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The Blog Of the "Mother" of Bandit.
Bandit is my Hairless Chinese Crested--he's the "normal" one. I, on the other hand, am unrepentantly "pet-crazy." You know the type--the spinster who lives in the haunted house three blocks over with 72 cats...okay, so I don't have 72 cats, and my house isn't haunted--but my dogs wardrobe is better than mine! Need I say more? :~)
I've never been consistant at journaling, so the timing of my blogs will be sporadic at best. I just hope they are as entertaining to you as they are to me; however, be forewarned: Most of my blogs will be about The BaldOne. In spite of his Don King "do," I think he's just as cute as any of the Brothers B!
Now, if I can just remember not to get him wet--or feed him after midnight...

About Me

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My bags are packed and I'm always ready to seek out an adventure with Bandit and Moggy in tow. Bandit is my thirteen year old Chinese Crested, who I frequently call The Bald One or The BaldOne Boy (like he was one of the Baldwin Brothers). Moggy’s full name is Pip-Moggy. He’s my two year old gansta-resuce kitty. I couldn’t decide between Pip (which are the spots on die and domino tiles) and Moggy (or Moggie when I mistakenly thought he was a she), so I combined the two. Moggy refers to the British term for "cat of unknown parentage .” So in essence, I have an almost bald dog, and I’ve named my cat “Spot.”

Fun Stuff (I'm doing now or have done)

  • Artistic Attempts weekly (alternating between Painting With A Twist, That Art Place, and Peniot's Palette).
  • Bunko with the Belton Bunko Babes monthly.
  • Participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge.
  • Spades and Liverpool Rummy with the Spadetts weekly.
  • The Mighty Texas Dog Walk, Austin (fund raiser for Service Dogs, Inc--they train shelter dogs to be Service Dogs, then give them free of charge to people with disabilities.)

Sunday, February 19, 2023

I'm at a Loss for Words.

So I received a notification that a blog post I wrote during the 2018 A-Z Blogging Challenge was flagged as not meeting community "standards" because it contained "sensitive" material. 

The offending post?

" 'G' is for Glassblowing."
March 2018.

What censorship 'bot determined a post, written over five years ago, outlining glassblowing--the artform of shaping glass objects via heat, motion, and air currents--is "sensitive" and not up to community "standards"?!?!?!

If the claim wasn't so egregious, and an obviously BLATENT act of CENSORSHIP, it would be laughable.  

The really sad thing is, the post wasn't even controversial. It was educational and factual. 

Ah. 

That's what made it too "sensitive" and against "standards."  It was actually factual and educational. 

It was not some liberal piece of filth pushing their snowflake agenda. 

I am not a spammer, finagling my way unbidden onto your social media page in order to sell you something. 

I'm not a phisher gleaning your personal information so I can sell it.  

I'm not a clone of your page, posting horrendous items that besmirch your reputation. 

If I were any of those--I would be found to be within their community "standards."

However, I--with a follower count of ONE--am scrutinized. I am found to have written a NONCONTROVERSIAL blog post--OVER FIVE YEARS AGO--which recounts my encounter with a rather fascinating art form.  THAT factual and educational blog post is found to be not up to community "standards" because it contains "sensitve" information. 

Educational facts are too "sensitive" and below community "standards."

Blogger Censorship. 

I am at a loss for words. 
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