Just some space filler to celebrate Lily’s first birthday. The world is a lot better when you have a good person sharing it with you. Even (especially?) if that person is a dog.
Four days old. With her siblings and mom. And my SIL.
One month old
Six weeks old
My first meeting with her at seven weeks old.
First day home
Ten weeks. Her disregard for other’s property rights is on full display.
Three months old.
Four months
Implacable. Ferocity.
Six months. Her favorite place.
Seven months. It’s hot.
The fence is finished and she can patrol the yard in earnest.
Nine months
Ten months old with mud mane and pinkening nose
One Year Old! With Birthday Bone
SPECIAL NOTE FROM SWISS SERVATOR: When I get somewhat timely and fun features, I may start giving us a Sunday 1900 Glibs Time post like this one.
They grow up so fast
So Sweet! Nice Doggo Adahn
She has been a lot more work than my previous ones. It’s a combination of:
Raising her from weaning
Alone
In a place I care about maintaining
But sometime in January she started becoming a net positive in my life.
Bonus Spot the Not
https://www.glibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/spot-the-not.jpg
That’s hilarious!
Spud gets around
LOL
Many Doggos!
Not entirely…
I had tp look twice!
It took me a bit.
Awww….
Brought over from the dead thread since it’s an open post:
Rebel News and CTV News have reported Ottawa police have started arresting folks for helping out the Trucker Convoy.
“let’s dump some gas on this ember and see what happens!”
/Trudeau
He is a human bellows…
I am starting to need a dog. Barnaby died a year ago now, and I think we are almost at a place to have another little beasty of that variety. We have four cats now, but two of us in a good-sized house, so it should be OK.
And now the wife has the ragin’ ‘Rona. Good times.
It’s been over a year since I lost my kittehs Betty and Maggie. But I am in a completely different place now than I was when I got them. Single, maybe looking to relocate soon. I don’t want to raise any more right now.
Best for the missus
RIP Bella, but no more dogs for me,
/kicks pebble and walks away
Great pics. Even a hopelessly cynical bastard who’s not particularly fond of dogs like myself might find his heart thawing just a little.
Happy birthday, Lily.
We have spent the last few thousand years turning them into ideal members of the tribe.
Indeed. Sometimes we purposely design certain animals for this far more quickly than that. I’d honestly be surprised if you weren’t aware of this study:https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12052-018-0090-x
…If I had to have a small, charismatic little predator to enjoy around the house it would be a silver fox. If I had land, was a more active pet owner, and wanted to protect livestock it would be this guy:
https://www.realesaletter.com/blog/dog-breeds/kangal-shepherd-dog
Bellicose bluster
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital.
“(This) reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government,” he said in a statement.
Watson, who complained earlier in the day that the demonstrators outnumbered police and controlled the situation, did not give details of what measures he might impose.
The “Freedom Convoy” began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers but has turned into a rallying point against public health measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
The thin veneer of civilization is coming unglued.
Aaron Mate interview of Douglas MacGregor on the current Ukraine situation as well as Syria and Iraq. Most straightforward and informative interview on the subjects i’ve ever seen:
https://youtu.be/zkYgXQo2aQs
If Trump had brought this guy on earlier the world would be a better place.
Um, he expected the invasion by now (late Jan very early Feb), so he’s almost wrong there.
I’ll cut him a break on the timing. His evaluation of what motivated Trump, a desire to be liked by the political establishment rather than be feared, was spot on too. Trump’s a bit of a wimp it seems.
Oh there was a lot I did agree with, and about Trump in particular, just saying that he might just be wrong about Putin’s actions. I guess I’m hoping that to be the case.
Trump tried to work with factions that would work with him based on what Trump thought would put “America first”. Lefties feared this so much that they used massive election fraud to steal election 2020 and House impeached Trump twice.
But Trump should have bullied everyone in the Executive Branch to get things done?
I know some of you folks dont get Trump but he literally has a book on his methodology called the Art of the Deal.
