We had to put down our 16 year-old kitty last week. It was the right thing to do for him - hell I wish I could have extended the same gift to some human loved ones who long suffered - but it doesn’t take away the pain and sorrow for you and the fam. Life is loss, among other things. And it can be excruciating.
Peace and comfort to the Briskets and hope for a better place for Shiny Cat.
In addition to the vagaries of my own lifelong cohabitation with depression and anxiety, my wife recently underwent serious surgery. Seeing her in pain and discomfort is a new anguish. My sunshine is cringing even on heavy pain meds. Hard times are hard.
To the point of Cactus’ previous post: my employer got a new EAP at the start of Feb with support resources including x number of talk therapy sessions. I hopped on that with the quickness. Therapy is a good thing for most everyone, and I could really use some of that good right about now.
In Ted’s defense, he’s just witnessed multiple impeachment acquittals, armed insurrections and pardons galore without a hint of consequence to politicians. Accountability is deader than Rush Limbaugh. Why not go to Cancun?
It’s a terrible place to be, imagining an alternate reality where R or Rs died and the party’s collective decency and humanity magically reappeared. I wish no specific actual harm upon Republicans but gosh it’s nice to visit a world where a demonstrably treasonous seditionist shitbag could be successfully impeached by our elected Congress.
I’ve no doubt that Trump has dossiers on his bootlickers and that blackmail explains much of the inexplicable. At some point you’d think the obvious carnage they’re enabling would outweigh the selfish concerns. Still waiting for that.
The sham impeachment act by the GOP is so fucking toxic. I fear who or what will emerge on the other side if we manage to survive it as an obstensibly functioning democracy.
That which was once dismissed as ledge talk is no longer our doorstep, assholes. Hell, it’s inside the house and has power of attorney.
This is all there is to it. If a good outcome for the nation depends on the decency and patriotism of GOP senators, we’ve already lost. Party over country and it’s not even close.
Gohmert's explanations are inherently unreasonable. Him conspicuously carrying the cross of 2nd amendment martyrdom and feigning concern for constitutionality after supporting the violent subversion of American democracy... that there is a red flag that Louie's portrayal of the situation may not be accurate or intellectually honest.
Not really a collector per se, but I am the current steward of an heirloom sword from the Civil War made by Tiffany. Decorative etchings still cling to the blade. The more remarkable part to me is the paper document that has survived along with the sword: signed and sealed by the governor, memorializing my ancestor's induction into the 123rd NY infantry. As I kid I wanted to play with the sword of course. Now it's just humbling to behold.