You could possibly mitigate the problem by keeping the battery out of the scale except for the few times you use it. Or add a snippet of tape you peel off and replace. Will the battery for the calipers fit in the case separately? It would be a PITA but so is constantly replacing them.

Any plant you choose to bring into a cat’s home should be both safe and allowed for her to taste.

Here’s a list link: yes it’s evil Amazon but you don’t have to buy it and the picture is useful. https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-List-Toxic-Plants-Flowers/dp/B08PZG8SY2

Edit: my cat also loves grass, both the oat/wheat/barley “cat grass” you can grow, and also the “serious gourmet shit” (I think it’s probably crabgrass) that comes up like a weed in my balcony plant pots and I bring in for her. It doesn’t make her barf, it’s fiber for poop.

Thursday May 1 would be both more symbolic and more disruptive. Try searching for that date in your area

Thursday, May 1st, according to a KOIN story about the most recent one.

Edit: remember to bring a mask you’re comfortable wearing in case of police fumes and/or to hide from too much human interaction and/or facial recognition. Stay away from anyone trying to elevate conflicts, be in the peaceful group. If you bring a phone, it should be a burner with only the name/number of a safe person, preferably also a burner. If you bring your real phone, check it for information you don’t want revealed, and clear your history. Don’t take photos of people’s faces. Bring water, wear sunscreen/a hat.

There’s a lot wrong with sending everyone to El Salvador or Gitmo. But quite a few people who seek asylum are trying to escape a deadly situation in their own country. (Yes if they’re trying for asylum they’re not supposed to be deported without due process but that’s not stopping the Reich.)

Cats fit perfectly anywhere it’s warm

I don’t know where you live but I have a single blueberry bush in a pot on my balcony in Los Angeles and it’s such a great plant. Hummingbirds and bees love the little pink flowers, warblers get in there and eat tiny bugs (the bush is doing fine, the only reason I assume there are bugs is because of the birds) and my little box turtle and I share the berries. I water my balcony plants with the water that would be wasted waiting for the shower to get hot.

I hope they sold the old chair and used the money for the poor, but they probably just tucked it in the attic

Qtip for sky giants

Republicans now: “the same people, but now as unpaid prison slaves!”

Part of growing up is challenging the ideas you got from your parents and learning to treat people with the respect you’d like them to use with you. If she wants to continue being friends she needs to do this part of growing up.

That is perfect cat furniture

When I was up with my (now adult) babies I was glad my mother lived on the other side of the earth so I could call her. It’s good to be able to connect with someone who’s sanely awake in one’s bleary hours.

I can hear this picture

Some of us smell like garlic just from eating garlicky food the previous day. We’re so well-seasoned it wafts from our pores.

I agree with all your points except that a cat who sees you actually using the table will want to join in! For the attention mostly, but also to do stuff with you.

I don’t know where you live but in California, the crows are native species.

Edit: so if they eat a sparrow they’re defending the environment

Since you have so many, and I assume the food is dried-on, consider tearing off the paper labels and running them through the dishwasher. It’s what I do with my cat’s food cans (along with regular dishes) and it works great. Edit: if you don’t have a dishwasher, have a hug from me. And then just chuck’em and start over.

Your kitty is at least as smart as a human baby, they’re scared of identical twins too.

They’re WRONG, don’t you see!? Don’t you smell and hear the clues!? Am I the only one who’s not fooled!?

We all have to override our fear of identical twins with logic, but there’s a reason for the “evil twin” trope.

Edit: of course, you could be the evil one, but that’s okay because every evil villain loves their cat.

Although they are independent-minded and capable of living alone, I firmly believe cats appreciate and reciprocate affection. Feral cats often live in groups, and even nurse each other’s kittens. You’re not just thumbs to your kitty, although I’m never sure which of us is the pet.