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Oct. 5th, 2018 08:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogI remember saying, before I went back to undergrad, that I wanted to live by Kurt Vonnegut's observation that "Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God."
That's been hard for me lately and I haven't been very good at attending, or even responding to invitations to, events that you include me on in Facebook. I very much appreciate those who continue to invite me and told them so.
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This six-part podcast series is enthralling if you have any interest in the similarities and differences between analog and digital sound, and the way society, groups, and individual people relate to it. How the change from analog to digital effects perceptions of time, space, love, money, power and noise, with one episode devoted to each. I've only listened to the first one, but I'm excited about the rest.
https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearing/
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A dog was surrendered to the Evanston shelter while I was on my volunteer shift yesterday. She had scratches, scars, swelling, and oozing cuts on her face, as well as a bloody notch missing from one ear. She had clearly given birth multiple times by the stretching of her stomach and nipples.
She must be in significant pain and distress. Despite all that, all she really seemed to want was touch and affection as she pushed her nose against her kennel door looking for attention. When no one was in sight in front of her, she whined and cried until a volunteer appeared in front of her again, triggering a smile and tailwags and other clearly hopeful and excited body language. I wanted to climb into her kennel and snuggle the poor thing until she got to sleep.
This dog is one of the kind commonly called Pitbulls. Breeds aren't the problem. Humans are the problem.
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I drove today in light of potential rain which swiftly became actual rain with heavy gusts of wind. I'm glad I did. Target did not have rain gear when I went looking for it last time and cold October rain for 13 miles with no protection sucks.
And with the car here I can bring home a bunch of books I've been squirreling away during the weeding process too!
That's been hard for me lately and I haven't been very good at attending, or even responding to invitations to, events that you include me on in Facebook. I very much appreciate those who continue to invite me and told them so.
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This six-part podcast series is enthralling if you have any interest in the similarities and differences between analog and digital sound, and the way society, groups, and individual people relate to it. How the change from analog to digital effects perceptions of time, space, love, money, power and noise, with one episode devoted to each. I've only listened to the first one, but I'm excited about the rest.
https://www.radiotopia.fm/showcase/ways-of-hearing/
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A dog was surrendered to the Evanston shelter while I was on my volunteer shift yesterday. She had scratches, scars, swelling, and oozing cuts on her face, as well as a bloody notch missing from one ear. She had clearly given birth multiple times by the stretching of her stomach and nipples.
She must be in significant pain and distress. Despite all that, all she really seemed to want was touch and affection as she pushed her nose against her kennel door looking for attention. When no one was in sight in front of her, she whined and cried until a volunteer appeared in front of her again, triggering a smile and tailwags and other clearly hopeful and excited body language. I wanted to climb into her kennel and snuggle the poor thing until she got to sleep.
This dog is one of the kind commonly called Pitbulls. Breeds aren't the problem. Humans are the problem.
---
I drove today in light of potential rain which swiftly became actual rain with heavy gusts of wind. I'm glad I did. Target did not have rain gear when I went looking for it last time and cold October rain for 13 miles with no protection sucks.
And with the car here I can bring home a bunch of books I've been squirreling away during the weeding process too!
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