wouldn't you want the brain to be kicking the bottle then?

i've never seen a dog so cat!

Evening

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

aside from unethical, this would be ineffective. otherwise, women giving birth or breastfeeding would be in love with everyone around them at the time. & every orgasm would bond people forever. not how this works...

David Buss' 2005 book has the same title...

this is actually neglect. the reason reading a book to a baby builds the child's brain is the physical, emotional, visual & verbal interaction (ie, sitting on lap, seeing what mom is pointing to, responding to understanding & delight). obv. OK to use media sometimes, but this is not how kids learn.

Me, attempting to deal with life these days....

interesting that this seems to have gotten little media coverage...

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

No country has stopped an HIV epidemic in people who inject drugs without providing clean needles... so sad that they are blocking this & enabling the virus to spread...

for the first time since tracking began, more American households have kittens than puppies. there is a reason for this: homeownership is declining, and homeowners are twice as likely as renters to own dogs. did cats engineer the housing crisis? i'll be honest: it is now more likely than not.

Would you trust this cat?

Historically, having a vibrant, successful city people want to live in, visit, and spend money in is about supporting the arts, versus "we need more cops with guns to terrorize everyone" and while it's not rocket science it's pretty great to have a mayor who knows that.