@OccupyMyGov As a support worker, stories like this infuriate me. The so-called "civilised world" only purports to be civilised, but it's long been hijacked by opportunists whose entire code of conduct is "as long as I don't go to jail, this is okay."
They look for reasons *not* to help.
@AlanBixter being comfortable and avoiding (challenging) inconvenience/tedium.
So they go around largely protecting themselves from this at the expense of whatever isn't themselves or way of going about things.
@AlanBixter My wife and I are very lucky in each other. We both come from abusive backgrounds (parents and partners past) and took a big risk with each other. She now regards me highly and we scrutinise other men quite harshly.
Men could be a lot better, but they're so practiced at 1/2
@Orlando_Fox@JackalTeeth I also just now read your footnote on the original submission where you reveal you always thought Peppy was a donkey. ...I also thought he was a donkey until just now.
@Orlando_Fox@JackalTeeth Hello! I'm just a passer by, but I wanted to come and compliment you on something I found whilst looking for a peppy meme. I saw it first as a tiny thumbnail on a website that didn't source you, but I loved it so much I looked carefully and was able to find you.
@hankgreen And this is her sister Ruby-Jean. Also talkative, but without the spit bubble. Likes being carried in an upright seated position in my hand (super cute). Also loves being carried around on a light table chair for flying rides. Loves it. More than treats.
@hankgreen Nighteyes. The most talkative cat I've ever been family with. She's a psychopath in how she'll launch herself at toys, but she's super cuddly and affectionate.
She sounds like she has a spit bubble in her mouth when she meows. Nicknames are Scribbles, Gurgles, and Camera Face.
@sportswithjohn :( I hope he'll be okay. He's one of my favourite people in the whole world and I would not be who I am today were it not for what he's done in making science more and more accessible (and understandable!) for people like me.
@CuddlyCaracal@JaneCaro@BoudicaHero What does $40 have to do with anything? I said she's been an activist for 40 years, but you're so committed to obstructionist agenda that you leapt at something you misread. Do you want to debate issues in the interest of a better future or do you just stymie others who try?
@CuddlyCaracal@JaneCaro@BoudicaHero@miffyjayne She fought public obstructionists like you for 40 years trying to get people to listen to a set of issues that need to be addressed. It is unreasonable to impose other problems upon a person trying this hard to address what she has addressed.