Still Legal?

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Thursday October 05, 2023 · 5:06 PM PDT

2023/10/05 · 17:06

Planning out my holidays when I had a thought. So I turned the thought into an image. And I’m sharing it with you.

Posers With Guns

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Saturday June 18, 2022 · 7:37 PM PDT

2022/06/18 · 19:37

Got any UNARMED brown men you want taken care of?

We talk a lot about bad guys with guns and good guys with guns. It’s time to talk about posers with guns. They’re just here to look ”cool.”

Pootie Leia Recovering Nicely – Thanks to the Community

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Thursday August 27, 2020 · 6:56 PM PDT

2020/08/27 · 18:56

ScreenShot2020-08-19at4.28.57PM.png — Leia, a beautiful girl who got very sick.

On August 19 a friend (Maddie) started a GoFundMe campaign in an attempt to help with the vet bills for her cat (Leia).

I shared the GoFundMe in a diary with the community here and the response was overwhelming. You were quick to offer your heartfelt advice, good wishes and donations. All of which I enthusiastically passed on to Maddie.

I am happy to report that she quickly met her goal which completely covered her bills. Even better, Leia is home from the pootie hospital and recovering quickly. She still has her feeding tube. But every day eats more kitty appropriate food and requires less use of the tube.

Once she’s completely transitioned back to real food the vets will remove the tube.

Below, I repost her campaign posting and updates as well as a special update for the Daily Kos community.

August 19, GoFundMe Campaign:

My poor kitty is very sick. She needs to be hospitalized for at least a few days, but I need some help affording it. Anything helps. I've tried selling stuff, but nobody has bought anything. So let me know if you're interested in any movie posters or funko pops! Otherwise, donations are greatly appreciated. According to her tests, they aren't exactly sure what is wrong with her, but she is not eating so she needs to be on fluids and a feeding tube. I'm very desperate. I love her a lot, and I live alone, so she is my only constant company. Please help if you can! Or share!

August 19, Update 0:

Update: I can't believe all the help I've received. I'm overwhelmed and never expected anything like this. You guys make me cry! I am definitely going to pay this forward once I am in a position to. I got to visit Leia in the hospital. She is doing well and recovering. Here she is in the hospital:

August 20, Update 1:

Leia gets to come home today! I am so grateful for everything everyone has done. I'm blown away by the response to this and it makes me emotional. The picture is of her in the hospital yesterday. She will still be on a feeding tube for several weeks, but she's on the mend thanks to all of you! I can't wait to pay this forward!

August 20, Update 2:

She's home with her feeding tube! She seems very happy to be out of the hospital. You guys covered the bill completely! I'm so so so grateful to every one of you!

August 21, Update 3:

I am ending the campaign now. You have all been more than generous and helpful! I am beyond grateful to all of you! Leia is very happy to be home and we are going to continue in her treatment plan. Next stop, full recovery!!

August 27, Update for Daily Kos Community:

Hello!

Thank you so much for all you've done for myself and Leia! When I started the GoFundMe campaign, I wasn't expecting much, just thought I'd see if I could get a little bit of help. I was blown away when the cost of her hospitalization was covered in full! Mostly by complete strangers! I wasn't sure how I was going to pay for it until then. I can't fully express how grateful I am that you went out of your way to share Leia's GoFundMe campaign! And that so many people were willing to donate. It makes me emotional! I am so, so very grateful!

Leia is doing well now! She is still on the feeding tube, but ate breakfast by herself on Tuesday and Wednesday! So that's a start. Once she is eating more than I have to give her through the feeding tube, it can come out! They aren't exactly sure what the cause is, but it's something to do with her liver, so she's on an anti-infection medication for that.

She felt good enough to interrupt my work and sit on my paperwork today! She hasn't felt well enough to do that for a while. She is now napping in a box. I've attached pictures of both!

Again! Thank you so much for all you did for Leia and I! I will update you when the feeding tube comes out.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

Maddie

Look at those bright beautiful eyes! Those are the eyes of a pootie on the mend!

I am happy to report that donations outpaced the bills and Maddie has enough extra to provide Leia with vet recommended cat food for her continuing recovery.

Thank you to everyone for the advice, the well wishes, and the donations. You’ve helped make a huge difference for a beautiful pootie and her human.

A Kitty In Need of Help

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Wednesday August 19, 2020 · 1:19 PM PDT

2020/08/19 · 13:19

A friend’s kitty is facing some pet hospital time as they attempt to discover what is wrong with her.

If you are able and care to share a few dollars, it would be greatly appreciated.

From the GoFundMe page:

My poor kitty is very sick. She needs to be hospitalized for at least a few days, but I need some help affording it. Anything helps. I've tried selling stuff, but nobody has bought anything. So let me know if you're interested in any movie posters or funko pops! Otherwise, donations are greatly appreciated.

According to her tests, they aren't exactly sure what is wrong with her, but she is not eating so she needs to be on fluids and a feeding tube.

I'm very desperate. I love her a lot, and I live alone, so she is my only constant company. Please help if you can! Or share!

Thanks for your consideration.

GoFundMe: gf.me/...

koseighty

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Tuesday April 21, 2020 · 9:17 PM PDT

2020/04/21 · 21:17

To Safeguard American Lives and Liberties,
a generation was asked to step onto exposed beaches under machine gun fire.
They became America’s “Greatest Generation.”

To Safeguard American Lives and Liberties,
a generation was asked to stay home for a few weeks.
They failed.

