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LATEST HAPPY THING

  • Four cheetah cubs sleeping with their mother and it may be possible to die from this much cuteness.
    27-Nov-2025: Baby Cheetah Cam
    In October, four cheetah cubs were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. These cubs are being raised with minimal human interference to allow them to properly bond with their mother. They have two dens in which to sleep and eat and do some play. And a cam is on each… Read more: 27-Nov-2025: Baby Cheetah Cam
  • A long-haired grey cat with green eyes using a remove control as a chin rest as he dozes off.
    26-Nov-2025: The Keeper of the Remote
    Porthos is a cat who hasn’t met something that he doesn’t love to use a chin rest. Last night, he decided to get nice and cozy with the remote control. He’s purrrrfect.
  • 20-Nov-2025: Lap Dog
    Archer thinks he’s a lap dog. He’s too big for my lap but that doesn’t stop him. As I type this up on my phone, this is what’s going on. Archer yet again forced me to let him curl up in my lap. He pushed his way under one leg before curling up on the… Read more: 20-Nov-2025: Lap Dog
  • A beagle's nose poking out from under a fuzzy cream-coloured blanket.
    18-Nov-2025: Ziggy’s Nose
    I love looking over to see a dog’s nose poking out from under a blanket. How I get anything done while being surrounded by cuteness is a mystery. The nose in question belongs to Ziggy.
  • 15-Nov-2025: Baby Porthos
    Thanks to OneDrive, I was reminded that 10 years ago today was Meet Porthos for the First Time Day. Look at this little fuzz ball! He is six weeks old in this image. It would be another four weeks before we could bring him home.
  • A long-haired grey cat sleeping curled up on his side, paw covering his face, under a brown wooden lap desk that has a planner on it. He is also sleep partially on top of some journalling supplies.
    14-Nov-2025: The Cat Den
    I have a lap desk that, whenever I’m not using it and I put it beside me on the couch, Porthos likes to sleep under it. His cat snores make it even better.
  • 12-Nov-2025: Archer the Sucky Baby
    Every single night, for the hour before doggy dinner time, Archer nurses on a blanket. No, he wasn’t weaned early. It’s just a thing he’s been doing for his entire life to self-soothe. Sound on for Ziggy tippy-tapping in the background and Archer whining as he sucks. Sorry, newsletter subs. You need to click through… Read more: 12-Nov-2025: Archer the Sucky Baby
  • 11-Nov-2025: Queer Ice Dancing
    Lately, whenever I open TikTok, this joyfully queer ice dancer greets me.
  • The hardcover of God's Junk Drawer: A Novel by Peter Clines on a fuzzy grey blanket.
    10-Nov-2025: God’s Junk Drawer
    I pre-ordered God’s Junk Drawer: A Novel by Peter Clines many many, so many, months ago after Clines spent days posting sentences on Bluesky. People would give him a page number, and he would post some WILD event. Some of them positively UNHINGED in the best possible way. And today, it arrived! One day early!