Good evening, Kibitzers! I can’t add much to remembrance’s lovely diary yesterday, but (as I fill in for side pocket this evening, while he’s off at the SF Kossack meetup) I’d like to honor our late friend triciawyse by calling your attention to a couple of comics from The Oatmeal:
How To Pet a Kitty
How I See My Dog/How I See My FriendBeast (by the Dog)
(Then, there’s Today, Illustrated)
It’s been a long time since I had time to hang out in the afternoon in the Pootie diaries. When I was first lurking, though, I was pretty sure I’d never have the nerve to say anything on Daily Kos. There weren’t groups, back then, and there weren’t many communities like this one. That wasn’t the focus, and non-political series like the pootie diaries often got trolled by other users bitching because they weren’t about politics and didn’t “belong” on the site. (There are people whose comments I still don’t recommend because they were such jerks to the pootie people five years ago.) It took me a while to figure out that, even though I have no pets, I would be welcome in Tricia’s pootie threads. Once I got it, that was where I first hung out, because it was safe. I wanted to read what was written in the political diaries, but I had no desire to argue. triciawyse and the other kind people who joined her made a place for shy people to feel welcome to speak up. Thanks, Pootie Queen! I wouldn’t be here today, surrounded by friends, if not for you. Rest well, dear triciawyse, and may you ever be surrounded by friends both human and fuzzy.
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