JCC new best friends club thread

That's just what I mean. Sensationalist news.
Over 200 people were killed in Iraq last month. Nearly 5000 civilians lost their lives in Syria this year. Over 5000 wounded in Gaza, this year.
But glad those boys in Thailand are safe

 

Yes, news has always focused more on unique personal "human interest" stories rather than widespread misery.

News at 11.

 

I'm trying to get @Pensivia to admit to not having to feel guilty.

 

Heh, well, that will be tough for me. Intellectually, I agree 100% with your point about how the news operates (and why that's extremely problematic), but it's sort of in my temperament to feel guilty (and to worry about being--or even just seeming--"uncaring," etc.) at the same time.

But really I should (and do) feel a lot guiltier for at times being shamefully ignorant about those kinds of larger miseries you mentioned*. So, yeah, I'm embracing my guilt on all fronts today.

*which of course the sensationalism of most news outlets contributes massively to

 

And sometimes, with the world like it is today, you take what good news you can get.

 

You can feel guilty about the things you have an impact on. Family, friends. Maybe the charity you support. Otherwise? It's guilt they're trying to sell you, and someone else is trying to make a profit off it.

 

Your point is very well taken. And I do feel less guilty contemplating it.

 

My cat is so dumb .

so he likes to climb in the window , the upper window , which means he has to climb up and get thru the blinds etc.
But when it's hot the lower window is open , and he sits there on the window ledge looking at this , and all he has to do is walk in , it's like a little door , and he can't , he just can't fathom it . Worse - the lower window being open actually impedes him from the top window . So he just sits there .

 

Not dumb, over thinking it.

“Oh, try and trick me, eh?”

 

Anyone else's cats love the smell of nail polish? Maybe that's why some cats are loopy. They snort too much nail polish.

 

Speaking of smell, the dog and I ran into our local skunk last night. Dublin was desperate to go up and introduce himself, but I managed to drag him back the way we came before the skunk could fully commit to deciding to spray both of us. It was a very close call. The feeling I got from the skunk is that the whole spraying thing is a lot of trouble, and he was really willing to work with us to make sure it didn't have to go down that way. Dublin on the other hand was not a reliable partner in the negotiations.

 

Hahaha! Skunk and dog peace talks.

 

I had a cat* that liked the smell of cigarettes , if anyone was smoking she'd always sit with them , which was unusual as every other cat I've known always hated cigarettes .

*her name was Daisy btw .

 

I had a dog that didn’t trust treats. Dog bones, those fake bacon treats, leftover bits of steak, you name it. She would sniff them for a while, then maybe if she liked what she smelled, she’s try a lick and then eventually if the taste appealed to her, she’d eat it. Sometimes she got distracted and left before eating the snack. It was so hard to give her medicine.

 

My dog swallows first, finds out if edible later. Dirty diaper wrapped in a plastic bag lying in the gutter? All I know is if I dont eat it now it won't be any better when I come back tomorrow. It's as tasty as it will ever be.

 

Sensitive stomach, maybe?

 

I got this.

 

I have three kids who are impossible to cook dinner for. Would you like to swap?

 

No thanks, I got some of those as well, off-camera.

 

Two days ago I was asked: "Can I eat at Nora's? I'll be good and eat whatever they make. When I eat at a friends' house, I suddenly eat all things I normally refuse!".