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Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

In after Baud. Damn.

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

No Kings: Americans standing in the way of bad history saying “Oh, Fuck No!”

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

They spent the last eight months firing professionals and replacing them with ideologues.

Republican speaker of the house Mike Johnson is the bland and smiling face of evil.

I really should read my own blog.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

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I haven’t seen Steve since last night and he missed his morning feeding, so I am wondering if he jumped the fence and is out and about. Not going to freak out because it is still daytime and he will probably come home tonight. But I hate it when he does this. The problem with cats is there is no real point searching for them because you will only find them when they want you to- he’ll either come home or he won’t. Furry bastards.

Everyone tell Steve to come home.

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  5. 5.

    SFAW

    I’ll keep an eye out for him.

    I don’t like it when our cats disappear for a day or two, so I know that feeling.

    STEVE! GO HOME!

  7. 7.

    Yutsano

    Steve will come home. Don’t freak out too bad.

    Work has me in Richmond, Virginia, from the 7th until the 20th of next month. Schedule will be a bit tight but I’ll e-mail Anne Laurie some more details later. I do have to go to Charlottesville to see a friend but most evenings I should be free.

  8. 8.

    burnspbesq

    Since this is an open thread … if you are a fan of the wonderful singer-songwriter Lori McKenna, be advised that her forthcoming album is streaming for free at NPR First Listen.

  9. 9.

    Trollhattan

    “Steeeeeeve!” [can-opener SFX]

    Has his hair done growed back from the sap trim?

  10. 10.

    CaseyL

    Steve, you don’t want to miss last call of the night; come on home, big guy!

    (Mine stay out all night a lot in the summer, too.)

  12. 12.

    Mnemosyne

    I’m very peeved right now because my Fitbit Charge HR fell apart 3 months after the warranty expired and the most they’ll do is give me a discount on a new one. Come to find out, there have been multiple complaints about this and Fitbit is trying to cheap out.

    Now I’m considering a Garmin Vivofit. This is very annoying, because I’ve been a Fitbit customer for a while (this is my third one) and I’m really pissed that they would blow me off like this. So much for customer loyalty.

  15. 15.

    tinare

    That’s why, despite my cat’s loud protests, I don’t let mine outside. I could not handle the stress. Hope he’s back soon!

  20. 20.

    jeffreyw

    All those alley cats out there that point at his bare butt and laugh? He’s busy kicking their asses. It’s probably a full day o’ whuppin’ work ahead.

  21. 21.

    Michael

    My tom cat, Buddy, went missing for ten (!) days. He eventually came home and was sitting on the back porch by the sliding glass door. I opened the door, he looked at me, yelled at me, and went into the kitchen and CHOWED down. He lost 6 pounds, but was none the less no worst for the trial. I, on the other hand, was a mess for nearly two weeks. They are little shits. Aren’t they?

  22. 22.

    J R in WV

    Steve is just being a big cat, quietly and invisibly ghosting around the neighborhood to see what he can see. And seeing if there’s anything he can catch that would be a different tasty bit before dinner.

    He’ll be back soon. Be calm.

  25. 25.

    laura

    Oh the Cat came back, the very next day.
    Steve! You come home now!
    If he doesn’t come right home, please ask all your neighbors to check their outer buildings garages, sheds etc., when Mr. Minkers pulled his last runner, I found him next door in the shed all askart due to a thundershower. He was reluctant to come out and needed a day or so to return to his formidable Top Cat self.

  26. 26.

    Miss Bianca

    Last night was the first night we let the Office Kitties out on their own in the bigger store, and I was so worried about them getting into a bag of rat poison, or getting stuck under a shelf, or something similarly horrible happening. They were back in the office safe and sound when I got there in the morning – so they obviously survived – and were jumping on my keyboard and shutting down the computer (how do they manage to do that? – I can’t even figure out which combination of keys they’re hitting!). so obviously thriving, but I totally get it now about Cat Worry – come home, Steve!

  27. 27.

    Mnemosyne

    @germy:

    EVEN IF she committed suicide, there’s a reason they’re supposed to check on the prisoners at regular intervals — to PREVENT them from doing that. Fucking lying asswipes.

