Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

T R E 4 5 O N

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Glad to see john eastman going through some things.

In after Baud. Damn.

Innocent people don’t delay justice.

Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

DeSantis transforms Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

We still have time to mess this up!

It’s a doggy dog world.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

After roe, women are no longer free.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Republicans don’t trust women.

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

“Squeaker” McCarthy

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

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  4. 4.

    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?

  5. 5.

    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.

  6. 6.

    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…

  7. 7.

    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.

  8. 8.

    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.

  9. 9.

    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.

  10. 10.

    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.

  11. 11.

    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.

  13. 13.

    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.

  14. 14.

    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.

  15. 15.

    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.

  17. 17.

    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…..

  18. 18.

    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…

  21. 21.

    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.

    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?

    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. :)

  22. 22.

    Punchy

    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.

    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…

  25. 25.

    CaseyL

    Do pet peeves count?

    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!

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