Links: More Like Central Pork, Amirite?

And finally: Alpaca-go-round

via Andrew Y. (More Chewpaca the Alpaca on Instagram.)

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18 thoughts on “Links: More Like Central Pork, Amirite?

  1. Georgiana January 20, 2025 / 9:15 am

    The meerkat story is a little sad, it’s nice that she was accepted by the mongooses after her mate died but couldn’t they find her another mate?

    • allein 🐾 January 20, 2025 / 10:55 am

      πŸ™

  2. debg January 20, 2025 / 10:41 am

    Love the porcine content today. And how I would love to be chased by an alpaca! The trotting reminds me of dancing caribou from last week, which still makes me smile.

    brrrrr it’s cold today here. Fortunately Lavender wants to sit on my lap.

    • allein 🐾 January 20, 2025 / 10:57 am

      Wish I could borrow one of your kitties. On the up side, so many people are working from home because of yesterday’s snow so it’s nice and quiet here for once.

  3. debg January 20, 2025 / 11:19 am

    I like how the black kitty licks the snowflakes.

  4. Kar January 20, 2025 / 11:22 am

    Pipes at my office froze so trying to work from home and watch only positive tv today.

    meanwhile I realized that my cat does nothing all day while i’m gone.

    At least I turned on her heating pad since I’m home.

    • allein 🐾 January 20, 2025 / 11:40 am

      I debated sharing this because I know no one wants to think about today’s events here, but among all of the news/politics channels on youtube doing live streams of the inauguration, the MeidasTouch Network (very much a politics channel) is doing a live stream of cute animals. As I’m typing this we’re looking at a trio of Silkie chickens. Apparently I missed some goats in pajamas. He said there might be some mini-pigs and hamsters coming up. The money they raise through the live stream is going to the humane society.

      Oh, now he’s switched to animals in costumes…

      …ooh, here are the micropigs!

      “We’re putting the awwww in in-awww-guration.”

      • allein 🐾 January 20, 2025 / 11:43 am

        lol…he’s reading suggestions from the chat and someone said guinea pig stampede and he said “sounds dangerous” πŸ˜„

      • AJ January 20, 2025 / 11:49 am

        Heck that might be the only channel worth watching today. Hope they run it on a loop and you can see the gots in pjs.

        • allein 🐾 January 20, 2025 / 11:53 am

          He did show some more goats in PJs.

          His voice is kinda of calming to listen to, too.

      • debg January 20, 2025 / 12:24 pm

        β€œWe’re putting the awwww in in-awww-guration.” That’s a slogan I can get behind!

        • Alice Shortcake January 20, 2025 / 3:24 pm

          I was quite relieved to still be in hospital today as it took my mind off the goings-on in Washington. On the debit side, my liver biopsy was cancelled but has been scheduled for 2.30 tomorrow afternoon, which hopefully will confirm the diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitus and enable treatment to begin.

          There was a funny (in retrospect) incident early on Sunday morning: a confused elderly man with a walker, probably from the ward next door, shuffled into the women’s Gastro ward and stood at the end of each bed trying to work out where he was. He was quickly ushered out by a nurse but not before leaving a small clock in the bathroom (!) Honestly, I don’t think I stand stand much more of this excitement…

          • debg January 20, 2025 / 3:44 pm

            Sorry things got delayed, Alice. Hope you’re back in the Shortcakery very soon.

            Small clock in the bathroom–sounds exciting indeed. 😊

    • debg January 20, 2025 / 12:22 pm

      My cats do the same. When I wfh, I often turn on the heated mattress pad for them–it’s chilly in the bedroom. Now that my office is in the bedroom, I get to watch them sleep on the bed all day, wishing I could join them.

  5. AJ January 20, 2025 / 11:47 am

    Don’t hate me peeps but you can always come to my house to warm up. It’s sunny and going to be close to 70 F today. Alpaca reminds me of Pepe LePew with his prancing and yeah, I’d love to chased by one. I know many people say that a party doesn’t get started til the pig shows up but I don’t think this is what they meant, lol. So glad Sparkles wasn’t on the menu and now is living her best life. Finishing up my cuppa and then off to the museum. I’ve instituted a news blackout for today and trying to think positive thoughts. Interestingly the word of the day from my Wordsmith email is nefandous, meaning “so wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.” I wonder if they were trying to make a point???

    • allein 🐾 January 20, 2025 / 11:55 am

      I saw that, too, and yes, I do believe he’s making a point. Curious what the rest of the week will bring. Hopefully it’s not a theme within the theme.

    • debg January 20, 2025 / 12:23 pm

      We could never hate you, AJ. We might be green with envy, but that’s about it.

      Sometimes I miss winter in southern California.

  6. DEBG January 20, 2025 / 10:16 pm

    Finally got to meet the meerkat/mongoose family, and the happy goldie with his hoomins. It’s wonderful to see such happiness.

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