  29. 29.

    singfoom

    I hope Steve returns safe. I lost a wonderful kind and super smart cat to the vile attention of meth heads back in the day. I never let my kitties go outside after that. Turns out that the police really don’t care if someone hurts animals at all and have no interest in complaints about that.

    Steve, come home!

  30. 30.

    Mnemosyne

    Also, this is why our cats are indoor only. I would be a nervous wreck if they were allowed outside. Of course, I live near a freeway and we have frequent coyote sightings, so there are probably a lot more apparent dangers.

    Sometimes standing at the door and shaking the bag of dry food can help.

  31. 31.

    sherparick

    Steve, come home. Yep, always makes me nervous to when they do this. My ol’Tom is now old and not much of a wanderer so will spend the night sleeping on the back patio.

  32. 32.

    ? Martin

    Steve had an appointment at a rally in Florida. Our next VP, carrying the great state of West Virginia.

  34. 34.

    David ?▶️Hillary/Harley Quinn 2016▶️? Koch

    Sometimes they disappear when there are fireworks or earthquakes in the area.

    I once had a cat who disappeared for 3 days during a series of small quakes. The quakes were so small that I didn’t feel them, but my paper had a big front page article on a odd cluster of small quakes that had occurred.

  38. 38.

    satby

    Hope Steve comes home soon. Good thoughts for that.

    That’s why I built a fully enclosed catio, so they wouldn’t get lost and their predations on local wildlife would be curtailed. It’s been a huge relief for all concerned, because cyotes and other predators are too close, as is a busy road that claims enough wildlife as is.

  40. 40.

    Soylent Green

    Cole, you are a prince among men, but please get rid of the fucking autoplay audio ads.

    Steve, get your ass in the house.

  41. 41.

    Damned at Random

    I had a cat who disappeared and I figured the coyotes got him. About 3 months later, he stopped by for a visit. I guess the son-of-a-bitch found another woman.

    Get back home, Steve. You are missed

  43. 43.

    Gelfling 545

    When a cat wants to be out and about, there’s no stopping them. Even my elderly fellow who decided 2 years ago that he wanted to live in my house, not just visit in bad weather, got a fit of the wanderlust a couple of days ago. He came back the next day & has stayed inside since. 90 degree temps vs air conditioning decided him, I think. Steve will be back when supper in the dish appeals more than supper in the hoof.

  44. 44.

    Mary G

    Steve, your daddy is worried. Go home and he will give you a special treat after he is done being mad.

    My late Sophie ran out into a terrible storm. I had a sleepless night worrying about her, then found her perfectly dry, if very dusty, waiting at the front door to be let in.

  46. 46.

    Percysowner

    Steve! Come home!

    I have two that are indoor outdoor cats. Periodically they disappear and then I worry. I’ve tried to convince myself that until it’s a week, there’s nothing to worry about. So far, there hasn’t been. He’s out exploring and will come home when he’s tired and hungry and, with this weather, looking for air conditioning.

  49. 49.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty,
    Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty.
    Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty.
    Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty.
    HERE kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty.

    HEY STEVE!! GET YOUR SHAVED ASS BACK HOME!!

  51. 51.

    wmd

    I had to turn RC into an indoor cat due to fighting with ferals and subsequent abscesses. Around here cats get eaten by coyote and mountain lions as well, so being out overnight was worrisome back when he did go out.

    Hope Steve comes home soon, and is very hungry. If he’s being fed while he’s away his excursions are likely to continue.

  54. 54.

    Mike in NC

    Go home, Steve!

    We live on a golf course with gators, so nobody lets their dogs and cats roam free.

  55. 55.

    Fair Economist

    @Mnemosyne:

    Now I’m considering a Garmin Vivofit.

    My Garmin is still working a year and a half after I bought it. The rubber wristband broke over time, but there’s a spare. However, the heartbeat monitor never worked for me.

  56. 56.

    Mnemosyne

    @mdblanche:

    It appears to be white supremacists. I didn’t realize that today is the 5th anniversary of the Norway massacre until the UK papers started saying it.

  57. 57.

    Hungry Joe

    I give our Phoebe, an indoor/outdoor cat, just a tiny snack in the morning. She’s pretty much a homebody anyway, but by 2:30 or 3:00pm she’s hanging around the pet door meowing for dinner. I let her in, feed her, and raise the drawbridge.

