Cotopaxi

Retired: "Let joy be unconfined."
Former writer, university student benefits administrator, and public servant.
We live in Texas. A cat runs our household.

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2024-08-18 03:29:40

Good night, and sweet dreams!
An especially good night to all the Mastodon childless cat moms and dads. 😸
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
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2024-08-15 20:43:19

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You have the makings of a great biologist, good for you!

2024-08-15 20:39:57

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I got a lizard, a horny toad, a cockroach, and a decapitated water moccasin draped over a stick. I didn't mind the first two, screamed and ran from the roach, and climbed up an old oak tree as far as I could to escape the dead moccasin.
Good times...

2024-08-15 20:35:13

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No worries! I'm consternated to realize just how old this song is--and therefore how old I am. Urk! 😜
Price of playing the long game well, though. I raise my wrinkly fists and bounce my arthritic knees in jubilant defiance of the many existential threats that I have so far overcome. Yay for old biddies and geezers! (We had some of the best music, too.)

2024-08-15 20:18:59

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One from the vaults. It's about that time in childhood when little boys start to crush on little girls, want to get their attention, but don't know how to be smooth in their approach yet. It's that age when they pull little girls' hair, scare them or gross them out, anything to get her to notice him. The little girl in the song tells the little boy, "I don't like spiders and snakes, and that ain't what it takes to love me, you fool, you fool!" Having lived this, I find it cute.

2024-08-15 18:16:24

As if we needed another reason to vote against the increasingly mentally deteriorating Donald Trump, consider that the president has the sole discretion and power to launch nuclear warheads at any time, with no one to contravene the launch. And he WANTS to use them.
Link to Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO interview with Annie Jacobsen: "Nuclear War Expert: 72 Minutes To Wipe Out 60% Of Humans, In The Hands Of 1 Person!"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=asmaLnhaFiY

2024-08-15 17:57:35

"I recently introduced the Long COVID Research Moonshot Act of 2024. This legislation provides the world’s largest investment into Long COVID and is critical to support research, expand care, and provide relief to the millions of Americans suffering from it. It provides $10 billion in federal funding..."
Support this bill, y'all!
#LongCovid #Covid #CovidIsntOver
Link to Daily Beast opinion piece by Senator Bernie Sanders: "America Must Confront Its Long COVID Crisis"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-america-must-confront-its-long-covid-crisis

2024-08-15 06:39:10

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Go for it! The divergent path takes us to interesting new vistas, sometimes better ones.
Hubby and I argued for days about lyrics in "I Don't Like Spiders and Snakes". Finally we played the song and REALLY listened (pre-internet, an actual LP), and I conceded. It is indeed "You fool, you fool," and not "Boo hoo, boo hoo."
But I still sing it my way. Sometimes I do it just to annoy him. 😆

2024-07-09 19:55:53

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Empathy for the Sisterhood of Thunder Boobs.
I found this TED Talk on the subject of brassieres and boob's refreshing. "Laura Tempesta is the only person in North America with a master’s degree in lingerie design — and she has something to say about why the bra industry continues to sell us the status quo, and what we can do about it."
"You’ll never look at a bra the same way again"
Link to YouTube video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GrxJ-9_qXeM

2024-07-09 18:51:26

Every year feels as though life stress ratchets up another notch.I find this insight from late 2022 still relevant, so am sharing with anyone who may find it helpful.
#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #stress #stressedOut #burnout
Psychologist explains why everyone feels exhausted right now and it makes so much sense.
Link: https://www.upworthy.com/psychologist-explains-why-everyone-feels-exhausted-right-now-and-it-makes-so-much-sense-rp5
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2024-07-08 02:44:16

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For the win! 🤣🤣🤣

2024-07-05 23:04:03

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Me too, and thank you.

2024-07-05 22:52:39

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Thank you for compiling and sharing this research information.
Sibling returned two weeks ago from a cruise to northwestern US. Three of four people in her travel group caught covid a few days before their return home. The fourth caught it a week later from infected spouse. Second infection for sibling. Having a rough time of it, yet still went to eat at a restaurant, no masking. People think it's no worse than a bad cold, despite massive contrary evidence. 😬😱
#CovidIsNotOver #Covid

2024-07-02 05:12:54

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Thank you! I buy pens either when I feel anxious and need comfort (because the world is so crazy now), or when I feel expansive with new creative ideas, so I appreciate the info for the next buying binge. 🌞

2024-06-30 19:46:33

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What brand/nib width pen are you using? Great results!

2024-06-29 04:04:42

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Oh also, kitty finds it very chill, so it passes the cats can. :blobcat_rss:

2024-06-29 04:01:00

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I would only ponder the possibility if I could also have those oversized pointy Dobby ears, too. 😆

2024-06-29 03:59:15

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Yes, and thank you! Spotify playlist coming in 3...2...

2024-06-29 03:50:57

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I could loop that happily for a while, but now the artist's subsequent playlist has me trapped.

2024-06-29 03:49:36

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#DeepThought So...have we overlooked the possible advantages of evolving to be like hairless cats, shuddering our skin seductively and goose bump free, wearing only a leather choker with a little bell on it? 🤔

2024-06-29 03:43:05

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Love that trippy visualizer, too.

2024-06-29 03:37:34

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Is it possible to learn to shudder my skin in one place like cats and horses do when something's bugging them? Because I might find that useful.

2024-06-29 03:25:33

Pretending the backscratcher is satisfactory prey while secretly plotting to chomp your arm, next chance she gets. Our darling princess, born to the ruling class.
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Cats
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2024-06-29 01:59:18

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Yeah.... I feel like I just watched the Olympic Committee hand Tonya Harding the gold because assaulting Nancy Kerrigan showed competitive initiative, and they really didn't want to see Kerrigan win anyway.

2024-06-29 01:52:15

Oops, I did it again.
Denied your new claim.
Oh, Baby, Baby,
You think you bought my care.
But to me, it's
not
that
serious.
Oh, heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh!
#InsuranceASloganOrPoem #HashTagGames

2024-06-29 00:57:31

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Boy howdy, I feel you. I'm going to hide out for a while in my sketchbook, cooking, and old film noir classics.
But I won't surrender hope. I see this as a call to double down on visualizing a satisfactory final outcome in November, putting the trick of positive, energetic, quantum observation and intention to work. Can't hurt, and if enough people unite in the effort: It! Could! Work!
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/697/174/325/193/704/original/b610ecfa34f73942.mp4

2024-06-10 01:12:39

If I had a temper,
I'd tantrum in the morning.
I'd tantrum in the evening
All over this land.
#DonaldDuckASongOrPoem
#HashTagGames

2024-06-05 19:56:27

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I hope you don't mind if I share this, from March 2023. "During the early phase of the SARS2 pandemic, infection was shown to result in severe depletion of T-cells in over 70% of non-ICU cases and 95% of those in ICU. There is some recovery over time, which takes months, but the long-term condition of the immune system often remains one of dysregulation..." #CovidIsNotOver
Link to article: "COVID-19 and Immune Dysregulation, a Summary and Resource"
https://whn.global/scientific/covid19-immune-dysregulation/

2024-04-01 02:02:30

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I love this, but now I'm all teary-eyed and snuffly because 🥹❣️💔❤️

2024-03-30 23:23:27

"Yessss! All the toy fishies are belong to Bella! Life is good!"
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
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