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Me, 2002: Oh wow, "Do You Realize??" by The Flaming Lips is great! I'll listen to this so much. Me, 2026: What a nostalgia bomb! I'm adding that to the driving playlist. Me, the next day: Oh no, I can't listen to the "did you think about death today?" song, anymore.

What do you do with two very engaged dogs who can't stand heat during another heatwave? Visit every dog-friendly store in a 3-block area. ✨🐺🐩❄️

A large Arctic-mix dog happily sniffing rodent chew toys at a pet store while a man holds his leash loosely.A small bernedoodle walking through a pet store, spotting a ladder in the aisle.A large Arctic-mix dog and a small bernedoodle interested in the cleaning supplies at the end of a wall of aquariums in a pet store.A large Arctic-mix dog confidently strolling through the clothing section of a sports goods store.

Me: You've got to believe in yourself. I know you'll doubt yourself right away, but this is it. We did it. We seriously did this. Just remember that. Me, 30 seconds later: ...But DID I lock the door...? I should check.

We had to temporarily relocate to not destroy the only window AC we have trying to make a top-floor brick apt habitable at a heat index of 106f/41c (it didn't). Luckily, we found a steal about 10 miles away. Now the dogs own the bed and the cats keep visiting us in the bathroom like helpful docents.

A small bernedoodle dog on a sofa and a large Arctic-mix dog on a bed, all in a modern and modest hotel suite.Two black cats (Nix, fluffy; Jiji, smooth) exploring the interior of a shower while the fluffy cat has noticed the viewer.
KDotInk@kdotink.bsky.social · last mo.

It is officially reaching temps in our apartment that mean we don't stop sweating and it's not even noon haaaaaa....

The cats' next checkup is with a new (to them) vet that was great with our dogs and they're so thoughtful that they have you fill out a form to introduce your pets. Which really boiled down to "Jiji loves everyone and everything! 😽💕🤗" vs "Nix is an acrid ball of rage over any minor inconvenience.🤞"

A dainty, one-eyed black cat (Jiji) sitting in an empty cooler.A close-up of a fluffy black cat's face (Nix) as he stares ahead vacantly, tongue hanging out.

Instead of taking a long park hike today, we did the entire circuit of the big hardware store a few times, and did some positive training around novel noises, tight places and crowd control -- which hardware stores are great at --and the pups were rockstars! Luna did shit herself but who hasn't.

Two dogs walking down an outdoor garden aisle in a hardware store

The hell is that brain thing where when bad things happen, it's a total "meh," and yet, when good things happen, you feel like shaking and crying? Anyway, all's great, which makes me alarmed and confused.

I was refilling the water bowl while Luna was drinking out of it and a tiny bit of water sprinkled on her face. She jerked back and slapped the bowl before going back to drinking, and something about seeing a curly, happy-go-lucky muppet get briefly enraged by an inanimate object made me feel seen.

My emotional rollercoaster of confusion, delight, gut-wrenching existential horror, dread, disgust, more confusion, then whimsical appreciation has caused my brain to dub these as adorable babies. I love them.

Schmidt Ocean Institute@schmidtocean.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a deep-sea isopod. Dr. Johanna Weston, a deep-ocean biologist and guest investigator at @whoi.edu, is confident this is Bathyopsurus nybelini, one of her favorite animals. Learn why via the YouTube caption: youtube.com/shorts/DenUj...

Every time we come back to the car from a hike lately, there will be a spider of some kind perched on the car, waiting to ride along. It's like word got out that we're the Spider Bus and they hop on to get shuttled to the suburb-insect buffet. On the upside, cute, and also, so few pests out back!