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Today on Tommy T's Obsession with the Freeperati - "I've fallen and I can't get up!" edition

 

No post today, peeps. Bsck spasmed Friday and I fell (luckily on carpet, not tile).

I'm  6'3", so it's a long way down. Fortunately, I slapped the mat to break the fall on my left shoulder, but still feel like I have been in a car wreck, and pain meds/muscle relaxers aren't compatable with editing anything, much less Freeperati drivel.

Here's some random pics of pets and places to tide you over...

 

Corpus Christi

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Turner Falls, Ok..

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.BJ Bulldog (predecessor to Bailey Bulldog) and Morrie (Mo Dog)

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Sunny (no longer with us) and Kingsford, who were buds.

Continuing Today's Theme of Morons Being Upset About Nothing

Somebody's passport is an affront to this guy's SOUL.

The Chesapeake Republican said it will only be a matter of time before the mother and father designation are set aside entirely.

"It's a bridge too far to say we need to do away with our whole nomenclature of mother and father," Forbes said. "I do not believe there is any other country in the world that does that."

His bill would "require all federal agencies, contractors, and government-sponsored enterprises to use the words 'mother' and 'father' when describing parents in all official documents and forms," according to a statement by his office.

"Symbolism is important and this legislation seeks to preserve the sacred relationship mothers and fathers share with their children," Forbes said. "These subtle, but nonetheless significant, changes undermine the traditional American family relationships that have served as the bedrock of our nation since its inception."

Those traditional American family relationships that have served as the bedrock of our nation since its inception, when Benjamin Franklin was off banging some French chick and Thomas Jefferson was fathering children out of wedlock and Alexander Hamilton was doing God knows what. I mean, I've seen that movie, that guy was like what we had instead of interns and we all know what kind of freaky shit interns get up to.

But seriously, "symbolism is important?" You know what else is important? Getting through goddamn customs in an efficient manner with a child, without undue hassle about who is who and who has the right to claim parenthood. I admire friends of mine who travel internationally with their kids because I can't even travel internationally with MYSELF without getting all out of sorts over bags and forms and taking off half my clothes in the security line, and by the way THE EARTH IS CAVING IN, do we really need to take care of this passport thing right now? Can't we triage some of this stuff, and agree that after all the starving are fed and the homeless have shelter, we can have a big fight over who gets to say what on a government form? Can we please for the love of Ceiling Cat learn to prioritize, even just a little?

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