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The name is BOOwanda

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Sarcasm. Music. Beer. Bourbon. Roux. Redhead enthusiast. Retired sound dude. A punk who rarely ever took advice. Forklift certified. Ally-in-training. PFLAG Dad. Today is never a good day to take me seriously. Welcome to my id. Signal ID Rouxgarou.20

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · Apr 24

Be the flower, not the rifle

A picture of a young person placing a stemmed flower into the barrel of a soldier's rifle at an anti war protest during the Vietnam War. From wiki:
Flower Power is the title of a photograph taken by American photographer Bernie Boston for the now-defunct newspaper The Washington Evening Star. Taken on October 21, 1967, during the March on the Pentagon by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the photo shows protester George Harris placing a carnation into the barrel of an M14 rifle held by a soldier of the 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne).

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 4h

I *said* "with all due respect"

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 16h

She can whisper seductively in my ear with whichever accent she pleases

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 17h

I've thought about this a lot, actually, and it always ends up like a rejected script from Party Down.

Let's do it.

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 18h

We gotta big dumb tailgate a wedding

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 2d

Roger, Oveur

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 2d

In sha' Allah

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 2d

You can doomscroll OR you can listen to "Songs in the Key of Life" by Stevie Wonder but you can't...actually you can, but you shouldn't. It's a good album. Give it your full attention. The timeline will still be horrible later, but you'll have that sweet sweet serotonin floater.

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 7d

You can doomscroll OR you can listen to "Covers" by Placebo but you can't...actually you can, but you shouldn't. It's a good album. Give it your full attention. The timeline will still be horrible later, but you'll have that sweet sweet serotonin floater.

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 8d

You can doomscroll OR you can listen to "Spooky Treats" by Thrill Kill Kult but you can't...actually you can, but you shouldn't. It's a good album. Give it your full attention. The timeline will still be horrible later, but you'll have that sweet sweet serotonin floater.

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 3d

Finished the latest restoration project I swore I wouldn't take on but I'm a dumb bitch who will never learn. It's a 47 year old turntable. I'm now a dumb bitch who will never learn with a bomb-ass vintage turntable in his office. Pics to follow once I shine up the woodwork a little.

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The One And Only Richie 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @bluerichierich.bsky.social · 4d

Matthew would have been 49 years old.

God bless Matthew, and every LGBTQ person living in America today (like me and my husband) and facing the HATE.

LGBTQ STRONG! 🌈

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 4d

A week or so ago

A frail geriatric white cat asleep on my lap

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 5d

I like to think that in whatever kind of afterlife there is, if there is one, she's snuggled up with Em and Judy. I'm sure Mac and Decatur are close by as well.

I'm a puddle of goo now, so time to crawl under the bed. Thanks for reading.

The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 5d

But with excellent vet care and a small fortune the size of a large fortune she kept going. We figured she was 18-19 but only she knew her true age and she wasn't telling us. Probably because she was a cat. Anyway, it was time. Probably time yesterday but I lied to myself one more time.

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 5d

Paris and Em were the only ones that never got adopted out until the Cat Redistribution Network stepped in for us. Em was my snuggle buddy, Paris was my princess. We lost Em to a heart condition a few years ago, Paris had the same condition, plus liver, kidney and thyroid issues.

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The name is BOOwanda @rouxgarou.bsky.social · 5d

Paris (lower) and her son MM (short for Mini-Me, we called him "Em" or "M&M"). Judy was a dear friend who passed 2 weeks before my dad. Judy's son found Paris when he was a student at Holy Cross (on Paris Ave, hence her name). She was preggers and had her litter in Judy's shop.