I love this very much. In fact, I have a ceramic jack-o-lantern, and a little black cat who comes out at Halloween each year. I may change my arrangement of them. LOL
Those paws belonged to the last kitten, the one who wasn't in a hurry to get out. I think being able to see out while the pumpkin was still closed made him like it more than the others.
I cleaned out my pumpkin last night, will carve it tonight. I think we'll keep Curious Cat out of it for now, thought when I was cleaning it she was totally consumed by trying to figure out what the heck I was doing!
Back when we had two cats, they both wanted to be sitting right in the mix of pumpkin carving, but the fatter of the two also needed to lick the pumpkin offings.
From Alexander the grammarian, to be uncensorious; not to be carping and severe upon lapses of grammar or idiom or phrase, but dexterously to supply the proper expression, by way of rejoinder or corroboration, or discussion of the matter rather than the language, or some other graceful reminder or hint.
Wow, Jimmy Carter watched a LOT of movies while he was President. That list is even longer than the Wonkette Movie Night list. Ziggy, you ought to check it out, there are some good ideas there. Carter had good taste in movies.
Gotta note that in his first year as President, Carter watched a ton of movies from 1975 and 1976. Catching up on all the movies he missed while he was running for President, I guess. Also, just like the rest of us, Carter liked Star Wars so much he watched it twice.
"A Tennessee man who’d been jailed for posting a meme on a Facebook thread about the shooting of Charlie Kirk was freed Wednesday, after the 32nd District Attorney’s Office suddenly dropped all charges. Larry Bushart, 61, had been jailed since Sept. 21 for the post, which quoted President Donald Trump telling supporters “we have to get over it” in response to a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa, in 2024." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/larry-bushart-tenn-charlie-kirk-meme-facebook-jail_n_69037869e4b0b0c6441c616b?origin=home-zone-b-unit
The f*ckgoons always cometh, but blessed be the ones who bring coffee first. Every morning feels like a new chapter in Revelation written by The Onion. Somewhere, Jesus is shaking his head, whispering, “This is why I told you to love your enemies, not elect them.”
The indictment, which was filed Oct. 23, alleges that Abughazaleh "physically hindered and impeded” an agent who was "forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators.”
So, didn’t even stop the agent. Just made him drive slow? Lame.
She is out at the ICE facility most days along with others and has been manhandled many times. She has been thrown to the ground and hit across the face with a baton.
Update on the retired law enforcement officer in Perry County, TN: I read last night in the NYT that the charges against him were suddenly dropped. I suspect the coverage by crusading local TV journalist Phil Williams had something to do with it. (That guy deserves a Pulitzer.) But the guy had been in jail for a full month because they set the bond so high. Even the booger-eating sheriff said THEY knew he hadn't made a threat to schools, but the public DIDN'T know; therefore, they had to jail him as a matter of public safety.
Keep those phone calls to the sheriff's office coming! And be sure to remind them that the crime rate among law enforcement officers in Tennessee is historically higher than the crime rate for the general public. (And that doesn't include casual donut thefts from Krispy Kreme.)
I'm sure they did all the proper asbestos stuff. They said so!
"A White House official would not say whether asbestos was found in the East Wing, but told ABC News that "a very extensive abatement and remediation assessment was followed, complying with all applicable federal standards."
The official said that "any hazardous material abatement was done in September," prior to the demolition earlier this month.
But Linda Reinstein, the president of ADAO, said she has seen no public evidence to suggest that an assessment or abatement took place. Federal standards require rigorous inspections to be done prior to demolition, and those inspections are then documented with a certification. If asbestos is found, workers on site would be observed wearing protective equipment, like hazmat suits.
Sorry, missed TABS earlier because I was in a lengthy EHS meeting. An hour into the meeting, we got to asbestos training items and we had remediated all asbestos in the facility a number of years ago, yet the annual training requirement persists... we were debating with corporate EHS to determine if the training is still required when it hit me and I said out loud, "Hang on a second!
