My dog's favorite toy is an empty Diet Coke 12 pack cardboard box. When I first rescued her, I was looking around for a box like that to recycle, I KNEW I had one.
While I was in the shower, Molly tore it apart and ate the whole thing. Panicked call to the vet, she told me to chill, it would all come out in the wash.
Can I just say that Zootopia would be a great Wonkette Movie Night, not least because of the sloths? This is MUST SEE humor and plot and it is animated! Famous voices acting, etc.
Good morning all - I met a very nice Brit (are there any other kind - well besides those) - named Rebecca something - watch for her - she’s funny - lol -
Also too - there is now a penguin cartoon in the chat - reciprocating little birds -
While I gave up, and now embrace 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩, of Deadly Sin fame, I personally avoid hugging 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘴, of adorable creature fame, because I don't think they'd take it in the spirit intended...
I was in a bad mood last night, so watched Rifftrax' Attack Of The Supermonsters. It's crappy "animation" and practical effect props, so visually discordant. And the story is bizarre.
At least it has a subplot featuring a missing sloth.
Had the dubious pleasure of wheeling my spousal unit to radiation oncology for many long months. We only met the oncologist because we accidentally went in his office. He had no greeting, no manners, nada. Told us to get out of his office. He was the fucking doc we were paying.
That's entirely bizarre to me, in part because my radiation oncologist is the chattiest doctor I have ever encountered, and a "quick check-in" with him lasts, at minimum, 45 minutes. My first appointment, when we did the first examination and set up my radiation schedule, took nearly 2 hours. That man can TALK.
Yes. Unless, like me, your chickenpox titers are so high that you're immune. My doc told me I can never again get chickenpox and am immune from shingles. I've seen how miserable it is, and I planned on getting the vax (first dose was even ordered for me before I found out). My number was 1,111. I love that.
"Security officials fired: President Trump fired at least three senior National Security Council officials at the urging of the far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter. The dismissals came a day after she met him in the Oval Office with a list of administration personnel she deemed disloyal to him. More firings were possible." [NYT]
On green burials. I work for the only company in Oregon licensed for Organic Reduction (composting pets and people) its a really cool process. If anyone has questions, im here to help! It's how I'm leaving this meat suit. It used to be the tree thing. Now I'm happy we have the option of literally being turned into soil. Give back to the planet that gave me everything to survive.
The shigles vaxx made my shoulder hurt for a few days but it's VASTLY better than getting a shingles flare up...
I would LIKE to think that We Olds will be the last to need it, since a chicken pox vaccine is readily available and widely used but Bobby Brainworm's gonna fix that!
I probably just need to chug a pint of cod liver oil every day, eat some horse paste, and stop eating 'seed oils' (and do some heroin, since it will aoparently let me concentrate reall gud.)
The gummint will need to pry my bottle of EVOO outta my cold dead fingers...
Both my sister and I got the Zostavax shot 20 years ago or so. Later, when Shingrix became available, I got that one too. My sister didn't. She got shingles, I have not.
My nutritionist also doesn't like seed oils because of all the processing. EVOO and avocado oil are the shit!
True, you do have to have had chickenpox first. My sister and I both got chickenpox at the same “party” our mother threw for us. That was common in the 50s, before there was a vaccine for it.
Yeah, I had measles and rubella, which we called German measles at the time. I just asked my nurse practitioner whether I’m really immune for life or if I should get the MMR vaccine. She said she’ll add the test to my next blood panel in June.
I got both the Salk and Sabin vaccines. We lined up around the block for them both. It was an easy sell, since most of us knew someone either on crutches and leg braces, in an iron lung, or dead from polio. WTF is wrong with people these days?
to an extent, the very success of vaccines has led to too many people not knowing anybody who got severely ill. We have gone from dangerously casual to actively believing the side effects are worse.
Mrs and I went on vacation last week and wore masks on the plane. So far so good. On the return trip we rolled the dice and didn't wear masks in the airport or on the plane, resulting in fever, cough and sore throat today. Someday maybe I'll learn.
