Did we know that Oahu has a small population of feral wallabies?

I don't know why this makes me so happy.

Watching the Belgium team trolling Trump with the dancing is downright hysterical.

mom was telling me about that.

Ha! That was funny. (Belgians)

Took my doggo, Birdie, to a free doggy daycare test to see if it was worth adding in when we board her there for a couple of days next week (DH'S mom died Saturday morning; memorial is the 15th).

My suspicion was that "honey badger don't give a shit," and I was right. The manager said she was totally calm, no whale eye or issues with any of the dogs -- she just sort of didn't care about socializing and spent her time patrolling the perimeter. Not unusual for an older dog (shes 14). So, no real added value to more than just the regular boarding routine interactions was our mutual conclusion.

Honestly, I can relate, doggo.

Skinner had so many things going on that we did a needle sample from the growth in his arm pit, and a whole bunch of blood tests. Vet said she wasn't worried about the very odd nipple stuff and thought it was most likely really skin tags. Digestive issues and big anxiety likely just the travel and fireworks and disruption. All the tests are perfect. We are going to add bone broth to his food to encourage his eating and ignore the lumps and bumps unless they interfere with movement. IOW, he is an old man with fatty bumps, skin tags, a sensitive belly, and farts a lot. At 8 years old! Anyway, phew! We were really worried.

Ah, that's great to hear, Laura. Good job, Skinner!

And sensitive Skinner made me get up multiple times last night to let him out, and left several deposits in front of the door when he apparently couldn't wake us. No doubt vaccine reaction. Why do I always have pets? So tired. DH drove to Syracuse this morning to have the car checked because we got an odd warning a couple days ago, which hasn't come back, but since it is under warranty want to get it checked out. He was awake with the dog all night too so most likely half asleep. It is an hour and a half drive from here. Nothing is close to Otter Lake.

SO many knuckleheads think Disability Pride is the same as Gay Pride.(I mean, as groups I think we should work together more, since we are all, even leaving aside the whole "less straight than I thought I was" thing, a big "Psych!" to our parents. Right?) But that still doesn't make it less confusing to answer "How many of the millions of disabled people in the United States are in the "Pride Community?" Like, which one, Jeff? Gay people? Disability activists? Gay, bi, trans, or other that are also disability activists? They can be different groups, which also makes some disabled people try to distance from gay people. Which bothers me, even though I can't say that I'm immersed in either crip-activist culture, (Which I think still disappoints my boss) or queer culture, either. Or whatever it is that makes some straight people look at a baby and say things like "THIS one's gonna break some hearts,"(Which is what I think of when "throwing it in our faces" comes up.

What a sleepy thread this week!

I've been busy & exhausted this week working out of the Costa Rica office, but the weather has been SPECTACULAR and the it's been well worth it to visit this team in person. Tomorrow I leave at 5:45 am (no problem I've been regularly waking up at 4:30, thanks so much perimenopause and jet lag you guys make a great team) for a two-day guided tour of Tortuguero National Park, where I will get to see GREEN SEA TURTLES and SLOTHS. Everyone send no-rain vibes please.

I've been busy this week and finally landed on a slack afternoon.

Yesterday my friend Rachael came over and we excavated my nerdhole. Took about 4 hours and it's a small room so that gives some sense of the pile up in there.

It's in good shape now and we have achieved Step 1 to reclaiming it as a working office, though I do have the very Buffista problem of Too Many Books.

It's so much easier doing shit like this when you've got a fun friend to plow through it with.

Cleaning the nerdhole is consistent with this year's plan of Making Things Less Janky which also included fixing the garage door and putting in a new door to the garden. My downstairs neighbor, Jamille, said we were Beautifying the house. I said that was a bar too high and Less Janky was an achievable goal.

Matilda and I cleaned out the Guinea Pig cage this morning too so I really just need a whack at the dishes and vacuum to get the house in order.