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Mr. Scorpio

Mr. Scorpio's Journal
Mr. Scorpio's Journal
March 23, 2018

"SAFE!"

March 23, 2018

Is it time to start problem drinking yet?

Is there any booze left?

March 23, 2018

The Kakistocracy is lining up quite well, is it not?



And it's gotten even worse since this pic was taken.
March 22, 2018

Gawd dammit, Conditt was a bigoted, domestic terrorist who murdered people...

One who was too cowardly to face proper justice for the crimes he committed. He'll never have to face the survivors of the good people he killed for no good fucking reason. However, if I did say that I'm sorry to see that he's dead, I'd be lying. Unfortunately though, knowing what kind of poison that he represented, I'm sure that for a certain segment of our society, they will look at this fucker as a martyr who died fighting a righteous cause.

And it's because of people like that why we all can't nice things in this country.

And, the media, I'm pretty much disgusted with all the "sympathy and understanding" he's receiving in the wake of his death. The only reason that he's getting this treatment is because he was a white guy. Damn, why else is it so hard for so many to label that piece shit the "mad-bombing domestic terrorist" that any thinking person would know that he was?

Is that baby-faced photo the ONLY one they have for this mad bomber? I don't think that it's hard to figure out who he was and why he killed innocent people...

Well, the answer to WHY he did is pretty obvious, is it not? He's part of the ugliness of violence, racism, sexism and homophobia that's infecting the nation right now and it's only going to get worse. As Americans, we only need to look at ourselves to see why he did what he did.

Unless we save ourselves, we can only expect more of these murderers to come from out of the woodwork. Good luck with that.

But right now, the ugliness is tearing us all apart.

March 21, 2018

How to mess with your cat by drawing a square

https://twitter.com/noxtea0x0/status/852114821097115648

Cats are quirky. There's no question about it. We know they like to hide in boxes and knock things over. They are persnickety about their drinking preferences.

But the latest kitty question involves a roll of tape. If you make a square on your floor, what will your cat do? Turns out a lot of cats will get inside it.

https://twitter.com/JeniNiquette/status/852594265607749632

Danielle Matheson's (@prograpslady) Tweet about her mom's home experiment started the hubbub:

https://twitter.com/prograpslady/status/851500564743680000

Amazed cat owners responded after replicating the experiment, often with tape, but others with squares made out of ribbon, sheets of paper and even shoes.

Some even shared videos of the moment:

https://twitter.com/montymiff/status/852707572733755392

https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/cat-square-trick
March 21, 2018

1,000 rescued mutts live the life at Costa Rica's 'Land of the Strays'

CATIE LEARY
March 16, 2018, 3:13 p.m.



Welcome to Territorio de Zaguates, or "Land of the Strays," an amazing, privately funded, volunteer-run animal sanctuary in Costa Rica where no mutt is turned away.

Located less than an hour outside the bustling capital city of San José, this doggie safe haven is home to more than 1,000 abandoned canines that have been given a second chance at life.

This is no ordinary animal sanctuary, though. After all, when you live in place as beautiful as Costa Rica, you take advantage of what the landscape provides. That's why volunteers lead the ragtag pack of rescued mutts on scenic hikes through the gorgeous mountains nearly every day. It's a sight to behold.



Aside from the free-range mountain hikes with breathtaking scenery, Territorio de Zaguates functions just like any other animal rescue or sanctuary.

"First thing we do when a new dog gets here is spay/neuter, vaccinate and get rid of parasites," the organization explains on its Facebook page. "Then we assess if the dog requires any other type of special treatment [and] put them in quarantine if necessary."

Once this initial processing is completed, the new dog is released into the general population, where it can either be adopted by a loving human or spend the rest of its days frolicking in what is essentially a doggy paradise.



https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/700-rescued-mutts-live-life-costa-ricas-land-strays

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