It’s beautiful here and I have been in front of the computer all day doing adult stuff, and my furry minions have been patiently waiting behind me on the office couch for me to do something:
I’m off to the park.
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22over7
Thurston, how did you get so adorable? GAAAAAH.
Linnaeus
Looks like we may set another record high temperature here in the Emerald City.
Iowa Old Lady
Thurston is deceptively adorable.
We were out of town overnight because we drove to the Quad Cities for a big John Deere award ceremony at which Mr IOL was made a John Deere Innovation Fellow. This is a big deal and I couldn’t be prouder of him.
John Cole
@Iowa Old Lady: EVERY single time I hear John Deere this is what I think of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgTxaFQ33dk
Mnemosyne
G has discovered that it’s difficult to get an online degree when you have three cats who keep coming over and going, What’cha doin’? How about now? What about now? You don’t look busy, so I’m going to sit in your lap. For two hours.
Iowa Old Lady
@John Cole: I’ve never seen that before!
Mnemosyne
@Iowa Old Lady:
I think that is probably the most Iowa story I’ve ever heard. Congrats to him!
Motivated Seller
Lily has been living the couch life a little too long. Her nails need a trim.
Iowa Old Lady
@Mnemosyne: Thank you on his behalf.
I’m a Detroit girl and I’m still kind of boggled to find myself here among the alien corn.
Josie
I would not trust Thurston for a minute. He has a definite twinkle in his eye.
japa21
@Iowa Old Lady: The big question is how is that going to influence Mr. IOL and direct how he does things. Will John Deere get quid pro quo? What do they want him to do. Corruption is everywhere.
Kidding aside, that is a big deal and congratulations to Mr. IOL. And I am sure he could not have achieved what he has without you by his side.
raven
My wife tried to get on a standby out of Baltimore but it was full. That sets us up for a 9:30 arrival and a sucky drive back to Athens!
the Conster, la Citoyenne
That Thurston looks like T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
Trollhattan
Speaking of doggies, a moment of remembrance for Maggie, possibly the world’s oldest at thirty years.
Aw shucks, that’s heart-rending, Maggie sounds like the perfect dog. And yes, I had to look up kelpie.
Iowa Old Lady
@japa21: Deere pays Mr IOL’s salary, so they already get to tell him what to do.
However, at their behest, he’s spent his professional life doing R&D to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy in diesel engines. At our house, every time EPA issues a new regulation on off-highway equipment, we call it “Job security.”
schrodinger's cat
Cute puppehs, but why is everything a sea of beige in your house?
Major Major Major Major
? ♫♩Shameless self-promotion ♩♫ new chapter!
japa21
@Iowa Old Lady: Cool. And doing extremely worthwhile work. Congrats again.
bystander
@Iowa Old Lady: Guess you’re not a believer in the job-killing theory of regulation.
OzarkHillbilly
@Iowa Old Lady: Congrats to him.
@raven: Sucks to be you.
Trollhattan
What’s the link limit now? I got disappeared with just two.
Farewell to the Maggie, possibly the world’s oldest pooch.
Sigh, they still never live long enough. As to what’s kelpie, I had to look.
Iowa Old Lady
@bystander: Not at our house!
Trollhattan
What’s the link limit now? I got disappeared with just two. Hmm, not the links, maybe I need to alter the farmer’s name?
Farewell to the Maggie, possibly the world’s oldest pooch.
Sigh, they still never live long enough. As to what’s kelpie, I had to look.
ETA link to original article, complete with pic of Maggie.
hedgehog the occasional commenter
@Iowa Old Lady: Congrats to him!
Anoniminous
@Iowa Old Lady:
As an old Iowa hand … it is a Big Deal.
Congratulations to Mr. IOL.
kindness
Walkies!!!! Happy pups.
You know what has been frying my ass of late? I am sick of the clickbait that I see so many places regarding this election.
Example: Huffington Post. God I am loathing this site lately. All too often there will be a headline that doesn’t match an article and really all they seem to want is to generate a fight between Republicans over Trump/Cruz or Democrats over Bernie/Hillary. It’s become apparent they only care about clicks and they would happily sink this country just to get more. I can’t tell which posts are real & which are trolls just to get people to throw shit at each other. Really I was never fond of HuffPo but they suck worse than ever now.
Steeplejack
@raven:
No traffic, though. But you will be up past your bedtime.
Gin & Tonic
Wonder why Cole’s posts are green on the desktop site and purple on the mobile site.
Major Major Major Major
@Iowa Old Lady: Congrats, that’s awesome!
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: I feel bad for her. She hustled to the airport thinking she could get on. I’m going to wait for ATL traffic to settle and go to Bass Pro to poke around. We should be home by 11:30 or so.
geg6
LILY AND THURSTON!!!!!!!!!
LOVE!!!!!!!!!
