My aunt made a point of tuning into these sort of things when she was with my Trump voting grandmother. Listening and watching what a train wreck he is without the right-wing media filter I think was what ended up turning her into a Biden voter in 2020. I don’t know if my aunt would have gotten through to her if she didn’t have the debates and pressers to work with.

I’m rural and had a dog ol’yellered once—he loved kids, tolerated women, and would do his very best to rip the throat out of any man. I understand that sometimes the dog can simply not be allowed to go on. But man, I can’t wrap my head around expecting a shock collar to work as training, and then calling it a day after it attacks some chickens. A young dog with a prey drive might not be suited for working, but could easily be somebody’s pet. It would have cost so little to give it a chance to have a good life.

The pigment bit in the colored pencil has a waxy base that will build up and jam/get stuck in the sharpener. Graphite doesn’t. It can be used as a lubricant in some non sexy situations.