I found this paper today and it didn’t look like it had been shared here yet (my apologies if I missed it!) I thought it was pretty interesting.
I need to get out more. I came to this realization recently while talking with a friend on the phone. They asked what I had been up to lately and all of my answers were things me and my dog had done or seen on our daily walks. And I was short handing to “we” as if me and my dog are a couple. “Oh yesterday we were at the park and we saw this husky that we run into a lot…” Sigh.
So in the last couple of years several of my closest friends have moved out of the area and now that I’m somewhat older (early 40s) and no longer able to work due to disability, I don’t have as many opportunities to meet people. I really enjoy bar trivia, so I’m hoping to find a team to join.
I’m knowledgeable on a lot of different topics, I’m good with a casual or more competitive vibe. I’m easygoing, friendly, and get along with just about everyone. People tell me I’m funny and I love to laugh, I’ve had an eventful life so I have tons of great stories. I live on the west side near the border of Campbell, so places in SJ or Campbell are easily accessible for me and I’m free basically any night of the week. If you think I might be a good fit for your group let me know!
TL:DR I saved a kitty! Please support Bayareacats.org
Last week I was walking my dog and we encountered a young cat (barely more than a kitten) beside the Creek Trail under an over crossing. Right away I could tell this wasn’t a feral cat, this cat was dumped by someone. For one thing she made eye contact with me, something that is common for animals who have lived with humans, she also didn’t run or seem afraid as people walked and jogged past. She looked scared and confused.
Hours later, just as the sun was setting I returned with some cat food. Sure enough, the kitty was still in the exact same spot. She came without hesitation when I put the food down and eagerly ate the whole can. She was very thin, I could see her hip bones clearly even in the dim light from across the trail. Obviously she had no ability to fend for herself and I know as well as anyone that life in the creek is dangerous for the uninitiated. So I decided to catch her.
I returned the next afternoon with another can of food and a cat carrier. Again she came for the food right away unconcerned about the open carrier or me sitting beside it. She allowed me to pet her while she ate, I took the opportunity and snatched her up! As I supported her body to put her in the carrier, I was surprised to feel a full, round belly.
Suddenly it all made sense. Her family had dumped her because they discovered she was pregnant. I set her up in my bathroom. She immediately forgave me for capturing her and was very friendly and affectionate. I reached out to some contacts in rescue and checked her for a microchip, she didn’t have one. A few days later I was telling a friend about her and mentioned that she was pregnant, they suggested I contact Bayareacats.org.
I filled out the contact form on their site on a Sunday, within an hour someone reached out. Since my dog is way too pushy and obnoxious toward cats (he is huge and has no idea how to play it cool when trying to make friends, so the separation is more for his safety) kitty was confined to my bathroom so my house is not an ideal long term foster solution. Bay Area Cats said that’s not a problem, they had fosters available and they would get her a spay/abortion (I know it’s a little sad but with how thin she was the babies would have probably not been healthy anyway) and then adopt her to a permanent home!
A wonderful volunteer came and picked up the kitty that same afternoon. I’m so grateful and happy that this sweet, loving cat is going to have the great home that she deserves. What makes me sad is that this never had to happen. This poor cat suffered and would have probably died if I hadn’t seen her. One of the amazing things that Bay Area Cats does is helps low income owners get their cat spayed or neutered, they will even help with a spay/abort! Dumping a poor kitty out on the creek is cruel, but I choose to have empathy for her former owners.
Maybe they thought they didn’t have a choice. Maybe they didn’t know there were places like Bay Area Cats that could help. I didn’t know that either. I hope that spreading this info can prevent another cat from being dumped. I also hope that everyone who can donates something to this great organization!
Oh my god! I’m so frustrated right now! I got my daughter a Visible line about a year ago, it set up very easily on a device we already had, no problems. Then a few months ago she drops her phone in a toilet or something, it no longer works. So she asked if I could temporarily set up an old phone that she had. So before we switch it I call customer service to make sure there’s no charges or limits on changing devices.