Do you NOT read my daily greeting? I travel to and from work by bus and subway, wearing a KN-95 on my face. At work, I wear a surgical mask over a silicon mask thingy that keeps it off my mouth and nose. If I get sick, it's because my spouse brought something home from school; the kids are, as he calls them, snot puppets.
Sloth snuggles in your hed gif today. More info on these unusual cuties here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/sloths-sharing-sweets
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/ab4f3d54-abfa-42de-9473-2a46f8776fac?utm_source=share
These sloths are so very much better than the MAGAt ones - ♫ Money for nothing and chicks for free ♪
The sloth poop dance. This one is thinking about tariffs
https://youtu.be/rPJC54o4v9M
River otters do that also too
Wayne has a catnip sloth I bought a few weeks back, and he thinks it's the greatest toy EVER.
My dog's favorite toy is an empty Diet Coke 12 pack cardboard box. When I first rescued her, I was looking around for a box like that to recycle, I KNEW I had one.
While I was in the shower, Molly tore it apart and ate the whole thing. Panicked call to the vet, she told me to chill, it would all come out in the wash.
Thank you, a calming sloth is just who I needed first thing this bloody morning.
Teddy Bears are very nice but I want a Snuggle Sloth.
A slow slotherly snuggle
Won't be over soon
They take their time
It is no crime
To hug all afternoon.
My wife claims her spirit animal is the sloth.
I have a sloth print dress. It is one of my favorite articles of clothing.
Can I just say that Zootopia would be a great Wonkette Movie Night, not least because of the sloths? This is MUST SEE humor and plot and it is animated! Famous voices acting, etc.
YES!!!!!!!!!
Good morning all - I met a very nice Brit (are there any other kind - well besides those) - named Rebecca something - watch for her - she’s funny - lol -
Also too - there is now a penguin cartoon in the chat - reciprocating little birds -
While I gave up, and now embrace 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩, of Deadly Sin fame, I personally avoid hugging 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘴, of adorable creature fame, because I don't think they'd take it in the spirit intended...
You’d have to be really careful about getting hugged back considering those sharp claws and very strong arms.
"And 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 is why we don't hug sloths!"
Showing off my scars...
That baby sloth has the greatest look on their face! Bliss!
I get that way with snax sometimes, too!
"Sloth"
One of my favorite seven deadly sins. They sure make it look good!
Two toes and wet nose!
Sloths!
I was in a bad mood last night, so watched Rifftrax' Attack Of The Supermonsters. It's crappy "animation" and practical effect props, so visually discordant. And the story is bizarre.
At least it has a subplot featuring a missing sloth.
Did it help your mood!?
Yes, thanks. That and the THC helped. I'm aggravated about a toy, so it's personal.
To infinity, and beyond
Mirror sloths!
For 'Trix, becoming a diamond:
https://youtu.be/7FHGnCmXSM0?si=_4QJ5FXb6XMuiH59
I already got my shingles shot. Literal pain in the butt. But not as bad as the rash. This new stuff about reducing dementia is a nice bonus.
‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands
They're gonna bury this government headfirst in an ostricharchy!
Had the dubious pleasure of wheeling my spousal unit to radiation oncology for many long months. We only met the oncologist because we accidentally went in his office. He had no greeting, no manners, nada. Told us to get out of his office. He was the fucking doc we were paying.
That's entirely bizarre to me, in part because my radiation oncologist is the chattiest doctor I have ever encountered, and a "quick check-in" with him lasts, at minimum, 45 minutes. My first appointment, when we did the first examination and set up my radiation schedule, took nearly 2 hours. That man can TALK.
I'm so sorry your experience was so awful.
Yes please on couponing tips.
I'll take a mushroom burial suit, please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7rS_d1fiUc
'Susan Crawford did not win!'
Seriously people, this man needs an intervention.