    Our last cat, the very dearly departed Zelda, would have none of it. She’d trot up to the door when I noisily filled her bowl, then stay just out of my reach. She’d sit there for a while, thinking. About one time out of four she’d come in. The other three times she’d stroll away, just to annoy me. An hour or so later we’d replay the scene. Eventually she’d come in, but only after she’d made it clear that it was on her terms. Cats, man. Cats.

  58. 58.

    manyakitty

    According to the missing pet boards I follow, it’s good to check under and around the house. If you go out at night with a flashlight, you can see his eyes reflecting back.

    At any rate, STEVE, GET YOUR BOOTY BACK HOME ON THE DOUBLE!

  59. 59.

    OGLiberal

    Our cat got loose at our vacation trailer in the Poconos about a month ago and I and my wife spent 45 minutes circling her to make sure she didn’t leave the premises. Calling her had no effect as she knew that would mean inside and that’s not what she wanted. This was only her second excursion outside – she somehow wiggled out of the harness. She was sniffing around with that mouth open thing going on – cat owners will know. Couldn’t just leave her because she is an extreme indoor cat and would not fare well against raccoons, foxes or coyotes. The way we finally got her is to open the shed. Opening the shed padlock and latch sounds much like opening the attic door at open, another forbidden place for her. So she ran to the shed, I closed the door, and 10 minutes later she was at the door anxiously waiting to be set free. Now, she wanted to be set free to wander about the wilderness but I was able to catch her. I’ve had indoor cats who have had zero interest in being outside but while this cat was never an outdoor cat – born in a house, transferred to shelter, then adopted by us, she seems to think she’s Simba of the Wild or something like that. She doesn’t even know.

  60. 60.

    Mnemosyne

    @Fair Economist:

    Checking again, and it’s the Vivosmart HR that I have my eye on. The one downside that people on Amazon have been complaining about is that the band cannot be replaced without sending it back to Garmin. OTOH, I’m not very hard on bands, so I might be okay.

    Also, come to find out that Fossil makes their own smart watches now, powered by Android. That’s a little bit tempting, but I would have to try one on, because I am a short woman with smallish wrists and a too-big watch looks silly on me.

  61. 61.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @RepubAnon: I put a tile on my yorkiepom, she disappeared once and I found her wandering around the crawl space under the house(the landlord left it open after some repairs).

  63. 63.

    Barbara

    @Michael: My family cat ran away from us when we were at the veterinarian’s (she was exceptionally high strung) and she made her way home 11 days later. At five in the morning I had a dream that a fife and drum corps was marching around my house and when I woke up I heard this unearthly wailing, which turned out to be coming from the missing cat sitting on the window sill. She blew past me and went straight to my mother’s room and promptly sat on her face and continued wailing. Needless to say, we were all overjoyed. I hope Steve gets safely home quick.

  64. 64.

    jacy

    Go home, Steve!

    Last month my mom’s elderly cat just disappeared. After 5 days, she was convinced he had gone off somewhere to die and so she packed up his bed and all his stuff. After 7 days he was back, wondering where the fuck his food bowls had disappeared to.

  66. 66.

    Cckids

    @Mnemosyne:

    Sometimes standing at the door and shaking the bag of dry food can help.

    When my food-loving cat gets out, I shake the canister of crunchy treats & yell “TREATS”.

    He appears so fast I’d swear he’s apparating.

  67. 67.

    Aleta

    Sometimes when mine get out it takes awhile to find them just because they automatically switch to nocturnal cat time, synch to mice, hunt all night, sleep off and on all day. I have best luck finding them around 5 pm or if I call them off and on during the night. I tap on cans with a fork because the sound vibrates and carries and it sounds like dinner opening. Coincidentally, I have one like Steve but a lot smaller, and yesterday he was gone all night and all day, finally showed up after dark last evening. Whew.

  69. 69.

    toschek

    Have your neighbors open their garage doors. Cats like to go sleep inside garages in the summer because the floor is cool, then when the owner closes the door they get trapped. It’s a way that a lot of indoor/outdoor cats get lost and die. We had it happen to us a few years ago and now I don’t let my cats out ever.

