Happy #Caturday from #Balazs who is embodying contentment by napping. #CatsOfCoSo

#FuckCancer
Doc lifted restrictions, our #bellydance circle is doing an opening dance for the fire spinners tonight, and although I am not feeling 100%, I can get through one song. I think. So fuck it all and here I go.

I have only 3 personal days a year and today I took one because #Neville needed medical attention. Couldn't or wouldn't pee, belly was red and hot, he kept biting at his groin. Turned out he also had a fever. Labs, catheterization, no blockage or stones or crystals in urine. Massive UTI. 10 days of antibiotics. Probiotics also on board. Cranberry supplement coming tomorrow. Bank account upset. But this is our selfie after he got to come home after most of the day at the clinic. #DogsofCoSo

And now, a new word: shitturdnugget. I created it for #Neville for occasions like yesterday when he saw me head to my fave chair, ran past me, jumped up as soon as he passed me, and immediately looked like this sweet little pup. #DogsofCoSo

To remind myself that not everything is horrible, here are some photos of #Zoli I took yesterday, to celebrate #Caturday . He was feral when we found him at around three months, so taming him was a gargantuan task. He is my mental mascot for middle schoolers.

A few weeks ago we saw an owl in our neighborhood. Today this feathery killer showed up right outside our window, on the neighbors' frnce. It is not boring around here.

I know it is #Caturday but it is also International Dog Day, so here is our quartet and Izzy, a rescued bait dog I just met who is available for adoption in Kansas. #DogsofCoSo #Malcolm #Lepke #Mozart #Neville

#Politics
Not sure who needs to lose their appetite, but here ya go. Newest diet solution: lose appetite around dinner time.

"These Things That I Have Done" type of list:
Accepted middle school sub position.
Got fingerprinted for background check. No work till that clears.
Dedicated a track of brain to financial panic and wondering if this job was a mistake.
Made iced latte.
Worked on costuming for Sept 8 Pride performance.
Applied to be a human rights commissioner in my town.
Did therapy visit w #Elsa .
Brushed dogs.
Vacuumed.
Changed sheets.
This was today and now I am tired.

We are having an anti-discrimination rally this afternoon and we are limiting it to a half hour before the City Council meeting begins because Mother Nature is dying and she is taking us with her.
#CityCouncilStJoe #LibraryBoard #ClimateCrisis

Goodnight CoSo!
I didn't take a single solitary cat photo today but I did catch this amazing shot of #Lepke with #Neville . She hardly ever gets photographed although she is the Queen of our pack because she always avoids the camera. She has a sixth / umpteenth sense for avoidance. But today, I got this, so I am sharing. #DogsofCoSo

Sometimes you just need dinner with the sun dancing on the water.

It is my Dad's death anniversary today. This morning we locked ourselves out and when we went to retrieve the magnetic key holder, we found the lid and the key both gone, but. There. Was. An. Egg. In. The. Holder. Life showed up on a death anniversary.

Our #bellydance circle performed at that very cool bar last night. A friend took these. #ThereIsGoodInTheWorld

@Minholkin I hope you are having a birthday as amazing as you are!

To start the week right, I give you #Mozart doing an "I can't trust you to do anything by yourself" face. Our gentle alarm sound of the Blue Danube Waltz failed in that both of us slept through it. Fuzz bucket here pawed me awake twelve minutes later. Tomorrow we will try to wake up to the intro to Modern Love by Bowie. #DogsofCoSo #WeDontDeserveDogs

#Balazs gives seal vibes in this serving tray for #Caturday so today we send special love to the *chonky* #CatsOfCoSo

@MrGoat you may know that I am still on Facebook. I wanted to share that today I played one of the quizzes on there. It was supposed to show me my spirit animal and I shit you not, I got a baby goat with attitude

#Illness #Politics
Old Fashioned ordered at 4:30 because retina doc no longer sure he can protect optic nerves and referring me to glaucoma specialist. While at bar w drink + food, got rejected for job I interviewed for AND our mayor did NOT nominate queer pastor to Library Board. Then pharmacy said cardiologist didn't do prior auth for meds, so now I have to buy 4 pills for $56 to tide me over and keep ticker in rhythm. I. Just. Fucking. Cannot. Any. Longer.

Moving my weepy-starting day in the direction of stones and crystals. I am wearing these beryl earrings for the first time - a new to me stone. Then there are these crystals a friend gave us saying the crystals wanted to stay together so now @junation and I can have them together. She used to be our pastor - cool clergy exist! I thrifted this glass container for the crystals to live in.