Thursday, October 13, 2022

Bobservations

Another not so happy week at Casa Bob y Carlos …

Yesterday we let Ozzo out for his business. About twenty minutes later our vet’s office called to say that one of our neighbors found Ozzo in their yard; they put us in contact with the neighbor and Ozzo was brought back home, but it started that conversation again. You see, Ozzo is also about 18 to 20 years old, and he doesn’t see well, he doesn’t hear well, and he doesn’t move well—though he moved well enough to work his way through the fence and go for a Blind Man Stroll.

I suggested we make an appointment with the vet to make sure he’s okay, other than his eyes and ears and back legs, and Carlos couldn’t handle it. As pets do when they come into your home, they bond with one of you; Ozzo bonded to Carlos, Tuxedo bonded with me, MaxGoldberg actually bonded with us both, though he was slightly more partial to me, and Consuelo bonded with her food dish.

So. We’re taking Ozzo to the vet next week, for a checkup only, and to see how his health is because I don’t want him hurt or in pain,  like Max. I’d like the old man to go in his sleep, peaceful and calm, and if he’s okay, other than the aging, then he will live out his days in peace and comfort.

It’s hard; there’s what’s best for the pet and what you want, and really what you want shouldn’t matter.

I, too, was stunned at so many members of the GOP thanking Columbus for discovering America and calling him a hero. No wonder they don’t want history taught in schools.

Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson told would-be GOP presidential candidates—even Thing 45—that she is not getting involved in the 2024 primary.

No money for you! No money for you!

Blake Masters, the GOP nominee for US Senate in Arizona has long denied the results of 2020 election … until this week. Though he ran in the Primary on the Big Lie now, trailing in the polls, Masters now says Biden is the “legitimate president” and that he’s seen no evidence the vote count was rigged.

Pandering, lying, white supremacist. I did ‘Nazi’ that … oops, maybe I spoke too soon. Yesterday Masters said he still believes the 2020 presidential election was neither free nor fair.

I guess he felt the wrath of MAGAts and Nazis and flip-flopped back.

For the first time ever five of Oklahoma’s largest Native American tribes have united to endorse a candidate for governor: Democrat Joy Hofmeister.

The GOP nominee, current governor Kevin Stitt, has had a frosty relationship with tribes after fighting to overturn the 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that weakened the state’s ability to prosecute some crimes on Native American land.

The tribes have spoken.

In Arkansas, the Conway School Board issued new regulations on bathroom use and overnight hotel stays, based on a student's sex assigned at birth. The board also agreed to ban books that discuss LGBTQ+ romances, deeming them "inappropriate."

Some members of the LGBTQ+ community spoke out against the new policy and one parent of a transgender child shared that after this vote, they plan to move out of state. But many of the people who showed up, and almost the entire school board, said that they're proud of the decision. In fact, applause and cheers erupted after one man suggested LGBTQ+ people should be put to death,

If you know anyone who is trans in this country and you still think you need to vote Republican, strike the word ‘ally’ from beside your name because you are no different than that man who suggested killing LGBTQ+ Americans.

Inspired by her late mother, Catrine, Cyndi Lauper created the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund to support organizations fighting for abortion and reproductive healthcare after SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade:

“If you don’t have control over your own body, how can you be anything but a second-class citizen? Now, the government has control over your body—not you. What should be a private medical decision between you and your doctor is now a government decision. So, this is a big issue for me.”

Good on Cyndi, and her  mother’s inspiration, for taking a stand.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson—or as I call him, Mr. Eraserhead—says he’s been “blown away” by calls for him to run for president, but says his focus is on his family.

For the love of the goddess, America? The Rock? Seriously?

In another story of a celebrity taking a stand, LeBron James will not air an episode of his HBO show The Shop that featured Kanye West. Maverick Carter, LeBron’s producing partner, said the decision was made after “talking to Kanye directly”:

“[After] talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes. We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye’s remarks … The Shop [has] … zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate … Hate speech should never have an audience.”

Good on James and Carter for standing up against Hate Speech; we need more of that in this country. We need everyone to call out Hate Speech, and refuse to vote for it, when they hear it.

Not so much a Would You Hit It, but another Which Chris Pine Would You Hit: formerly blond and shaggy Chris Pine from Don’t Worry Darling promotional tour, or the newly shorn silver fox Chris Pine?

35 comments:

  1. I feel for you guys. I have too often had to make the decision to let one of my pets cross the bridge. And, it is never easy, always gut wrenching and has me sitting in my car sobbing afterwards. But it is a philosophy that grew out of something that happened many years ago. I had an Italian Greyhound named Spike. He had intestinal cancer and I did everything I could to try to save him. He had the best care that money could buy. But one day I got home from work and he had managed to drag his little body up on the bed and just lay there looking at me with a why are you doing this to me look. At that instant, and ever since, I make that decision based on the knowledge that there are just some things that my pets can not understand. One of them is the human love that wants them to continue when they are ready to go. None of them have ever had to cross the bridge without me sitting on the floor with their head in my lap telling them how important they are and how much they are loved. And, I have always gotten the look from them at that last instant thanking me for being a part of their lives and loving them enough to let them go. Now I am sobbing again so maybe I will comment on the rest of this post later, maybe not. Bless you and Carlos and Ozzo at this time.

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    1. We have been down this road about ten times in 20 years and it's never easy, but it's what needs to be done for the best interests of the pet.