  76. 76.

    Fair Economist

    @Mnemosyne: Obviously that’s a completely different design: on mine you can just pop the functional part out of the band. My original had a stiff band that became brittle after a while; it broke in the shower, not due to hard use. It had already lost some of the end but not up to the spot where I fastened it. Initially I couldn’t find my replacement band so I ended up buying a replacement; this one is a softer material and may be more durable, but I’ve only been using it about 6 weeks.

  78. 78.

    Mike J

    @Mnemosyne:

    Now I’m considering a Garmin Vivofit. This is very annoying, because I’ve been a Fitbit customer for a while (this is my third one) and I’m really pissed that they would blow me off like this. So much for customer loyalty.

    Garmin appears to let you save data directly to your own computer without shipping it off to them. Fitbit will only give you a small slice of your data, charge you for a slightly larger slice, and make it impossible to see your own data without first giving it to them. Fitbit sucks.

  79. 79.

    Enhanced Voting Techinques

    For someone from an entertainment background, Trump certainly doesn’t think about names:

    “Pardon me my good sir, but can you make change for my trumppence? I need some fatherings to purchase bombast at the confectionary”

  80. 80.

    Seanly

    Hope Steve comes home soon!

    My dogs had a fun little jailbreak this week. Got this text from my wife yesterday:

    OMG. The dogs went crazy when the appraiser came, sniffed him up and then both RAN for it! Well, they didn’t respond to my calls and chasing, and I had to tell the appraiser to go ahead with the inspection and I got into the car and went to look for them. Drove around our neighborhood, then went into the neighborhood behind us. Came out Holcomb to Boise, and thankfully they were coming my way, down Boise, still basically together! And they came running and jumped into the car when I called! Whew! They were wet…enough for me to think they got into the canal. I got home and the appraiser was finished, and we had a laugh about it. And now the girls don’t need a walk today! Little shits.
    Thought I was going to have to call out from work today.

    One of the dogs had previously gotten out a window. We had spent all night looking for her and then had to claim her from the ASPCA the next day. Someone almost hit her & was able to coax her into their car. Little shits indeed!

  82. 82.

    Cat48

    Mrs. Greenspan is following Hillz & she’s annoyed bc she is late for her rally. She just can’t wait for Tim Kaine to be selected bc she has told us all week it would be Kaine. She said the black caucus is happy about Tim Kaine.

    Steve, don’t stay out another night. Come home tonight. Don’t be rude to John. We don’t want him to worry. I hate when cats do this.

  83. 83.

    Fair Economist

    @Mike J:

    Garmin appears to let you save data directly to your own computer without shipping it off to them. Fitbit will only give you a small slice of your data, charge you for a slightly larger slice, and make it impossible to see your own data without first giving it to them. Fitbit sucks

    Oreally? Yeah, the Garmin data collection is non-creepy although I don’t usually bother. Transfer is a bit slow, and I don’t have any desire to do statistics. I only transfer because the watch is slow too (loses about 1 minute per week) and data transfer is the only way to reset the time. I’ll never buy a Fitbit if they demand my personal data like that.

  84. 84.

    Matt McIrvin

    @Iowa Old Lady: All they really have is that one witness said they heard a shooter yelling an insult about immigrants. The police aren’t saying anything about the shooters and they’re requesting that people not spread uninformed speculation.

    IS claimed responsibility and their supporters are celebrating, but that should probably be taken as imparting no information.

  85. 85.

    Aleta

    Oh yeah, once or twice I flung catnip around outside the door. And once when I had to get on the road, a little juice from a tuna can. That might bring raccoons though.

  86. 86.

    Mary G

    @gwangung: I know, but we have to start somewhere, and he lied in his statement (the old fear for my life BS), and at least got called on it and fired.

  87. 87.

    TriassicSands

    Cats can be truly inconsiderate. They never stop to consider that we worry about them when they suddenly disappear. It can be a dangerous world for felines — vehicles, predators (if you live in that kind of environment), and, of course, radical jihadist Mexican Muslims (though they are really targeting humans and their offspring, not our companion critters).

    I hope Steve makes it home none the worse for wear. He needs to maintain some balance in a household overrun with evil doggies.