If you are allergic to asbestos, is it called sneezothelioma?"
yeah, sometimes the damn things write themselves... :)
I know the pain. My "pharmacy tech" job has become just sealing pills into packages, and yet I'm still required to do the annual CMS training for the sixteenth time. I barely even SEE a prescription these days.
A kitten appearing act! Your hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/a-pumkin-full-o-kittens
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/8e17eaa2-3cb5-4026-ad80-64d58f470777?utm_source=share
A seasonal treat; black kitties ala jack-o-lantern.
I'm sitting here with someone who used to actually be a smol black kitten, and I still can't stop watching this gif.
Needs moar kittens.
I like the last kitten. Now that he has the pumpkin all to himself, he's not in a hurry to leave it.
A PUMPKIN FULL OF KITTENS! 🙀😻
I love this very much. In fact, I have a ceramic jack-o-lantern, and a little black cat who comes out at Halloween each year. I may change my arrangement of them. LOL
Cute. Disappointed, though, that kittens were not in clown attire and clown make-up.
I think my favorite bit is the paws sticking out of the jack o' lantern's mouth. Thanks Martini!
Those paws belonged to the last kitten, the one who wasn't in a hurry to get out. I think being able to see out while the pumpkin was still closed made him like it more than the others.
Another pumpkin poem
Is just too much to ask
You really figured out that
I'm not up to the task
But black cats I can deal with
They really are quite cute
They want to escape pumpkins
I want to follow suit.
Jack-o'-lantern
I can't-ern
YAY! You're back!
And bringing a purrty and subtle treat :p
Great job Menotsure
My pleasure.
You want some further pumpkin verse
And I say "My sweet Lord.
You filthy Wonket fuckaducks
Drive me out of my gourd!"
Teh Boos!
I cleaned out my pumpkin last night, will carve it tonight. I think we'll keep Curious Cat out of it for now, thought when I was cleaning it she was totally consumed by trying to figure out what the heck I was doing!
Back when we had two cats, they both wanted to be sitting right in the mix of pumpkin carving, but the fatter of the two also needed to lick the pumpkin offings.
"You there, young man! Come guess how many kittens are in the pumpkin and win a prize!"
"Uhhhh... two?"
"Not even close! Sorry young man, better luck elsewhere!"
Gotta problem! Here in River City! A big ol' problem and that starts with "p" which stands for PUMPKIN!
They found the portal!
A pumpkin fire drill!
"C'mon kits! We can do better than that! Chop chop!"
Herding kittens usually requires a specialist...
As documented a looong time ago...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz1iNSqqixc
Kitten equivalent of a clown car!
I was about to say that, glad I checked the comments first.
The kittens must be exceeding the maximum occupancy for that pumpkin.
I cannot read that whole Jimmy Carter list, though I want to, but why would you watch It's a Wonderful Life on Feb 6??
I cannot escape "Ghost Town", this is like the 5th time it's come up this week.
There have always been grammar nazis:
From Alexander the grammarian, to be uncensorious; not to be carping and severe upon lapses of grammar or idiom or phrase, but dexterously to supply the proper expression, by way of rejoinder or corroboration, or discussion of the matter rather than the language, or some other graceful reminder or hint.
- Meditations, Marcus Aurelius (170 AD)
If Jimmy Carter was still alive the demolition of the East Wing would kill him.
Man, Bovino is a loser. How sad is it to not even be the Himmler of the current administration, but only the WANNABE Himmler?
Long story short, if the AI bubble bursts around Q-Day we are all very boned.
Wow, Jimmy Carter watched a LOT of movies while he was President. That list is even longer than the Wonkette Movie Night list. Ziggy, you ought to check it out, there are some good ideas there. Carter had good taste in movies.
