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  1. Yeah I'd get him checked out. They can ID what's going on pretty quickly with a stool sample, and if it's something like giardia you'll want him on meds asap because it can take a while to knock out.
  2. Rocket got the snow zoomies. Edgar was less impressed.
  3. Earlier she was on Twitter saying Trump had authorized the National Guard. I believe the sec of defense has since confirmed that Pence authorized the Guard, not Trump.
  4. I succumbed to the siren song of beautiful weather and sat outside for lunch on Monday. I've done a lot of dumb stuff in my life but that was up there. Yesterday was brutal, too. Here's hoping we get a brief respite today with the rain and that molds don't get too crazy while cedar is down.
  5. My god, I am so sorry. I (and I'm sure others here) would love to do something in her honor at some point, like order her favorite Whataburger meal or something like that. And of course, if there is any other way we can help you and your family, please let us know. To Sarah.🤘
  6. She talks about this in a recent Fresh Air - she was born in the US but moved to London when she was a baby and she lived there till she was 14, then moved back to the US. She said she switches back and forth depending on who she's talking to sometimes but I get the impression she's more comfortable with the British accent for every day. Hilaria Baldwin's actions, though, seem much more intentionally deceptive.
  7. I could feel it coming on yesterday. Woke up with a sore throat and sneezing/stuffiness today and sure enough, cedar's high. Here we go.
  8. Current view from my lap. That's 160 lbs of dog. Good thing this recliner is huge.
  9. Mine is 12 and is reading Pet Sematary. I warned him to just make sure to put a few hours between reading it and bedtime. I mean, I still won't read it near bedtime. The Stand is my favorite SK book and if he's up for it I'm fine with him reading it if he wants.
  10. Yeah I know a bunch too. Shitty times for sure.
  11. Just started this. I loved Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell so I'm hoping this is on par.
  12. Did you read Pillars of the Earth? I enjoyed that trilogy, as well as his Fall of Giants series, and am wondering if this compares.
  13. Michael Cohen is obviously a lying piece of shit, but one thing that struck me from his testimony was when they asked why he was bothering to turn on Trump at that point and he said something about it being because he'd been convinced that if Trump wasn't re-elected there was no chance of there being a peaceful transition of power. I doubt that that was his entire motivation, but I remember hearing it and getting chills because I was sure he was telling the truth about that part. And here we are.
  14. Trump will never, ever resign. I believe that with every fiber of my being.
  15. Oh my god, I'm so sorry and glad you and Kora are ok. So you were able to subdue the dog and keep it there till animal control got it? I carry pepper spray for stuff like this.
  16. I only know about the service they used (4 Paws for Ability) but I believe it cost them $17k. It's a lot, and certainly out of reach for many people, but the price doesn't surprise me considering that it takes two years to train them. This is a video they did about the process.
  17. My friend and her husband adopted a special-needs baby at birth - his mom was on drugs and he has a seizure disorder caused by schizencephaly. Two years ago they were able to raise enough money to get on a list for a service dog for him, and today he and the other kids placed with dogs from this training group got to meet their dogs! The agency recorded all the kids and their families as they met their pups so if you want to tear up and/or forget about election stuff for a while, here's the video: https://fb.watch/1w0lvKLgHq/ These dogs have been training with the service dog agency since they were puppies and it takes about 2 years for them to be ready. This is Al:
  18. They may all go to hell.
  19. Oh, Greg. It's not you, it's 2020.
  20. From Groves around 6 pm. They lost power around this point but it could be wayyyyy worse. (Knock on all the wood.) IMG_0394.MOV
  21. It's really interesting for sure. We did this with Rocket and were shocked that the test showed he doesn't have lab in him, at least in any significant amount. I shared them back in the day and someone here goes "So that's what labs are made of. " This is Rocket and below are his results.
  22. Goddamn, 2020. I mean...goddamn.
  23. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about it. I think Jordan Peele does interesting work and has interesting ideas, but in execution they don't always play out as smoothly as I'd like. Perhaps some of my hesitation is because I thought the premise of the show was going to be the main characters road tripping around the US and running into weirdness as they search for Tic's dad, but that storyline was done in the second episode. I'm not sure how the supernatural stuff is going to play out if everything happens in Chicago - for example, WTF is going to happen with this Ruby/Hillary story now? Will Ruby never see the boss around town or in the store she loves? I do think the Christina/William thing is one of the more interesting plotlines and I want to see how it plays out. Are they trying to make us feel some sympathy for Christina and get Ruby to empathize with her? Although Christina obviously has the upper hand, being a white girl who's also a sorceress, she has probably faced discrimination associated with just being a woman in the 50s. Being able to walk around as a white guy probably gets her into places she couldn't go before and gets her information she couldn't get as a woman. Plus, is she queer? Is one of the reasons she likes being William so she can be with women openly? Anyway, I'll finish out the season. I'm hoping they can smooth some of the rough edges. The show could be great if it's done right.
  24. Yeah, not to derail, but y'all all need to read The Devil in the White City.
  25. We call this look "pizza face."
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