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  2. Anonymous10:58 AM

    Re: Cristóbal Colón née Columbus: Everyone who points the finger at him for all the woes that befell América are pointing at the wrong guys. Yes he seemed obsessed with finding a route to Japan (Cipango) and India - you would have too if you had to answer to your underwriters for a mer handful of gold nuggets and some parrot. But, after four voyages; being shipwrecked for one entire year in Jamaica and given the months that it took to sail back and forth across the Atlantic, only to die in disgrace in 1506 - you should look into the men who said: Hey, let's important enslaved Africans! It wasn't Colón, it was the men who came after he was long dead. The list is long, and name names; don't single out one man while letting others off the hook. Blaming Columbus for everything that happened after his death is lazy history and nothing more than a form of yellowfins journalism from the Dutch, English and French.

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    1. I don't blame Columbus for what happened after his death, I blame him for being a racist, slave trading murderer. No excuses, whether others were as bad or not.

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  3. I do hope Ozzo has a few good months (years?) left and passes eventually peacefully in his sleep.

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    1. That's how I'd like to see him go, whenever he's ready.

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  4. What kind of person cheers putting another person to death? Perhaps these people regret the forbidding of public executions?

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    1. They use their Bible as a reason for killing.

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    1. Yup, Carlos is having a hard time with this, thinking the worst, but I keep reminding him that our job is make Ozzo's life better in any way we can.
      xoxo

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  6. If Ozzo could make it through the fence, he's not as old as you might think. I suspect many Republican congressman realized that only their MAGA base would love for them to support Columbus. Dwayne's going to play with this. The silver Chris Pine, that blond, girlish version was not at all impressive.

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    1. Well, the chicken wire on the fence was partially down and the little blind dog found a gap and hopped out.

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  7. Its weird to think of Chris Pine as old now

    Definitely would preferred him in his twenties

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    1. I kinda like the idea of a Young Chris and Silver Chris Sammich.

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  8. Keep us posted on dear little Ozzo. He's a cutie. And I thought Buster was up there at 16.

    I swear Republicans just support every evil and every bad habit there is. Just because. What idiots. Fuck em'

    Chris Pines can tap me even in my sleep if he wants. I have no problem being beside him...under him...or on top of him.

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    1. Ozzo will see the vet next week and our fingers are crossed that he's a fine old dog getting on in years.
      Chris Pine Anyway!

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  9. Hope Ozzo gets a good check up and all is well with him. It's hard when they get up there because you want to be selfish and keep them around but like you said, you have do what is right for them. The Republicans don't even seem to hid their hate anymore. That tweet. So awesome.

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    1. We're hoping that if there's anything wrong with Ozzo it';s just simple old age.
      I do love that Tweet, too!

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  10. Oh, that tweet of the day is SO BAD, lol!

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  11. Oh no! Not Ozzo!
    Hopefully he'll be ok.
    And Chris Pine silver fox, of course. As for Kanye not getting another platform to spew his nonsense, well, good! Nobody needs his opinion. Love Cyndi. Arkansas can kiss my ass.
    And celebrating Columbus in any way is celebrating a legacy of slavery and genocide. He was not innocent. After returning to Spain and reporting on the incredible wealth in the islands of the “New World,” the monarchs gave Columbus 17 ships and more than 1,200 men to plunder the Caribbean. His new expedition went from island to island gathering slaves and gold with unprecedented brutality. So there's that.

    XOXO

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    1. Ozzo is getting a little long in the tooth and I just want to make sure there are no ailments harming him.
      Love Chris--either way, Cyndi and LeBron.
      Columbus is not worthy of celebration. He's worthy of death and dishonor.
      xoxo

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  12. Love the tweet. Silver foxes are the winning ticket. Sigh. Miriam Adelson? Does Meryl Streep play her in the movie?

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    1. I agree about Silver Fox Chris, and Miriam should be so lucky if Meryl plays her.

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  13. aussieguy5:26 PM

    Had to pick myself up from the floor after reading the tweet! Too funny. Not so funny what you face with your little guy. Unfortunately it happens with every pet owner and you never want to make that decision. We're facing that with 2 of our current critters, a (mostly) blind white Schnauzer and our buddy Max, a beautiful salt and pepper Schnauzer. Which is how I would take Chris Pines...

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    1. That Tweet slayed.
      The things we do for our pets in return for their unconditional love.
      I like the loop-de-loop back to Chris!

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  14. I do find Dwayne Johnson entertaining but, oh come on!

    Funny how Ozzo with all his limitations managed to find his way out. My grandmother was supposedly nearly blind but she could still see the one little pimple on my face and also always know I was too skinny.

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    1. Dwayne Johnson is one of those actors I have never liked, and I cannot fathom the idea that people think he's "presidential."
      I think Ozzo walked along the fence and found a spot and just got confused and went through it. We are very lucky our neighbors found him.

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  15. HA! I'm loving that bottom tweet. Too funny.

    I hope things go OK with Ozzo and his checkup. Is that Cyndi Lauper in the picture? I wouldn't have even recognized her.

    Wouldn't it be awesome if Miriam Adelson turned off the tap indefinitely? Now that Sheldon's gone maybe she doesn't have the same appetite for politics.

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    1. Our fingers are crossed with Ozzo; thanks.
      Yes, that is Cyndi; she looks good!
      I'd love Miriam to keep her money out of the GOP. Out of politics completely.

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  16. Somedays words fail me

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