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/susan-crawford-did-not-win-mike-lindell-says-hes-investigating-wisconsin-election.5873406/
How is he not a cabinet secretary? Mike Lindell and Laura Loomer got screwed by Trump.
Looks like Logorrhea Loomer still has some pull at the WH. https://newrepublic.com/post/193554/trump-just-let-far-right-troll-laura-loomer-purge-national-security-council
Sister Monster has shingles. She gave it 0 stars. Does not recommend.
Get the vaccine if you’ve had chickenpox.
Yes. Unless, like me, your chickenpox titers are so high that you're immune. My doc told me I can never again get chickenpox and am immune from shingles. I've seen how miserable it is, and I planned on getting the vax (first dose was even ordered for me before I found out). My number was 1,111. I love that.
Loomer Watch Update:
"Security officials fired: President Trump fired at least three senior National Security Council officials at the urging of the far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter. The dismissals came a day after she met him in the Oval Office with a list of administration personnel she deemed disloyal to him. More firings were possible." [NYT]
👀
Well that sounds like a healthy and functional way to run a government!
Worse than Reagan's astrologer. At least she had a system.
Mouse was playing on Cat-TV this morning. Máebh and Alice forgot about the war of the princesses for a time.
https://substack.com/@ontheotherhand124816/note/c-105700329?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
On green burials. I work for the only company in Oregon licensed for Organic Reduction (composting pets and people) its a really cool process. If anyone has questions, im here to help! It's how I'm leaving this meat suit. It used to be the tree thing. Now I'm happy we have the option of literally being turned into soil. Give back to the planet that gave me everything to survive.
Monica Hesse's article is truly beautiful. Some of the comments, not so much.
The shigles vaxx made my shoulder hurt for a few days but it's VASTLY better than getting a shingles flare up...
I would LIKE to think that We Olds will be the last to need it, since a chicken pox vaccine is readily available and widely used but Bobby Brainworm's gonna fix that!
I probably just need to chug a pint of cod liver oil every day, eat some horse paste, and stop eating 'seed oils' (and do some heroin, since it will aoparently let me concentrate reall gud.)
The gummint will need to pry my bottle of EVOO outta my cold dead fingers...
Both my sister and I got the Zostavax shot 20 years ago or so. Later, when Shingrix became available, I got that one too. My sister didn't. She got shingles, I have not.
My nutritionist also doesn't like seed oils because of all the processing. EVOO and avocado oil are the shit!
Weird, I though you had to get the chickenpox before you could get shingles, since it's actually from reservoirs of the virus in your body post-infection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles#Pathophysiology
True, you do have to have had chickenpox first. My sister and I both got chickenpox at the same “party” our mother threw for us. That was common in the 50s, before there was a vaccine for it.
That and measles. I made it through both. And got Sabin's oral polio dose one fine day at school. (Yuck!) The taste still lingers.
Yeah, I had measles and rubella, which we called German measles at the time. I just asked my nurse practitioner whether I’m really immune for life or if I should get the MMR vaccine. She said she’ll add the test to my next blood panel in June.
I got both the Salk and Sabin vaccines. We lined up around the block for them both. It was an easy sell, since most of us knew someone either on crutches and leg braces, in an iron lung, or dead from polio. WTF is wrong with people these days?
to an extent, the very success of vaccines has led to too many people not knowing anybody who got severely ill. We have gone from dangerously casual to actively believing the side effects are worse.
Mrs and I went on vacation last week and wore masks on the plane. So far so good. On the return trip we rolled the dice and didn't wear masks in the airport or on the plane, resulting in fever, cough and sore throat today. Someday maybe I'll learn.
Do you NOT read my daily greeting? I travel to and from work by bus and subway, wearing a KN-95 on my face. At work, I wear a surgical mask over a silicon mask thingy that keeps it off my mouth and nose. If I get sick, it's because my spouse brought something home from school; the kids are, as he calls them, snot puppets.
Some of us have to put our hand on the stove to find out that it's hot.