We had a cat sitter come in to feed the kitties and scoop their poops while we were on vacation, and they seem a little put out that the nice lady isn’t coming by anymore to give them wet food and work the feather toy during the day.
Seen today in redder-than-red, very upscale Peachtree City, Georgia: Late model Porsche with a Michelle Nunn bumper sticker. Gave me something to smile about on an otherwise depressing day.
Found out today that if I retire with a full pension when I’m entitled to, I’ll live very comfortably. In way-back of my Pontiac station wagon.
11.
shelley
That photo is for the ages. I’ve been going to PT at Kessler for a couple of weeks, and the art on the walls? Fuck flowers and landscapes; I want pics of dogs like this.
12.
Violet
I love your doggies. So funny.
13.
burnspbesq
Well, with one month left on my two-year contract with AT&T, I had to pay an early termination fee to get them to unlock my iPhone so that I can drop a local SIM into it while I am in the UK at the beginning of next month. I’m not changing US carriers, so a waiver would have been nice. But they’re probably mad at me for finally taking the time to wade through their available service offerings and finding the one that increases the data allowance for our three phones and one tablet while reducing the monthly charge by about 60 percent.
It’s tempting to say that I’ve bought my last subsidized phone, but I’m not saying that until I see the pricing of the iPhone 6.
Ya win a few, ya lose a few. At least I don’t have to buy a new phone for the kid. iPhone prices in the UK are almost the same amount of pounds as the price of the corresponding model in dollars in the US (ouch!).
The only things that are relative bargains are products from UK manufacturers, and even then only if you get the VAT refunded.
19.
Violet
@Gin & Tonic: Not all things are. Family member was coming here earlier this year and looked into buying a Kindle while here. It was cheaper but we decided it might be kind of a pain due to the way the accounts work. She’s older and getting it re-set once she returned to the UK was going to be a potential problem. So she just got one before she left, got it set up there and it worked fine here. Cost a bit more but the amount of hassle saved made it worth it.
At the risk of exposing my pop-culture ignorance for all the world to see, I am compelled to ask the following question: why does this matter?
22.
Violet
@burnspbesq: Nelly. Big rap star, entrepreneur, etc. From St. Louis. Big celeb arrives–causes chaos. Local folks are probably glad for the support. Media is swarming.
Question:
I have Amazon Prime. If I buy a movie from their streaming can I play it on
Any of my devices, just as long as I sign in as myself, or is the purchase device-specific?
24.
raven
@rikyrah: I think they play through a browser and are not device dependent.
We had a road trip home with the dog today, too. I’m starting to think, after three trips with her, I may have to ask the vet about a sedative. I can’t handle the nonstop weeping. The only thing that will make her stop (briefly) is the preschooler letting her lick his Cheetos-dust-covered fingers and I don’t know that that is an ideal solution for either of them.
27.
raven
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Violet
@Nicole: Wow, that must be a pain. Can you do some cognitive behavior therapy with the dog–like take the dog for short trips and the dog gets a treat in the car so the dog associates car with treats? Just something short like around the block. Then work up to longer trips. Might take some work but maybe worth it?
The gods they know I am no big fan of Zell Miller. But it was a brilliant political move in this state to get him to endorse Michelle Nunn. A lot of people who might otherwise be reluctant to pull the lever for a D will do so because ole Zell says it’s okay.
Raven, Raven, Raven. Do not let the perfect get in the way of the doable. See my #35. I loathe Zell, but dammit, if he can influence a significant portion of the Georgia electorate to cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate instead of the Republican, I welcome him on board. Do you want a Dem majority in the Senate next Congress, or no?
36.
JCT
Those boxers are hilarious – they look like they are laughing at you. Silly doggies!.
37.
Juju
@Nicole: Benadryl will settle a dog down for car traveling.
Kathleen
:Your dogs crack. Me. Up.
Mnemosyne
We had a cat sitter come in to feed the kitties and scoop their poops while we were on vacation, and they seem a little put out that the nice lady isn’t coming by anymore to give them wet food and work the feather toy during the day.
rikyrah
@efgoldman:
Pierce is on point
Violet
Lots of rallies in support of Mike Brown around the country. Here’s one in front of CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta:
Elizabelle
Somehow, your pups look thrilled to be included.
Those dogs aren’t using the F-word.
Unless it’s FOOD!
