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"Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it."
--Quintilian

Just putting in a quick appearance before the Day starts (i.e. Ace speaks).

Howdy.

Another fantastic summer's day here in Oklahoma. 70° now, going up to 83 at least.

Is it too soon to start griping about Daylight Slaving Time?

Anna Puma #87: The March 1944 eruption of Vesuvius as witnessed by men of the USAAF.
http://www.warwingsart.com/12thAirForce/Vesuvius.html

That was impressive. Thanks.

Who knew Vesuvius was such a hotness-inducing thing?

:O

WhatWhatWhat? #451: April kicked the vet yesterday.

I remember when Milady was full-term with our full-size twin boys she was a mite testy like that, too.

Goooood morning, you funny little planet you!

*stretches, yawns, eyes coffee maker*

Yesterday, I told Milady to make some extra sandwiches for me for today, and late last night, after she was caught up on the laundry, and so nicely massaged my poor, aching feet, I told her she ccould take today off. At least until dinner time.

Hate to go all pop-Fem like that, but I try to be kewl.

It's Peturday!! Yay!

...Firefighters rescue same dog from roof twice in an hour...

"That was fun!" thinks Fido. "Let's play that game again! and again!"

I know that one.

Heard some plastic being rattled by a cat in the "junk room." (You've got a junk drawer, we've got a junk room.) Went to investigate.

On top of some storage trunks, on top of some framed art (lying face down) and other stuff, was a plastic bag with odds & ends in it... covered in fresh cat pee. Fortunately, most of the pee was on the plastic bag, but some leaked down onto the framed stuff.

Grabbed cat, rubbed his nose in it, threw him outside, and began clean-up. Joys of pet ownership.

I may not be around for the pet thread, so I though I'd share this Joy of the Morning with y'all.

* stumbles into main hall and reads: *

498 Oh come on, a blow job is when someone drys their hair with a hair dryer.
Posted by: colfax mingo

o_O

* sidles back out onto the porch looking for keg *

#thePost

So...

You want... pretty puppies...

You'll settle for... a skunk...

You get... three beached whales...

...?

(240 comments - surely someone did this riff already?)

When I read Bill Clinton’s “precious bodily fluids” were shooting around that same oval office like a Red Bull-fueled paintball war. Even now, there’s probably more of Bill’s DNA in that room than there is in Chelsea. I chortled, and also was surprised that cth would come up with that. Then I realized you were quoting SJ. (Not that cth can't launch some great zingers, that just seemed not her style.)

When SJ said he was quitting HnC, I subscribed to his newsletter and to Johnny Optimism. But either I missed it or I never got the memo about "Stilton's Place." So, glad you linked me up to it. The Stilt does good work, and I'm glad he's not quitting!

Couched (get it?) in the same vein is Chris Muir's Day by Day cartoon

http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/030117-1.jpg

"This is not an ONT." Got it.

Wait, no I don't.

Maybe if I read the content....?

We are Teh Press! Only we can look at hacked emails. Only we know how to ask (long, convoluted) questions of elected officials. It's our job to tell you what to think.

And we will fight for our special Press privileges until our last breath (O'D'ing in car from smoking H).

Thanks (& best wellness thoughts) to Vic, too... of course.

...beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.

I had relatives on both sides, one testifying or accusing, the other objecting to the whole scene. So I've read.

Morning, Glorious Morons & 'Ettes. *brass fanfare*

Sun is up, temperature's mild, pets got thrown outside, so I have a couple of minutes before their feeding time. *whining pets noises*

Thanks for the headlines, J.J., today and every day. Helps get my brain in gear (however stripped my brain's gears might be). *grinding noise*

Oh, look! Coffee! *slurping noise*

* got filling done on front tooth; my nose is starting to regain feeling *

fixerupper #448: ...other photos in the series make it clear she was in that position because she was taking pictures of the meeting....

Hm. I had surmised that possibility just from the one cute shocking picture tweeted.

They seem to hate Kelly Ann with a Palinesque passion.

Before the thread is dead,
I just want to stop and say,
Good morning everybody!
Hope you have a have a day!
(Especially you, JJ.)

I'm heading to the dentist,
Where I expect he will
Put on his evil mask
and do a drill-'n'-fill.
(I'm pretty sure he will.)

I swear I will quit brushing
with Crest or Pepsodent,
for do-it-myself decay prevention,
I'll brush with wet cement.

#HCWNBPOTUS

All I saw of the post (so far) was BACON!

Sure, lindarising was first in the popular vote...

P. J. O'Rourke is still alive? Huh.

Maybe I was confusing him with, you know, whatzisname that old drug-indulging writer I never read that became a Doonesbury character.

So late to the thread again. Good day, folks.

Kindltot's library: Noting the towels on the chair - most of our furniture is "cat-protected" like that. Probably should just have everything covered in plastic. Except cats rip through plastic like it's paper.

Books? I... uh... um... we have some. I should read one some time.