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Thursday Night Pet Adoption Open Thread

by John Cole|  November 19, 20097:03 pm| 65 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Open Threads

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The story:

Here are a few pics of my cat, Chompers. My partner and I adopted her a little over a year ago from Pets in Need, a small rescue group in eastern Massachusetts. She was 5 months old when we got her; she’s now a year and a half. My partner and I frequently remark that getting her was the best thing we’ve ever done. She wakes me up in the morning by rubbing her face against mine or walking all over me. In the winter, if we’re sitting on the couch under a blanket, she likes to climb under it and onto our laps, or huddle on top of our feet. Every once in a while, she gets a crazy look in her eyes and suddenly streaks across the apartment at full speed. This occasionally ends with her slamming headfirst into a wall, but this does not appear to faze her.

Here, also, is a link to a series of pictures in which Chompers picks a fight with, and loses to, an empty tissue box.

I also want to plug Southwest Collie Rescue. My stepmother, Lee More, helps run it, and it is really a stand-up organization. They take in any collie, no matter how old or how sick, and make sure they get great care and loving homes. They go to great lengths to make sure that every placement is right for dog and owner.

Consider this an open thread

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What a Horrible Crappy Day

by John Cole|  November 19, 20094:12 pm| 132 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

Rainy, overcast, windy- the sky looks like a bruise, there are no leave on the trees, and Lily looks pissed that I am not holding the umbrella over her while we walked.

Only one thing can help- meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Who is with me?

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Open Thread

by Tim F|  November 19, 200912:00 pm| 35 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Photo Blogging

Dustin, Quinn. Mazel tov to Dustin and Mrs. Dustin for delivering a healthy baby at 27 weeks, 2:09 EST yesterday! Quinn is curerntly 1 lb 15 oz (870g), and he’s 13.5 inches long (34cm). For more Quinn pics go here.

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Mario Piperni, Mother and Son.

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Email me a link to your one or two favorite pics on a photo site like Flickr (do not send the image itself please) and I will put up favorites in open threads. Send a short caption if you want one.

Click on the photos for a link to the photographer’s website. To see all photo threads, click on ‘photo blogging’ at the bottom of the post.

If your computer cannot read our email links at top right, my email is (remove the zeroes): portus0jackson0ii at yahoo dot com.

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Thursday Morning Open Thread

by John Cole|  November 19, 20098:00 am| 102 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

And I am still locked out of my twitter account.

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Open Thread: Terry Pratchett’s New Book

by Anne Laurie|  November 18, 200910:07 pm| 107 Comments

This post is in: Books, Open Threads, Popular Culture

Pratchett released Unseen Academicals six weeks ago. If you’re a Pratchett fan, have you read it yet? And if so, what do you think of it?

I liked it, more than I had feared, especially since all I know about Foot-The-Ball I learned from TBoggs and translations of the Japanese manga Whistle. It’s not one of the top five Discworld novels, but it’s still miles ahead of, say, the first two books in the series. The plot construction wasn’t as sinewy and water-tight as we have come to expect. A better acquaintance with British football (Comrade Scrutinizer, for instance, connects the UA to Manchester’s AU, Arsenal United) would certainly improve one’s enjoyment of the usual Prachettian in-jokes and satires. Lord Vetinari talked too much, but then he was supposed to have imbibed at least a dozen strong ales before doing so.

I think Mr. Nutt, Glenda Sugarbean, and especially Pepe are all worthy additions to the Discworld Canon. Your thoughts?

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Wednesday Night Pet Rescue Open Thread

by John Cole|  November 18, 20099:16 pm| 86 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads

Here is tonight’s rescue story:

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Bigger dog Onion was abandoned as a pup. He was the last of his siblings to be adopted because he was scared and neurotic after whatever happened to him before he came to Scottsville Veterinary Adoptions, near Rochester, New York (www.petadoption.cc). I saw him during one of the shelter’s adoption days at a big-box store. He was in a crate, terrified, and when I walked in, he looked over his shoulder at me, and I was smitten. He’s been with us for almost 10 years, and has done a really amazing job of stabilizing himself. He’s still terrified of thunderstorms and skateboards–of course, Dogs at Play dog daycare is right next to a skateboard shop–but he climbs trees, barks his fool head off at all parcel delivery people, and basically has a happy life as a dog stereotype.

Little guy spooning him is Tater, who came from a high-kill shelter and Ohio through http://anotherchancepetrescue.org/, also near Rochester, NY. The little guy and the big guy are totally in love, despite little guy’s piercing ‘yip,’ obsession with stealing tennis balls, and near-total breakdown due to an immune response to a silicone-coated microchip. Microchip is gone (insert jokes about saline, rather than silicone, implants here), little guy is recovered, and the humping has begun again.

Separately and together, they are marvelous, funny, sweet creatures, and the folks who do this rescue work in the Rochester area are amazing. We are forever grateful.

Remember, pets are great, but they require a lot of money, care, time, and love.

*** Update ***

I was going through old folders and found this gem:

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Without a pet, you are missing out on the unconditional love they give.

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Open Thread

by Tim F|  November 18, 200912:00 pm| 38 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Photo Blogging

Jack, Place Grenette Fountain.

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Jabman, Please Lock.

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Email me a link to your one or two favorite pics on a photo site like Flickr (do not send the image itself please) and I will put up favorites in open threads. Send a short caption if you want one.

Click on the photos for a link to the photographer’s website. To see all photo threads, click on ‘photo blogging’ at the bottom of the post.

If your computer cannot read our email links at top right, my email is (remove the zeroes): portus0jackson0ii at yahoo dot com.

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