Fundamentally, Trump is a “principled” wheeler and dealer. Aka businessman. Its how he got that NY ice rink completed. Its how he got the tax reform law done. Its why he says open ended stuff the way he does.
I think Trump really believes that America can fix itself before its too late. Trump tries to rally everyone to help save America because he knows that hes only one guy.
I think Trump was shocked at how corrupt the bureaucracy is.
I couldnt be President because I would relay to the American public at my inauguration that I am immediately pardoning all Americans who arrest all Democrats and RINOs in govt and put them on boats to Communist China. Democrats are at war with America…again.
Ukraine MinDef is apparently still saying they’re not expecting anything in the short term, but the vehicle/troop movement info on twitter is still pretty disturbing.
Also a few interesting vids floating around of poor conditions in some of the Russian (reservists?) troop areas….
Trudeau, who is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, has ruled out using the military to disband the protest. Due to security concerns, Trudeau and his family left their downtown home last weekend and his location has not been disclosed.
Pathetic little fraidy cat. What useful productive role could this loathesome waste of nutrients play in a civilized society?
I’m just glad Fidel’s not still around to see what a coward his son turned out to be.
A senior member of the Liberal government said the ease with which the convoy shut down the area around the parliament and the seeming impotence of police was a “national humiliation”.
Right. That’s what is humiliating about this whole drama.
Maybe if the govt had a bunch of weak individual sticks, all bundled together, they’d feel more power?
Maybe if there were an axe head stuck in there or something.
Our Penny just turned two yesterday, so happy doggo birthdays all around!
Whenever anyone tells me, “you can’t buy love,” I tell them, “you’ve never had a puppy.”
I want another dog. Will probably have to wait a few years, until I can retire. My occupation requires too much travel, and that’s not fair to a puppo.
My wife wanted to turn on the Olympics for the first time. We’re watching some freestyle skiing event. Everyone is outside and wearing masks. Outside! We anticipated the competitor would take off the mask before starting their run – nope, they wear the damn mask while competing.
These are the Retard Olympics (no offense to the Special Olympics).
Okay, so now a pairs skating event is on. They are inside a skating rink. Inside a building. And these competitors don’t wear masks. These protocols make no sense. SMDH
One of the skaters from the US is named Brandon. Let’s go Brandon!
So much cute.
I have a very cute and cuddly cat. But cats will never be quite the family members that dogs are.
That said, currently my cat is lying on my hip. He doesn’t sleep until I come to bed. He’s a good boy.
I used to be a big Olympics fan. I’ve attended events at three Summer Olympics (Los Angeles ’84, Atlanta ’96 and Sydney ’00). But now I just want to mock the Olympics.
When I was little I was a sucker for any and all “event television”. The Olympics, of course.
But once I sat up all night watching the Jerry Lewis telethon. I guess I was around 11 or 12.
I’m glad that went away.
Best moment, Sydney 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTCnO5MXvoI
I’ve been subjected to a few hours of the Olympics (taking a break) and am already sick of the announcers and their “the world is watching so and so” nonsense. The vast majority isn’t watching and those who are will likely forget the name of the competitors five minutes after the sport is over.
Then, of course, I’m reminded that the “U.S. Curling Association has 25,000 members;” that’s more than the Libertarian Party does, so I guess “the world” cares more for sliding a rock down the ice than attempting to promote individual liberty.
To be fair, the LP has a pretty shitty track record on individual liberty as of late.
And curling is a very interesting sport when one takes the time to understand it.
shuffleboard on ice…
not even close…
well…similar, but not that close.
You know who else was excited about the Olympics?
Richard Jewel?
The 1980 USSR Olympic team?
Krusty the Clown?
Happy birthday!
A different version
OMG cute overload
Happy Birthday, puppy!
FreedomToons on the trucker convoy.
Glibs After Dark fun fact: the pornographic audio sample in the beginning of “More Human than Human” is from a movie called Cafe Flesh. I vote RJ cue that one up.
https://i.imgur.com/f1WbFtF.mp4
NSFW.
https://thumbs2.redgifs.com/YellowUnkemptMassospondylus-mobile.mp4#t=0
NSFW.
https://archive.md/Ht9fX/7bb4699cf438015fe8c5faaab42fded7a76d3069.webp
NSFW.
https://tinyurl.com/bdd5eb98
NSFW.