Schlemazel (parmesan rancor)
@Iowa Old Lady:
Tre’ cool! Congrats to him.
laura
@Motivated Seller: amen to that!
cmorenc
Lily looks as if she could gladly wait patiently on the couch all day for you John. Thurston, OTOH has a pleadingly impatient look that hints that if you don’t engage him in some fun activity soon, you may regret whatever fun activity he’s about to think up on his own.
debit
Thurston does not look like his mom was a poodle.
Hal
I’m starting to see all the Hillary stole the election in NY posts on social media. If the polls for next Tuesday hold up, the intertubes should be a blast right up to November.
Iowa Old Lady
I appreciate all the kind wishes on Mr IOL’s behalf. Thank you.
AkaDad
adult stuff = watching porn
Iowa Old Lady
@Hal: How did she accomplish the theft?
rikyrah
awe, they look so cute.
rikyrah
I’m gonna have to wait to get home, get some dinner, and then enjoy the comments section:
HARRIET TUBMAN ON THE $20 IS, OFFICIALLY, THE BLACKEST THING THAT WILL EVER HAPPENK
Damon Young, 4/20/16
I was going to create of a list of things Blacker than the face of Harriet Tubman — perhaps the fiercest and baddest person to ever plant a foot on American soil — replacing Andrew Jackson’s on the 20.
…………………………………………
But I decided not to. Because nothing I could possibly cite or conjure would be Blacker than this woman — this American who lived as a fearless, relentless, and unambiguous challenge of America; her very existence both an indictment of our nation and the fullest and beautifulest paean to the kidnapped Africans living within it — existing on our currency. The same currency she could have been purchased for 170 years ago. The Blackness scale has officially been broken. Obliterated. Decimated.
And all I know is that I will never break a 20 dollar bill again.
dedc79
Saw an actual Republican acknowledgement of Cleek’s law over at NR’s The Corner today. In a post on the Harriet Tubman $20 bill announcement, a commenter wrote “I have no beef with Harriet Tubman. God bless her. I just object to everything this administration does, period.”
jeffreyw
Annie liked to ride atop the ATV when we would tour the trails around our house. She started doing so when she was just a wee pup, the boys loved to run on ahead but Annie was happy to be carried along.
Today she lost her battle with the cancer that hobbled her these last few months. We will miss her.
Denali
Excellent idea! Get out to the sunshine!
debit
@jeffreyw: I am so sorry for your loss. She was a good, sweet dog.
jl
@rikyrah:
” And all I know is that I will never break a 20 dollar bill again.”
Like a commenter said in Money Money Money thread, no reason to have only one face on a denomination.
How about a series of Fed notes with:
oner: MLK
fiver:Frederick Douglass
tener: Thurgood Marshall
fifty: WEB duBois
hundred: Rosa Parks
raven
@jeffreyw: Aw man I’m so sorry to hear this.
hedgehog the occasional commenter
@jeffreyw: I am so sorry for your loss. She was a lovely dog.
Josie
@jeffreyw: I’m so sorry, Jeffrey. I got tears just looking at her sweet pictures. Condolences to you and Mrs. J.
gene108
In the market for a new washing machine.
Any suggestions?
raven
@gene108: We went with a Kenmore Stackable.
BaldwinBro
@Iowa Old Lady: Have your husband start looking into the problem of “Sunflowers and Fire” with the combines. I haven’t heard about the “S” series, but watched a few burn to the ground.
p.a.
@Iowa Old Lady:
wait for it when we win the general… zombie Acorn, Newer New Black Panthers, Reanimated Chicago Daley Machine, 47%-er Magic, Soshulist Math.
Mnemosyne
@jeffreyw:
I’m so sorry. I will miss seeing new pictures of her.
OzarkHillbilly
@raven: She should be thankful you are her husband. If it was my wife I’d say, “Get a room, Honey. You know my bedtime is at 8:30.” On the slightly more serious side, when she travels, she always drives herself to the airport just to avoid situations like this. (my wife really is too good for me). As somebody else said above, at least you won’t be fighting traffic.
gene108
@raven:
Stackable won’t fit in my laundry / utility area. Need a stand alone washing machine.
p.a.
@gene108: Consumer Rpts. Happy w my Frigidaire Stack 7+ years, 1 repair. n.b. for any stack system, repairs generally mean unstacking, esp for bottom (washer) unit.
BaldwinBro
@gene108: I think Kenmore still makes a “all in one machine”, my Grandma always had them.
Iowa Old Lady
@BaldwinBro: If it’s not something to do with an experimental engine, you will know far more than he does. We’re all specialists these days.
ETA: Jeffreyw: That’s hard. Even when you did the right things, it’s hard to lose a dog.
raven
@gene108: Yea, I figured but our research led us to that brand.
Hal
@dedc79: “I can’t have my confederate flag, but Obummer can put Harriet Tubman on the 20?!”
OzarkHillbilly
@jeffreyw: RIP Annie
ruemara
Nice down stay on Thurston.
I’m nursing tendonitis. I suppose that’s a down stay for humans. How long does this take to heal? It’s annoying.