  89. 89.

    gwangung

    @Mary G: Yah. At least that…Tamir Rice’s murderer didn’t get that (even though he lied straight up three times).

    But that’s cold comfort for the families. And for the black community.

  97. 97.

    LAC

    Come home Steve!

    Since it is an open thread…

    Oh, and a note to the Brexit asshole who tried to make my point about food trivial: On NPR a couple of days ago there was a segment about this very topic – “in Paris, where food is king, refugee chefs show what they have to offer” . Apparently there is an international organization who encourages dialogue between cultures through food, called Food Sweet Food. Who knew? Ok dipshit?

    And as for Cleveland riots stemming from protests… There was more danger to the Cruz family inside.

  99. 99.

    Technocrat

    Neither my wife or I believe in a God, but we do believe in a Parking Goddess.

    We discovered her at our first apartment, which was located on a very busy street a block from the prime shopping district. It’s a real bummer to have to park 4 blocks from your own house because the street is full. One day my wife said “Oh Goddess of Parking, give us a space”. An awkward silence ensued when we drove by our apartment and saw an empty space – right in front.

    Over the years, we’ve discovered that the PG takes care of more than just parking. We’ve called on her for job interviews (a few of which I landed), lost car keys (which we always eventually find), and a pregnancy test (which yielded the desired result). The only place she has failed (and rather spectacularly) was in nudging my daughter towards the college major we wanted. We’ve since decided that last was our mistake, clearly the Parking Goddess is not into mind control.

    Anyway, I’ve asked the PG to send Steve home safe. No need to thank me, Cole.

  101. 101.

    Mj_Oregon

    STEVE!!! HOME!!!! NOW!!!!!!!

    Stupid cats. I hate when one goes missing from my outdoor rescue clowder. One of the on-again/off-again members has been gone for two weeks. I don’t think he’s coming back this time. Got my fingers crossed that Steve shows up soonest!!

  105. 105.

    Miss Bianca

    @Technocrat: There is, indeed, a Goddess of Parking and Other Things. Her name is Sheila. And the mantra for summoning a parking space as you’re driving around is, “Sheila sits on my shoulder, she doesn’t shit on my head.”

    Ask me not how I know these things. Just accept it. You’re welcome.

  107. 107.

    Trollhattan

    @Matt McIrvin:
    Hell, IS takes responsibility for really bad freeway wrecks. “Yeah, that’s one of ours. Up yours America/Great Britain/France/Germany/Iraq/everyone not us.” Or as I call them: Trump voters.

  108. 108.

    different-church-lady

    Ah, yes, I remember well the first big blizzard with my little man. He was an outdoor cat well before I got him but I had no idea how he’d handle a foot of snow. So the first few flakes started coming down and I figured I better let him in off the porch.

    Except no cat on the porch.

    20 min. later: still no cat on the porch.

    1 HR: about an inch on the ground. No cat.

    2 HR: No cat

    3 HR: No cat. Enough snow to plow.

    5 HR: Neighbors wondering who the idiot is wandering around the block ratting a jar of cat treats in a blizzard is. Weirdo is also looking under bushes and stopping ever few seconds hearing imaginary mews of pain from getting hit by a plow.

    7 HR, 9 inches on the ground. Figure I’ll go hit the shelters in the morning, see if he got turned in. It was nice knowing him.

    9 HR, 1 foot of snow: Little bastard comes flouncing down the street, skips his way into the house, absolutely wreaking of cigarette smoke and someone else’s kitchen.

    STEVE, QUIT BEING A SHIT AND GET YOUR ASS HOME.

  109. 109.

    Carl W

    @Mnemosyne:

    Also, come to find out that Fossil makes their own smart watches now, powered by Android.

    So they’re getting back into the smart watch business… nice. I have one of these (somewhere), from 2003. (I read an ebook on it once, just so I could say I did.)

  110. 110.

    Trollhattan

    @gogol’s wife:
    BBC posted this, but it’s far too early and still fluid to trust the info coming out.

    Witness Luan Zequiri said he was at the scene when the shooting broke out. He tells the Germany broadcaster n-tv that he heard the attacker yell an anti-foreigner slur. He says he saw only one attacker, who was wearing boots and a backpack.

