Cyndy (she/her)

this cannot be overstated.

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

sleeping GSD curled into a tight ball. she is laying on the sofa, which is covered with several fleece blankets and plush pillows.

i’m having a pretty productive day. by contrast:

i am truly in awe of this in pretty much every way imaginable.

black and tan GSD sitting in front of a window. she has pushed aside the curtains so she can watch the snow plow.

the newest season of Plow Watch has started and it’s oh so interesting!

YouTube video by The Art of Aaron Blaise SNOW BEAR - A Hand-Drawn Animated Short Film (4K) by Aaron Blaise

for those who don’t know him, Aaron Blaise was a Disney animator and director. he’s spent the last decade or so teaching art (partly through his YouTube channel) and single-handedly made this animated short-film.

and you don’t have to download anything. as i said before you can just visit the non-mobile version of the website to get into the settings. it’s what i did.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

not true. i was able to disable it from the web on my iphone by enabling the desktop version to load.

today i discovered that i’m a Pokémon trainer battle. 😮

B&T GSD sound asleep on top of a plush blanket draped over the sofa. she is lying on her side, one rear leg hanging off the sofa

someone worked really hard today.

a video game character is cooking in a pot on a stove . ALT: a video game character is cooking in a pot on a stove .

…yeah…

생일 축하해 @themightynarwahl.bsky.social! 💖

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation. "Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies. Text and image generation Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

we made cheese fondue for dinner and seriously it has to be one of the best things we’ve ever eaten together. or apart.

black and tan GSD resting her head against a pile of bed pillows

#guidedog says it’s a lazy Sunday and who am i to question her?

b&t GSD lying on a giant memory foam beanbag. her head is between her front paws, cutely framing her face.

tri-color shiba curled up in a donut bed. she looks very cozy.

happy #NationalDogDay to these two goofs and all the other floofs i’ve had the great privilege of sharing my life with! 💖💕💗💞

this may well be the most terrifying sentence i have read in my whole life. 😔

Here, fixed it.

tri-color shiba inu inches from the television screen, intently watching me play a game. slightly blurry because reaching for my phone startled her.

#tinywoof watching me play the video games. she fits in well here. 😊

black and tan GSD guide dog deeply asleep on her bed.

walked to work this morning at the speed of one snail pushing two snails. #guidedog has one speed and it isn’t fast. also, she’s so tired!

I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.

tri-color shiba inu showing off her new collar, which is a pink argyle pattern with hearts. she is also wearing a blue harness.

the #tinywoof has a new Lupinr collar and matching lead that @themightynarwahl.bsky.social says make him feel “ultra manly” on his walks with her.

why does this guy get charged with a felony for literally throwing a sandwich at a cop and yet J6ers who assaulted cops with flagpoles deserve full and unconditional pardons?! please explain to me like i’m a very young child.

everything sucks, but #tinywoof is learning how to be dog and it’s freaking adorable.

between Roe being overturned and then granting immunity to the president i quite honestly have no faith in the rule of law being respected by this Supreme Court. which says a lot since i work in the legal profession!

i cannot overstate how disgusted i am by this. how is it that a handful of greedy white men get to hoard all the wealth in the world, ruining the planet for everyone, then turn around and blame the most vulnerable for the shit they broke?!

tri-color shiba inu sound asleep on a red plaid blanket. her tiny paw is covering her nose.

not much new to report on the #tinywoof but that just means things are going well.

in other news, my #guidedog’s fosters sent me literally hundreds of photos from her puppyhood and i had to scroll passed all of them to find this latest sleeping shiba.

Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies More than 70 million Americans have experienced the muggiest start to summer on record, with climate change increasing humidity in the Eastern U.S.

More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States' humidity in recent decades, an Associated Press data analysis shows.