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Sunday, March 31, 2024
The Gallery
It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.
They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Caturday Morning Open Thread
Friday, March 29, 2024
Fur Face Friday
Hello and welcome to our weekly assemblage of adorableness, Fur Face Friday! As the seasons change, last week's comments were full of sweet faces for us to enjoy.
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| Percy, laying on the cuteness! |
In case you're new here, favourites are chosen by one of the Snout Selectors (facw, k2b, Hannibal, leahaven, and myopicprophet), entirely on our own whimsy. WHIMSY! However, in the interest of solidarity, we try to select one dog picture and one cat picture (minimum!) each week. Other pets will also, of course, be considered. We love all your rats, bunnies, ferrets, and other furry, feathery, and finny pals. WE WILL NEVER DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CUTE.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Blaurgh!Talk
Thursday Morning Open Thread
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
IT IS WEDNESDAY AND IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP AND CHAT
I went a few weeks without a phone. It was glorious. Now I have a new cell, same as the old cell, and have to figure out how to turn off amber alerts which always go off in the middle of the night, usually about some white minivan in Rockford or Carbondale or some other location 50+ miles away. Alerts are important, sure, but I only have so much time for super heroics during my waking hours. I'm just not changing back into my tights, cape and cowl, again. I've already had my Ovaltine. Sorry.
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| 2024 Motorola razor |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Tuesday Later On OT
Monday, March 25, 2024
Monday PM (in the US) BackTalk OT – A Boxful of Heads
If you're like me, in July of 2016, you felt some anxiety when Richard Thompson was trending. You experienced momentary relief when it turned out the former singer of Fairport Convention was fine, and then sadness when it became clear it was the cartoonist behind Cul De Sac who had passed. Complications from Parkinson's. You could see his hand had gotten shaky, and several cartoonist friends took over the daily strip for lengthy periods. Still a shock when he died.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Sunday Later Thread
Zut! I knew I forgot to do something before I left for my walk.
At the risk of revealing my top secret location, I remembered to post a thread when I was walking right here. So that's my cover photo.
There is still some snow but it's a nice sunny evening. How are you all?
The Photo Gallery
It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.
They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Fur Face Friday
It's officially spring...I say "officially" because it's been, literally, spring off & on all winter. Welcome to the first "official" spring episode of Fur Face!
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Thursday Morning Open Thread
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Wednesday Secondses OT
Wednesday the 80th of January – #9 Dream
Last night, I dreamt I'd published a book and gotten a tepid review by Jonathan Lethem (Or Franzen. One of those crabby Jonathans who writes books and reviews them too) in the NYT. On the eve of release of the paperback edition, I was sent a copy. On the cover, it said "A TOUR DE FORCE!" – Jonathan Lethem, The New York Times Book Review, which I didn't remember him having written at all.
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| Calvin and Hobbes from 2/5/1995 - Apparently Feb 5, '95 was a Sunday |
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Tues Later OT
Monday, March 18, 2024
Monday Night OT – the 78th of January
Good evening to those who observe. We just finished episode 13 of Twin Peaks, S.2. That's the one where Ben Horne snaps out of his delusional reenactment of the Civil War, Dick and Andy team up to steal Little Nicky's files from an adoption agency, Nadine brutalizes Mike and Hank, and Cooper and Truman end Jean Renault's international reign of terror with the help of David Duchovny in a dress. Meanwhile, Leo seems to have awakened from his catatonic state, uh-oh!
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| "Aw. Why am I always the patsy?" James said to Choo Choo, his hog. "Vroom?" replied Choo Choo, a bit sadly. A daffodil whispered to him in Laura's voice, "Kill for me, James! Kill and kill and kill..." |
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Sunday Later 🍀T
Had a looong drive with lots of rain, hail, snow and sleet, so no fun stops this time.
Feeling a little brain dead to be honest. How was your weekend? Between Pi Day and St. Patrick's day, been a good few days for holiday eating. Did anyone have anything special for the Ides of March?
The Photo Gallery
It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.
They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Fur Face Friday!
Hi all, Friday is here! I have no theme for this week beyond... Fur Faces! Let's look at last week!
First up, Hannibal is getting a new nephew, say hi to Scotty:
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Thursday evening open thread
My next door neighbour and I are hoping to do a bit of a walk-about this afternoon in aid of our neighbourhood profile for the residents association, and then following up with booze and chips, so I may not be around to comment, so talk amongst yourselves.
Blaurgh!Talk
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Whensday? This Day! Later OT
An old classic from Stan Freberg that has made me giggle for decades (thank you, Dr Demento, for introducing me to his work).
Anyway, have a larf and a titter and then get on with the usual sparkling conversation.
Wednesday Morning OT – Unladylike Music for Women's History Month
Good Morning to those who celebrate. Older kid while leaving the house for school said, "Is your muffin buttered? Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?"
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| Isle of Wight – Available Light |
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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