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Shady Hawk
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Teacher of ND teens, wrangler of many cats, previously a journalist and a lawyer. Nerd. I'd write a book about it, but you wouldn't believe me. My face betrays my every thought and feeling. AuDHD.
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A dilute calico cat sprawls on a quilted ocean-themed bedspread, surrounded by discarded camel-colored hooded sweater and red flannel pyjama pants. Below are the comments exchanged between Him Indoors and myself.
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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October 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Good morning, from me and my little friend!
Cuban frog juvenile relaxing in a Mr. Lincoln red rose from my yard. Its legs are folded under its chin and it looks quite comfy. It had orange eyes and is yellow, brown and an almost neon green. The rose is deep red and smells amazing.
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Heavy metal!

389 days today.
An Alcoholics Anonymous one year medallion. It's gold-ish, and heavier than the poker chips of various colors that are given out for the first 11 months. This one is mine. There are many like it.
October 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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I may be a little biased, but this is one of the most beautiful cats I've known.

Noob.
Calico cat with white paw and bib, and simply magnificent whiskers. Looking kittenish.
October 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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"Moisturize me!"
August 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#Caturday, the Sandy edition.
Fluffy tortie/tabby asleep in the chair. Her front paws are curled into her chest, her back legs stretched out beneath her tail. Waking up.... "Aw, Mom!"
August 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Groucho, Willman and Tommy are ready for Caturday.
Fluffy black and white cat curled up in a grey cat bed, with a wooden blind behind him and fake white flowers to the right of picture. Slightly out of focus angry orange and white furball, answers to Willman, Woolly Bear Boy, or just plain Will. Orange and white cat peers over his shoulder, while oblivious tabby gentleman cat snoozes in the background.
June 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Plump dilute calico cat sleep work her face buried in a blue diamond-quilted couch cover. Closer shot of the plump dilute calico cat. You can see her left ear is tipped; she must have been returned to field by the sheriff's office (they run the shelter). Peaches was a stray who kept turning up at the home of a lady with an allergy to cats so severe she carries an EpiPen. My sweet Peachy girl.
June 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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My day in two photos.
Hailstones the size of ice cubes, tearing holes in frangipani leaves. Black and white fluffy cat (Groucho) and almost twenty year old fluffy black cat (Jett Marie) laying on a blue water-resistant couch cover, with a grey and orange pillow to the rear.
May 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Two typical older ladies of the Sixties, talking about a lack of progress with a bucket list. White coat tells blue suit to change the "B" to an "F" and she'll feel better about it.
May 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Princess Pais Pais dislikes flash photography.
May 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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I can't place where I read it but I recently came across the sentence "trauma responses passed down through the generations can start to look like culture" and I can't stop thinking about it. It was said by Resmaa Menakem, and the full quote is "Trauma decontextualized in a person can look like personality. Trauma decontextualized in a family can look like family traits. Trauma in a people can look like culture." This quote was taken from a podcast interview in which Menakem participated (link shared in original post). I highly recommend "My Grandmother's Hands" for more of his thoughtful and nuanced words.
May 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Paisley is having none of your nonsense.

#Caturday
A large and majestically floofy black cat reclining upon a white-topped dresser, with books and action figures among other background miscellanea.
May 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Four cats of varying colors and sizes, lounging on a bed. There's a gray sheet and a quilted bedspread in view.
May 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Breaking news: Trump expected to rename San Andreas fault to Joe Biden's Fault.
May 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Any Caturday when I find a new cat-related item of jewelry is a good one.
Paisley - black cat with a very pink tongue and yellow eyes - is licking her front left paw and pretending to ignore me. She is seated on top of a vintage dresser beside a rather wonderful 80s brass and etched glass lamp. A silver chain with a cat pendant is on the dresser before her. The back of the silver cat pendant showing the stamps 'MO', 925, and 'THA'. The front of the silver cat pendant. I love how it looks almost cartoonish, and that the eyes are too close together. Paisley plays with the cat pendant.
April 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Red Star Platinum instant sourdough yeast! Because I'm too frazzled to remember to keep my starter alive.
A craggy and browned sourdough boule, on a wire cooling rack, on the stovetop. Side view of the sourdough, showcasing the peaks and cragginess. I'm thinking it looks pretty good! Another different angle on the sourdough. I'm a broken record with these photos, sorry! This is almost from the top, and you can see where I tried to score it. I need a lame, I think.
April 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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I have a Jett!

She'll be 20 on July 17.
Fluffy black cat with grey trim. Upturned nose and very balletic pose with her front paws.
April 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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My home group gives out a coin each month for our first eleven months of sobriety, along with a silver coin for 24 hours. ("Take a silver, save your money" or "Take a shiny, save your hiney.")

7 months as of yesterday.

One day at a time.

It was a good day, I leaned on my sponsor.
Reddish colored sobriety coin representing 7 months of sobriety. The 3 principles of AA (Unity, Recovery, Service) and the equilateral triangle inside the circle symbol appear, with 'To thine own self be true' around the edge. Reverse side of the sobriety coin featuring the Serenity Prayer: God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.'
April 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Glad all went well! Heal fast!

My ginger, Willman:
Fluffy ginger cat on a quilted bed cover.
April 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Should've consulted an English teacher. Personally I'm always happy to provide proofreading services.
Florida DofE releases list of approved books and misspells 9th and 12th grade over 60 times.
March 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Willman would like to say 'ow do.
March 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I'm not good at painting, nor am I patient, so I sanded down the water-damaged veneer and cleaned the piece up. Then I applied peel and stick wallpaper from Amazon to the top.

There are a couple of minor dings on a drawer front, but that gives it charm, I think. /end
Front view of the nightstand in situ by the bed. You can see the off-white tiles, a little of the greige floral curtain and the blue-green painted wall. There's a glimpse of the corner of a picture frame at top right.
March 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I bought this nightstand from our local Habitat for Humanity store a couple of months ago. The one I had featured a giant cubby, and having fifteen cats meant it became a hidey-hole and worse.

Replacing it with a three drawer item with a lip in the back (I'm a klutz) was a no-brainer. /1
Top of my renovated nightstand, featuring peel and stick wallpaper from Amazon. The paper has different kinds of birds, butterflies, and a tree in bloom with delicate green leaves. I think it's very pretty. The same nightstand with the bird, butterfly and tree wallpaper. Now there's a dragonfly 'Tiffany' lamp with stained glass panels in white and mother of pearl, with pink and purple flowers and an orange-winged red dragonfly. There is a frosted glass cutting board being utilized as a giant coaster (I'm a klutz!) with half a bar of marzipan Ritter Sport chocolate rolled up in the red and white wrapper atop it. Seriously good chocolate!
March 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM