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Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says, "Oh hell....she's awake!"
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Due to their belief in God's kingdom as the only legitimate form of governance, Jehovah's Witnesses do not participate in political activities, such as voting in elections. They refrain from saluting the flag of any country or singing nationalistic songs, which they believe are forms of worship. https://en.wikipedia.org Jehovah's Witnesses and governments - Wikipedia
February 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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I tried to donate platelets today, but a glitch in the Vitalant systems falsely reported that if I did, I would exceed my allowed donation amount. They allow you to donate platelets every 7 days & it was close to 30 since my last donation. So, instead, I got a Novavax booster. Get 'em while you can!
February 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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My employer reiterated their commitment to DEI this week in an email stating, "we have always celebrated and embraced our diverse workforce, and we strive to create an engaged community." 🧵
Meme that reads, “…but why isn’t there a white history month? …because whiteness is already celebrated every day - it’s falsely centered as the default and priority in most systems, institutions, and history textbooks. And while black history is all our history, marginalized stories are intentionally overlooked failing to acknowledge the full legacy of racism ( and white folks role in it) as well as the endless contributions of BIPOC throughout history and today. @courtneyahndesign
February 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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The fur family, Liam, Kieren, and Arwen. Both tuxedos are #FosterFailures and Kieren, the black cat, was fostered by another family before I adopted him.

#CatsOfBluesky
#FosteringSavesLives
#AdoptDontShop
Liam, a black and white tuxedo cat with one eye, and Kieren, an all black cat, lying on a faux fur throw on my bed and looking up inquisitively at the camera Arwen, a gray and white tuxedo cat with green eyes, sitting in a small Amazon box on the floor and looking intently at the camera.
February 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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My fur family.
Liam, a black and white tuxedo cat with one eye, and Kieren, an all black cat, lying in the same cat bed even though there's an empty cat bed right next to them. Arwen, a gray and white tuxedo cat with green eyes, sitting in a small Amazon box.
January 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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I put a heated bed on the counter behind my work desk. There're gates at both entrances to the kitchen to keep the youngest fur family member out and allow Arwen to sleep in peace. She'll come over & tap me on the shoulder when she wants attention.
Arwen, a gray and white tuxedo cat, curled up in a round, heated cat bed. She's getting all the pampering I can provide as she navigates her final months. She was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer this fall.
December 17, 2024 at 4:49 AM
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Pulled out the heated bed for Arwen. She has the choice of either the heated one or the non-heated bed (visible on the shelf above her). Guess which one she prefers? 🤔

#WarmKittyIsAHappyKitty
#KeepingMyGirlComfy
#CancerSucks
#FosterFailure
#AdoptDontShop
#TuxedoCatsRule
#CatsOfInstagram
Arwen, a gray and white tuxedo cat curled up in a round, heated cat bed sitting on a counter.
December 12, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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I am reminded of this, from. 2018...
Tweet from @crandallgold that reads, "If you think that Mexico is only sending drug dealers and rapists, but also worry that Mexicans are going to take your job.... What the fuck do you do for a living?"
December 8, 2024 at 6:36 AM
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Image of a sticker that says, "Boys will be boys" with the second "boys" crossed out and replaced with "held accountable for their actions".
December 3, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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My beautiful baby girl. If you didn’t know that she has terminal liver cancer, you wouldn't know she had terminal liver cancer. She's active, alert, loving, and has a great appetite. Relishing every day we have left.

#AdoptDontShop
#FosterFailure
#TuxedoCatsRule
A gray and white tuxedo cat sitting majestically on a cat tree.
December 3, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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Good for you! Several years ago, I trapped a stray cat on my back patio that a neighbor had seen frequenting our area. Turned out the stray was from the shelter where I was volunteering & I'd taken a picture of him as a kitten at the shelter.
Louie, a black and white tuxedo, as a kitten at the shelter. Louie as an adult after I rescued him from the outdoors. After a lot of research and conversations with the family that adopted him, we found out that after their son left for college, the mom dumped him, and the female cat that was adopted with him, in a forest preserve. We never found out what happened to her. Louie, however, was eventually found a much better home, despite his former adopters' attempts to get him back. They were permanently banned from adopting at the shelter.
November 30, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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Thanks. I traveled...downstairs to make a Thanksgiving feast for 1. No dessert as yet. I have a honeycrisp apple in the fridge, but I'm too full to eat it right now. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 😊
Cornish game hen fresh from the oven. It's covered in rosemary, thyme, sage, garlic and salt. A bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and sautéed capers. A bowl of oven roasted cipollini onions covered in thyme. My dinner, the wings & a leg of the Cornish game hen, a helping of Brussels sprouts, 3 cipollini onions, and a baked sweet potato.
November 29, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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Boo Boo. A shelter cat from years ago when I volunteered at a local no-kill shelter.
Boo Boo is a dilute tortie/Siamese mix stretched out on a cat tree, her expressive eyes staring into the camera.
November 25, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Looks like the account's been suspended.
November 25, 2024 at 5:29 AM
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Even older. This is from the days when you HAD to use an operator to make a phone call. My grandmother (second from the right) is sitting at what was known as a Tip and Ring switch in London.
My grandmother, sitting at a tip and ring switch over 100 years ago.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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From my college days...

The bird had flown into our living room window, and I was holding it as it recovered, protecting it from our 2 cats that patrolled our farm.
A photo of me wearing jeans and a blue long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up above my elbows. I have blonde curly hair (from a perm) and aviator style prescription glasses. Perched on my finger is a wild bird.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 AM
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Looks awesome! I have 3 types I use in different situations. The 3M Aura is my everyday mask for running errands. I also have a FloMask for when I'm going to be indoors for a long period of time. And finally, a Readimask for when I get my hair done. It's strapless (uses adhesive to stay in place).
Me at the hairdresser's wearing a strapless N95 mask
November 25, 2024 at 4:58 AM
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Today was blood doin' day. Cuz this was my 6th donation of the year, I had to give platelets instead of whole blood. I also had to postpone the donation by a week from my normal hair doin' day because it takes a LOT longer to donate platelets

#DonatingBloodSavesLives
#BloodShortage
#EveryDropHelps
Photo of an "I Donated Blood" sticker for Vitalant blood services.
November 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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But not until he gets to a retirement age of 62. And the amount he gets probably won't be very much considering he only served 8 years.
Kay Hagan, the North Carolina senator who lost her bid for a second term, finished one six-year term. She will turn 62 this year, and be eligible for a pension of about $16,000, according to the conservative National Taxpayers Union. Hagan's pension would be a little more than 9 percent of her most recent salary of $174,000, the amount paid to rank-and-file House and Senate members.
November 21, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Proof that with enough hair spray and makeup, ANYONE can look good. There was so much hair spray that I could have gone through a wind tunnel & not gotten a hair outta place. I had to shower 3x to get all of it off. 😂
Glamor shot of me with long hair.
November 20, 2024 at 6:51 AM