AliceBlue
Seen today in redder-than-red, very upscale Peachtree City, Georgia: Late model Porsche with a Michelle Nunn bumper sticker. Gave me something to smile about on an otherwise depressing day.
rikyrah
Hope the poster with the two new kittens checks in
raven
@AliceBlue: It was probably Zell Miller’s car. I may vote for her but not another dime after that shit.
raven
dupe
Mustang Bobby
Found out today that if I retire with a full pension when I’m entitled to, I’ll live very comfortably. In way-back of my Pontiac station wagon.
shelley
That photo is for the ages. I’ve been going to PT at Kessler for a couple of weeks, and the art on the walls? Fuck flowers and landscapes; I want pics of dogs like this.
Violet
I love your doggies. So funny.
burnspbesq
Well, with one month left on my two-year contract with AT&T, I had to pay an early termination fee to get them to unlock my iPhone so that I can drop a local SIM into it while I am in the UK at the beginning of next month. I’m not changing US carriers, so a waiver would have been nice. But they’re probably mad at me for finally taking the time to wade through their available service offerings and finding the one that increases the data allowance for our three phones and one tablet while reducing the monthly charge by about 60 percent.
It’s tempting to say that I’ve bought my last subsidized phone, but I’m not saying that until I see the pricing of the iPhone 6.
Ya win a few, ya lose a few. At least I don’t have to buy a new phone for the kid. iPhone prices in the UK are almost the same amount of pounds as the price of the corresponding model in dollars in the US (ouch!).
Roger Moore
@Mnemosyne:
I’d rather have the kitty upset that I’m not as good as the sitter than the other way around.
kc
Love their expressions.
Gin & Tonic
@burnspbesq: My recollection is that pretty much everything in the UK is at numeric parity. Too bad the currencies aren’t.
Violet
Nelly’s arrived in Ferguson:
burnspbesq
@Gin & Tonic:
The only things that are relative bargains are products from UK manufacturers, and even then only if you get the VAT refunded.
Violet
@Gin & Tonic: Not all things are. Family member was coming here earlier this year and looked into buying a Kindle while here. It was cheaper but we decided it might be kind of a pain due to the way the accounts work. She’s older and getting it re-set once she returned to the UK was going to be a potential problem. So she just got one before she left, got it set up there and it worked fine here. Cost a bit more but the amount of hassle saved made it worth it.
schrodinger's cat
Cute doggies are cute and goofy.
burnspbesq
@Violet:
At the risk of exposing my pop-culture ignorance for all the world to see, I am compelled to ask the following question: why does this matter?
Violet
@burnspbesq:
Nelly. Big rap star, entrepreneur, etc. From St. Louis. Big celeb arrives–causes chaos. Local folks are probably glad for the support. Media is swarming.
rikyrah
Question:
I have Amazon Prime. If I buy a movie from their streaming can I play it on
Any of my devices, just as long as I sign in as myself, or is the purchase device-specific?
raven
@rikyrah: I think they play through a browser and are not device dependent.
raven
@rikyrah: These are devices that you can connect
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=nav_yr_prime_default_watch?ie=UTF8&docId=1001423601
Nicole
We had a road trip home with the dog today, too. I’m starting to think, after three trips with her, I may have to ask the vet about a sedative. I can’t handle the nonstop weeping. The only thing that will make her stop (briefly) is the preschooler letting her lick his Cheetos-dust-covered fingers and I don’t know that that is an ideal solution for either of them.
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Violet
@Nicole: Wow, that must be a pain. Can you do some cognitive behavior therapy with the dog–like take the dog for short trips and the dog gets a treat in the car so the dog associates car with treats? Just something short like around the block. Then work up to longer trips. Might take some work but maybe worth it?
schrodinger's cat
Yawning kitteh or attack kitteh?Battle cry or Nap Attack? either ways Boss cat Yogi rules!.
kindness
That doesn’t look like ‘Fuck this shit!’. That looks like
‘Damn that was some fun’.
raven
@Violet: Dog Travel
rikyrah
Thanks for the Amazon answers.
raven
@rikyrah: sure
SiubhanDuinne
@AliceBlue:
The gods they know I am no big fan of Zell Miller. But it was a brilliant political move in this state to get him to endorse Michelle Nunn. A lot of people who might otherwise be reluctant to pull the lever for a D will do so because ole Zell says it’s okay.
SiubhanDuinne
@raven:
Raven, Raven, Raven. Do not let the perfect get in the way of the doable. See my #35. I loathe Zell, but dammit, if he can influence a significant portion of the Georgia electorate to cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate instead of the Republican, I welcome him on board. Do you want a Dem majority in the Senate next Congress, or no?
JCT
Those boxers are hilarious – they look like they are laughing at you. Silly doggies!.
Juju
@Nicole: Benadryl will settle a dog down for car traveling.
Theodore Wirth
Yawning or panting? Cute nonetheless.