Charlene has been not herself and just nibbled on food for a couple days—something's wrong. This Spring, she had a GI infection that began with the same symptoms.
This morning, I took her to the vet, but they wouldn't diagnose or treat her without a large down-payment on the estimated bill.
A very kind FediFriend donated the down payment, and Charlene will go to the vet in the morning.
Vet's total estimate for diagnosis and treatment is between $485 (covered by a FediFriend's donation) and $920.
If you can and would like to donate to Charlene's care, please see the Ko-fi link on my profile. Those funds go directly to my Paypal account, and any donations over the actual cost will refunded.
Please DM if you'd like to see a copy of the vet's estimate.
Quietly, steadily, one of the great equality stories of our time. % of women globally who can read and write has climbed from 61% in 1976 to 85% today. Huge strides for both sexes. Still not equal - but closer than ever.
Got my foreskin trapped in my zipper after a wank. Couldn't get it out. Called 111. They said to go to hospital. Half a dozen nurses and doctors took a gawk but couldn't release the zip, so they called in the fire brigade. Overall 12 people in total were amused by my zipped knob.
is this to avoid ball slapping/twisting injuries? no wait, wait, i know this one… is it to prevent migrant perverts from hiding their erections? cos that would be a good thing. mixed sex, all ages, like it ought to be.
> Because “gender dysphoria” is a mutable mental state that is the object of psychiatric treatment, it does not resemble the immutable characteristics on the basis of which our precedents have applied heightened scrutiny—race, sex, or national origin.
And even worse:
> Second, as the Court recognizes, this case concerns “biological men” and “boys who identify as girls.” Ante, at 10, 27. Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are. Sex is an immutable “biological” characteristic, see ante, at 10; it is binary; and “man” and “woman,” “boy” and “girl,” are the terms that correspond to adults and children of each sex.
@cwebber The "immutable" requirement is such a strange US-specific legal artefact. First, religion is considered a suspect class, and thus subject to strict scrutiny. One’s religion isn't immutable though, so that's not actually a requirement!
And second, during the gay-marriage debates of the early 2000s there was a fascinating split in how US and European activists framed being gay. In the US you often heard "I was born this way" and a strong emphasis on gay-ness being innate. Because in the US context – against the historical backdrop of race – that's how you are awarded rights. But in Europe the rhetoric was almost the opposite, emphasising freedom of choice as the basis for rights.
bueno, pues como suele ocurrir cada vez que hacemos un gasto significativo (la vez anterior me despidieron a mi después de gastarme tooodos mis ahorros en pagar el piso al contado, ahora ha sido la reforma) tenemos turbulencias laborales: han despedido a mi señora del trabajo. si alguien necesita una técnico administrativa ordenada y eficiente, casi con un puntito obsesivo; en valladolid, vigo o remoto, os puedo dar una buena referencia.
@georgia@sathariel@snacks@rowb1t i was literally living at a southern baptist church when the news broke that the executives were actively protecting the pastors who did that from the law
@georgia The average person is impulse driven, consistent self control at the desire level takes either an innate affinity for it or extreme dedication.
@georgia This is either really extremely enlightening or really hypocritical considering you've never gooned
------ Though I'm leaning on the side of this is very enlightening. And I'd say your right that most people are sex addicted.
But I would actually say the reason the majority people are like that is because sex is the most intimate thing you can do with someone and most people are isolated and emotionally closed.
So when they get to do something so close with someone they can't help but want that emotion closeness again.