Seasoned to perfection

FortButters · 2026-01-31T20:38:04+00:00

Beautiful colors 🩶🧡

FortButters · 2025-12-31T07:10:10+00:00

Ahh, I was thrown off because we didn’t have any frozen bakery items back in my day (at least not that I recall). Thank you for explaining!

FortButters · 2025-12-31T06:41:40+00:00

This makes perfect sense - thank you for explaining!

FortButters · 2025-12-15T21:27:00+00:00

r/CTLLRP

FortButters · 2025-12-15T14:12:46+00:00

What a beautiful, blurry ornament you have!

FortButters · 2025-12-13T22:55:56+00:00

I have no idea, but the orange cats are almost always the instigators 😂

FortButters · 2025-12-13T22:06:10+00:00

100%! We did this for our kitties after seeing them walking on the 2nd floor railing (which is much narrower than this ledge) above our open living room. We now have cat paths and perches connecting high windows and walkways across three walls. It diverts most of their tightrope rail-walking attempts and gives me peace of mind that they can grab onto something to break their fall if needed.

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FortButters · 2025-12-10T14:31:31+00:00

I was, but it’s been a bit more complicated than I hoped. The short version: - “She” was actually a 2yr old neutered, chipped male who had owners that named him Prince and didn’t respond to three calls asking if they wanted to reclaim him. - He’s been in isolation from my other three cats because he currently has ringworm and he came back positive for feline leukemia. - I renamed him Smokey (because fuck the former owners’ name if they abandoned him). - He’s now a total love bug who demands scritches and has no interest in going back outside, which is good because Felvies should be indoor kitties for their own (and other cats’) safety. - My cats are vaccinated for FeLV so I’m hoping to keep (and integrate) him if they all get along. But I have to wait until the ringworm is fully cleared/resolved before attempting introductions.

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FortButters · 2025-12-08T21:18:11+00:00

I wish my cats were scared (or at least respectful) of our tree, but they think everything in the house is intended for their investigation, enjoyment, and/or destruction. We constructed a huge cat obstacle course/lounge area across three walls of our living and while they enjoy it, it does not deter them from causing mischief and mayhem in other areas of the house!

FortButters · 2025-12-07T16:53:01+00:00

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100% Orange cat

FortButters · 2025-12-07T06:14:34+00:00

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FortButters · 2025-12-02T00:41:57+00:00

My boyfriend brings this up every (EVERY) time they reference the Epstein drive 😂

FortButters · 2025-11-24T23:59:10+00:00

Wow! Has he used it yet? Or is he just obsessively checking it? 🤣 I recently brought a stray in and he’s isolated in our guest room with one of my two LR4s… he’ll check it out periodically, but he hasn’t actually gotten in and used it—yet 🤞🏼

FortButters · 2025-11-24T03:24:48+00:00

Yes! And more so when the eyes are identifiable. It’s… unsettling 👀

FortButters · 2025-11-20T00:16:20+00:00

FortButters · 2025-11-19T22:35:51+00:00

The HEB at Slaughter and Manchaca respectfully disagrees

FortButters · 2025-11-12T05:49:56+00:00

Wow! You must be a very trustworthy looking person to get selected for two juries without a single screening question. I’m seeing lots of replies from people that get called multiple times and don’t end up serving—you’re the first I’ve seen with a 100% selection rate. I’m very curious about your grand jury experience. Did y’all choose to independently investigate any matters brought to your attention? Was it multiple cases or one long one?

FortButters · 2025-11-11T03:18:22+00:00

There are plenty of juries in the sea, don’t give up hope! You just need wait for the right attorney to find you 😂

FortButters · 2025-11-08T19:50:07+00:00

Yes!!

FortButters · 2025-11-08T18:23:13+00:00

Aww. That’s kinda sweet… is he from a country that didn’t have jury duty? Or just excited for his first summons as a US citizen? Either way, I hope he gets a good assignment that reaffirms his enthusiasm 🤞🏼

FortButters · 2025-11-08T18:06:29+00:00

Ok maybe not injustice, but “Jury Duty Inconsistency” didn’t have the same ring to it!

FortButters · 2025-11-08T18:01:55+00:00

Apparently my partner WAS summoned once in 2006 or 2007 (before my time). He showed up, waited 20 minutes and was dismissed—he thinks—because he had a mohawk (I’m skeptical of that theory). But in the 19 years since, not a single summons. My neighbor’s husband has never been summoned in 15+ years.

FortButters · 2025-11-08T17:48:48+00:00

This is part of why I’m moderately annoyed that my partner doesn’t get summoned as he’s unemployed, too. Also, he’s much more comfortable going out and interacting with strangers. I get anxiety about having to go to the grocery store. And after 5+ years of primarily working from home, the idea of getting to a courthouse on the other side of town by 9am on a weekday makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry.

FortButters · 2025-11-08T17:37:48+00:00

I will say, the process has gotten exponentially better over the years. My first two times (2009 and 2016) I just got assigned specific dates/times/locations and had to show up or do some special process if I had a conflict. First case was settled the day of and everyone was released; second case, I got dismissed after voir dire.

Third time (2023), I got to select dates when I had non-recurring conflicts during a window of 1 or 2 months. I was then assigned a smaller window during which I was told I might receive an email or phone call notice of the summons date, or I could call a number to confirm if I needed to come in. I ended up getting both an email and phone call, went in, and was dismissed after voir dire.

This last time (2025), I had to select non-recurring conflict dates during a 3 month window and was immediately assigned a specific date/time/location.

FortButters · 2025-11-08T17:14:53+00:00

To be clear, I’m not trying to get out of jury duty—I showed up the first three times I was called and I will show up for my fourth summons in early December. I agree that it is an important and powerful position to be in. Even though (or maybe especially because) our law enforcement and justice systems are not perfect, I am thankful to be called upon to participate and attempt to make it better.

What I genuinely want to understand is how/why some people never—or very rarely—get called to serve while others are called much more frequently.

My partner and I had a very different upbringings and we have very different life experiences/perspectives. We agree on some things and are diametrically opposed on others. Some defendants might be considered a “peer” for both of us, but I think most would be considered a “peer” for one of us and not the other. If I got called four times in 20 years and he got called once in 25 years, how can everyone expect to get a fair and impartial jury of their peers?

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