  113. 113.

    Tokyokie

    Hope Steve gets home soon, and I’m familiar with the worry when one of the quadrupedal knuckleheads goes missing. My current cats are all indoor kitties, and on the rare occasions one them escapes, it will usually be found a few hours later cowering in fear on the back porch. (I think it may have had something to do with the pit bulls the former next-door neighbor kept.) We used to let Marvin, our lunatic lilac-point Siamese out in the back yard when we were with him, but he brought too many fleas in with him.

  116. 116.

    Mnemosyne

    @Technocrat:

    Can you please ask her to find my missing engagement ring that belonged to my grandmother? I’m about ready to start burning a candle to St. Jude over here.

  119. 119.

    CZanne

    @Mnemosyne: I like my Misfit Shine. No major charging (it runs on a coin battery that needs a change every 3-5 months) and in the necklace or the professional watch band, it is secure. I’ve had mine for most of a year with no problems. Three weeks after I got mine, Misfit noticed that my new, factory battery seemed low and mailed me a packet of spares, no charge.

    Detail data is always on the phone, not the device, and time is always to the closest 5 minutes since it has an analog time display. I actually like that about it — if I need precise time, that’s what my phone is for.

    They’re also inexpensive — $40 for the Shine pebble, $15 for a leather or metal band and housing, $15 for the necklace housing. I very much like that it looks like jewelry and looks professional. I would say to skip the magnetic silicone wristband — it’s not as secure as a buckle.

  120. 120.

    Ella in New Mexico

    But I hate it when he does this. The problem with cats is there is no real point searching for them because you will only find them when they want you to-

    Why do they do this to us? I have one that does this two or three times a year. He has literally disappeared for two+ days, only to come bounding through the doggie door wailing “I’m home! I’m home!” and demanding to be fed like he never left. I suspect he has gotten stuck in a neighbor’s storage shed or garage somehow and couldn’t get out until someone opened the door. You’d think it’d teach them a lesson!

    Little bastards.

  121. 121.

    WaterGirl

    Steve, I have been calling for you from Illinois and sending you the mind-meld in case you can’t hear me all the way in WV. Please come home now. Please please please.

  122. 122.

    Amaranthine RBG

    Maybe instead you should keep your cat inside.

    Domestic cats kill millions and millions of birds every year.

  124. 124.

    stinger

    Steve, come home!

    God, I know exactly how this is. They always do turn up, though. What little I can do to help, I will.

    Coooommmmmme hooooooommmmmmmme!

  125. 125.

    muddy

    @jacy: My cat was missing for a week a couple of years ago. And he’s not one to miss a meal, nor yet venture very far. I think he got closed up in someone’s garage.

  126. 126.

    catclub

    @muddy: Our previous cat loved our attic, so when the neighbor’s garage was open she went up in their attic.

    Luckily I heard her meowing out the eaves.

  127. 127.

    muddy

    @catclub: I had given mine up for dead, it was a great surprise. Hopefully John has asked his neighbors about sheds etc.

  128. 128.

    Miki

    Fuck you, Steve. We can’t handle this. The stress to our hearts from worrying about you is barely more than the stress from worrying about Cole. So just stop.

    Come home now, and don’t ever leave again.

    Sincerely,

    Jane and Michael Banks

  129. 129.

    Mary in Ohio

    When the late great Bella went missing we were told to go outside and talk in our normal voices, not the stressed out sounding”Here kitty kitty kitty” that most people do. We tried it but no cat appeared. The next morning I was getting ready for work at 6 am. Bathroom window was open and I was talking to Mr. Mary in Ohio when I hear a tiny meow outside. She was sitting under the bathroom window just listening to us. Go outside. Talk in a normal voice. See what happens. COME HOME STEVE!

  130. 130.

    pat

    So much good advice for Cole. Any indication that he’s following it?

    When we got home from a vacation we discovered a dead cat in our garage. Had never seen it before, no idea how it got there or where it came from.

    CHECK SHEDS

  132. 132.

    Amaranthine RBG

    @Amir Khalid:

    Sometimes what you need to hear isn’t what you want to hear.

    Or, to personalize it like you have: You really don’t give a shit about tens of millions of birds being killed, do you?

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