Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

We have all the best words.

It’s not even safe to go out and pick up 2 days worth of poop anymore.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Where tasty lettuce and good mustard aren’t elitist.

Tick tock motherfuckers! Tick fucking tock!

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

What fresh hell is this?

‘Forty-two’ said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

There’s some extremely good trouble headed their way.

False Scribes! False Scribes!

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

This is a big f—–g deal.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Women: they get shit done

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

Fuck if i know. i just get yelled at when i try it.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Reality always wins in the end.

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Friday Respite: Got Some Duck News

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I just got back from 8 days of bliss and still trying to hang on to the feeling. I know it’s been a while since I posted and there will probably be big gaps in posts from me for a while. I’m trying to take a summer break from news as much as I can.

Meanwhile, I am still posting duck, pups and kitteh adventures (and recipes) here.  Have some fun watching Bixby enjoy his 7th birthday present here and the duckteens playing with the sprinkler here.

We had some big, but not unexpected news last night:

It’s official.  Just before bed last night it was quite clear that Nick’s drake feather popped. Was 99% sure, because of his quack, he was a boy – but didn’t want to make assumptions. Not one of my ducks sounds the same, so figured no reason not to wait until we had a definitive answer.

Without further ado, here are Nick and his drake feather:

So it’s officially Nick and Nora. If they open their own detective agency, I’m sure it’ll make a good story….

If you’re wondering what that means? Not much, except that I’ll get fewer eggs. As long as he doesn’t start bullying Mabel and Maddie we’ll all be a happy flock. He’s been very respectful, so far, and he’s completely bonded to Nora, so I don’t actually expect that to change. My first duck was a drake and hen pair and when she died unexpectedly, he bonded to my Great Dane Shelby and to me – and killed any other ducks I tried to integrate. So I’ll keep a watchful eye.

 

And yes, this boy turned 7 on Wednesday:

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That went by fast…

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Respite Open Thread: Ducks and Danes

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Anne Laurie sent me this tweet thread, it’s a smile maker:

We had our own duckling rescue this week. The fire department and police joined forces to retrieve ducklings from a street grate:

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Respite Open Thread: How About Some Sweetness?

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Damn allergies.

Our very own Just Some Fuckhead has some new adorableness in his life. Meet the grandbabies:

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I can’t even with all the cuteness.

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And in my world, the Duckteens are outside all day and should be spending the night in the coop with the big ducks once I screw up my courage.  So far, they’ve kind of been obnoxious to the older ducks, so I’m keeping a watchful eye.

 

And finally, in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, my library (which is the best!) posted this interesting list:

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And in jackal news, on Sunday at noon EDT, we’ll be featuring Dorothy Winsor’s newest book. She’ll be available to chat. Which is good, because I have questions.

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Respite Open Thread: The Duckteens Have Arrived

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Oh boy, we’ve entered the duckteen stage!

It’s time to spend time outside. Starting inside their pen so the big ducks could get to know them first, they quickly moved to exploring the yard. Despite Mabel protesting loudly, they always gravitate to wherever the big ducks are hanging, or follow them around the yard.

It started a little faster than I intended.  After two days spending time in their pen,  I opened the patio door to start the grill and they ran over and demanded to go outside. So, I popped them down the stairs and they promptly ran over to the big ducks. They have a death wish.

 

I decided to let them explore the yard as I prepped dinner, keeping an eye out, and they played nicely. So I put their pen away and now we are working on the transition to living outdoors. Maddie and Nora are my peacemakers, while Mabel is making sure everyone knows she’s the dominant duck in the flock, which Nikki interprets as a threat to Nora. So Nikki then takes on Mabel and I have to keep a close eye and step in on occasion.

More photos and a long video of their outside adventures here.  (And all the duckling photos/videos are here)

Right now they are driving me nuts because they can’t go outside, it’s much too cold and snowing. But we are probably a week out from them being outside permanently, so there’s that. LOL

I have to run out for most of the day, I suspect it’s going to be a busy news day, so use this as your thread to come back to for relief from the crazy.

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Respite Open Thread: Loving Sons, Dogs and Ducks – Oh, My!

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Some feel good after a rough week.

I needed this one this morning:

By now, most of you have probably seen this, but I wanted to make sure:

We don’t deserve dogs.

As promised, I finally put together the photos and video from week 3

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Respite Thread: Ducklings Update

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As promised, a duckling update. They are growing like weeds, eating bowls of food. I finally had to change out their small bowl to a larger bowl and I’m still filling it three times a day or more.

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They spend most of their time eating, swimming in their water bowl  – I’ll probably try bathtub time later this week – and sleeping on their heat pad. They spend a few minutes several times a day on their blanket (okay, Scout’s blanket, but she doesn’t seem to mind) building up their leg strength.

They seem healthy and happy, so I’m seriously thinking of names. They are still just “the girls” for now (even though sex is undetermined yet).

Today they surprised me. I put them on their blanket, then went into the kitchen to get my camera. And. They. Followed. Me. Quacking all the way. Of course, I got them to repeat it so I could get it on video. I guess they’ve imprinted on me. ❤

Video and more photos here

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