparently.
You cannot love your country only when you win.
“They all knew.”
A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.
“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”
If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.
Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.
“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber
Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.
Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.
You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.
Keep the Immigrants and deport the fascists!
srv
I nominate Tony Blair as first guest poodle.
Steve
My wife loves the kitties from Atrios. Keep those cute cats coming.
Krista
Good stuff! A picture of my sister’s adorable kitties will be forthcoming.
Punchy
Question–My sanity is being questioned by many a friend and family b/c of my burning desire to adopt two rats as pets. Is this crazy? I mean…they’re WICKED smart, clean, easy to handle, friendly, and rarely bite. Did I mention they’re smart as hell? Plus, it’s adoption, which means they’re spared the death sentence…
I’m told I can kiss dating goodbye if I follow up on this, so I’ll ask the resident XX’er, Kris…do ALL women hate rodents?
Krista
It’s something you’d have to accustom a woman too, gradually, and on her terms.
I actually used to have a pet rat. She was a cute little thing. At first, I was repelled by the idea, but my ex-fiancé really wanted one. I agreed to go to the pet store to at least LOOK at them. The hairless ones creeped me out, as did the white ones with the pink eyes. But, there were some black and white ones, with cute little pink feet, and the store worker said I could reach in to pet them. So I did so, and next thing you know, we were going home with Knicknack (Nickie, for short.) They do make great pets, but just make sure you have a very secure cage for them for when you have ladies visiting, and let visitors get used to them gradually. And some people just won’t ever like or even accept them, which is something you’ll have to deal with.
capelza
The idea of a pet rat doesn’t bother me at all (my cars ears perked up as type this…she loves the rats, but just not in a good way).
Refer to them as very large mice to you dates…the black and white ones are cute…
ThymeZone
I’ve sent many cat pictures to you guys, never seen one on the blog yet. AAMOF, I created the photosite albums that I use as a url here just to put up my own cat pictures.
My four cats are underwhelmed by the return of pet blogging. They turn up their noses. They eat grass, and then vomit for no particular reason. They claw the furniture, throw litter ten feet out of the cat box, lie down on your newspaper while you are reading it, and generally do whatever you don’t want them to do. That is their response.
So there.
Punchy
K–
Thanks. If YOU’VE had one, then I feel more normal. I just think they’re so smart, so low-maintenance, and so clean (and they’re the largest pet allowed under my “no pet” lease) that they’d be fun to have. Plus, they’ll vote Democratic.
Zifnab
*groan*
Isn’t Friday Beer Blogging gimicky enough as it stands? So long as you find the time for real threads, I guess its cool, but the moment I see “Febraury Tribute to Small Babies in Steelers Regalia”, I’m out.
The Other Steve
My cats would love a pet rat or two. Bring them on over.
This summer I bought my cats a bird feeder. They love it. The spend all day looking out the window at the tasty morsels.
mycat
I had pet white rats when I was a kid. They are smart and affectionate and full of personality. They are also proliffic so either get two of the same sex or find a sympathetic vet to do some nuetering.
They aren’t good cage critters–too smart, they get bored. Be prepared to give them the run of some part of the house daily. Also they very quite a bit in how much they like to be cuddled. I hd a big fat male (Dixie) who loved to sleep in the cormer of my arm, but the female (Pinkie–fooled ya!) didn’t much care for being petted.
KC
Haven’t seen the pets for a longtime.
Krista
Nickie had a cage, but I’d occasionally let her run around in the bathroom. It was a good spot for her because there weren’t any crannies into which she could squeeze herself, and if she piddled on the floor, oh well.
They are low-maintenance, but watch for tumours — cancer is very, very prevalent in domestic rats. I had Nickie operated on once to remove one, but it wound up growing back just a few months later.
And Punchy, don’t take my having a rat as a sign that it’s somehow more normal. I’m not normal, but I am a huge softie when it comes to animals. If you really want rats, get rats, and then find yourself a woman who either likes them too, or is as soft-hearted as me.
Ancient Purple
Cat Blogging
Beer Blogging
Wine Blogging
Okay, I can deal with those as long as they aren’t the only posts on a particular day.
That being said,
Darrell in Split-Crotch Panties Blogging?
Don’t even think about it.
CaseyL
I adore pet-blogging. Will Tunch put in an appearance? Is he ready for his close-up?
If you want to see some Xtreme Adorableness, shake yer booties over to Cute Overload. They actually have a grading system for maximal cute-itude.
Slide
how adorable John… can’t wait.
Jane Finch
Thank heavens! I was wondering what I could do with the 2948739847 pics I’ve taken of Izzy and Phil since the last appearance…..
Pb
I know someone who had a pet mouse, and it was the funniest thing… the mouse escaped, and it was actually living on the (enclosed) porch for quite a while, eating the cat food! It would perch on the bowl, reach in, grab a piece of food, and munch on it–that must have been the bravest–or the stupidest–mouse I ever saw. And yeah, you can guess what eventually happened to him…
The Asshole Formerly Known as GOP4Me
Well, as Perry Farrell says, “We’ll make great pets.”
ET
Punchy – yes.
VidaLoca
Punchy,
I have a female cousin who has had several rats. She raves about them as pets, with all the caveats expressed by others upthread.
Well, I’d say you’d have to look at the rat as an accessory, and then think about how it fits into your overall branding strategy. Really depends on the market segment you’re going after. :)
Punchy
I have yet to date someone who doesn’t own a pet or three, so I’m guessing, subconsciously (sp?), I like the ladies with the dogs, cats, horses, and rabbits…
And as for the cage…well, I made it myself, and not being an engineer or carpenter (read: understanding scale), let’s just say I can almost park a small car in it. I mean, they’d have to dial the area code to call each other from each end…
yet another jeff
Cat blogging is back! The terrorist only win when cat blogging goes away.
SeesThroughIt
Do pet peeves count? If so, I’m so very, very down.
CaseyL
The requirements are, they gotta be cute, and you gotta have pictures to prove it.
So, if you have pretty pictures of a pixie-ish peef, please participate!