PatriciaJane (@patwashburn) · DIRTY

PatriciaJane

@patwashburn

Writer, editor, cybersecurity nerd, #author of Self-Care for #Cats, #gamer, #disability activist, wheelchair user, recovering journalist, passionate reader of #books living in #Maine.

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PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Jun 22

This handsome gentleman greeted one of my dinner guests by barfing up a hairball at his feet. No shame at all.

Black and white cat lying on a burgundy, bedspread and looking very pleased with himself.

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Jun 5

I love this little face

Sleeping cat

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 29

I'm so here for this

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 27

It is not time for his treat for another half hour, but he is very alert to make sure I do not forget.

A black and white cat, staring intently at the camera

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 25

Is there an unfinished canal where you live?

post from @galvanicklucipher on threads: "In the 1830s everyone in the USA knew that canal waterways were the future of commerce. Every state started building a canal network. In 1837 there was a Great Recession, and the tax base for the canal work collapsed. When the economy recovered 5 years later, the railroad boom was happening and everyone knew that canals were over. That's why every city in the Midwest has a half-finished canal in it. This is a post about data centers"

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 24

post from leepacey: "a restaurant in my hometown got a review that said the servers should 'show some skin' so the owner added a potato skin special to the menu and all the proceeds go to the west Virginia foundation for rape information services"

response from theinnkeeperlibrarian: "that's exactly the appropriate response."

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 20

Rewatch this tonight. Such good writing. #grossepointeblank #genx

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 19

Priscilla and Shan are turning FIVE! Where do you go to enroll your cats in kindergarten?

Two cats on a carpeted cat tower

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 17

I think I've got some Confederate money around here somewhere

group of six Supreme Court justices trampling on the Voting Rights Act and raising, Iwo-Jima-style, a Confederate flag

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 17

Pretty much my whole camera roll is these two

Two cats in dramatic lighting

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 14

Shan says "hi, cousin"

black and white cat with a black nose dot

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 10

Please draw my cats!

Priscilla on the left, Shan on the right

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· May 5

Can’t imagine why people might choose to do literally anything else

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 24

Save the earth: It's the only planet that has cats.

picture of young gray and white kitten on a green lawn. slogan: "Save the earth! It's the only planet that has cats"

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 23

I haven't been feeling well this week but Shan wants me to be happy and pet his tummy.

black and white cat showing off his tummy

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 22

Post from Were Abby (kellylink.bsky.social):

This is Just to Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 11

poem from @allontheboard: I'm over myself/that you splashed down/safely in the Pacific;/I think the world of you,/you're all terrific./I loved the photos you took of me/during your fly by; you captured the far side of me that people don't see/because I'm shy./The next mission to me/could you bring me/some of that chocolate spread;/occasionally I would love you/to wave at me/at night when you go to bed./Let's not leave it so long/I hope you visit me again soon;/I love you to the earth and back,/Love your friend,/The Moon

with cartoon image of the moon

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 11

Overline: "Best message from space." Post from official NASA account: "Tell your cat the Artemis II crew said pspsps"

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 8

NCIS ensemble

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Apr 3

Not all heroes wear capes.

photo of a gray-haired woman with glasses, with a background labeled "Harvard University". Text: "After Harvard economist Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics in 2023, she received hundreds of invitations and requests. She accepted just three. One of them was advising the WNBA players union as the women prepared to negotiate a new labor deal with the league. She just helped them win a nearly 400% pay raise."

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 26

What a beautiful kitty! Here is Shan

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 18

Black and white photo of President John F. Kennedy, with text: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what my nephew's fucking problem is"

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 17

needlepoint with an Irish theme: "A New Irish Blessing: May your rights be protected and your resolve remain strong as you join the resistance and fight all that is wrong."

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 8

Priscilla wants you to know that all the sunlight is for her.

Black cat in sunlight

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 8

Shan is entering his Grumpy Old Man era.

Black and white cat on a table under a 19th century portrait of a lady

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 1

A friend came over today. Shan really liked his shoes.

A cat with his head buried in a sneaker

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Mar 1

We are watching a show about tigers.

A black cat in front of a television screen depicting a tiger.

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Feb 28

drawing by Ryan Conners, Kilkenny Cat Art, of a fluffy white cat on a pink background, with a green ribbon around its neck, tied in a bow. Its expression is grumpy. "I woke up today expecting pancakes, not another fecking war."

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Feb 27

Fine by me, provided they post pictures of the pets

A black and white cat with one (1) brain cell

PatriciaJane@patwashburn· Feb 26

Shan and Priscilla are nearly 5 but are still my kittens

2 cats, one black and one Holstein