So. What have you done in the last 13 months?

koseighty

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Tuesday September 24, 2019 · 8:46 AM PDT

2019/09/24 · 08:46

A little over a year ago, a high school student decided more had to be done to secure everyone’s future.

She made a sign, printed some flyers, and sat alone outside her country’s parliament.

Since then she’s made a TEDx talk and addressed Davos, the European Union, the U.S. Congress, and the United Nations — twice.

#GretaThurnberg

Me? I’ve been a lazy git.

Of Traffic Cones and Tacos

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Thursday May 03, 2018 · 12:34 PM PDT

2018/05/03 · 12:34

We've come to that time of year when a body can say to themself, "Tacos sound good," and hop in the car for a quick dash to the local Taco Hut.

Only to be met with endless lines of orange cones placed strategically to block your route to tacoy goodness. A simple detour sure to get you closer to your goal is only met with flashing construction signs and more orange cones.

Hours, perhaps days, go by -- time looses all meaning as you wonder helplessly from street to street never getting closer to your goal. The red light next to the little gas pump on the dash begins to blink.

As you come to the conclusion that there is just NO WAY to get to Taco Hut (and perhaps no way to get home, as well), Taco Shack comes into view.

You'd promised yourself you'd never eat at Taco Shack again. Not after . . . the incident. But desperate times and all that.

Sure, you've feasted on crunchy beefy cheesy tastiness. But now you see the cones, the signs, the flashing lights as you pull back onto the road. You're never going to make it home in time.

Help a 7 year old with Autism Get an Assist Dog?

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Sunday March 19, 2017 · 2:30 PM PDT

2017/03/19 · 14:30

Friend Tommy is trying to get an assist dog trained to help him with his autism.

Some friends of ours are trying to get an assist dog for their 7 year old autistic son and friends have started a GoFundMe to help raise the needed funds.

If you can spare $5 or $10, or whatever, please consider helping out a great kid and his family.

From the GoFundMe page:

Little Tommy is an amazing boy who will accomplish great things with the help and direction of the many people in his life. Tommy has been diagnosed with a form of autism. He has wonderful parents, teachers, and family that teach and coach him in the daily learnings of life.

Along with these special people in his life he also needs the help of a special needs dog. These dogs make a significant impact on many aspects of life for a person with autism. The dog helps teach kids, give them companionship, and protection, calm them when sensory-overload takes over, teaches them trust, and helps keep tabs on them when they escape. The dogs can also sense when an attack is coming and helps calm them in order to prevent a full blown attack.

Along with the necessity of the special needs dog comes a great expense. Tommy's family could really use help in raising money to get him his special new companion. If you can, please help in donating to get them the help they need. Anything and everything is so greatly appreciated.

If you can help a little, or a lot, it would be greatly appreciated. And, if you are so inclined, share the link with friends who might also be able to help. Thank you.

www.gofundme.com/...

We'll Tell You the Facts, and You'll Like It

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Sunday January 22, 2017 · 3:01 PM PST

2017/01/22 · 15:01

Post Reality America

Help Out a Family?

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Wednesday November 23, 2016 · 11:29 AM PST

2016/11/23 · 11:29

16225068_1479843957.2697.jpg — Father leaves behind his two children.

A friend of my sister-in-law lost his battle with depression Monday, leaving behind his two young children.

While I never met him, everyone says he was a very loving and caring man. From his obituary:

Andy dedicated his life to serving others, be it at the City of Milwaukee’s mapping department, nursing and caring for children at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee and Madison, saving lives with the Red Cross in Green Bay, and as case manager for Care Wisconsin.

His family has set up a GoFundMe to help his kids out a bit. I’m sharing the link in the hopes that a few more people will see it and be able to help if they can.

Please help if you’re able. And share the link in the usual places if you are so inclined. Thank you.

GoFundMe:

www.gofundme.com/…

Obituary:

www.huehnsfuneralhome.com/...

happy Julius Maximus! one and all

koseighty

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Wednesday August 03, 2016 · 2:28 AM PDT

2016/08/03 · 02:28

Today would be July 34th — if July had 34 days. And I think it should. So I’m introducing Julius Maximus!, a new holiday for a new calendar for the fun of it. Like the graphic says…

Julius Maximus is a new holiday held on the 34th of July. It’s a celebration of mid-summer and the biggest, ass kickinest month of the year – July.

All we have to do is extend July by 3 days. I’m thinking we should take them from February since it’s never been a real month anyway.

Join me in promoting this crackpot idea. As crackpot ideas go, it’s crackers. So share the graphic with your friends on SpaceBook and MyFace and all the other places kids hang out these days. It’ll be a hoot!

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Julius Maximus! is...

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Julius Maximus! is...

A great idea

1 vote

A terrible idea

0 votes

WTF?

1 vote

Proof the author needs to get more sleep

4 votes

Worth a lol

1 vote

Mormon Church Announces 1 million Jews in Database

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Sunday April 19, 2015 · 4:57 PM PDT

2015/04/19 · 16:57

The Mormon church owned newspaper Deseret News has the article today, 1 millionth record added to Jewish family database on FamilySearch.

The Knowles Collection, a free online Jewish genealogy database, has recently reached its 1 millionth record milestone and is now easily searchable online through FamilySearch.

FamilySearch is the Mormon church owned and operated genealogy site members (and nonmembers) use to research their family lines and to submit names to the church for temple ordinances to be performed for the dead.

I'll leave it to the reader to decide if this is a good thing.

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