This is so crazy. This picture looks just like the OP... please tell me this could still be the same single snowy and this isn't becoming a thing people do to snowies...
It's a daily struggle with my tuxedo edition as well! He simply does not understand, no matter how wise he gets. Sometimes he will shut up for a bit if I pet him.
It's definitely something that you have to grow up with. I was lucky to have an uncle who was obsessed with The Fourth Doctor when I was a child, and my love of the show comes from that. I wish some of the older stuff could be redone: it's unwatchable for many because it was made for an audience who had tiny black and white TVs and a great deal more patience.
At least for me:
Dr. Who (First through Fifth Doctor mostly)
Original Star Trek
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: DS9
It's hard to keep remembering, but it is true. Thanks for the smile.
Ugh. Yes. It is horrible how history rhymes sometimes.
Yes! Totally. Exact same energy. Must be a predator thing, and why I love cats and owls so much. That kind of vigilance definitely speaks to me: "Shall I kill you? No. Not now. I shall conserve my energy until I must kill."
He looks sleepy, but it is probably just how his face is... kind of like I'm not bitchy, that's just how my face is. But he looks so snuggly and stuff. I think the kids today are calling it... eepy?
Yeah! I love that!!
I get it: I have been called a "Debbie Downer" for spitting facts and trivia after a joke... I'm sorry, I thought it was interesting, sorry they didn't. I think some people just have a different relationship with learning and knowledge. They seem to find it a negative grind, and that sucks. At least to me.
I am always delighted to get both a laugh and some knowledge. I remember when you first discussed owls' eating habits and water consumption, but getting a refresher is great. I don't understand people who get mad about reposts, unless they are hideously egregious. Furthermore, there are always new people, like you say, who haven't had the pleasure of learning about it the first time.
Keep up the great work, anon! It is always a pleasure when you come across my feed. I hope to contribute more to the community as I can. It is really hard to get out of the habit of lurking.
We cannot eliminate it: we can only learn how to best live with it. Completely denying the primate part of ourselves only makes it more likely to lash out in ways we don't want it to, and it can be kind and loving and good if properly cared for. I completely get where you are coming from, and for a long time I tried to deny the primal part of myself, but I just got sick.
I guess what I am trying to say is that if we want to live with conflict, lust, and overcoming terrible odds, trying to eliminate the primate within us isn't going to accomplish that.
Ah, the sunk cost fallacy... of course that's why we can't have anything nice.