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"An old Ukrainian proverb warns, 'A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil.' That is a risk we have to take." Teacher. Actor. Writer. Cat lady. Pagan. She/Her.

🐾1-y/o Nyla surrendered late Aug b/c owner evicted. Active, playful, good leash-walker. She is friendly w/ strangers, kids & dogs, tolerant w/ cats; she has it all. Loves cuddling, chew & rope toys. Caught kennel cough. Needs a foster offer by 9/01: nycacc.app#/browse/263308

Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!

Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black. Photo of two orange kittens in a cage.Photos of two orange cats in a shower. Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.

ORPHANED CATS NEED FOREVER HOME IN NORTHEAST (PLEASE READ *ENTIRE* THREAD) My wife's childhood friend died Thursday, leaving his two *mildly* special-needs cats. The elder, Wally, is about 13. ABSOLUTELY affectionate cat; GLORIOUSLY dim. His only issue is that he poops in bathtubs if given a chance

For the Beautiful Deviant You taught us that life could be a costume, a question, or a door left deliberately open and it was ok. That identity need not stand still for inspection. That truth might arrive one day wearing sequins, laughing at the solemnity of the room. #poetry #RIPTimCurry

For the Beautiful Deviant 

You taught us
that life could be a costume,
a question,
or a door left deliberately open
and it was ok.
That identity need not
stand still for inspection.
That truth might arrive
one day wearing sequins,
laughing at the solemnity
of the room.
And the next a suit and tie. 
You made the absurd
into a kind of revelation
a place where the impossible
could become truth anyway.
You reminded us
that sometimes our mask
is the most honest face we have,
and sometimes becoming it
is the only way
to discover who we are.
Now a strange star
has gone dark.
But there remains,
glittering on the floor
amidst the sequins and the leather
the beautiful permission to be
Deviant.

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...

The Girl With The Cat Earring, featuring my mum and dad's cat Bridget.Bridget hangs out with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Hunters In The Snow

Bonded brothers Hans & Franz are the sweetest, cuddliest, friendliest little guys you could ever ask for. They are looking for a home where they can stay together. They’re great w/other cats, dogs, would probably love kids. Located in Elkton, MD. Apply & see all our adoptable cats at: bit.ly/4cOmi21

Hans and Franz, two buff tabby kittens cuddling together. Hans and Franz, two buff tabby kittens cuddling together.

This also makes me want to 1) own a business that serves the public, 2) have exactly two single-person, locking restrooms at that business, and 3) label those restrooms "Yes" and "No" just to see people throw fits about it.

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Extremely random. If you can adopt a senior dog or cat, please do so. Yes, they’re more work, but it is WORTH IT. Allow them to feel comfort, love, and joy as they spend their remaining years with you safely. They deserve that, and are so regularly skipped over. They will become amazing companions!

🐾 5-y/o Maxwell surrendered after 3 yrs b/c owner having surgery. Smart, knows cues, housetrained, attentive, empathetic, cuddly, energetic, playful. Earned 2nd best behavior rating, friendly w/ strangers, kids & dogs. Loves balls & chicken. Needs a foster offer by 7/16: nycacc.app#/browse/255420