She always extends her back paw like this so that she can maintain contact with me at all times:
I have concluded that this cat was probably abandoned. She gets instantly attached to whoever shows her the least kindness. Poor animal.
Cat Update
Doll Update
American Girl dolls:
American Girl dolls, the new version:
What’s interesting is that this update is definitely not done for the girls who are going to play with the dolls. These are not relatable outfits. You can’t convince a girl in this age group to dress like this. A skirt this length with no leggings would be mega embarrassing. You can’t do anything in it. Play, run, climb. This is not how little girls are. This is how pedos imagine little girls.
Baroque Birthday
We are at the fun and baroque City Museum.
The museum is very cool. And we lucked out with summertime weather in the midst of an uncommonly cold winter.
10 Years
Ten years ago today, I gave birth to Klara. She loves her cat, books, drawing and going to Olive Garden. She brings so much joy it’s impossible to express in words.
Have children early and often.
Cultural Traditions
This is a complete misunderstanding of:
- Cultural differences;
- Life in small villages in Eastern Europe.
Everybody in the village turns out to mourn when a fellow villager dies. People don’t carry photos of deceased family members. Somebody else in the community carries the photo to show that the entire village perceives the loss as theirs. This is Western Ukraine, and it has its own set of funeral rites hallowed by centuries of tradition. That one boy has the community-approved role of being responsible for carrying the portrait when somebody dies is normal. He’s probably one of the altar boys in the local church. If the deceased soldier had a son, the son’s role is to be next to the mother and take care of younger siblings, if any. Nobody would ask him to leave the mother’s side. It’s just not done.
The reason why family members aren’t asked to carry the portrait is because you don’t give tasks to bereaved relatives. It’s considered extremely rude. The community congeals around the bereaved, and everything you need to get done during the first nine days is done for you. You don’t need to ask. Everybody has their role and fulfills it.
What is even the suggestion here? That there’s no war? That these soldiers didn’t die? It’s been four years. Are we still at the stage of proving to morons of Glen Greenwald’s caliber that the war is real?
Protected: An American Story
Good News
Two good pieces of news to start off our day:
- The New York Times has officially walked back its support for marijuana legalization.
- The government is preparing to revoke the mandate on stop-start engines in cars.
These are great things that should be celebrated.
Grieving for Canada
A terrible school shooting took place in British Columbia, Canada. Thirty-five people shot, ten of them died.
What needs to be investigated is what medications the 17-year-old shooter was on so that this entire protocol must be banned. Of course, this will not happen, and all we will hear is that he was “mentally ill.” In the meantime, the same protocol will be prescribed to more people, creating “mental illness” and inflicting the consequences on everybody.
Friendly Overture
The new janitor was extremely standoffish. Didn’t respond to any attempts at light-hearted banter.
But then I mocked “two weeks to flatten the curve” and we are now great buddies.
A Sliver of Hope
Ukraine got a sliver of a chance when everything seemed really hopeless. Thanks completely to Elon Musk. I’m totally buying a Tesla if I get rich.
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