Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Remains of the Day (11/11)





Wrestle Wednesday: Yearning in yellow













Hot Cat of the Day: Guess which 12-year-old cutie pie got a clean bill of health this week at the vet, where he was really upset about going? 


Speaking of single-issue fixation: Here's your periodic reminder that this is the "transphobic" tweet that got J.K. Rowling -- who had spent years championing LGBTQ rights and inclusivity, which you might think would have earned her some goodwill -- labeled Trans Enemy Number One: defending a woman who lost her job over her materialist view of human biology. Sadly, Rowling is one of those thin-skinned egomaniacs who then doubled and tripled down in increasingly uncharitable ways. But if you'd been on the receiving end of such unwarranted vitriol, there's no telling how you might have reacted -- especially knowing that so much of the hostility was coming from within your own tribe. How I wish my community could learn to pick its battles.


More fixation: We elected our senators and representatives. Now they get to choose their leadership -- that's how the system works. If you're determined to challenge the status quo, here's an idea: Don't waste the next two years squabbling over who's in charge of legislation that's only going to get vetoed anyway. Focus instead on winning back the White House, when control of House and Senate leadership would really matter. Until then, all this infighting is doing is suffocating the joy and momentum we've waited so long to achieve.

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