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Catherine

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Editor. Indexer. EAC member, certified copy editor. A finalist for the 2012 Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. (Oh, and I love cats.)

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Hi, Smudge. Was wondering when you’d drop by.

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Alas.

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Elly is 3 birds in a trenchcoat's avatar Elly is 3 birds in a trenchcoat @almost-elly.bsky.social
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Small bird situational assessment techniques explained:

- Is it safe? y/n
- Is it food? y/n
- Can I perch on it? y/n

This little pine siskin says, two outta three ain't bad! (And to be fair this perch is a feeder pole and should totally have food on it.) #birds

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Too subtle for me, apparently. But I’ll make one last guess. Flat ginger ale?

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Okay, I’ll bite. Is that, perchance, a stemless wineglass containing a very pale Sauvignon Blanc? (Could be projecting here just a little bit.)

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We’ve had the rule for how ever many years but I still click and watch the video every single time. Some days it can end up in my feed half a dozen times and I will still watch every time. It never gets old. I love it every single time I watch it

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Agree. This is one of the very best parts of the job!

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I’m declaring it now: John Scalzi, honorary Canadian. (It’s Canada Day—I can do things like this.)

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You keep posting this thing and I’m gonna drown in coffee.

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Kim Kelly's avatar Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social
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one of the workers who cared for my grandma in the memory care unit left us a sweet note about how much she would miss her ♥️ healthcare workers, especially those who care for our most vulnerable loved ones, deserve all the good and beautiful things in the world

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Dave Wagner's avatar Dave Wagner @davewagner.bsky.social
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you'll often see a cat's ear twitch for no reason. that's because a ghost is talking to them. ghosts talk to cats constantly. they never shut up. that's why cats are so tired all the time. some random dead Victorian dude won't stop telling them how much mutton costs in 1872.

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I just want to remind everyone out there that rest is an actual thing you do and when you do it you aren’t doing “nothing,” you’re doing something essential to your health and wellbeing and also essential if you want to do *anything else.*

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Jeremy Jenkins's avatar Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.jdjenkins.co.uk
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Today on the terrace: all my old dahlias are now in full bloom. The new dahlia tubers planted this year are a few weeks behind but are showing promising signs of growth. Gardening truly brings such joy and satisfaction as you watch these plants flourish over time.

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Rhys Hughes's avatar Rhys Hughes @rhysaurus.bsky.social
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“I believe when you die and go to heaven, all the dogs and cats you’ve ever had in your life will come running to meet you.” - Kinky Friedman

#KinkyFriedman #RIP

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Iva Cheung's avatar Iva Cheung @ivacheung.bsky.social
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I will NEVER get used to reading "FU" as "follow-up."

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Congrats! (Managed only 363 myself. Started strong but faded in the middle.)

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That’s part of what I suspect he loves about it: it’s actually stylish—and so is he (and he knows it).

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In other news, my cat, Shadow, still really enjoys his new scratcher/lounger.

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Amy Sherman's avatar Amy Sherman @andcleverness.bsky.social
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sometimes your job makes you work very hard on something and your work makes the thing a lot better than it was but the end result is still Not That Great, Actually, because there's only so much you can do ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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Alex de Campi's avatar Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social
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Look I cannot recommend a better way to improve your life than going to the local animal shelter and asking, “what is the nicest cat you have” and then adopting them, especially if they are plain and old

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Tom Gauld 's avatar Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
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SCIENCE CAT (my latest cartoon for New Scientist)

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Really want to close out the weekend with a kitty pic. So—will this do?

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And we went back out today. Really wish I had a photo of this. He was reluctant to move once the harness was on, as cats sometimes are. But I enticed him with treats—take a few steps, get a treat. Then he surprised me by hopping into a deck chair and settling down to enjoy the breeze. 😻🐈‍⬛

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I’m gonna try and live by this idea. Thanks for giving me my new philosophy of life.

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Got my kitty, Shadow, a deluxe scratch board / lounger. He’s really taken to it.

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I’m really hoping Shadow comes to associate the harness with time on the balcony. He gets treats too every time he lets me put it on him.

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