Barry Negrin

Baby Goose Abandoned by Its Parents Learns to Be a Tall Bird After Finding an 'Unexpected Family' with 3 Cranes A baby Canada goose abandoned as an egg found an 'unexpected family' with a pair of Sandhill cranes, and their colt, in Madison, Wis., in the spring of 2025. Madison-based photographer Alan Ginsberg h...

This is about all the news I want to read these days.

people.com/crane-family...

Purple and black hardcover book with the title "The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World" by J.R. Dawson. Cover art depicts a view out of a large curved window of a lighthouse with the Chicago skyline in the background.

Hells yes, by @jrdawson.bsky.social !

You, er, executed that quite well in FBT!

"Excuse me, miss, only ONE sample per customer."

Be my guest!

Also, just wait 'til FAFSA Season (assuming there will still be either FAFSA or even higher education by then)....

My youngest had a FOUR-page permission slip for a one day trip. I'd had it by the time I got to page three, so when they asked "are there any activities you do not want your child to participate in?", I answered "no human sacrifice, please."

Elliptical machine screen showing statistics, including "Heart Rate 0".

Elliptical machine screen showing end of workout statistics, including "Average Heart Rate 0".

Think you might be undead? Here are some of the signs....

a cartoon cat is driving a black car next to a man in a hat . Alt: Top Cat the cartoon character tipping his hat at the camera while being chauffeured in a fancy car, likely a Rolls Royce.

Of course I will feel like a total shit when it comes out that it's for medical issues (and then I will contribute to the GoFundMe as penance), but until then....

$400/month for the cat? What's that litter box filled with, gold dust?

100% with you — and "thief word puke salad" is a great band name.

Shorthaired Tuxedo cat with pink nose and pink toe beans lounging in the hammock of a brown fuzzy cat condo, her rear legs hanging off the side of the hammock. A cat toy in the shape of several fish on a string hangs on the condo.

Fish and beans for #Caturday

I think it turned out closer to a 4. Not as humid as yesterday, cloud cover kept the heat from seeming oppressive, decent breeze. The vibes seem...not terrible?

Good to know, and apologies!

Experts say too many male trees are making spring allergy season hell in NYC: ‘Botanical sexism’ In a trend dubbed “botanical sexism,” Big Apple city planners planted far more pollen-producing male trees because they’re generally easier to maintain than females, which litter the sidewalk with …

And this: nypost.com/2023/04/19/t...

Still holding out hope that you're in the market for a new province/territory. Nova Yorka has a nice ring to it.

A fairy lush garden, some pink flowers and a fountain that looks like a water pump and a wooden bucket in the foreground, a klezmer band a bit in the distance.

It was so great, and the setting was surprisingly idyllic for (checks notes) Alphabet City!

Someone (maybe a high school English teacher) once told me that if you see a headline that's a question, the answer is always "no." Hasn't been wrong yet!

Shorthaired Tuxedo cat lying atop a brown cat condo, paws hanging off the edge, with a disappointed look.

Again with the camera?
#Caturday

0.5, because while I had that boombox and blasted tunes from it, I don't recall it ever being on my shoulder.

Just wait 'til Elon finds out they're made by Mars!

Well if you need a caten-, er, patent attorney, let me know!

Clippy needs to make a comeback for solely this purpose. "Are you sure you want to waste all those electrons annoying everyone on this reply?"

Her DC office fax number (not kidding) is 202-228-4977. No idea what happens when it arrives (email box, actual paper, etc.), but I've sent to that number and they've gone through.

Great Bluesky timeline juxtaposition, with top post reading "Upper East Side Man Arrested After Trying to Kiss Stranger's Feet" and lower post reading the Trump administration's latest and wildest legal stunt, this time suing all of the judges in Maryland federal district court because they're holding the government's feet to the fire."

Maybe he was just trying to blow the fire out....

A mostly white hardcover book entitled "Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism", by Stewart "Brittlestar" Reynolds.

Let's go!
h/t @brittlestar.com

NGL, I thought it was worse yesterday because of the higher humidity. But being in the sun with asphalt or concrete below suuuucks today.

The song that triggers the events of the book was the theme to "Welcome Back, Kotter". Takes a while for radio waves to travel! (Book is excellent, though as an IP attorney, I may be biased.)

They really are trying to violate every single Constitutional amendment, aren't they? (This runs afoul of No. 7, btw.)