A different "view" of the #eclipse. Chart of solar panel production. The eclipse is the dip around 9:30.
#eclipse warning. Don't try to be a very stable genius. Just be a moderately intelligent average Joe, and don't stare into the sun.😉
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The Cat of Delft, Netherlands, 2016. I met him in a bookstore window. He roamed this neighborhood and knew everyone, considering them all his servants. The man who thought that he owned him moved away taking the cat with him. Who was having none of it! He returned to eat and sleep with whomever he pleased each day. The "owner" comes now and then to visit him.
#caturday dictionary
bed with treats - go to room and have a snack
food - food, not alive
garage - explore the garage, cover windshield with paw prints
marauding - See: out
no - you have my attention, what do you want?
out - go outside and look for creatures to kill
pet the kitty - sniff a hand and if it's okay then allow petting, bite just a little
sweet kitty - jump onto fuzzy blanket, knead and suckle it looking for milk, while being petted
swim - balance on edge of pool to drink water
Allie Cat, 2004-2023, the third of her name, called Lizardbane, Queen of the downstairs with dominion over upstairs, lady protector of the backyard and the far reaches, judger of souls, dispenser of harsh justice and soft cuddles.
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Was reminded that back in 2017 I pretty much foretold what was coming with #scotus . Of course people were warning in 2016 what would happen if you withheld your vote from the email lady as a symbolic protest.
#caturday 4 yrs ago, first time Fireball saw rain. Yet whenever I swim he sits on the edge to keep me company and see how the water tastes. Hasn't yet slipped in.
Also accompanies me on walks. There are many mockingbirds in the neighborhood who don't approve. One dive bombed him. He hid under a car until making a mad dash for home. Would that I could trust him to be as wary of coyotes.
#politics Buy one Supreme Court Justice and get a second one at 50% off, plus we'll throw in a one year membership in the Federalist Society and a case of Oxy Clean, if you call in the next 30 minutes.
#guns
Christian Nationalist churches. I wondered what Jesus said about guns, whether single shot were better for killing your enemies, opponents, or people who seem somehow threatening? Or did he prefer fully automatic firearms? These have much higher risk of collateral damage but are more certain to kill the adversary.
But a shock! Jesus said nothing about this choice. ...(continued)
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Jaguar devouring victim. Ceremonial vessel for animal or human blood, or maybe chicha (corn liquor). Larco museum, Lima, Peru.
https://www.museolarco.org/en/exhibition/permanent-exhibition/online-exhibition/ceremonial-vessels/
@Charles_Hawtrey
Fireball enjoys a nature documentary on Curiosity Stream. Mountain lions caught his eye and he jumped up to bat them in the face, then tried to take down a guanaco.
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Retired software engineer. San Diego. Pro democracy. Pro Ukraine. Music, travel, books, genealogy, cats.