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Woman having a conversation with an Australian magpie that speaks in song and squawks, as a wallaby yawns in the background, at a preserve on Kangaroo Island, Australia

Don't forget magpies!

My boy likes to help me open boxes, especially when I'm holding a utility knife (!!!). He doesn't even wait to let me put the box on the floor before he tries getting in.

Black older kitten with clipped ear playing in green foliage

Are you sure that's not my boy? 😁

This was the Great Ocean Road, at Bell's Beach, on a trip to Australia, during their winter. It's hard to see here, but at the right edge of the photo is the edge of a second rainbow.

These are from inside my aunt & uncle's former house in Eldorado National Forest, CA, a little more than 2 years after a major fire burned through. The power went out from the storm, so a fireplace and lots of blankets kept us cozy. I took these photos from where I slept.

This has probably made the rounds, but my cousin posted it in a family text group. I love it and had to share it.

Yay, Judy! I met her when she was on the jr. high school district board and led our winning fight to bring back the fired band director. Later, she was our mayor. When we met, I learned she played flute in school, as I did then. I'm now outside her district, but I will always be proud of her. 💙💙💙💙💙

While I wish this quote were true, I felt the need to check into it.
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Oh, how I wish this meme had been true. 🙁
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Go, Ducks! The Kings lost to the Flames last night, probably while players' homes burned. Ducks players are less likely to live in the fire areas. I'm a Ducks fan, but am sad for the Kings. I have plenty of friends affected by the fires. It's not easy.

World Food Kitchen was all over my Watch Duty app the past couple of days. They seem to have a major presence for these fires.

Thank you, first responders, for doing your best to save the homes of my Pasadena-area people. One lost his Altadena home. Others got to go back home or to not have to evacuate in the first place. I hope tomorrow morning brings more containment before the winds get bad again.
❤️❤️❤️

This is Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards. She was knocked unconscious by Donald Trump's mob on January 6th, but later continued to fight for our democracy. She is an American hero.

REPOST to thank Officer Edwards for her bravery!

Tracking Wildfires Across Los Angeles County — Deployed Resources as of January 12th, 2PM: 15,000+ Firefighting Personnel, 2,500 California National Guard Members, 1,390+ Fire Engines, 80+ Aircraft, 160+ Water Tenders, 170+ Dozers

The spirit of California is embodied by the heroic firefighters and first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires.

TODAY —
🧑‍🚒 15,000+ Personnel
🪖 2,500+ California National Guard Members
🚒 1,390+ Fire Engines
🚁 80+ Aircraft
💧 160+ Water Tenders
🚜 170+ Dozers

LOL. That's why I got out. I wish you enjoyment and luck with balancing it with the rest of your life.

Welcome to the rebellion, Gini!
- Danika/Kabe

I temped on a Costco job site for the firm doing their project management & inspection. I got to meet a couple of guys from their construction team. They talked about things Costco did for their store employees. It sounded like a good retail job. I feel they care about their people.

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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and those who don't. Happy holidays to those who celebrate other things this time of year. Enjoy the day if you don't celebrate anything. 💚☃️❄️

That's a good one! I have it on a metal Christmas compilation.

I took a listen. I have to admit I liked it. 😄
Do you have any other suggestions for hard rock/metal Xmas music? When I looked a few years ago, there wasn't a whole lot.

I was wondering if it was something like that. It's got to be tough on him, especially if he sees it as his only way to make a living. And from what I understand, he's such a perfectionist. I can't imagine that he allows himself much grace.

Crazy! If the new guy is better, then he's better.

Before Bruce returned to Maiden, people didn't like his replacement (can't remember his name at the moment), but he was in the 1st time I saw them live. It was still an amazing, tight show. Each time I've seen them since, it was always a good show.

Oh, nice! I love QR (at least with Geoff Tate - I haven't heard the new guy) and like DT. It makes sense that an opera house would make them sound even better. I'll have to check out the Stryper song when I have a chance.

Stryper wasn't on my bingo card. 😄
A friend of mine is the one and only brother of the bassist (among a bunch of sisters), although I never had a chance to meet Tim. Steve is also a bassist, as well as a vocalist, but got into the harder stuff (power metal/speed metal). Good guy.

Bottle of milk with a label saying 0% fat free milk

From a bottle of milk I bought last week. 😁

Tonight's sunset in Orange, looking east, was about 1\3 of that coverage. Still beautiful.

I had to zoom in on a motion image. The overall image was decent. iNaturalist IDed it as a Coopers Hawk.

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

Yes, getting them to read it is a problem. And I've had DMs from each of them.
Thank you for your permission!

I need to steal this. 😄
I get the feeling we've been having the same problems. And here I thought hiding my gender would keep people from sending DMs to me. So much for that!