Yes, but what about the audio sample from Black Sunshine?
It’s from what I’m guessing is Q’s favorite movie, and another good choice for glibflicks.
Exactly what I though it was.
Another good one.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060712/
Awww puppy! So cute.
Happy Birthday Lily!
I died.
Happy birthday, Lily. I look forward to seeing you every Sunday and you never disappoint!
Obligatory. ??
Speaking of anniversaries.
https://twitter.com/amateuradam/status/1490394034900197388?cxt=HHwWmICzmc7e-K4pAAAA
Brilliant
OK, clicks.
Oh, LOL!
Looks like Twink had better get tuff and show em who is boss. Ze veel not own trucks and ze veel not honk the horns and ze veel be happy. Mr Bigglesworth has spoken.
The current strategy seems to be to lay siege on the insurrectionist trucking faction.
That was my favorite Clutch album.
That’s the name of my new ska band.
I think the story is aboot to get less cool when the government starts arresting everyone. Calling then “terrorists” now seems like quite a step toward that.
l
Sorry for that random I
I… can’t even.
I… of the tiger.
For $12 you can’t go wrong.
https://www.dreams6-shop.com/smp/item/WEB53699.html
whut
It’s a cable holder for your smartphone. Whut you think it was?
https://ibb.co/1b10xfR
That’s Straf at the glory hole every Saturday night.
The truckers should start waving BLM flags just to fuck with the media and government at this point.
They just wouldn’t report it. The one plant who waved the swastika flag is going in every article.
Like even literal fascists nowadays know to distance themselves. No one’s buying it.
My thought is that the swastika is more about calling out the government as acting like Nazis than a symbol of support for some Nazi party to take power.
Russian false flags are imminent. We should preemptively nuke them.
Why cant we condemn Russian aggression against Ukrainians AND not nuke Russia?
murder by aussies
Ooh, the rare Facebook link. Cute, though.
I love dog talk
I’m an aussie addict but haven’t had a dog in this part of my life. We’re looking for a new home built around being a happy place for an aussie. I could have a lesser dog now in the house we own, but I don’t want anything but the best. I’ll admit that border collies are ever so slightly smarter, but an aussie is the ultimate dog: all the brains, all the love, all the loyalty, all the energy.
Border Collies > Australian Shepherds. There really is no debate about this. Agility, Flyball, Obedience… The only place Aussies even mention a notice is in Frisbee.
And I’ve become recently enamored by Berger Blank Suisses. Depends on your lifestlye.
I guess Aussies could be better for you if you wanted a more generic dog. Some Borer Collies can be a bit uncanny.
Voddie Baucham’s Fault Lines is an absolutely brilliant exposition on the SJW influence in Christian circles. I’m not finished with it yet, but he has called out the Critical Social Justice-Biblical fusion as the heresy it is, which, these days, takes a set of brass ones the size of a cruise ship.
The Dolphins hired a white guy as their head coach. He apparently claims to be of some sort of mixed descent. His name is Mike McDaniel.
I heard someone say, “minority hire”, which got a hearty “wut?” from me.
Without looking, “white Hispanic”
(My tablet wanted to auto correct that to “Minotaur hire”, which would have been much cooler)
Affirmative action is good for some laughs, if nothing else.
Nothing says “great organization” like eleven head coaches in 22 years.
What happened to no Irish need apply?
That waif looks like he should be serving me coffee at a Starbucks.
WTF?
That thought crossed my mind, too. He’s sending major barista vibes.
All these fresh-faced youngsters they’re hiring lately… I mean, come on. I can’t take an NFL coach who isn’t a bloated red-faced mess seriously.
