Ann Porter
@annporterla.bsky.social
Cultivating mindfulness. SQL writer, former political junkie, empty nester. Burbs of New Orleans. Ohio native.
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do." - Terry Pratchett
"Mind how you go." - Esmerelda Weatherwax
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do." - Terry Pratchett
"Mind how you go." - Esmerelda Weatherwax
It's good to be a dog.
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It's good to be a dog.
This is the piece of rawhide she must have been working on. It is sitting on a corner of the patio in a pile of dirt. The dirt came from. The yard right next to the dirt pile.
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is the piece of rawhide she must have been working on. It is sitting on a corner of the patio in a pile of dirt. The dirt came from. The yard right next to the dirt pile.
See the dirt on Lucy's muzzle? She has been burying something somewhere.
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
See the dirt on Lucy's muzzle? She has been burying something somewhere.
She quoted me! Paraphrased, but this is my protest sign:
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
She quoted me! Paraphrased, but this is my protest sign:
It's a beautiful day to be a dog.
September 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's a beautiful day to be a dog.
When we describe what is happening we sound like crazy people.
September 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
When we describe what is happening we sound like crazy people.
My sign, Old Courthouse, Covington, LA
September 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My sign, Old Courthouse, Covington, LA
Wrapping up at the Old Courthouse, Covington, LA
September 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Wrapping up at the Old Courthouse, Covington, LA
Old Courthouse, Covington, Louisiana
September 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Old Courthouse, Covington, Louisiana
It is harder to get to the other room than it ought to be.
August 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It is harder to get to the other room than it ought to be.
Perfect scores every day this week!
August 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Perfect scores every day this week!
QT this post with someone you wish was still alive.
August 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
QT this post with someone you wish was still alive.
Lucy has a blue star!
August 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Lucy has a blue star!
Another perfect week.
August 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Another perfect week.
Fourteen years ago a malnourished kitten with fleas and worms and a respiratory infection wandered into our lives. We kept her, and our Alice was a weird and wonderful and kind of dumb addition to our family. We lost her a little over a year ago.
August 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Fourteen years ago a malnourished kitten with fleas and worms and a respiratory infection wandered into our lives. We kept her, and our Alice was a weird and wonderful and kind of dumb addition to our family. We lost her a little over a year ago.
My husband spent a day measuring rat skulls this week. So in my experience, this is objectively true.
July 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My husband spent a day measuring rat skulls this week. So in my experience, this is objectively true.
This is Alice before she got sick.
July 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is Alice before she got sick.
Please post dog or baby pictures. This is Lucy. I don't have a baby any more.
July 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Please post dog or baby pictures. This is Lucy. I don't have a baby any more.
Mid evening, high summer, the Oregon coast at Seaside.
June 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Mid evening, high summer, the Oregon coast at Seaside.
Tiger fans showing up.
June 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tiger fans showing up.
Once LSU Baseball goes to the CWS, the Jello Shot Challenge is in the bag.
June 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Once LSU Baseball goes to the CWS, the Jello Shot Challenge is in the bag.
My husband rioted in Lafayette, Louisiana today. I'm so proud to be married to him.
June 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My husband rioted in Lafayette, Louisiana today. I'm so proud to be married to him.