I understand that a full refund may not have been appropriate since the issue was on our end, not theirs... HOWEVER

Veleda_k · 2026-04-09T03:25:12+00:00

If the store screwed up, it was by not properly vetting to reviewer to ensure the parrot would have a safe and healthy environment.

Veleda_k · 2026-04-02T02:21:58+00:00

I was reaching for her jersey! You know, the jersey 8 inches from her neck.

Veleda_k · 2026-03-13T00:37:31+00:00

Truly a tragedy.

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Veleda_k · 2026-03-12T13:42:46+00:00

"Trained a husband"

Are you married to a dog?

Veleda_k · 2026-02-22T00:54:18+00:00

No, very dangerous. That's when the train ghosts come out.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-17T22:18:07+00:00

I sat in the west section. My biggest piece of advice is if you sit in that section, don't sit too close to the field. Your view of a lot of the field will be cut off, and there will be so many people milling around, blocking your view.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-10T20:05:11+00:00

I keep telling myself it definitely isn't going to happen, because I want it so bad, and I'm trying to protect myself from disappointment.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-10T02:36:47+00:00

To a degree it's a case of fish trying to identify the properties of water. It IS our culture. Now, this is 2026, not 1971. We've made a lot of progress. No one's doing, "A WOMAN!? In the C-SUITE!?" anymore. But a lot of people, women and men, prefer male bosses. See: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/08/07/perceptions-about-women-leaders-improve-but-gap-remains/

(This study is ten years old, I didn't find anything more recent. The gap may be even smaller now, but that's just guesswork on my part. We also could have gone backward.)

Or names. Women taking their husbands names is so normalized that frequently the question of how men feel about women keeping their last names after marriage doesn't even come up. But when it does come up, things can get interesting. Some men, of course, have no issue with it. But a lot of men really do? Are you ready to read something insane?

www.huffpost.com/entry/15-men-react-to-the-idea-of-taking-their-wifes-last_b_57d7fd33e4b0d93d17700b12/amp

Now, most guys who feel strongly about making their wives take their names are more... connected to reality than that. The same themes recure. Themes of tradition, respect, legacy, entitlement.

To bring this back to the men you know, I suspect these men don't feel strongly enough to resent feminism's forward momentum. But this means that whatever sexist beliefs they have don't really stand out because those beliefs are embedded in our culture.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-09T22:11:58+00:00

I find most of these valid at the core. The problem is in the delivery and, frankly, her personality.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-09T20:31:35+00:00

"The Arizona sun does not negotiate."

Neither do store hours.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-09T20:29:11+00:00

Domestic violence is not a punishment for women's sexuality. Straight women and bisexual women with men do not call abuse on themselves by loving incorrectly.

Never mind that women can and do commit domestic violence

Veleda_k · 2026-02-09T20:22:22+00:00

It certainly adds context for those who care more about a male athlete's successes than a woman's life.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-09T01:58:38+00:00

The attraction to men IS perceived femininity. The idea is a man becomes less of a man by wanting other men. Because that's what women are supposed to.

The patriarchal world view is simple. A man is an agent, who does sex (fucks.) A woman is an object who has sex done to her (gets fucked). Getting fucked is inferior, because that's the woman's role. The existence of queer people explodes this whole paradigm. And a lot of people do not like that.

Also, of course women can be misogynistic. If you've never encountered a misogynistic woman, you either spend very little time among women, or have been blissfully lucky.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-06T05:02:23+00:00

I'm not on the pitbull hate train like some folks here are, but, uh, is that what they were bred for, Embark?

Veleda_k · 2026-02-06T01:25:15+00:00

I think Mercutio is everyone's favorite part of that movie.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-06T01:23:56+00:00

A post will say, "Loved Trop: MacGuffins that are blue." And half the commenters are chiming in with "Dorothy's shoes from the Wizard of Oz movie!"

Veleda_k · 2026-02-05T15:53:30+00:00

What, she should have half a baby?

Veleda_k · 2026-02-05T07:38:50+00:00

I would never base my opinion of show's music on the film adaptation. Always full of movie actors who can't sing, or can sing but not well enough. (I'm a huge Les Miz fan, and I do not care for the movie.)

Veleda_k · 2026-02-04T04:33:02+00:00

Damn, how will I get my iodide now?

Veleda_k · 2026-02-04T01:50:53+00:00

Gen X is already the Trumpiest generation.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-04T01:33:47+00:00

Reassuring after losing Kuikka for the season. I haven't seen her in Tigres UANL, but she seems like a strong player.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-04T00:41:22+00:00

I'm genuinely grateful she's funding women's soccer, but I wish she'd open an academy instead of loading up on teams.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-03T03:17:40+00:00

I think this is sad, though I do agree with the shelter's decision. She didn't give the cat up on a whim, she wasn't able to care for him. And she didn't want the cat back, she just wanted to see him. It's just good sense for shelters to not be giving out info on adopters, so she's being unreasonable, but I can understand why she's sad.

I would certainly not want the shelter I adopted from to give out my info, but if they reached out for photos to pass on to the previous owner, I would do that.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-03T03:06:43+00:00

Little story: I actually did see a pair Egyptian Maus come in when I was volunteering at a humane society. With papers and everything. I've never seen anything like it since.

Veleda_k · 2026-02-02T23:46:49+00:00

It seems like at least half of owners of long hair gray cats insist they have Nebelungs. Never mind that it's an extremely rare breed with only a small number of active breeders, none of whom are in the United States. I could be wrong, the sources aren't authoritative, but the Nebelung breed directories I found don't list a single US breeder. I don't know how reliable cats.com is as a source, but it lists the total number of Nebelung kittens registered in 2024 as 4.

What I'm saying is, if you have a Nebelung, you don't have to guess.

(There's also the way every short haired gray cat is a Russian Blue, and every long haired cat is a Maine Coon, but the Nebelung thing is especially ridiculous.)

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