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I am behind in publishing the Q&A’s, I know, I know. The ACDC endorsement is Sunday, I know, I know. It has just been a very hard month so I am behind. I will catch up this week. It is my primary goal. Housework, laundry, and Q&A’s. And cats. I got some good news today […]
Kudos to you, Pittsburgh and dear readers. In a short period of time, you donated enough cat food supplies to stock the Dr. John P. Ruffing DMV Pet Food Pantry through the end of April (and perhaps beyond.) Every month, we try to provide 12-15 pounds of dry and 20 cans of wet food to […]
When I was a younger social worker, I had a boss whom everyone thought was wonderful. Smart, savvy, all the things. One morning, he took me aside to discuss comments I had made at an event the previous evening. I was out of line – I was complaining about the boss of bosses at a […]
Today marks one year since my father, my Dad, died. He was 83 years old. I don’t know what to say, but it feels important to mark this day. Part of me wants to share anecdotes about him,the good memories and the funny stories. Another part of me wants to continue pointing out his traumas […]
Sunday, my youngest nephew, E, made his theatrical debute in Legally Blonde, JR. He played the villainous law professor. The evening show curtain opened at 6 PM. I had seated myself with his mom’s, turning off phone alerts. So it was only after the show that I found this text from him. 2 minutes after […]
The Crime Police in Milwaukee report that a 23 year old Black trans woman was killed around 12:30 AM on Friday, February 21, 2025 near 95th and Brown Deer. Details are scant, but police confirm she died on the scene from multiple gun shot wounds. Otherwise no information has been released. Her name was Amyri […]
Our federal government is attempting to erase the T(ransgender) and Q(ueer) and the + from our society. They erased T and Q from the historical plaque at Stonewall. Webpages have been modified, monuments defaced, and databases scrubbed of references to T, Q, and +. By + I mean Questioning, Intersex, Pansexual, Two-Spirit, Androgynous, and Asexual. […]
Journalists have been reaching out to me in every possible way to figure out how to confirm that the person who jumped off the VA Hospital in Syracuse on January 27, 2025 was Elisa Rae Shupe. They can’t report until they confirm so they ask me, they ask for family contacts, they ask for my […]
Two days ago, we posted an appeal for donations to the Dr. John P. Ruffing Pet Food Pantry. Our supplies have run low and we need donations to fulfill needs through April. Our main needs are dry and canned cat food, but we also distribute dry and canned dog food. We also have three special […]
Our pet food pantry is going to run out of food in three weeks. Help! The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry serves cat colony caretakers, TNR trappers, rescues, and modest income pet owners. We currently have 60 household registered, 40 are active. Each month, we distribute dry and canned food – typically […]
