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* suddenly, a hatch in the floor opens up *

Howdy. Did I miss anything earth-shattering between about comment #100 and #300?

* sidles over to the bar, fixes drink *

* lurks, badly *

#MemorialWeekend

Less than 50 comments?

I see the commentariat hasn't even warmed up yet.

I've still gotta check the post a bit closer.

Have a nevening y'all.

bob - this post is one of your masterpieces.

*insert applause & laughter audio*

I linked to you on the Ace of Spades Saturday pet thread. Again.

#Kitteh Gifts

Milady and I, and Dog, spent Thursday night down at my Mom's, and Daughter took care of the felines.

Next morning, she texted me: "Saw all kittehs but Spark. He may be sleeping off his mouse from last night!"

She reported that the previous night Spark had been observed having much sport with the carcass.

As usual, it was Spark's sister Spirit who had caught it. #Guycat Privilege

Spirit ditched the kill to go hit some fresh kibble Daughter brought out. Go figure.

Daughter wondered if kibble was some kind of kitteh crack. (I think Spirit is just watching her svelte summer weight.)

#Rural Life

Daughter hung out awhile on the porch, and chased off (sort of) a sneaky raccoon raiding the kibble.

* slow reader goes back to reading comments *

#Rural Life

Several days ago, I was talking with the neighbor at the shed. We share a large yard. His daughter and granddaughter were zipping around the acreage on their zero-turns while he criticized their technique. Heh.

Granddaughter zips up, hops off the mower, goes to the truck, and comes back with a nice little pistol, zips away again.

As she goes off, the neighbor brags how all his kids and grandkids have their licenses.

Thanks to my extensive knowledge of hoplophilia, derived almost entirely from reading this blog, I said to him, "and I bet they all keep up on their practice, too."

He assured me, yes, indeed.

Then six shots rang out from north of our house. When I got over there, the ladies had a rake, and were holding up a snake, with three gaping holes, still hissing and trying to strike. The grand-daughter was pretty proud that she'd hit him three out of six, and it was amazing he was still wiggling with those holes blown in him. He wouldn't last long.

First time we've ever found a water moccasin that close to the house. All the rain temporarily made EPA-controllable wetlands out of the place, so I hope this will remain a rare, if not unique, instance.

Okay, not a pet. Um... Um... our cats were inside (as usual during mowing) so none of them were harmed.

#Caturday

Skip #1: Happy Caturday everyone

Okay, didn't get far in the comments yet, obviously.

This reminded me to go check bluebirdofbitterness.com for her Caturday post. The theme this week is Feline Summer Recreation program. Really funny collection.

#Great pet pix, as always.

The pooches sure demonstrate the variety of canines. They may all be the same species, but hardly the same family - appearances and behaviors.

Just one example: dogs who love the water v dogs like our guy who detests it.

Those collies are just beautiful (or handsome, as per zheir gender preferences). Excellent critters - for someone else. We wouldn't want a purebred, really - give me a good mutt any day - nor a long-hair out here in rural Okla.

We had a found-us Australian Shepherd with a thick, tight coat, perfect for Alaska, not so much Oklahoma. (Miss ya, Foggy Doggie!) Had to keep him clipped for at least 3/4 of the year. Since he was blind in one eye and didn't like to be approached on that side, shaving him could be a real task, and might occasionally involve sedation.

Our current German Shepherd-whatever mix (who also found us) is a short-hair, utterly mellow temperament, relatively easy to care for; perfect for us. We'd be mighty lucky to get another pooch as smart and devoted as our old guy.

Now to read comments.

7 adorable animals - the turkey hug video - on YouTube, four thumbs-down.

Who in everlovin' heck would down-vote a hugging turkey video? Maybe it was some friends of the dog.

Howdy, Animal Morons. Our report: all five cats and the dog continue to live in relative health, although the dog is showing signs of not being a puppy anymore.

Ah, my burger's here.

L8r y'all. Have a weekend.

What iron grampa said.

Tammy al-Thor: Miley and Insomniac's Most Excellent Adventure.

This is the one where they're visited by an Ewok in a time machine, right?

logprof : Haydn

I chuckled.

I need more Haydn in my music collection. I'll put it on my Chopin Listz

Palpatine by way of Miley: ...Reflects on the utter depravity of Teh Horde.

UH oh! What am I missing? I always miss the good stuff. And, do I want to go back and find out? Or will I then be late to fresh depravity?

Decisions, decisions...

#It's Probably Already Been Said Dept.

How am I ever going to cut back to only twenty-one times a month?

#FakeNewsCenter

BREAKING NEWS BULLETIN:

(spoilers)

Dateline: Dallas - Jeanie shot J.R.

...and go on NPR to prattle about Burke in their high-pitched, nasal voices.

Heh! That quote was a nice little bit of restrained and nuanced understatement.

In before Ace?

In grade school, some guy tagged, me and so naturally I ran after him. I bumped into Cindy's elbow and knocked her glasses off and they broke. Didn't even know I'd bumped her, but I later caught $#!+ from teachers, Principal, and parents. My bullying older brothers might've bumped a kid on purpose like that, so I guess they thought I was the same. Burned into memory half a century later.

________________________
Poetry Slam / Body Slam
with culturally appropriated accent
(or is it just my native Oklahoman?)

Yeh think yah
all hip and coo'
Yeh part of the
Resistance!

But we be the
G O P, foo'
It' best yeh keep
yah distance!

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

Good night, virtual beings.

May the Almighty bless you with divine glory, or at least a smooth ride.

Slapweasel, the prayer list was welcome.

Should make it a regular feature.

Of course, it might need some regular pruning lest it overrun the comments... so much prayer needed, more every day.

I really only dropped in to see who gets the evil number.

* sits on hillside, sipping drink, eavesdropping on the motor geek talk for which I have nothing to contribute *