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The View From Your Couch

by John Cole|  December 22, 20099:38 pm| 128 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Dog Blogging, Open Threads

I have some time tonight, so I am going through the 1700 messages in gmail and filtering out all the pics from the spam, and here are a few views I love. The first has no elevated feet (I never really campaigned on elevated feet) despite the clear rules, but I love it anyway:

zomgnostrils

This one has the appropriate level of holiday timeliness:

santagotrunoverbyarottweiler

And because I know if I post two pictures of dogs but no felines, the cat lovers will freak on my tender soul, this offering:

fall09-010

And finally, since this website is where 4chan meets Cute Overload, here is RedKitten’s offering:

theviewfrommycouch

You do know the ultimate goal is to get Sullivan to send us a pic of his feet and his beagles?

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Hooked on a Feeling

by John Cole|  December 22, 20099:30 am| 167 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

I’m feeling a little odd this morning. A mixture of perkiness, optimism, contentedness and maybe a little holiday cheer.

Is this what you people sometimes refer to as a “good mood?”

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Happy Thoughts

by John Cole|  December 21, 200910:20 pm| 197 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

Here.

Let’s just forget your host is an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, acrimonious, conflict-seeking jerk who takes every opportunity to needle people but who (barely) is redeemed by a love for animals, and spend this thread talking about positive things.

And I was talking about Anne Laurie.

*** Update ***

An action shot for the lovers:

andthefurminatorgentlywept

Be back after I shake out the blanket, vacuum, and shower.

*** Update ***

Top this for good news:

Happy thoughts? I can do that. My cousin, who was in a coma for 7 weeks with H1N1, walked 36 feet today, is beginning to be able to speak again (even with a trach) and is set to kick rehab butt. You go girl!

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View From Your Couch

by John Cole|  December 21, 20097:44 pm| 51 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

I like this look:

viewcouch1

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Another Open Thread

by John Cole|  December 21, 20096:58 pm| 59 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

Saw this on twitter and it made me laugh.

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The Party of Ideas

by John Cole|  December 21, 20094:36 pm| 36 Comments

This post is in: Excellent Links

Great piece by Jonathon Chait in TNR.

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At Long Last

by John Cole|  December 21, 20098:34 am| 199 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

We can talk about anything but HCR.

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