Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

In my day, never was longer.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

One way or another, he’s a liar.

Fucking consultants! (of the political variety)

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

Text STOP to opt out of updates on war plans.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

It is not hopeless, and we are not helpless.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

Accountability, motherfuckers.

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

If you don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn’t freedom, it is privilege.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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Open Thread: Rescue Dog of the Day

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From this year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ competition…

I still think Kate & Gin had a better, more professional routine during the 2008 competition, but Chandi does get extra points for being a rescue.

In case anyone’s curious (i.e., before anyone freaks out), if you want to do canine freestyle, first you figure out your dog’s personal skill set, and then you choose the music and choreograph the ‘dance’ that will best demonstrate those skills. Notice that both Chandi and Gin are grinning and wagging their tails all the way through their acts — that’s not something you can punish a dog into doing.

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The Silence of the Dandelions

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Day two of the anti-dandelion counter-insurgency at the Cole household has ended with me sunburnt, exhausted, and with only half the yard done. I put down 12 bags of mulch and got the second herb planter done, hung some wind chimes, and mowed and de-dandelioned half the yard before the shoulder started to ache. I’ll finish the rest tomorrow. I’ve also decided that I need a compost heap.

Also, still no songbirds, but with me outside raising a stink, cackling while throwing dandelion carcasses all over the place, I can’t say I blame them. Some of you wanted to know what kind of feed I picked up, and i looked at the bag and it was Kaytee Ultimate Songbird. Having run a blog for a decade, I am fully aware that this is when you all are supposed to leave 100 comments about why my choice in birdseed sucks/is bad for birds/hazardous to other animals/bad for the environment/all of the above.

I’ll be back in approximately 1/2 bottle of wine to fight back.

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Greatest Tool Ever

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Done with the work-work and now am going to spend the afternoon venting my authoritarian impulses on the yard. I figure politicians don’t listen to me, you all don’t listen to me, my friends and family don’t listen to me, my animals, whose continued existence relies upon my generosity and good will, don’t listen to me and actually actively defy me at every opportunity, so all I have left is my yard, and I am going to go impose my will on it for the better part of the afternoon.

Not to mention I am now heavily armed with this implement of destuction:

How awesome is that! You won’t even hear the dandelions scream, it will be that quick.

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No birds at the bird feeder. I’m assuming this is just because they do not know the seed is there yet.

On the other hand, they could have been intimidated by the fat man, the fat cat, and the barky dog holding vigil on the other side of the window. No one ever said birds are THAT dumb.

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Open Thread: Thursday Night Menu

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From Bad Horse’s Filly:

Had a little trouble deciding what to post tonight. We’ve been pretty busy at work and we are all a bit tired, when I asked the guys what I should post, ordering pizza instead of cooking won out. I pulled three different menus before I decided on a little taste of Sanibel Island. I like the fresh flavors in this menu and I really enjoy tuna and swordfish. The Butter Pecan Turtle Bars are as decadent as they sound, and a breeze to make. You’ll see the Chunky Vegetable Soup recipe later this week and next Thursday I’ll post the other menu I pulled (you’ll just have to wait and see what that is). We had the most amazing rain shower last night; it was like the skies just opened up and poured water from a bucket for about ½ hour. The rest of the night was a steady rain with thunder and lightning, great sleeping weather. Spring has definitely arrived and recipes will begin to reflect that. JeffreyW is further south than I am, so his photos have made me long for warm weather and green things. If you haven’t seen his wonderful slideshows, check them out when you have time.
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On the board tonight:

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1. Fish Tacos
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2. Black Bean Tropical Salad
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3. Butter Pecan Turtle Bars

As ever, recipes and shopping list at the link.

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