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: We went back an forth on that. There’s a shuttle but she’s have a narrow window and if she missed it she’s have to wait until 10:45. She thought I was a little dopey with not wanting her to park at the airport but she’s been on the road since Sunday and that 1 1/2 drive from Atlanta sucks so me and the woofs will make the run. I’m probably overprotective but, what the hell, my life is pretty easy and this ain’t no big deal.
FlipYrWhig
@jl: Needs moar Ida B. Wells.
Roger Moore
@Iowa Old Lady:
So he’s a stooge of the fossil fuel industry. If he were a proper leftist, he’d be coming up with a way of powering tractors with sunshine, rainbows, and unicorn farts.
OzarkHillbilly
@raven:
You mean you won an argument with her? How’s that work?
April
@Iowa Old Lady: of course, call yourself what you wish, but I’ve figured your spouse would be Iowa Old Man. IOM to your IOL. Congrats to you both!
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: She really wanted me to pick her up. Sometimes she pines for those days when she didn’t have anyone to “look after her” but she gets over it. We didn’t get married until she was in her 40’s and she was damn independent!
JPL
@jeffreyw: I’m wiping away tears because she was so special to you and she put up with Katie.
A Ghost To Most
Condolences, jeffreyw. And congratulations to Mr. IOL
As to the Tubman twenty,excellent. I iz gittin a happy thinking about how much this will piss off my racist brother.
Iowa Old Lady
@Roger Moore: He has on occasion tried to power them with some pretty bizarre stuff, since alternate fuels are in his wheelhouse too. I’ll point out the unicorn possibilities
@April: Someone else told me that too. It never occurred to me which may say something about our marriage.
JPL
@Iowa Old Lady: That is pretty special.
SiubhanDuinne
@jeffreyw:
Ahhh. I’m so sorry. What a lovely, loving, and loved girl.
pea
oh, human
i’m inclined to believe
you
are
lily, rosie, thurston, and steve’s
furry minion.
Mnemosyne
@rikyrah:
One of today’s tweets from LMM:
ETA: For the uninitiated, BCEFA is Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, one of the major Broadway charities.
dexwood
@jeffreyw:
My sympathy. What a sweetheart. Peace to all.
Roger Moore
@Iowa Old Lady:
They’re at least a plausible fuel source, provided they’re rich in methane like everybody else’s farts.
schrodinger's cat
@jeffreyw: {{{ }}} Thanks for sharing your critter photos with us. How is the rest of the crew taking it?
OzarkHillbilly
@raven:
Ahhh, so she is just letting you think you won the argument. ;-)
geg6
@jeffreyw:
So sorry! We love them so, don’t we?
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: Ding!
Mike J
Cops going to prison for killing unarmed people. Not for long enough, but it’s a start.
The shootings happened in 2005.
FlyingToaster (Tablet)
@ruemara: Mine took 8 weeks, with ice and topical analgesics. The joint still aches a bit (at 10 weeks), but I have full range of motion and it doesn’t hurt to walk.
Iowa Old Lady
I see Kris Kobach says Obama may indeed not be a citizen.
OzarkHillbilly
@Mike J: Yeah.
(shakes head) Even when prosecutors do their job, they fvck it up. It’s enuf to make one wonder, “Are they doing this on purpose?”
LAllen
Is Betty Cracker aware of this? First pythons and now “dragons”.
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/04/the-past-and-future-of-floridas-dragon-problem/478905/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link
OzarkHillbilly
@FlyingToaster (Tablet): My latest bout took about 4 months, but that is probably due to the fact that I can’t take anti-inflammatories.
Yutsano
@Mike J: The moral arc is long indeed.
At the doc’s for the first of two appointments. Second will be more entertaining than the first. Time for more cybernetic hardware.
I will be in Seattle next month but probably no time for a meet-up. June I will be back for more medical stuff and will have more time.
gelfling545
A friend whose dear cat had to be euthanized this week alerted me to a service available in some areas including mine. I would definitely have used it when my sweet Snarla’s health deteriorated beyond comfort as taking her for that last vet appointment was really hard. http://www.lapoflove.com/Services/In-Home-Euthanasia
OzarkHillbilly
@Iowa Old Lady: I have seen nothing to convince me Kris Kobach is a citizen. What is more, I’m not even sure he is human.
ruemara
@FlyingToaster (Tablet): I’ll go literally quite spare if I have to rest that long. No. I can only not workout maybe a few days. Blech. Bodies are bizarre. I’m doing bellydance, Zumba, kickboxing, heavy weightlifting and flamenco. I hurt my ankle tendons walking for hours in super flat shoes working a conference. I’ve done less damage roundhouse kicking into the kickbag base. /grump
jeffreyw
Thank you all for the kind thoughts.
@schrodinger’s cat: I couldn’t really say if any of them miss her. Katie keeps to herself, still, and Jack is blind and nearly deaf. I suspect her odor lingers yet and is a comfort to him.
schrodinger's cat
@jeffreyw: What about the kittehs? Didn’t Homer used to hang out with Annie?
Paul in KY
@jeffreyw: Very sorry to hear that, jeffrey. I know she had a great life with your family.