Afternoon or evenin’, Jackals. ‘Tis I, your erstwhile, post starting and not finishing, friendly neighborhood sometimeish front pager. It’s a busy life in chez Rue and I have a lot to catch y’all up on. It’s been a lot. However, tonight’s post is not about me, it’s about Friend of the Blog and Jackal, Larime. …
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Readers, Commenters, Lurkers In DC: Norm Ornstein’s Dog Has Escaped In the Dupont Circle/Kalorama Area, Please Keep Eyes Out!!!!!
Some of you know that Norm Ornstein is a senior mentor and friend. He just tweeted out that his dog Henry escaped at 18th and Church in the Dupont Circle in Kalorama area of DC. SO KEEP EYES OUT FOR HIM!!!!! If you are in the Dupont Circle in Kalorama area, our dog Henry escaped …
Pet Rescue Bleg in Texas! Shaun & Tado Need Our Help!!!!
Last night one of our long time lurkers using the nym TexasBoyShaun made a request for our help for his dog Tado. Hi everyone. Long-time lurker but I rarely post. I have a special request because I’m in a bad spot right now and desperately need help. My name is Shaun and I currently live near …
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Let’s do the math — 20 years and a day of Balloon-Juice
Wow, I can not believe Balloon-Juice is over twenty years old. I was aware of this chunk of the internet during the run-up to the Iraq War. When Watergirl reminded me that the big 2-0 was happening a few weeks ago, I searched the comments and the archives for my first interaction here at the …
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Claire update
Good morning — I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We drove up to New Jersey to visit my sister-in-law and her family. We went to the lake, the kids paddle boarded and I took the youngest two out kayaking for a couple of hours on Sunday and then we watched fireworks. The …
New Orleans Based Readers & Commenters: BOLO Regarding a Missing Autistic Man In New Orleans!!!!!!
I was killing time and reading Norm Ornstein’s twitter feed when I came across this tweet he’d retweeted: Please share if you can. This is my cousin who has been missing since yesterday in New Orleans, LA. Jesse has severe autism and we are afraid he wouldn’t be able to tell anyone his name even …
Claire is home
My niece Claire was released from the hospital for the last time for this round of treatment earlier this week. She is at home. She is with her parents and her little sister and her grandma in a house that is mostly snowed in and overloaded with toys and books and presents. She is doing …