I have un-followed many of my well-meaning animal peeps due to this very thing.

I have un-followed many of my well-meaning animal peeps due to this very thing.  This rescue said it perfectly so I'm copying that message here to make sure it is seen.  There are a few people who I wouldn't mind knowing have read this.

Without further adieu, the VERY on-point words of Big Fluffy Dog Rescue:

"Fans, let us talk about how rescue works for a minute. We post dogs for foster or adoption all the time on this page and you all are gracious enough to read and respond and we appreciate all you do*. However, there is a segment of the audience that consistently doesn't get it, and I feel compelled to point out a few things to those people.

Sharing and crossposting animals on Facebook (or email for that matter) indiscriminately annoys the bejeezus out of people and it doesn't really help the animal. If you bombard people with pleas for animals in places that someone can't possibly help, you are essentially creating existentially-painful spam. I can't help the dog in Calfornia by 2 pm because I'm not there and I don't know anyone there so all you've done is ensure I know there's another one I can't help. "But if you just share it, maybe someone will see it" I can hear these people say. No dice. I have lots of friends in lots of places, but if I posted every dog that needed help on my page, I would quickly have zero friends because the "this dog dies tomorrow" approach turns people off, particularly when they can't help. Making people feel powerless to stop suffering is not helpful. Also, cluttering their inbox/feed puts you on par with the people who want me to meet sexy Russian girls or think I need Viagra. I am still waiting on my Nigerian prince to send that check for my share.

Second, reading comprehension is not just for the SATs. Actually read before you share. A kind and astute reader on our site called out someone for not reading one of our posts and I posted that here for your perusal. Just because there's a dog pictured doesn't mean it's in danger and similarly, just because the dog is in a shelter, doesn't mean the people that work there are evil, indiscriminate dog killers and the dog is definitely going to die. Hyperbole is what kills.

Finally, I'm all for sharing things and I hope you all do share as you see fit, but "sharing" an animal in need in which you demand that someone go save an animal right now while you sit in your chair in front of the laptop is not supremely helpful. If you want to save an animal, call a local rescue in your area or the local shelter and offer to foster. That's saving a life.

Thanks kids and carry on. That is all.

*Some of you I probably love.

This one's being funny tonight.

This one's being funny tonight. He's been like that for probably 15 minutes, at least. And he still hasn't moved. Weirdy. I guess he's comfortable!

This is the view literally a foot and a half away from my pillow.

This is the view literally a foot and a half away from my pillow. I have a guardian angel! He's gonna keep the bugs and bad dreams away. 🙂

You know you're doing it, too.

You know you're doing it, too.  Show me your Bitmoji!

Is that spot on or what?  LOL

Oh my dog. 🙁

Oh my dog.  🙁

I was just tucking everyone in for the night when Faith (my doofy dog) decided to jump up on top of her crate as I was bending over to put her in it.  Her skull was stopped by my jaw and neither of us enjoyed it.  My teeth were knocked together, hard.  I'm surprised (and so thankful) that none of them broke.

Wonder if I'll have a bruise...  I do recall her blacking my eye before.  😂

I'm going back to bed.  I'm so done with this day.

Today (Wednesday) has been weird.

Today (Wednesday) has been weird.  Probably because I floated through in a fog of exhaustion.

Since I was sad yesterday and had things to do after work I didn't get as much sleep as I should have.  Still got up at 6 this morning like a responsible adult, though.  Go me.

Went to class and thankfully took pretty great notes, but I wasn't as involved in the discussion part.  I am pretty sure I looked like I just hated the world, but I didn't.  I just couldn't manage to make my face do anything more pleasant.

I had my phone on silent mode for class and missed several messages from Shadow and the school saying that I needed to pick him up.  Apparently Shadow injured his eye with safety goggles.  Let the irony of that sink in for a moment.  😂😂😂

It was pretty pointless for me to get such messages, anyway, as the brakes on my car weren't working too well yesterday (Tuesday) so I didn't drive myself to school and could not leave.  Thankfully, they called Shaun next and he left work and picked the kid up.  Put some antibiotic eye ointment on his eye and bought him a patch to keep the light out and make him look like a pirate.  We are pretty sure that he will survive this eye scratch as much as I know it hurts.

A bit later Shaun picked me up from class (he is really the best ❤) and we had lunch then went to work.  At lunch I could barely make sentences because I was so tired.  At work I kept nodding at my desk, so I finally just clocked out and napped with my head down on the break table.  Felt mostly ok after that and some coffee, but when I got home from work (around 7) I went straight to bed.  I woke up to eat and do night chores and I'm about to turn back in.

I don't know if it's the new schedule, or PMS, or stress, or what, but I am so sore and tired.  I feel like I need to sleep for some DAYS.  I really need to make extra money, but I turned down doing the Farmer's Market in Anniston this weekend because 1) I am exhausted and 2) My car will be in the shop that day.  I think I'll be satisfied to just survive the regular work week at this point.  TWO. MORE. DAYS.  Wish me luck!

In the last month...

In the last month, TWICE, I have ended up in conversations on Facebook with people and it turns out we have much in common (animal stuff in one instance, and animal stuff + psoriasis in the other) so we became friends, but shortly after that with not a cross word spoken I am blocked.  Not un-friended, but straight up BLOCKED.  Like, the same day they friend me.

I REALLY hate to jump to conclusions, but the only thing I can figure is that in both cases these women have seen my profile's Religious Views set to Agnostic Atheist and let that scare them off.  That makes me really sad.  Like, to the point of tears.  If I were a better person I'd post their names so y'all could look them up and congratulate them for doing such a good job:  They made the scum of the Earth cry.  Maybe that would make them feel accomplished.

I am well aware that I went through that awful obnoxious "TELL EVERYONE THEY'RE WRONG" phase a few years ago when I came out of the religion closet (I think that happens when you keep things pent up - you just need to release it), but at this point it's not something that I talk about often at all.  I have a problem when people don't want to separate church from state and when laws are passed based on religious beliefs because I don't share them.  Other than that - I'm good.

At this point in my life I am happy (though exhausted) and comfortable with myself and who I am.  And for the record (if you haven't figured it out) I'M A GOOD PERSON.  More than that - I'm a good person WITHOUT THE THREAT OF HELL keeping me in line.  I love all of my friends, religious or not.  We don't all have to be the same.  As long as you're a good person, too, that is what's important to me.  I wish everyone could just keep it that simple.

For those of you who haven't dumped me for not being exactly the same as you, this ❤'s for you.  ❤