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MI→GA→VA. cat mama to Coal🖤, Steele🩶, and Lissy Lou💔🌈. auntie, historian, musician, genealogist. probably squinting. mad online (and offline too). lurking in the comment section. she/her or they/them. opinions mine. #FireUpChips
extended Steele cat cuddles, such a wonderful start to what’s likely to be a very long day
(photo is not from this morning, too dark in here)
(photo is not from this morning, too dark in here)
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 AM
extended Steele cat cuddles, such a wonderful start to what’s likely to be a very long day
(photo is not from this morning, too dark in here)
(photo is not from this morning, too dark in here)
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Nation Yearns For Relative Calm Of ‘President A Giant Pedophile’ News Cycle https://theonion.com/nation-yearns-for-relative-calm-of-president-a-giant-pedophile-news-cycle/
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Nation Yearns For Relative Calm Of ‘President A Giant Pedophile’ News Cycle https://theonion.com/nation-yearns-for-relative-calm-of-president-a-giant-pedophile-news-cycle/
so grateful our train operator let us know at the Pentagon that the train was going out of service at Arlington Cemetery so we could all get off and wait indoors for the next one. hate getting offloaded but at least it’s warm in here. @wmata.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM
so grateful our train operator let us know at the Pentagon that the train was going out of service at Arlington Cemetery so we could all get off and wait indoors for the next one. hate getting offloaded but at least it’s warm in here. @wmata.com
when your mom tries to get you to look for a picture and you are absolutely, positively, most definitely NOT doing that
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
when your mom tries to get you to look for a picture and you are absolutely, positively, most definitely NOT doing that
the Cheboygan, the Pigeon, and the Au Sable.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
the Cheboygan, the Pigeon, and the Au Sable.
it was a year ago today that Lissy Lou crossed the rainbow bridge. this morning, Steele (who almost never meows) gave me two very Lissy-like trills before rolling over to slow-blink at me upside down like she used to.
thank you, buddy. and message received, Lissy. love and miss you every day. ❤️
thank you, buddy. and message received, Lissy. love and miss you every day. ❤️
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
it was a year ago today that Lissy Lou crossed the rainbow bridge. this morning, Steele (who almost never meows) gave me two very Lissy-like trills before rolling over to slow-blink at me upside down like she used to.
thank you, buddy. and message received, Lissy. love and miss you every day. ❤️
thank you, buddy. and message received, Lissy. love and miss you every day. ❤️
doing continuing education for a certification I have to renew in a couple of months and it’s being narrated by a terrible AI-generated character that’s supposed to look like a real person. the mouth movements don’t match up with the audio, which is also AI.
this is so dumb and bad!
this is so dumb and bad!
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
doing continuing education for a certification I have to renew in a couple of months and it’s being narrated by a terrible AI-generated character that’s supposed to look like a real person. the mouth movements don’t match up with the audio, which is also AI.
this is so dumb and bad!
this is so dumb and bad!
couldn’t get a picture because it was too dark, but had a pleasant hour or so this morning (from about 4:30-5:30) where both cats were in my lap and grooming each other.
the sweetest boys! 😍
the sweetest boys! 😍
January 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM
couldn’t get a picture because it was too dark, but had a pleasant hour or so this morning (from about 4:30-5:30) where both cats were in my lap and grooming each other.
the sweetest boys! 😍
the sweetest boys! 😍
woke up this morning to the sensation of a little kitty paw pat-pat-patting my face gently. it was Steele, like Lissy used to do.
can’t believe my girl has been gone almost a year. grateful her brother let me cry into his fur this morning when I realized it wasn’t her.
can’t believe my girl has been gone almost a year. grateful her brother let me cry into his fur this morning when I realized it wasn’t her.
January 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
woke up this morning to the sensation of a little kitty paw pat-pat-patting my face gently. it was Steele, like Lissy used to do.
can’t believe my girl has been gone almost a year. grateful her brother let me cry into his fur this morning when I realized it wasn’t her.
can’t believe my girl has been gone almost a year. grateful her brother let me cry into his fur this morning when I realized it wasn’t her.
this drama queen threw all of his weight against the bathroom door to open it (door would’ve hit the wall if I hadn’t caught it) so he could…get in the bathtub.
why.
why.
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
this drama queen threw all of his weight against the bathroom door to open it (door would’ve hit the wall if I hadn’t caught it) so he could…get in the bathtub.
why.
why.
forgot my Apple Music songs added to library playlist was on shuffle so I got The Gits followed by the Music Man original Broadway cast album lol
December 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
forgot my Apple Music songs added to library playlist was on shuffle so I got The Gits followed by the Music Man original Broadway cast album lol
Coal decided I was taking too long in the bathroom this morning while he waited at the kitchen doorway for belly rubs, so he started making loud grumpy mrrrrrs at me.
