u/shimmer_bee

I don't know if this is the right place for this, but I need some help.

I have 4 kittens from a litter that a feral cat had in my husband's project car. (yes, they were born IN the car.) They are 9-10 weeks old at this point, and Mama is with them. She will be getting spayed ASAP. But we need to adopt out 3 of the kittens because I absolutely do not want to put them into the small colony we have. They're socialized, and they don't deserve that.

I don't want to end up in the Walmart parking lot with a 'free kittens' sign. I feel like that wouldn't be fair to them either. Does anyone have any ideas on how to vet potential adopters? I was in contact with a rescue, but they seem to have ghosted me, even though I offered to foster the kittens up until the moment they were adopted.

The kittens are getting adequate care. Shots, deworming, the works. The only thing I likely won't be able to do is a neuter for the boys. We're keeping the girl it seems.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

COLUMBUS

Please note, this has yet to be certified by the state, but these are the numbers currently being reported from the state. Source is sos.ga.gov.

Voter turnout in Muscogee County was 16.8% of registered voters. Women led the vote with 60.8% of voters being female. Democrats saw 15,665 voters, Republicans saw 5,040 voters, and there were 724 non-partisan voters.

Good job, Columbus. But I know y'all can do better. See you at the polls on June 16th for the run-offs!

Lee County, AL

Please note, this has yet to be certified by the state, but these are the numbers currently being reported from the state. Source is alabamavotes.gov.

Voter turnout in Lee County was 20.6%. A total of 27,167 ballots were cast out of a registered voter poll of 131,909. Per al.com, that's a +8.8 point change from the 2022 turnout. Take that number with a grain of salt, though, since it's not official from the government yet.

Great job, Lee County! Way to get those numbers up!

Russell County, AL

Please note, this has yet to be certified by the state, but these are the numbers currently being reported from the state. Source is alabamavotes.gov.

Voter turnout in Russell County was 13.39%. A total of 5,896 ballots were cast out of a registered voter poll of 44,048. Per al.com, that's a +5.6 point change from the 2022 turnout. Take that number with a grain of salt, though, since it's not official from the government yet.

Awesome turnout, considering the circumstances! I'll see you at the polls on August 11th for the congressional district run-off election. REMEMBER! Your voice counts in the August election, as it will be your vote that decides the primaries!

Since the congressional map from 2024 is being thrown out, District 1, which includes Russell County, will have a special election on August 11th to help decide the races expected next Tuesday. Things will be changing as the map gets reverted to include one less black-majority district.

Please please PLEASE! Still get out and vote. Local elections still count. It will only be the congressional district elections that will be voided until the election on August 11th. Please put August 11th down on your calendars, but still remember to vote this go around, too!

Most things that are outside my daily routine feel performative to me. Like, let's say, for Christmas you want to watch a Christmas movie and have hot chocolate. For me, that would feel very performative and like something extra and over the top to do. Or like, if you were to go out and blow bubbles on a summer day. Performative.

How do I get around this? I want whimsy and fun in my life. I want to create new rituals for myself for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly things. I consider myself to be an ill-practicing pagan because I never celebrate the sabbats (holidays), even though that is the main focus of my practice. It really irks me because I do want to celebrate. But everything just feels extra and over the top, even if it is as simple as baking bread or putting out something fun related to the seasons.

I still have childhood rituals that I follow for events with my family. Baking around Christmas, a new dress in the spring, and always getting a birthday cake at Publix. I've added some of my own, too, like a Yule log cake around Yule. That doesn't feel performative. Maybe it's because I just love cake.

What are your secrets for not feeling like getting out of the daily routine is being extra? Like, today would be the perfect day to go out and blow bubbles. Maybe it's an energy thing for me. I am very low energy, so doing something out of the ordinary can be a drain. Or maybe it's just me being very protective of my time. I'm not sure. But I really do want to do stuff that I don't normally do without feeling stupid or feeling like things will be performative.

I'm trying to cut a tag for a new kitten I am getting. My mock-ups ended up wonky. I tried my hardest not to move the material that the tag was cut from, and I think I did mostly ok on that, but I put the tag back into the material a little skewed, and so it engraved weirdly.

My cuts also come out with the edges angling out a bit. So, the edges are more like a slope than straight up and down. That might have contributed to the tag not wanting to go in place just right. Could this be an alignment issue? I usually do 4-5 passes at about 17.5%. The material usually discolors if I do it any higher, even with the mask on. The mask will also catch fire, which only discolors it even more. I've had better results without the mask, but still, the discoloration persists from time to time. I've also had it warp from too much power as well, and that was at around 25%. My main supplier is CMB and I use 1/8th.

I'm also incredibly terrible with paint filling. I was using acrylic paint with the mask on. Even took a hairdryer to it. Still smeared. Any tips on that? Or would a different color core acrylic be better?

I joined a new (to me) 3rd party billing company a few months ago and was recently informed that I will be placed on the RHC team. Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, and maybe Wisconsin, Illinois, and Colorado. Does anyone have any tips for RHC billing? Any small things to keep an eye out for? I will be using UBs and HCFAs/CMSs, and I have a feeling I will be working with all commercial/government payors.

My main history is in WC, with some dabbling in commercial/government payors. Enough to get me by. I'm learning more about them every day and am VERY grateful to have portals for basically the first time in my career.

If anyone has any tips for RHC billing, commercial payors in these states, and government payors in these states, please let me know! I do remember that one of the Carolinas' BCBS was a pain to get a hold of on the phone, but I can't remember which one.