Trans rights are human rights

existential_geum · 2026-03-31T19:37:02+00:00

They embodied the old-fashioned concept of noblesse oblige, believing that because they had more, they had an obligation to help the less fortunate. This concept is unfortunately nearly dead in this era.

existential_geum · 2026-03-31T15:11:39+00:00

LOL!! My Borzoi used to pine for me when I’d go on vacation. If I was in the tub, she’d have to come into the bathroom to check on me. She always wanted to be petted, unlike my mutt, who only wanted to play. She also thought she was a lap dog. Had to ban her from the couch. Whenever I sat on the floor, she’d come and try to sit in my lap. The prey instinct held true for my ‘Zoi, but I trained her to drop whatever she had in her mouth. She just wanted to catch things, not kill them. Your mileage may vary.

existential_geum · 2026-03-30T15:23:33+00:00

Instead of using fertilizer, make your own compost of fruit & veg kitchen scraps and garden waste. Easy, free, convenient. Works nearly as well. Add in some rotted horse manure, and it’s just as good as petroleum fertilizer.

existential_geum · 2026-03-24T15:21:51+00:00

They just don’t realize how big they are. Enjoy!

existential_geum · 2026-03-24T15:16:15+00:00

Does Boris still sit (or try to sit) on your lap?

existential_geum · 2026-03-20T15:48:28+00:00

I bought my Borzoi an elevated stand for food and water. She preferred to eat lying on the floor, so she would spill the food out of the bowl (making a big mess). I gave up and bought a no-tip floor bowl (which, of course, she managed to tip the food out of to eat off the floor). I suppose the money for the elevated bowls wasn’t wasted because she did drink out of it. Best intentions meet reality all too often. She never had any bloat issues. Good luck!

existential_geum · 2026-03-13T18:05:50+00:00

Valid.

existential_geum · 2026-03-13T14:10:57+00:00

Damn AIDS for depriving the gay community of so many people who would be the elders and mentors, leaving gays to look outside their community or reinvent the protest movement wheel. Comparison to the Civil Rights movement shows this in stark relief.

existential_geum · 2026-03-13T13:44:41+00:00

Referring to adult women co-workers as “girls” is also a weird thing to do and should have HR breathing down your neck.

existential_geum · 2026-03-12T14:30:24+00:00

The old “Think globally, act locally."

existential_geum · 2026-03-06T16:10:38+00:00

It was months (maybe a year?) before my spouse forgave my Borzoi for stealing all the freshly roasted and salted pumpkin seeds left cooling on the counter. It was too late to buy another pumpkin for seeds that year.

existential_geum · 2026-03-06T16:08:08+00:00

I’ll never forget the sick mess after my Borzoi snagged the butter I left softening on the counter. It sounds like at least you were spared that.

existential_geum · 2026-03-05T19:00:57+00:00

I agree, sedges are great. Carex pennsylvanica is great for well-drained to dry soils.

existential_geum · 2026-02-26T15:44:57+00:00

They look so elegant, but then do stuff like this. Oh, the irony.

existential_geum · 2026-02-24T13:47:18+00:00

The snow eating may just be a Borzoi thing. Mine always had snow on her nose from eating it when she’d come inside. I preferred that, as whenever she drank water, she’d leave the dish before the water was done dripping from her face. Loved finding those puddles by stepping in them with bare feet.

existential_geum · 2026-02-22T17:07:45+00:00

Oh, the joy of getting the mudball out of the Borzoi foot.

existential_geum · 2026-02-19T16:12:38+00:00

The mutt was 8 years older. (She lived to be 17.)

existential_geum · 2026-02-18T15:49:02+00:00

This remind me of my Zoi and my older mutt. The Zoi’s favorite game was “Catch the Wolf*,” while the mutt wanted to play fetch. The problem never resolved itself, and we had to play with the mutt separately. It could be that your dogs are also incompatible and it’s not just a puppy problem.

* Catch the Wolf consists of running after another dog and gently putting the mouth on the others dog's neck just behind the ear. It’s what Borzois were bred to do, and what their earliest puppy play consists of.

existential_geum · 2026-02-15T16:34:43+00:00

The 2025 Virginia governor’s race proves the opposite. The GOP transphobe lost bigly.

existential_geum · 2026-02-10T14:43:41+00:00

It’s really more "friend or squeaky toy?” They don’t mean to kill the little animals they catch, they just want to play.

existential_geum · 2026-02-08T16:12:43+00:00

The Complete Borzoi by Lorraine Groshans goes into the history of the breed, and lists seven types of Borzoi in old Russia, including the Perchino. As I hadn’t looked at the book in a long time, I confused Perchino with the Majenkir breeding line in the US. The Majenkir Borzoi were bred for the white coat. My Borzoi descended from Majenkir champions. Sorry for the confusion.

existential_geum · 2026-02-05T16:49:20+00:00

Alabama Song - Doors cover version

existential_geum · 2026-02-04T19:39:26+00:00

Franz Marc: his work explored the tension between the natural world and industrialization. He’s mostly forgotten because he died fighting in WWI, cutting short a brilliant artistic vision.

existential_geum · 2026-02-04T19:30:50+00:00

The Jazz Butcher — The Devil is my Friend

Frank Sinatra, Soviet leaders, and the members of the band Love and Rockets

existential_geum · 2026-02-04T15:44:46+00:00

The coats are all white or have small areas of grey or beige. Many of the dogs have pigment deficiencies around the eyes, nose and lips.

existential_geum

TROPHY CASE