PWB Peeps Caturday Open Thread: Oh, Those Cats!

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Saturday December 06, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/12/06 · 19:00

ginger cat with a line of sunny square spots along its back, so it looks "fully charged" — fully charged, ready for mischief

cats fighting over a box. Dark tabby is in the box, cream colored cat is attacking.

cat is half hiding behind door frame. Right photo is of a plate of pierogies with deep paw prints in two of them.

cat waiting at patio door with a large sausage in its mouth

cat on a kitchen counter between coffee grinder and crock of wooden spoons.

one lion cub climbs over another's head.

cat with a towel over its head and a flashlight pointed up at its face, telling a scary cat story.

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Van Doren

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Friday December 05, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/12/05 · 19:00

The Rivals

Mark Van Doren (1894-1972)

On a night of whirling snow
When every twig and star is dead

There is a house where I can go
And knock and enter and be fed

With fire and wine; and as we grumble
Winter ceases on the panes.

The outer heights of darkness tumble
Down and in upon our brains,

Cheerful friends talking while enjoying social gathering on terrace

And sitting there so bitter-bright
We build a season of our own—

three pairs of feet side by side, in cozy socks, stretched out to a fireplace

Of cynic ice and sudden white
Blasts of understanding blown.

_{This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on February 23, 2025, by the Academy of American Poets.}

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/behavior issues with your pets, feel free to bring it to the community.
Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Birds... are birds! Peeps are people.
Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. If you’re having “issues” with another Kossack, keep it “out there.” This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Parrots Are Great

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Thursday December 04, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/12/04 · 19:00

a parrot is perched on the showerhead as it is running. — shower buddies

a bright green parrot grips its owners ear while sitting on his shoulder. — acupressure specialists

a flock of rainbow lorakeets around a birdbath. — convention-goers

brightly colored parrot snuggled with a black and gray parrot — lovers

two small parrots asleep on their owner's chest — cozy friends

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/behavior issues with your pets, feel free to bring it to the community.
Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Birds... are birds! Peeps are people.
Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. If you’re having “issues” with another Kossack, keep it “out there.” This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.

There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated. If we alert you to it, please remember that we do have phobic peeps who react strongly to them. If you keep posting banned pics...well then...the Tigress will have to take matters in hand. Or, paw.

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Wonderful Animals

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Tuesday December 02, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/12/02 · 19:00

the buff-tip moth is cleverly camouflaged as a broken bit of twig. Multiple photos.

The Ethiopian wolf looks very like a fox, reddish with white on throat and chest, and a very sharp pointed muzzle.

baby elephant wrapped in a blue towel or blanket.

Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, at rest and gliding.

longtailed tit in flight, wings are tucked in this image so it appears as a round levitating body

mouse deer are the smallest hooved mammal alive today.

an iguana (?) contemplates a painting of itself as a medieval lady.

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/behavior issues with your pets, feel free to bring it to the community.
Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Birds... are birds! Peeps are people.
Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. If you’re having “issues” with another Kossack, keep it “out there.” This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.

There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated. If we alert you to it, please remember that we do have phobic peeps who react strongly to them. If you keep posting banned pics...well then...the Tigress will have to take matters in hand. Or, paw.

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Woozle Fun

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Monday December 01, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/12/01 · 19:00

white fluffy dog is very dirty from digging — dig for buried treasure

two dark fluffy dogs in snow, they have been enjoying it and one is quite covered with it. — or dig for fun

golden retriever lies in a pool of rainbow light from above him. — be the rainbow

three dogs sit politely in their seats on an airplane. — take a little trip

dog asleep on a rocky outcrop in a dramatic mountain landscape with clouds — to somewhere scenic

dog looking out a half-open window. Owner has put a sign with her name on it under the window so people passing by know what to call her when they say hi. — say Hi as you go by.

two dogs running, one crashes right over the other. — or just run your friend over, you know.

large dog sleeping with his head on a small pet bed, ferret asleep on his back in the big dog bed.

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/behavior issues with your pets, feel free to bring it to the community.
Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Birds... are birds! Peeps are people.
Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. If you’re having “issues” with another Kossack, keep it “out there.” This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.