Gotta note that in his first year as President, Carter watched a ton of movies from 1975 and 1976. Catching up on all the movies he missed while he was running for President, I guess. Also, just like the rest of us, Carter liked Star Wars so much he watched it twice.
Update on the above Tab:
"A Tennessee man who’d been jailed for posting a meme on a Facebook thread about the shooting of Charlie Kirk was freed Wednesday, after the 32nd District Attorney’s Office suddenly dropped all charges. Larry Bushart, 61, had been jailed since Sept. 21 for the post, which quoted President Donald Trump telling supporters “we have to get over it” in response to a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa, in 2024." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/larry-bushart-tenn-charlie-kirk-meme-facebook-jail_n_69037869e4b0b0c6441c616b?origin=home-zone-b-unit
Bushart needs to sue the living fuck out of Tennessee, and Sheriff Nick Weems.
That little town will likely be responsible for paying out any Civil Rights violation lawsuit. The Sheriff will probably retire and move elsewhere.
The f*ckgoons always cometh, but blessed be the ones who bring coffee first. Every morning feels like a new chapter in Revelation written by The Onion. Somewhere, Jesus is shaking his head, whispering, “This is why I told you to love your enemies, not elect them.”
The indictment, which was filed Oct. 23, alleges that Abughazaleh "physically hindered and impeded” an agent who was "forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators.”
So, didn’t even stop the agent. Just made him drive slow? Lame.
Do the ICE assholes have to explain why she was indicted but not any of the other "CONSPIRATORS"?
She is out at the ICE facility most days along with others and has been manhandled many times. She has been thrown to the ground and hit across the face with a baton.
Pumpkins 🎃 Kitten's😺 and Tab's with Coffee ☕🤓💯👍
Update on the retired law enforcement officer in Perry County, TN: I read last night in the NYT that the charges against him were suddenly dropped. I suspect the coverage by crusading local TV journalist Phil Williams had something to do with it. (That guy deserves a Pulitzer.) But the guy had been in jail for a full month because they set the bond so high. Even the booger-eating sheriff said THEY knew he hadn't made a threat to schools, but the public DIDN'T know; therefore, they had to jail him as a matter of public safety.
Keep those phone calls to the sheriff's office coming! And be sure to remind them that the crime rate among law enforcement officers in Tennessee is historically higher than the crime rate for the general public. (And that doesn't include casual donut thefts from Krispy Kreme.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-orders-pentagon-begin-testing-nuclear-weapons-immediately-rcna240681 ughhh, why are we living in a Fallout LARP!
I'm sure they did all the proper asbestos stuff. They said so!
"A White House official would not say whether asbestos was found in the East Wing, but told ABC News that "a very extensive abatement and remediation assessment was followed, complying with all applicable federal standards."
The official said that "any hazardous material abatement was done in September," prior to the demolition earlier this month.
But Linda Reinstein, the president of ADAO, said she has seen no public evidence to suggest that an assessment or abatement took place. Federal standards require rigorous inspections to be done prior to demolition, and those inspections are then documented with a certification. If asbestos is found, workers on site would be observed wearing protective equipment, like hazmat suits.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/critics-question-if-white-house-cut-corners-on-asbestos-safety-in-east-wing-demo/ar-AA1PvAcq?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhoverent&cvid=cd14db27132b4630dd93f6fecaf8112a&ei=8
Sorry, missed TABS earlier because I was in a lengthy EHS meeting. An hour into the meeting, we got to asbestos training items and we had remediated all asbestos in the facility a number of years ago, yet the annual training requirement persists... we were debating with corporate EHS to determine if the training is still required when it hit me and I said out loud, "Hang on a second!
If you are allergic to asbestos, is it called sneezothelioma?"
yeah, sometimes the damn things write themselves... :)
I know the pain. My "pharmacy tech" job has become just sealing pills into packages, and yet I'm still required to do the annual CMS training for the sixteenth time. I barely even SEE a prescription these days.
I have been getting RCRA training since 1990... I can dig it....