Customer service asks for the IMEI and stuff so they can send me a code or whatever to download the esim. So I give her the info but I explain that I don’t physically have the phone, my daughter has to bring it. She says that’s fine, I can set it up anytime. So my daughter keeps forgetting to bring the phone until eventually she says she can’t find it. So by now her birthday is coming up, I decide to just buy her a new phone. So I purchased the phone through Visible, it arrived today.
However I can’t activate it because when I downloaded the app and sign in it opens with “finish where you left off” and wants me to activate the lost device. It won’t allow me to do anything else and the chat support (usually very responsive) is just sitting there saying waiting for live agent.
Between the app on my phone and her phone and trying to sign in to the website I’m so fu&king sick of entering 2FA codes!! Just keep me signed in! It’s a pre-paid wireless account, why is it harder to login into than my bank?! Grrrr! So frustrated!
My dog has that terrier intensity and people are often disturbed, thinking that he is focused on them in an aggressive manner. Mostly though it’s not the case.
He’s actually not staring at you, there is a squirrel behind you.
You are taking a phone call with your bluetooth headphones and he is self centered so he thinks you’re talking to him.
You are staring at him.
You are holding a small child and my dog is dumb, so he doesn’t understand why you have two faces.
You have a dog so he is watching to see if your dog wants to play.
They both sound amazing in this and really seem like they are enjoying themselves. Love the way Kenny says “this is my favorite” before What a Fool Believes.
Hey y’all, so it’s about 8:55am I was on my way to the grocery store right now and came upon what appears to be a hawk (maybe? it’s some kind of raptor) with a broken wing. He was hopping in the leaves beside a pretty busy street, so I stopped, got a box from some very sweet construction workers who were working on a house nearby, and carefully tried to corral him so that I could take him to the wildlife rehab.
As one would imagine he’s pretty jumpy and not keen to cooperate. He hopped into a bush in front of a house and is firmly perched on its branches. I tried calmly explaining things to him, singing to him, and even playing recordings of various hawk sounds, but none of it persuaded him to come out of the bush.
I don’t want to stress him further (he’s not very big and might be a juvenile) but I don’t want to just leave him there injured. Does anyone know what I should do??
Update: I got ahold of someone at animal control around 10am and gave them all the info so someone will be by to pick him up. Unfortunately since there are also some urgent cases (where a person or animal is in immediate danger) it will be a little bit before he is picked up. He seems safe and comfortable in his bush for now, so I came home to walk my dog, but I will check on him afterward. I will update again if I have any more info, thanks everyone for your help!
You ever have that thing where you’re trying to explain something and it would just be so much easier if you could show a picture of it? Well that’s why images are back in the comments! There are still no images allowed in posts but you can put them in comments for on-topic illustrative purposes. If too many people are abusing it with pointless, off topic pictures like selfies and memes, it will get removed again. So y’all can reply to this post with all the nonsense images you want to get it out of your system, okay?
This morning when I went into my bathroom I saw a long column of ants going to my toilet tank. I traced it back to see where it came from and found a small crack near the floor where the wall meets the rubber baseboard stuff. I didn’t want to kill them, I don’t like killing things, even ants. I just wanted to seal up the crack to stop them coming in.
I knew I would have to kill the ones that were already in the bathroom, so I sprayed some iso alcohol on a wad of toilet paper and wiped the column, getting a lot of them. Some scattered in a panic, some were crawling on my hand up my arm. I started to freak out. I didn’t want them on me, on my stuff, I didn’t need this added stress. Why did they have to come here, why couldn’t they just go away?
I kept squishing stragglers with my tissue every time I saw one. I just wanted it to be over. By the end killing them didn’t even bother me anymore, I hated them just for existing. At that moment I realized, this is how most normies see us. We are these ants to them.