“hurry up, mom! we have a SCHEDULE to keep to!”
love my buddy, even when he’s being a bit rude.
“hurry up, mom! we have a SCHEDULE to keep to!”
love my buddy, even when he’s being a bit rude.
December 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Coal decided I was taking too long in the bathroom this morning while he waited at the kitchen doorway for belly rubs, so he started making loud grumpy mrrrrrs at me.
“hurry up, mom! we have a SCHEDULE to keep to!”
love my buddy, even when he’s being a bit rude.
“hurry up, mom! we have a SCHEDULE to keep to!”
love my buddy, even when he’s being a bit rude.
Steele’s face immediately after unleashing a big, wet sneeze all over MY face. zero regrets.
December 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Steele’s face immediately after unleashing a big, wet sneeze all over MY face. zero regrets.
tonight for dinner, I gave the cats the wet food we’ve been buying for months, which they’ve been turning their cute little noses up at for the past few weeks. got up to get more water just now and they completely cleaned their plates for maybe the first time ever.
I give up lol
I give up lol
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
tonight for dinner, I gave the cats the wet food we’ve been buying for months, which they’ve been turning their cute little noses up at for the past few weeks. got up to get more water just now and they completely cleaned their plates for maybe the first time ever.
I give up lol
I give up lol
my college archives had a bronze replica of Leonard Volk’s 1860 plaster cast of Abraham Lincoln's right hand, swollen from handshaking, holding a piece of broomstick for stability. I had the chance to study it closely…
…which is how I know Trump’s hand doesn’t look like that from shaking hands.
…which is how I know Trump’s hand doesn’t look like that from shaking hands.
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
my college archives had a bronze replica of Leonard Volk’s 1860 plaster cast of Abraham Lincoln's right hand, swollen from handshaking, holding a piece of broomstick for stability. I had the chance to study it closely…
…which is how I know Trump’s hand doesn’t look like that from shaking hands.
…which is how I know Trump’s hand doesn’t look like that from shaking hands.
clearly the boys are SO excited that I’m home from work. 🤣
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
clearly the boys are SO excited that I’m home from work. 🤣
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the Lions remain absolute kings of “wait a game can end like that???”
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
the Lions remain absolute kings of “wait a game can end like that???”
wow, views of the Big House! 🙄
I could see Kelly/Shorts from my apartment one year. sure, not as prestigious, but that apartment rented for $500/month, and I had a roommate so only paid half of that.
I could see Kelly/Shorts from my apartment one year. sure, not as prestigious, but that apartment rented for $500/month, and I had a roommate so only paid half of that.
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
wow, views of the Big House! 🙄
I could see Kelly/Shorts from my apartment one year. sure, not as prestigious, but that apartment rented for $500/month, and I had a roommate so only paid half of that.
I could see Kelly/Shorts from my apartment one year. sure, not as prestigious, but that apartment rented for $500/month, and I had a roommate so only paid half of that.
oh hi mom. you said someone was scratching the wall? couldn’t be me.
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
oh hi mom. you said someone was scratching the wall? couldn’t be me.
I’m so glad Chewy has a “trial packs” section on their website for wet cat food, because the boys seem unimpressed by everything we offer them these days 🙁
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I’m so glad Chewy has a “trial packs” section on their website for wet cat food, because the boys seem unimpressed by everything we offer them these days 🙁
got bumped in a crosswalk by a guy with custom out of state plates referencing “respect” who just couldn’t wait another 30 seconds for the next green light, blocked the intersection, and needed to move before he pissed off cross traffic.
standard local pedestrian experience!
(I’m fine)
standard local pedestrian experience!
(I’m fine)
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
got bumped in a crosswalk by a guy with custom out of state plates referencing “respect” who just couldn’t wait another 30 seconds for the next green light, blocked the intersection, and needed to move before he pissed off cross traffic.
standard local pedestrian experience!
(I’m fine)
standard local pedestrian experience!
(I’m fine)
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only getting news from one source (Huey Lewis)
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
only getting news from one source (Huey Lewis)
nope. absolutely not. and I say that as someone whose dead grandmother was their best friend.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
nope. absolutely not. and I say that as someone whose dead grandmother was their best friend.
spotted a little mustache about halfway up the tree, someplace little mustaches should not be
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
spotted a little mustache about halfway up the tree, someplace little mustaches should not be
“ignoring the tree” didn’t last long
December 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“ignoring the tree” didn’t last long