There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated. If we alert you to it, please remember that we do have phobic peeps who react strongly to them. If you keep posting banned pics...well then...the Tigress will have to take matters in hand. Or, paw.

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Infectious Updates: 12/1/2025

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Monday December 01, 2025 · 8:00 AM PST

2025/12/01 · 08:00

Ethiopia's death toll From Marburg virus is rising. The virus, in the same family as Ebola, circulates in fruit bats, occasionally jumping to humans and sparking an outbreak. There is no vaccine or treatment.

A third infant death from pertussis In Kentucky comes as cases are high for the second year in a row. The national total this year is over 25,000, which is believed to be an undercount. Many cases go unrecognized or unreported, according to the CDC.

Bactrim or Septra is associated with a heightened risk Of acute respiratory failure in children and teens.

High-flying or wind-carried mosquitoes can Carry pathogens for long distances.

Experts are now warning that the H5N1 bird flu Is mutating rapidly, splitting into multiple strains, and infecting mammal species at an unprecedented scale. This makes preparation for any potential pandemic harder because we don't know what the strain will look like that makes the breakthrough.

And viable virus has been Isolated from soft-bodied ticks feeding on infected gulls. It is not yet clear if ticks could be a vector or if this is a dead-end host for the virus. But ticks are good at spreading lots of other things...

Food recalls:

Dried whole smelts , possible clostridium botulinum contamination.

Prairie Farms Fat free milk may contain food-grade cleaning agents.

The Ambriola company, sold under multiple brand names, has Recalled cheese products due to potential Listeria contamination. This includes a Locatelli Pecorino Romano sold with a Wegman's label.

Infectious Information is a DK group for collecting diaries on all things infectious, both basic educational material and breaking news updates.

Given the precarious state of public health agencies under the Orange Menace, it is my hope that the information itself can be infectious, spread widely to all your contacts, in the hope of promoting self-defense from disease. Knowledge is the best inoculation against misinformation!

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: It's The Little Things That Count

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Sunday November 30, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/11/30 · 19:00

very young puppy gets a chin rub from a human hand

very large ginger cat contemplates very small dark tabby kitten coming in the door.

young raccoon hiding behind trunk of a small tree, just peeking around

an albino deer nursing twin fawns, also albinos.

tree kangaroo with baby roo peeking out of her pouch as she eats some vegetable.

young possum and young skunk together eating from a raised cat feeder

several young rabbits hiding under a log

mother cat with five or six kittens is also cuddling a puppy

a tiny kitten is curled up in the part of a woman

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/behavior issues with your pets, feel free to bring it to the community.
Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Birds... are birds! Peeps are people.
Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. If you’re having “issues” with another Kossack, keep it “out there.” This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.

There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated. If we alert you to it, please remember that we do have phobic peeps who react strongly to them. If you keep posting banned pics...well then...the Tigress will have to take matters in hand. Or, paw.

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PWB Peeps Caturday Open Thread: Kitty Thoughts

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Saturday November 29, 2025 · 7:00 PM PST

2025/11/29 · 19:00

cat in bed with bags of snacks and a computer, wearing sunglasses

cat with an array of microphones photoshopped in front of it.

cat on a couch with numerous objects piled on her, such as remote controls.

cat with a wicked-laugh look on its face

cat appears to be reading a book, next to a human looking at his phone.

cat between two doors with windows in them. looking caught although it would be very easy to simply back out of the angle.

cat asleep on a bed in someone else's house

cat in a plastic bucket seat on top of a robot dog.

A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦

Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/behavior issues with your pets, feel free to bring it to the community.
Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Birds... are birds! Peeps are people.
Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. If you’re having “issues” with another Kossack, keep it “out there.” This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.

There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated. If we alert you to it, please remember that we do have phobic peeps who react strongly to them. If you keep posting banned pics...well then...the Tigress will have to take matters in hand. Or, paw.

Shopping? We got you covered. Please share with other groups!

Thanks to BeadLady and her helpers the 2025 Kos Katalogue is HERE

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