Jonathan
@jkinatl1.bsky.social
Happily married middle-aged gay guy. 31-year survivor of HIV. Looking for friendly conversation. Star Trek, Dr Who, LOTR, RenFest enthusiast. Unmedicated ADHD. My ferrets are my kids. The holiday tree stays up.
I haven’t been posting lately. Been too sad. My beautiful loving guy Ricky Ferret has been diagnosed with lymphoma, and the outlook is grim. Started prednisolone therapy for his comfort. Staying up late to make sure he’s ok. He was my touchstone when Mom died, and I wish, More than anything.
March 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I haven’t been posting lately. Been too sad. My beautiful loving guy Ricky Ferret has been diagnosed with lymphoma, and the outlook is grim. Started prednisolone therapy for his comfort. Staying up late to make sure he’s ok. He was my touchstone when Mom died, and I wish, More than anything.
Here’s my old guy Ricky, sleeping next to my waardy boy Finn. Finn has only recently discovered kisses, and by virtue of that, affection.
February 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Here’s my old guy Ricky, sleeping next to my waardy boy Finn. Finn has only recently discovered kisses, and by virtue of that, affection.
In an absurd manner of studying for the test, I have refrained from overindulgence for a few weeks. Now that my blood and its transgressions are safely in a series of tubes, I intend to consider now through Fat Tuesday to be my cheat week.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
February 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
In an absurd manner of studying for the test, I have refrained from overindulgence for a few weeks. Now that my blood and its transgressions are safely in a series of tubes, I intend to consider now through Fat Tuesday to be my cheat week.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Welcoming a very nice weekend with my best friend and perpetual valentine.
February 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Welcoming a very nice weekend with my best friend and perpetual valentine.
I always feel bad about putting my finger on Ricky Ferret’s sleeping blep.
January 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I always feel bad about putting my finger on Ricky Ferret’s sleeping blep.
Chris got me up early to look at the snow. I don’t remember having this kind of snow in years. It’s so quiet. It’s like a movie set.
January 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Chris got me up early to look at the snow. I don’t remember having this kind of snow in years. It’s so quiet. It’s like a movie set.
Making sure our Cardinal family gets fed in this snowstorm
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Making sure our Cardinal family gets fed in this snowstorm
I love my little guys. They smell like popcorn tonight. Well, popcorn in a gym.
January 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I love my little guys. They smell like popcorn tonight. Well, popcorn in a gym.
I really really love my little guys. Bosco Ferret is my youngest but he’s the leader of the business. Wesley used to be so skittish but he’s really come around and now hunts me down for kisses. Doing the photoshoot was, well, like herding ferrets. But we all had treats and a fun scamper.
December 25, 2024 at 6:54 AM
I really really love my little guys. Bosco Ferret is my youngest but he’s the leader of the business. Wesley used to be so skittish but he’s really come around and now hunts me down for kisses. Doing the photoshoot was, well, like herding ferrets. But we all had treats and a fun scamper.
Ferret holiday photoshoot
December 25, 2024 at 4:54 AM
Ferret holiday photoshoot
Happy Christmas Eve!
December 24, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Happy Christmas Eve!
Super happy with the way the balcony turned out.
December 24, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Super happy with the way the balcony turned out.
My triglyceride count went from 1,300 to 149 in three weeks so I am celebrating with a candy cane martini.
December 18, 2024 at 11:26 PM
My triglyceride count went from 1,300 to 149 in three weeks so I am celebrating with a candy cane martini.
Chris’ O Face and the face he just made taking a sip of his first “Last Word” in three years:
December 8, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Chris’ O Face and the face he just made taking a sip of his first “Last Word” in three years:
It just occurred to me that I’ve been dressing up like a hobbit and going to the RenFest for 25 years. I’ve gone from Martin Freeman to Ian Holm.
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 PM
It just occurred to me that I’ve been dressing up like a hobbit and going to the RenFest for 25 years. I’ve gone from Martin Freeman to Ian Holm.
Every time I make my green beans and corn I pretend I’m Carol Markus looking at the Genesis Cave and thinking “can I cook or what?”
November 28, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Every time I make my green beans and corn I pretend I’m Carol Markus looking at the Genesis Cave and thinking “can I cook or what?”
Ricky Ferret always comes up to me and asks for a second helping of gravy. He watches me make it very patiently, and when I set it down he eats for precisely fifteen seconds before declaring himself full. It’s our little ritual.
November 28, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Ricky Ferret always comes up to me and asks for a second helping of gravy. He watches me make it very patiently, and when I set it down he eats for precisely fifteen seconds before declaring himself full. It’s our little ritual.
Chris says I give off Big Quokka energy and I’m okay with that.
November 28, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Chris says I give off Big Quokka energy and I’m okay with that.
This was the photo that convinced my (now) husband to meet me thirteen years ago. I owe my whole life to Zachary Taylor Thomas Ferret, whose cute stupid face launched a whole timeline.
November 22, 2024 at 6:15 AM
This was the photo that convinced my (now) husband to meet me thirteen years ago. I owe my whole life to Zachary Taylor Thomas Ferret, whose cute stupid face launched a whole timeline.
Wesley Ferret took a LONG time to get comfortable with us. He would shrink back from cuddles and scamper when we approached. He’s gotten so much better these past couple of years, even seeking us out for kisses. It’s hard to love, that’s for sure. But I think it’s even harder to allow love.
November 22, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Wesley Ferret took a LONG time to get comfortable with us. He would shrink back from cuddles and scamper when we approached. He’s gotten so much better these past couple of years, even seeking us out for kisses. It’s hard to love, that’s for sure. But I think it’s even harder to allow love.
Ricky Ferret still looks at me like this, and I will never ever know how I deserve this sort of love.
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Ricky Ferret still looks at me like this, and I will never ever know how I deserve this sort of love.
My husband and I went to the GA RenFest last weekend. I’m the halfling, same as almost every year since 2000. So glad they are having it in the fall again. It feels almost like an act of civil disobedience to insist on having a bit of magic in these Troubled Times™ but nothing feels more important.
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 AM
My husband and I went to the GA RenFest last weekend. I’m the halfling, same as almost every year since 2000. So glad they are having it in the fall again. It feels almost like an act of civil disobedience to insist on having a bit of magic in these Troubled Times™ but nothing feels more important.
This is Ricky and Wesley Ferret, my oldest guys. I put my nose right in between their noses after I took this photo and for a minute I was part of that cuddle, safe and content.
November 21, 2024 at 6:15 AM
This is Ricky and Wesley Ferret, my oldest guys. I put my nose right in between their noses after I took this photo and for a minute I was part of that cuddle, safe and content.