Chris Zaur

Have a bit of downtime on our short trip. Might as well make some use of it and learn something new.

I was standing on our deck listening to music. Poppy came by, put her front paws up on the rail, and stood there with me for a bit. Felt like sort of a special moment.
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Dog and pig, separated by a fence, checking each other out.

On our walk yesterday, one of the pigs at the small farm we pass came up to the fence to say hello. Poppy was very excited to touch noses through the fence.
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Ian McKellen performs speech about immigrants by Shakespeare from Thomas More (23/4/2016) YouTube video by TFotF

This speech is over 400 years old. It is gripping even now. He could be speaking of Steven Miller, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Tom Homans. It is devastating: "This is the strangers’ case
And this your mountainish inhumanity." Share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceE...

Finally getting the tree up. Poppy is very excited.
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Times are troubled.
Here's a bit of Poppy n Frank to ease the soul.
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The #crows have returned!! The cat food I've had in my car for this past year finally pays off!! I shall now continue my plan of gaining their trust to build my #corvid army!!

Trump: I wish Ghislaine Maxwell well.

Swan: She’s a child sex trafficker.

Trump: Big deal... I do, I wish her well.

Portishead - The Rip Listen to The Rip on your streaming service

Not sure why, but this song just really hits below my carefully crafted facade of happiness.

Getting ready for bed.

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Mr. Francesco jumped into my lap over a decade ago. Feels sort of crazy that this cool cat is still hanging out with us.

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Frank is keeping watch over his domain in between brushing sessions.
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Who is the most pretty and fun summer time good girl?
It's POPPY!!!!

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"Hope you have a great day working for the man. Bring home more treats." - Mr. Francesco
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Mowing the lawn, I toss Poppy's toys on the platform, and then continue. I turn around and once again the toys are in the middle of the backyard.
"Please don't mess with my system. Everything has its place." - Poppy

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Frank is high on catnip and aggressively stalking Poppy, so Poppy has moved over to my lap for safety.
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We each have today. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. What am I going to do today that makes the world a better place tomorrow.

Hey #Amazon, lots of us who use your service absolutely want to see the cost of tariffs itemized instead of just lumping it into a higher price.

Two judges arrested and now no warrants needed to enter homes looking for illegals. What country is this? How long will it be until we have an epidemic of people falling out of windows.

Send Elon up there to take care of it in person.

I can see it. Sweet pack there!

The weather is finally getting reasonable enough to spend time on the deck in the evenings.
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Trump's Tariffs Aren't Economics. They're a Cultural Purge | Washington Monthly Trump's blunderbuss tariff policies are a declaration of war on the half of America that didn’t vote for him.

Terrific piece from @davidoatkins.bsky.social on the real purposes behind Trump's economic agenda:

washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/08/t...

Spring check-up for Poppy and Frank. Vet says both look great. Vet also said this looks to be another good season for ticks.
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Doing the audio thing again for Moscow Community Theatre's production of "Twice Upon a Time." Show opens on Friday.
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Stopped by to say hello to some of Poppy's horse friends on our walk today. They almost touched noses at one point.
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Cheese Tax LYRICS [Official] by Puppy Songs YouTube video by Matt Hobbs

My friend Jesse shared this with me in response to Poppy's post yesterday.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2OS...
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