Jim Sylvester
@jvsylvester.bsky.social
Austin, Texas. Rice Grad.
Attorney; Board-certified in Civil Appellate. Huge USWNT fan. DS9 remains as the best Trek ever.
Attorney; Board-certified in Civil Appellate. Huge USWNT fan. DS9 remains as the best Trek ever.
I suppose a cat can be a savior. I know my friend Cat Altair certainly is for me.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I suppose a cat can be a savior. I know my friend Cat Altair certainly is for me.
Cat Altair agrees.
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Cat Altair agrees.
Yet they served the purpose of totally refuting their characterization of their opposition as a bunch of violent terrorists.
This is not a terrorist:
This is not a terrorist:
October 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yet they served the purpose of totally refuting their characterization of their opposition as a bunch of violent terrorists.
This is not a terrorist:
This is not a terrorist:
Here's the height of my concern yesterday in Austin.
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Here's the height of my concern yesterday in Austin.
Here in Austin, Gov. Abbott made a big deal about calling in the Guard "to protect property from violence." Here's how "violent" it was. Total waste of money to make a bogus representation.
October 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Here in Austin, Gov. Abbott made a big deal about calling in the Guard "to protect property from violence." Here's how "violent" it was. Total waste of money to make a bogus representation.
From the war zone by the Texas Capitol.
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
From the war zone by the Texas Capitol.
There were a considerable number at the Capitol here in Austin.
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
There were a considerable number at the Capitol here in Austin.
This is what Governor Abbott mobilized the National Guard for?
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is what Governor Abbott mobilized the National Guard for?
14 years ago, a co-worker brought in a litter from a construction site. They were old enough to be adopted, so I impulsively took one.
Cat Altair has been my best friend since. Her feral lineage shows up all the time. She's both loyal and feisty.
Cat Altair has been my best friend since. Her feral lineage shows up all the time. She's both loyal and feisty.
October 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
14 years ago, a co-worker brought in a litter from a construction site. They were old enough to be adopted, so I impulsively took one.
Cat Altair has been my best friend since. Her feral lineage shows up all the time. She's both loyal and feisty.
Cat Altair has been my best friend since. Her feral lineage shows up all the time. She's both loyal and feisty.
Cat Altair tends to take a break 16+ hours a day.
August 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Cat Altair tends to take a break 16+ hours a day.
Absolutely. This one (Cat Altair) lets me know when I'm staying up past her bedtime.
August 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Absolutely. This one (Cat Altair) lets me know when I'm staying up past her bedtime.
Cat Altair's parents were feral. It shows. She has the strongest personality of any cat with whom I've shared space. (There have been more than a dozen.)
She exudes the absolute joy she feels in just being alive.
She exudes the absolute joy she feels in just being alive.
August 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Cat Altair's parents were feral. It shows. She has the strongest personality of any cat with whom I've shared space. (There have been more than a dozen.)
She exudes the absolute joy she feels in just being alive.
She exudes the absolute joy she feels in just being alive.
Cat Altair is a loyal friend of mine:
July 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Cat Altair is a loyal friend of mine:
Cat Altair does the same with me in the morning. It's her favorite time of the day.
July 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Cat Altair does the same with me in the morning. It's her favorite time of the day.
Agreed.
The difference between 1940 and today is that anyone with a phone, i.e. everybody, is a potential source of info being distributed worldwide. It takes a shared commitment to discipline to maintain security.
Meanwhile:
The difference between 1940 and today is that anyone with a phone, i.e. everybody, is a potential source of info being distributed worldwide. It takes a shared commitment to discipline to maintain security.
Meanwhile:
June 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Agreed.
The difference between 1940 and today is that anyone with a phone, i.e. everybody, is a potential source of info being distributed worldwide. It takes a shared commitment to discipline to maintain security.
Meanwhile:
The difference between 1940 and today is that anyone with a phone, i.e. everybody, is a potential source of info being distributed worldwide. It takes a shared commitment to discipline to maintain security.
Meanwhile:
This one -- cat Altair -- is quite smart for a kitty, but her judgment is terrible. Her sense of "adventure" dominates.
May 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This one -- cat Altair -- is quite smart for a kitty, but her judgment is terrible. Her sense of "adventure" dominates.
Cat Altair
(a/k/a my best friend).
(a/k/a my best friend).
May 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Cat Altair
(a/k/a my best friend).
(a/k/a my best friend).
I carry this pamphlet around for reference, although it seems to be losing relevance.
May 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I carry this pamphlet around for reference, although it seems to be losing relevance.
Closing in on the window of time for cat Altair's 12th. Her parents were feral, and it shows. Highest levels of both "feisty" and "affectionate."
May 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Closing in on the window of time for cat Altair's 12th. Her parents were feral, and it shows. Highest levels of both "feisty" and "affectionate."