I feel like the experience gave me some new insight on both sides.
So last night I was at home, minding my own business, I was using the bathroom actually, when suddenly through the open window I hear a few distinctive “pop, pop, pops!” Followed almost immediately by the sound of 70 pounds of frightened canine attempting to kool-aid man through the bathroom door!
I have the utmost empathy for my dog’s fear of fireworks. I understand that a dog can’t really make sense of the sharp sound and somewhat explosive smell coming from seemingly nowhere and everywhere all at once. But his reaction was so immediate and so extreme that I couldn’t help but laugh. I’m a terrible person.
I think what happened was the fireworks startled him out of a deep sleep and so he awoke in kind of a half awake panic. It didn’t help that I had all the windows open, totally unsuspecting even though I know better. I went out right away and comforted him, luckily he is indestructible so he wasn’t hurt. Hope everyone’s pets are safe!
Hey y’all. As many of you know I have been moderating this sub mostly solo since around 2021 (though I am extremely grateful to have help from u/MakeWayForWoo on a part time basis!) The sub has grown a lot since then in terms of our member count as well as the number of posts per day. Because of that and the general stress of life, I would like to add 1-2 more mods.
To be considered you must be an active member of the sub. There is no formal schedule, but I prefer someone who is at least able to check in daily, or most days. You don’t need previous mod experience if you’re willing to learn. Anyone who is interested can fill out the application here: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeless/application/
Feel free to ask any questions below.
Has anyone else become obsessed with Wolves of Glendale after hearing their second opinion song on an episode recently? I have and they are great!
One of my dog’s favorite walking routes takes us through downtown Campbell, that’s how we discovered that there is a new dog boutique downtown. I am not affiliated with the store or anything, I was just dragged in there by my dog (twice!) and thought it was a cute store so I wanted to share. The store is called Woof Board and it’s on the main street across from the cookie bar.
It’s similar to Gussied Up that was in Willow Glen or Puppy Breath that was in Santa Cruz. They carry high end treats, things that are preservative free, organic, less processed, single ingredient, etc. The primo stuff. The nice thing is they have a great selection that you can buy by the ounce, so you can mix and match or try before you commit to a large quantity. They also have some unique chew options that I haven’t seen anywhere else.
Of course there are also clothes, harnesses, leashes, beds, bowls, decor items, and toys. The staff that I met was very friendly and helpful and my dog had a great time! I’m happy that we have another option for those times when I want something special to pamper my boy.
I recently had the pleasure of helping a friend restore an original 1984 128k Macintosh back to working condition. Now that it’s complete he asked me to sell it for him. I would rather not sell it on ebay because of the high fees and the risk of bad actors and scammers, so I was wondering if y’all have any advice where the best place to sell it would be? I would love to sell it on reddit if there is an appropriate sub for that. Also any advice for shipping such a large, delicate item? Thanks!
Just now I was on my bike, I was just running a quick errand. On the other side of the street I notice a bike trailer with stuff sticking out of it with the bike lying on the ground in the empty side alley of a business. I think “that’s weird” because I don’t see anyone nearby that looks like it belongs to them and homeless people know not to leave their stuff unattended like that.
But as I’m passing by I can see what looks like a person lying on the ground. Even from a glance from across the street the scene looks off, it doesn’t look like a planned situation. The bike and trailer are kind of askew and just kind of in the open in the middle of the alley, not tucked in a corner, not under the overhang of a roof just 10ft away, even though it’s been sprinkling on and off.
As I reach the corner to make a u turn I can see two different people coming from opposite directions, short cutting through the alley, right past the person. Neither of them paused or even glanced that way. I rode up to see if the person was okay, I had to fully walk around the trailer to see enough to confirm that he was asleep and hadn’t fallen or had some accident. I made sure he was breathing and let him be.
I guess I should be happy that I’m still shocked how heartless people can be. I can’t imagine having so little concern for a fellow human.