How dare they be such precious little nuggets <3

The world’s population is getting significantly sicker and we’re blaming the victims for “lifestyle diseases” as a way of dismissing the problem. But research needs money and time, so there will always be better and stronger evidence for money-making remedies instead of the slow and complex research into why people are increasingly experiencing disease.

We’re hurting ourselves, and each other, and because disabled people are excluded from huge parts of society, we’re also covering up the evidence. It’s only when we’re wounded that the reality is clear, but by then it’s too late - you’re just written off as someone who made bad choices.

Is that a forehead whisker? Is he unhappy about being a unicorn, or are you just not being prompt enough about food time?

This picture is my life goal. Content, comfortable and safe snoozing. Give winter a gentle pat for me, I wouldn’t want to wake them up.

I’ve never felt so conflicted. On one hand, I want to hug the puppy. On the other, sand. It makes me sad like porcupines do. Why won’t they let me love them?

Apex predator, so majestic

That is not a level of power I officially possess, but it is a level of power that I am able to unofficially implement for the people who solely report to me. I am also able to tailor their roles and responsibilities to whatever causes them the least pain because their job titles are extremely non-specific, which is very helpful for both of us.

Both manager and non-managers are economically coerced into providing our time and energy. I try my best to reduce that burden for as many people as I can without being noticed by the people who are willing to suck the life out of others for personal gain.

The people who are marginalised by the process are the ones who will be doing the real suffering.

Hobbies indicate interest and aptitude. Someone who collects things might enjoy jobs and tasks related to organisation but not necessarily enjoy highly collaborative work that requires many meetings, whereas someone who enjoys team sports might enjoy the more collaborative social meeting type work instead of solo detailed organisation etc.

It is far from the first thing I would use as a hiring choice, but it does give me an idea of questions I might ask someone to figure out what would make them happiest.

In Australia, it’s not too uncommon to hear people have conversations about how fucked the US system is. That’s partly a symptom of how intertwined my life is with the topic of medicine and healthcare systems though, I’m sure most people have far fewer discussions about those topics than I do.

Having said that, I have certainly said “Thank God I’m not in the US” and received emphatic agreement in conversations.

I’ve also had a doctor say “well at least you’re not in the US” to me during an appointment, after I expressed some displeasure at how much something was going to cost me - because i wasn’t considered a valid demographic for that specific drug to receive the subsidy.

Socialised medicine doesn’t mean free medicine, sadly. And our system has been run down by the ruling class attempting to emulate the US version’s money-churning machine.

He’s a beautiful little lamp. I love how his shade contrasts his natural coloring. Very fetching.

Sorry buddy, fashion is pain.

Well that’s just precious. And you have great taste in music. Please snuggle her for me and let her know she’s a great cat.

Can we… see them?

Edit: some quick math, the minimum recommended space between trees is 3m, 200 million of those is 600km² / 148k ac , which would make the space required bigger than 17 countries (larger than Andorra but very slightly smaller than Saint Lucia). They have a blog with their tree planting updates but I wish there were more photos.

Well, I’m suitably terrified. That is a face of impending mischief.

Love it. Thanks for reminding me of the sound of my cat galloping across the floorboards like a clumsy Clydesdale.

Awww look at the tiny little floof. For toys, my cat also loved little crunched up foil balls. Loud enough to be fun, oddly shaped enough to be unpredictable, light enough to be thwacked great distances.

Also, I’m going to need you to keep posting a lot more pictures.

Cookie is a cutie pie

0% chance I could resist tickling the toes if I walked past

I love everything about this picture. You’re all adorable.

I had no idea these just… lived in Prague. City wildlife always surprises me even though we have plenty of our own