Deborah McDowell ‪@dem8z.bsky.social‬ Dayum. Just heard a minister say, as perhaps only Black ministers can, “We will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on the ice.” I’m stealing that!!

Blackstone Bomber

The neighbors knew he was off because he built a million hodge-podge ugly fences around his yard. He fought with his neighbors over lot lines, and with the town zoning board over what he could build in his yard. He had a crazy dog that he would walk and let shit in your yard. When his neighbor Jane asked him to clean up after his dog squatted a big poop on her property he just said FUCK YOU and kept walking. She is 80 and lives alone behind him.

The recent news is he put a two way surveillance camera on his tree aimed at his trash bin and left the bin out all week as a trap. So when anyone walks by he shouts through the speaker FUCK YOU GET AWAY FROM MY TRASH. I think he might be the notorious Blackstone Bomber because he is off his rocker, but he's probably not intelligent enough to make bombs. I can only imagine the poor boy was violated as a child and is not bright enough to get help. So he is working out his violation with fencing and trash bins and two-way cameras. Poor chap.

ALERT: BLIZZARD WARNING 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM Tuesday

Alert: Blizzard Warning issued February 21 at 12:29PM EST until February 24 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Boston/Norton MA A blizzard warning is in effect for your area from 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM Tuesday EST, with expected snow accumulation between 1 and 2 feet and winds gusting up to 60 mph.  Summarized by Yahoo Scout Was this message summary helpful?      To:  me · Sat, Feb 21 at 12:35 PM    ⚠️ Blizzard Warning In Your Area     Blizzard Warning issued February 21 at 12:29PM EST until February 24 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Boston/Norton MA     BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY     Instruction: Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.     Description: * WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern, and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. This includes Boston to Providence corridor. * WHEN...From 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause power outages. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage. 

Anne Lamott "The love of our dogs and cats is the closest most of us will come to knowing the direct love of God on this side of eternity." ~@ANNELAMOTT

 

Bob Golen: trump wins gold in downhill presidency

The Way they Were

 

Lulu's back in Town

In early January the Blackstone MA animal rescue officer received a call about a dog someone needed to drop off. "Sorry, but you're outside our jurisdiction," was the reply. Because the caller lived in Woonsocket, they were told they needed to go to Woonsocket's facility. But because the Woonsocket animal control building is under construction, they would have to drop the dog at the Woonsocket Police Department. The people were too scared to do that so they drove to Blackstone, just a mile away, and let the dog loose.

Soon after, the Blackstone animal rescue officers, Kevin and Susan, started receiving calls from residents about a loose dog, and they went out and picked her up. I saw her picture and immediately filled out an application for adoption. After waiting the allotted days without being claimed, she was brought to Tufts for spaying and vaccines and a microchip. I went to meet her when she was allowed to be adopted and then Bill met her and then Romeo dog met her. We adopted her February 1st, and decided to name her Lulu.

She and Romeo are becoming good friends. We took Lulu for her lyme and lepto shots part one of two and fecal test this week. She is being treated for the Giardia parasite common at kennels. 

We love her! 

I have three treasures that I cherish and hold dear. The first is love, the second is moderation, the third is humility. With love one is fearless. With moderation one is abundant. With humility one can fill the highest position. Now if one is fearless but has no love, abundant but has no moderation, rises up but has no humility, surely he is doomed. Lao Tzu

‪Dare Obasanjo‬: Other countries are arresting people on the Epstein list, America decided to make its most frequent flier its president and is now going to give him a war with Iran as a distraction. This is not a serious country.

I was walking my dogs on Montcalm Avenue in Blackstone Massachusetts and the trash bins were on the street today. I tossed in the poop bag and an empty plastic yogurt container I picked up from the sidewalk. The surveillance camera shouted at me, Get the fuck away from my trash! I have met the folks and dog who live there. No cars were in the driveway so someone was shouting at me from a remote location. Fascinating. Cowardly.

I had never met a Briard dog until just now in the waiting room at the vet's office. Apparently Thomas Jefferson had them. They are French herding dogs.

The dog was huge and reminded me of the children's book by Tomi Ungerer called THE BEAST of MONSIEUR RACINE. I told the woman  with the dog about the book and she was out the door to get a copy for her 5 year old grand daughter. "She loves books!"

"The Beast of Monsieur Racine" by Tomi Ungerer, published in 1971. 

In this story, a retired tax collector named Monsieur Racine discovers a strange-looking creature eating the award-winning pears in his garden. The creature is described as a large, lumpy, weirdly shaped beast, which the community treats as a scientific wonder. 

However, the twist is that the "beast" is actually just two children from next door hiding under a disguise of blankets, rags, and skins. The secret is revealed in a dramatic scene at the Academy of Sciences in Paris when the children break into giggles and come apart from their disguise.

 

Giardiasis is common in densely populated environments, such as kennels, pet stores, or animal shelters.

 https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/giardia-in-dogs

Public health can’t survive another year of this

Take chances in the interest of clarity of emotion.

Tell the whole truth. Don't be lazy, don't be afraid. Close the critic out when you are drafting something new. Take chances in the interest of clarity of emotion.

JANE KENYON

'By using words well, writers strengthen their souls... And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.’ — Ursula K. Le Guin

Corn Rye Wheat Barley Oat Sourdough

I ground up the barley and the wheat in the coffee grinder. 

It came out great!

Bull Clasp Leashes are Secure!

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Vegetable Soup and Apple Pie

I made a vat of everything soup again. This has turkey base with peas potato corn tomato kale garbanzo white bean herbs spices salt vinegar. Vegetable soup and apple pie are winter staples in my house.

‪Chris Pariso‬: US getting absolutely destroyed in the Epstein Olympics.