I’m going to post exciting blog posts several times a week.  I’m weary of the rude and pompous. This is a safe zone. People can agree or disagree with me, but no hate messages, insults, rudeness, or anger. I post the ones that seem thoughtful to me, not hostile. We need to remember how to communicate civilly on social media. We can do that here.

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On garden lurkers or parasites (like me)

Barbara: I love the term “garden predator.” I’m one of those, too.

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On loving dogs and cats too much: Karla:

“Jon, that is a well-written and thoughtful post; thank you. My hubs and I will cat-sit in our home for a friend while she’s on vacation for ten days. She didn’t want the cat left alone in her home, with us coming once or twice a day, you know because the cat would be “sad and lonely. ” (No, SHE would be sad.) She brought the cat over last week to introduce her to us, and the LIST she does for this cat made me shake my head. I have a pet-sitting business and have scaled down for whom I sit to weed out those who think their animals are 4-legged people and want me to treat them like children. I believe it’s a disservice to an animal to treat it as if it were human. You are making them what YOU want them to be. That is the definition of selfish.“