Both this scrawny guy and the obese old coaches make me wonder. You have 24/7 access to some of the best strength and conditioning people and equipment in existence, and you’re a bean pole or a tub of lard respectively? It’s not like you sell vacuum cleaners. You’re in an industry that requires peak athletic performance, yet it doesn’t rub off on you?
It wouldn’t rub off on me. It’s not like they’re on the field.
Belichick is in ok shape for a70 year old guy.
I’m surprised Reid is still kicking.
Off the top of my head, Vrable and Salah are in good shape
“ McDaniel, who identifies himself as multiracial, joins the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, Washington Commanders’ Ron Rivera and the New York Jets’ Robert Saleh as the league’s only minority head coaches. The 49ers will receive two third-round draft selections (one in 2022 and another in ’23, per a league spokesman) as compensation under the Rooney Rule for developing a minority assistant who was hired for an NFL head-coaching job.”
Is this gonna turn into one a Dolezaal thing sometime later this year? I’ve been kinda hoping the trans-racial thing takes off and we get all kinds of people identifying as all kinds of races, creeds and ethnicities.
What’s funniest about the league’s policy is that if you develop your own minority coach and promote from within, you get nothing.
If you love your minority set them free.
I also find it interesting that this guy went to Yale. I’m willing to bet that affirmative action played a part there, too. He’s the Elizabeth Warren of the NFL.
Young Uncle Ted K. against an imperial Japan flag. Gonna have to use red to fill it in.
https://ibb.co/m53YwKv
We’ve had our puppies for about 15 months.
I love my Dad,
https://youtu.be/UtF6Jej8yb4
Cuteness overload.
Sadly, the carjacker was not the victim this time. ?
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/02/07/philadelphia-rhawnhurst-shooting-man-dead-gun-violence/
https://abc7chicago.com/lake-erie-ice-floe-rescue-ohio-coast-guard/11542594/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/ottawa-police-seize-fuel-propane-tanks-freedom-convoy-trucks-cut-off-supply-route-protesters-video/
This does not end well. End the mandates.
#HonkHonk
Remember to support the boys in blue.
Good morning, Sean, Stinky, and any lurkers who might be about!
I can’t sit & visit with all of you this morning – I have my annual check-up at 7:15 a.m. (Ugh! Why did I ever agree to that??) Luckily, the doctor’s office is quite literally right around the corner.
I haven’t even poured my morning coffee because I don’t want to risk having the caffeine increase my blood pressure. ? (Don’t know if that’s likely, but I’m not taking any chances.)
Morning.
Because you won’t have to wait (or won’t have had to)?
Been studying for your blood test, eh?
Good Morning GT (and everyone else) I hope everything is just fine.
Hope all is well.
Thanks to all! Not expecting anything bad – only anomaly I recall in recent years has been somewhat elevated cholesterol, but I will vehemently resist any efforts to put me on cholesterol meds.
Good on ya!
I should not have stayed up until 2am.
I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Off I go – I’m sure there’ll be paperwork to fill out. The sooner I get this over with, the sooner I can have my coffee..
Later. I doubt anything will happen at your appointment. Let us know when you’re done.
Done! Hardest part was getting there and back – my windshield was frosted up, so I ended up walking. Happily, that apparently didn’t raise my blood pressure too much. ?
*two thumbs up*
Did you at least finish The Expanse?
Never started it, don’t even know what medium it’s in.
It’s the best SciFi TV show of all time. One of the best TV shows of all time.
Thats strong words. Ill have to check it.
You are a very good dog owner NA. Good for you.
Mornin’, everyone. Hope all is well with you and yours. Thanks NA for the pics of the birthday girl. Nice to have something to smile about.
I’m too sleepy 🙁
Staying up until 2AM has consequences? You don’t say!
Late to the party but I have an explanation.
Good morning to all Glibs, here and everywhere.
“I have an explanation”
None needed, Desi Arnaz is not in the house.
And a good morning to you, 4×20!
https://thecovidworld.com/comedian-heather-mcdonald-collapses-on-stage-fractures-skull-after-saying-im-vaxxed-double-vaxxed-boosted-and-flu-shot/
Oof.