Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Not rolling over. fuck you, make me.

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.

Dear elected officials: Trump is temporary, dishonor is forever.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you do not.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Not all heroes wear capes.

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

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

One way or another, he’s a liar.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

This blog will pay for itself.

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

“Just close your eyes and kiss the girl and go where the tilt-a-whirl takes you.” ~OzarkHillbilly

I desperately hope that, yet again, i am wrong.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

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  2. 2.

    MazeDancer

    Video is adorable. But does add an element missing from the also adorable still pics -Quacking!!

    Ducks do make a bit of noise, don’t they?

  4. 4.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Love Pearl’s one little white feather that wafts around as she flaps her wings in the bath.

  8. 8.

    mrmoshpotato

    Every video, every broadcast needs to start a duck quack.

    Thanks for sharing Tamara, and we look forward to this weekend’s cooking storm. (Or at least I do.)

  9. 9.

    patrick II

    So I stoppece by a Pizza Hut for lunch. sorry Pizza officienedos. The lady behind the counter seemed unhappy so I asked her what was The matter. She hadat herself and, gota MRI and only then found she had no insurance. She has been at Pizza Hut some years and thought her insurance rolled over. they told her no, she had to re-enroll each year, So now she’s out $2,000. She earns $12 an hour.
    I don’t know the legality of that. but legal or not, that islow.

  10. 10.

    Plato

    Just today, I installed duckduckgo browser for my android phone because it touted ‘total privacy’.

    Coincidence? I think not.

  12. 12.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @mrmoshpotato:

    Every video, every broadcast needs to start a duck quack.

    The ring tone on my iPhone is the duck quack. Has been for years.

  15. 15.

    LuciaMia

    They ARE helping you. Gobbling harmful grubs, like Japanese Beetles. Always hated squishing those when I unearthed them. (shudder).
    Just hope theyre not going after the earthworms.

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    @SiubhanDuinne

    Quite some years ago, a friend posed me a challenge, to provide him a ringtone of the sound made by a Tasmanian devil (not of the cartoon ilk).

    Mission accomplished (and bottle of decent hooch collected as reward), he was a happy camper until he discovered it drove his significant other’s nine cats completely bonkers and sent them scurrying off in all directions. Even though it is not a sound they would readily encounter in nature it triggered something deep and primordial in their little skulls.

  18. 18.

    TenguPhule

    @patrick II:

    So I stoppece by a Pizza Hut for lunch. sorry Pizza officienedos

    As long as it wasn’t Papa Johns you can still seek forgiveness.

  19. 19.

    Aleta

    Watched the puppy Bixby 2014 videos,
    and then the gorgeous Bixby Snow Jan 2016.
    Wuff- wuff.

  23. 23.

    Butch

    We have five pekins…..they’re in the fenced chicken yard with the rest of the chickies as long as the garden is growing because we discovered they really, really like tender young pepper plants They do have a pool there, however.

  25. 25.

    NotMax

    @LuciaMia

    Yeah, she (the significant other, not the friend) was a strange bird. Ended up institutionalized after they had split up.

  28. 28.

    NotMax

    @SiubhanDuinne

    He also swore all nine cats would assume the prone position and form a worship semi-circle around the Carl Cthulhu I gave him as a gag gift if he set it on the floor and activated its flashing red eyes.

  29. 29.

    Betty Cracker

    Duckies! We have a pair of wild ducks (Muscovy) who visit occasionally. I save veggie scraps for them. Sometimes they deign to eat it, sometimes not.

  32. 32.

    Mnemosyne

    Penelope: Hey, can I swim with you guys?
    Maddie & Mabel: No.
    …
    Penelope: How about now?
    Maddie & Mabel: No.
    …
    Penelope: How about now?
    Maddie & Mabel: No.
    …
    Penelope: How about now?
    Maddie & Mabel: No.

  33. 33.

    John Revolta

    @patrick II: Lots of cities and hospitals have programs to help low-income people pay such bills. My local hospital saved my ass by letting me off the hook when I was uninsured. You might mention it to her if you see her again.

  35. 35.

    Mnemosyne

    Also, you could probably figure out Penelope’s sex on your own, but it would require putting on a latex glove and sticking your finger up her butt (cloaca, technically) so I can see why you would be reluctant to do so. ?

  36. 36.

    Mnemosyne

    @patrick II:

    Ugh. Part of our health insurance problem is that people don’t understand how things like open enrollment periods work because they’ve never had health insurance before.

    If you live in a reasonably blue state, or in Arizona, she may be able to enroll in Medicaid and get it paid that way.

  37. 37.

    TenguPhule

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Let’s all just hope Steve in the ATL stays away from this thread.

    He has no room to complain given some of the places and things he’s eaten.

  39. 39.

    LuciaMia

    sticking your finger up her butt (cloaca, technically) so I can see why you would be reluctant to do so. ?

    I think that would be Penelopes attitude as well.

  40. 40.

    Doug R

    @Mnemosyne: Yeah that one duck was a little Mallardjusted about the new duck coming in the pool. That’s ok, she got a new clean pool anyway.

  44. 44.

    karen marie

    It looks like you’re turning a planting bed. I recommend a pitch fork. It’s great for getting down into compacted soil deeper than you can do with a shovel. Plus it will come in handy when the revolution comes.

  45. 45.

    Just One More Canuck

    @NotMax: According to Bugs Bunny, Tasmanian Devils do eat cats, so they were probably right to be frightened

  46. 46.

    orchid moon

    Fantastic videos. They are a bit noisy with the happy quacking. Thanks, Tamara

  47. 47.

    J R in WV

    Think the Tasmanian Devil was a mere youth… not loud enough, not scary enough, though plenty evil sounding.

    The Ducks are great. Looks like Pearl will be the largest duck, hope neither of the older ducks bucks on account of size, also hope Pearl is willing to live and let live with the other sisters.

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