Chris J. Zähller

@chris

Okie from Jokelahoma. Int’l man of mystery. Cocktail nerd. Web Designer / Developer @ . Paparazzo & ink-stained wretch @ #OKIEX

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Chris J. Zähller@chris· 3d

Happy #caturday from Miles.

An orange tabby cat stands on the arm of a wooden chair. His forepaws rest on the chair back as he gazes outside through a gauzy orange curtain. His tail is moving.

An orange tabby cat confronts a Bender (Futurama) action figure.

An orange tabby cat sleeping on a coffee table.

An orange tabby cat trapped in a vintage phermacy cabinet.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 3d

I managed to track down a photo of him.

The viral photo of the New Jersey police officer who dressed in a ghillie suit to entrap speeding motorists.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 7d

Who wore it better? #aperol #aperitivo

Two bottles of Aperol. They are different shapes and feature different labels.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 9d

My friend Jydonne ate the last of my pickled onions, so I put up a new batch today. #pickles #gibsoncocktail

A mason jar of pickled onions on a windowsill. A printed recipe card rests against the jar.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 10d

Miles says “Hsppy #caturday.”

An orange tabby cat lounges on a magazine pile.

An orange tabby cat yawns while lounging on his roommate’s lap.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 11d

It’s the anniversary of Black Tot Day (1970), when the British Royal Navy ended the rum ration. #grog #rum Grog based on prior art by @wcurtis.bsky.social & Martin Cate.

A brown liquid & ice in a roly-poly glass with a platinum band around its rim. A small steel clamp rests nearby.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 17d

Stretchy Miles #caturday

Chris J. Zähller@chris· 19d

A sphynx cat. It is hairless and wrinkled and kind of creepy. Its expression suggests it is mentally cursing the viewer.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jul 7

Jake & Finn the Human playing Card Wars.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jul 2

Paper plane — Sam Ross and Sasha Petraske, 2008, NYC. #aperol #bourbon #whiskey #sour #summercocktail

A red-orange drink in a frosty coupé glass sits on a ladybug-embroidered cocktail napkin.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 29

Nelson Muntz (The Simpsons) pointing and ha-ha-ing.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 27

Happy #caturday from Miles!

An orange tabby cat scratching itself like a dog

An orange tabby cat lying on a mahogany table

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 24

I probably don’t need to tell you what this is. #martini

A dry martini with a large, green, pimento-stuffed olive in a V-shaped cocktail glass.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 22

Golden stag — Don the Beachcomber created this daiquiri variation, which takes its name from the rum brand that serves as its base, circa 1937. #rum #tiki

An amber cocktail in a coupé glass rests on a cloth napkin embroidered with a grasshopper.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 21

And here it is: #solstice #summersolstice #cocktail

A brown liquid in a vintage coupé glass. Beneath the glass, a cloth cocktail napkin embroidered with a ladybird beetle.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 20

Miles says “Be vewwy quiet — we’re hunting wabbits.” #caturday

An orange tabby cat lying on a mattress, arching his back. His outstretched paws touch a pump-action shotgun. He has white paws and a white belly.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 17

My desktop wallpaper. Acknowledgement to Stephin Merritt.

White text on light blue background states "It's making me blue/Pantone 292," a lyric from the Magnetic Fields song "Reno, Nevada."

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 16

Margarita, mid-twentieth century, origin disputed. The drink probably predates the name as it is simply a tequila daisy made with lime instead of lemon. #tequila #margarita #NaCl

A margarita in a vintage glass. The glass fades from clear to pastel orange. Its rim is garnished with Tajín spice mix.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 13

I went with #plymouthgin for my #WorldGinDay martini.

A martini with a lemon twist in a frosty Nick and Nora glass resting on a cocktail napkin embroidered either a bee.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 13

Shortly afterwards

The same cat lounging in a cane bottomed side chair, one paw dangling over the side.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 13

Happy #caturday from Miles!

An orange tabby cat lounging on an old oak floor, staring at you with his big, dark, round eyes.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 13

Reposting with ALT text.

Let's walk through what actually happened here, in order.

DOGE cut the USAID program specifically designed to prevent screwworm from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. DOGE cut USDA's animal disease control and prevention funding. That funding had supported more than 180 outbreak investigations in 22 countries and capacity-building in more than 160 laboratories. The screwworm monitoring and response program that watched the border for exactly this parasite - cut.

Then screwworm showed up in Texas cattle. Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a disaster for Zavala and Uvalde counties this week.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins went on CNBC this morning and blamed the Biden administration, 17 months out of office.

Her specific words: "obviously not much had been done to push back."

The program that was supposed to push back existed. DOGE eliminated it in March 2025. Rollins has been Agriculture Secretary since February 13, 2025. The cuts happened on her watch.

Beef prices are already high. Ranchers in south Texas are now dealing with a flesh-eating parasite that was eradicated in this country in the 1960s - eradicated, specifically, using the sterile fly program her department defunded.

The flies existed. The program existed. The budget existed.

Until it didn't.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 8

Phobos could never wait for me to open a package on the chance he’d get to play with bubble wrap. This one (Miles) is highly suspicious.

An orange cat gives a piece of bubble wrap the side eye.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 7

My favorite ccoookk bboookk.

$The spine of a large cook book refracted through reeded glass so it looks like c c o o o k k b b o o o k k$

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 7

Highwayman Dennis Moore (John Cleese, Monty Python's Flying Circus) wearing a tricorn hat, cowl, and cape. He brandishes a pistol and mounted on horeseback (horse is out-of-frame). Text says: Now! Hand over all the lupines you've got!

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 6

Joe Redding’s #julep, 1840 — “Professor” Jerry Thomas, How to Mix Drinks, or The Bon-Vivant’s Companion (1862) #mintjulep #belmontstakes #derbyday #rum #jamaicarum #cognac #portwine Via Imbibe! (2007) by @davidwondrich.bsky.social

A frosty pewter tumbler, a mountain of crushed ice, a colorful straw, fresh berries on a silver pick, and a mint sprig.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 6

Happy #caturday from Miles!

An orange tabby cat stretched out on his back and arching his back on a colorful Kilim rug.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 5

Three dots & a dash. “•••—” is Morse code for “V” — as in Victory. Don the Beachcomber created this drink during WWII. This circa 1965 version was served at the Los Vegas Don the Beachcomber’s when Hank Riddle worked there. #rum #tiki

A tropical drink in a footed pilsner glass, garnished with 3 cherries on a bamboo pick & a pineapple frond.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· Jun 4

Miles is mad.

Chris J. Zähller@chris· May 30

Miles just hangin’ out on #caturday