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by John Cole|  November 5, 201810:14 pm| 37 Comments

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I seriously need to begin to assert myself and reclaim some of my house:

I’m doing my best to stay calm.

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37Comments

  1. 1.

    Aleta

    November 5, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    The Brothers Landau, All We Know. (from Parallax)
    https://soundcloud.com/thebrotherslandau/07-all-we-know

  2. 2.

    PsiFighter37

    November 5, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    Less than 8 hours until polls open…let’s see if this country can begin to redeem itself.

  3. 3.

    Corner Stone

    November 5, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    Since when did you start wearing PJs inspired from the Grinch?

  4. 4.

    zhena gogolia

    November 5, 2018 at 10:20 pm

    Damn do I wish I had a cat or three right about now

  5. 5.

    Suzanne

    November 5, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    I have neurotically peeled the skin off my lower lip and I am bleeding. No reason. Not stressed about anything. Why do you ask?

    ***screams***

  6. 6.

    Gin & Tonic

    November 5, 2018 at 10:28 pm

    @Suzanne: Go have that cocktail

  7. 7.

    Stan

    November 5, 2018 at 10:28 pm

    1 – you loves the critters
    2 – what the hell is up with those leggings?
    3 – where can I buy them?

  8. 8.

    John Cole

    November 5, 2018 at 10:29 pm

    and apparently this blog anne laurie with the solid stomp.

  9. 9.

    Mnemosyne

    November 5, 2018 at 10:29 pm

    I wanted to go to a NaNoWriMo write-in at Ikea tonight, but I had to go home early because it looks like I’m having another bout of pleurisy and my chest hurts. (Yes, I had it checked out by a nurse and it is not a heart attack. It’s stupid pleurisy.)

    I spent a big chunk of last night getting my novel’s manuscript sorted out in Scrivener so I don’t have duplicate scenes or scenes that I know I’m not going to use. Now I need to print out that scene list as an outline and figure out what new scenes I want to add.

  10. 10.

    rikyrah

    November 5, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    It’s Steve’s house. He just lets the rest of you stay there.??

  11. 11.

    Adam L Silverman

    November 5, 2018 at 10:32 pm

    @PsiFighter37: Only 26 more shopping hours until the 2020 presidential election!

  12. 12.

    Gelfling 545

    November 5, 2018 at 10:32 pm

    Both the dog and the cat are trying to sit on my lap but they don’t want to ne next to each other. They want to be in a heap and keep shifting to try to get top spot.

  13. 13.

    Adam L Silverman

    November 5, 2018 at 10:32 pm

    Don't believe me? DOJ regs control which types of cases the Civil Rights Division can bring. https://t.co/YSPM1ozNpe The kind of activity they're looking for is the civil-rights-protecting kind.

    — Justin Levitt (@_justinlevitt_) November 5, 2018

  14. 14.

    John Cole

    November 5, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    @Stan: https://www.sierratradingpost.com/wood-underwear-purple-stripe-lounge-pants-cotton-tencel-blend-for-men~p~535hc/?filterString=s~lounge%2Fmen~d~5284%2F

    Cheap, too. And very nice.

  15. 15.

    Gin & Tonic

    November 5, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    @John Cole: Lots more content in her post.

  16. 16.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    November 5, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: But Cole’s post had critters.

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    November 5, 2018 at 10:43 pm

    Like a freeze frame from Tim Burton’s The Mummy.

    :)

  18. 18.

    Mnemosyne

    November 5, 2018 at 10:44 pm

    I don’t know why I’m only finding this out now, but Rep. John Lewis has cats. Tuxedo cats:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/684059450131496966

  19. 19.

    J R in WV

    November 5, 2018 at 10:47 pm

    John Cole:

    Thanks for all you have done to bring a bunch of jackals together to work to elect progressive Democratic candidates into office all over this nation!!!

    I’ve done a little phone banking, and quite a bit of donating to candidates all over the place. Mostly women, but not all. Some Native American candidates, lots of former military Democrats, hoping hard that we will turn the country around!

    Hang in there!!! All you Jackals, keep up the good work!!!

  20. 20.

    Aleta

    November 5, 2018 at 10:48 pm

    James Talley, Pretty Boy Floyd
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPnE-dbtBAc

    You say that I’m an outlaw,
    And you say that I’m a thief.
    Well here’s a Christmas dinner
    For the families on relief.

    Now as through this world I’ve travelled
    I’ve seen lots of funny men.
    Some will rob you with a six-gun
    Some with a fountain pen.

    But as through this life I’ve travelled
    and through this life I’ve roamed,
    I ain’t never seen an outlaw
    drive a family from their home.
    W. Guthrie

  21. 21.

    zhena gogolia

    November 5, 2018 at 10:52 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Cute!

  22. 22.

    emrys

    November 5, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    Since this seems to have a pet theme, how are we doing on pet photos for the 2019 calendar? It is November after all.

  23. 23.

    TaMara (HFG)

    November 5, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    I’m nauseous. Have been all day.

  24. 24.

    TaMara (HFG)

    November 5, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    @John Cole: Tigger would be proud.

  25. 25.

    M. Bouffant

    November 5, 2018 at 10:55 pm

    @John Cole: “Lounge pants” are everything wrong w/ this country now!! Harrumph.

  26. 26.

    NotMax

    November 5, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    @TaMara (HFG)

    Anticipating Steep, it’s nauseated.

    Nauseous means someone or something making others feel ill.
    Nauseated means something or someone is making you feel ill.

    /pedant

  27. 27.

    Amir Khalid

    November 5, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    @Suzanne:
    I would avoid coffee for the rest of Monday, and all day on Tuesday, if I were in your shoes.

  28. 28.

    Ruckus

    November 5, 2018 at 11:08 pm

    I seriously need to begin to assert myself and reclaim some of my house:

    What makes you think it’s your house?

  29. 29.

    Mnemosyne

    November 5, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    @TaMara (HFG):

    If you have ginger tea, drink that. Chai tea would help, too, since it has some additional tummy-soothing ingredients.

    I’m going to try and turn my iPhone off at work tomorrow because otherwise I’ll spend the whole day obsessively refreshing it.

  30. 30.

    Pogonip

    November 5, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    @TaMara (HFG): There’s something going around this area that’s closed whole schools, so you are not suffering alone.

  31. 31.

    sfinny

    November 5, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    Love pictures of the critters as I am currently without cat. Totally miss that crowding out effect.

  32. 32.

    Blue Nana

    November 5, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    Nice pants.

  33. 33.

    piratedan

    November 5, 2018 at 11:58 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: its all very nice for Justin to defend his DOJ peeps, but when you consider the guy at the top of Justice and his well known positions on such things like Russian money for election influence and being a racist POS, I think the kids are allowed a wee bit of skepticism….. just sayin’

  34. 34.

    Gvg

    November 6, 2018 at 6:12 am

    Why? What’s wrong with being crowded by pets?

  35. 35.

    Sherparick

    November 6, 2018 at 7:13 am

    @Suzanne: I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

  36. 36.

    DCrefugee

    November 6, 2018 at 9:55 am

    I stepped up on the platform
    The man gave me the news
    You must be joking son
    Where did you get those shoes

  37. 37.

    MoxieM

    November 6, 2018 at 11:08 am

    Late to the party–went to bed early yesterday (stressss). But, I like your PJs, and no wonder the critters like to cuddle!

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