en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/8253379 Comments by bassethoundfinn https://crasstalk.com/2026/08/getting-through-it-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129569398 Hi people! I keep thinking I have to come say hi and then get busy with something, and then look around, and two weeks are gone. My husband got Lithuanian residency today, so it's another step in our new life. We are kinda settling in but still do not have our stuff. It's stuck in Belgium. I would love to eat from my own nice dishes and have my paintings and all kind of tchotchkes to finally be here. Bishop is being a very good boy, he is allowed to go to all the coffee shops and restaurants. That makes us all very happy. We are finally planning to take some days off and head to the Lithuanian beaches on the Baltic Sea. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:55:29 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/08/getting-through-it-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129569398 https://crasstalk.com/2026/08/at-last-the-weekend-open-thread/#IDComment1129569331 Some might say the bestest boy! Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:42:14 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/08/at-last-the-weekend-open-thread/#IDComment1129569331 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/in-the-thick-of-it-open-thread/#IDComment1129378682 England almost had it and then they went all the way into defense. Ugh. That's not how you win. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:07:23 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/in-the-thick-of-it-open-thread/#IDComment1129378682 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/new-week-open-thread-70/#IDComment1129378668 Are we getting those for musk and the like? Kardashians probably would need a Balenciaga. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:03:48 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/new-week-open-thread-70/#IDComment1129378668 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129335613 Hi Zanzi! I hope your mom is doing well. Some things make me very happy here. We step out of our apartment and literary in 1 minute we are in Bishop's favorite coffee shop. Sometimes i still miss our beautiful house. And mostly our boys that were buried in Vegas. And most of the things are new to me here. I left in 2000, so the country was totally different. I'm learning new stuff every day. Change is not easy for oldies. Tue, 7 Jul 2026 20:00:07 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129335613 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129335598 I fixed my cataracts and got lenses at the same time. Granted, i was totally blind like -10, and being old needed reading glasses too. Now, i wake up in a new place and i know where i am. The best feeling ever. Tue, 7 Jul 2026 19:53:55 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129335598 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129335589 Crass kids are growing too fast!. Happy birthday, Minnie and family. Tue, 7 Jul 2026 19:51:50 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129335589 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129330485 Never give up and never give in! Mon, 6 Jul 2026 18:17:35 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129330485 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129329520 Happy belated birthday, America! I hope the orange man did not manage to totally ruin in for everybody. Mon, 6 Jul 2026 14:21:50 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/fresh-week-open-thread-46/#IDComment1129329520 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/independence-day-250-open-thread/#IDComment1129329453 Sending you all the hugs and wishing the transition will be an easy one for you both. Mon, 6 Jul 2026 14:14:20 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/07/independence-day-250-open-thread/#IDComment1129329453 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/new-week-open-thread-69/#IDComment1129301955 Hi friends! I'm slowly trying to get it together here in a new/old country. My mom had to go to the hospital (she is fine now) so that delayed some bureaucratic stuff but we are getting there. Bishop is getting European Passport this week, this one was easiest. Poor baby lost his little front tooth, i bet he was in pain for a while, but was hiding it. We thought he just decided he doesn't like long walks anymore. He is better now. I love it here, my husband finds it harder to get used to the stuff. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:24:41 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/new-week-open-thread-69/#IDComment1129301955 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/center-it-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129239747 I imagine Porthos from The Three Musketeers would have loved this hat. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:44:12 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/center-it-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129239747 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/center-it-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129239729 But what's up with the eyes??? ETA this is about the first picture. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:41:42 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/center-it-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129239729 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/wild-weekend-open-thread-12/#IDComment1129184043 If you need any information hit me here or my email. Happy to help. I flew AirBaltic from Paris. Exceptional crew, captain, everyone. Captain himself went to check on Bishop and showed me his picture. I hope they won't go under. Sun, 7 Jun 2026 11:58:30 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/wild-weekend-open-thread-12/#IDComment1129184043 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/wild-weekend-open-thread-12/#IDComment1129183838 Hi friends. It's been quite crazy here trying to fight jet lag, work Vegas hours and adjust to new life. I think Bishop is fine, just quietly wondering what the heck happened to his dad ( he is arriving tonight). We met his new friend and long lost relative real Italian Greyhound yesterday and her owners and I decided Bishop definitely has that blood in him. He has his favorite coffee shop, and if I do not go get coffee, he just stands in front if the doors and looks at me. If I get coffee at the other nearby coffee shop, it doesn't count, he still wants to go to his favorite spot. Today I left him for the whole 25 min and found him in the same spot. I know it's all about Bishop, I was very worried about him, I think it's safe to say he is gonna be fine. Sprinkles, when are you coming to this part of the world? I forgot. Sun, 7 Jun 2026 10:26:36 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/06/wild-weekend-open-thread-12/#IDComment1129183838 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/rest-of-the-week-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129123272 Yes, he was. He speaks English, Lithuanian, and Hebrew. Wed, 27 May 2026 18:50:15 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/rest-of-the-week-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129123272 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/rest-of-the-week-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129121688 Reporting from free Lithuania. We both made home safe and sound. Settled into our new home. I got my internet sorted and started working. Bishop was such a champ. No accidents while traveling, did all his business in Paris, got another pill and willingly went back to his crate for the last leg. We are already welcome to stay inside the local coffee shop that is less than a minute from our apartment. I will post pictures once I get it all together. My hubby is coming on June 7, then we will be all happy again. Thank you for all the support. Hold the front. That country of yours is still worth fighting for. Wed, 27 May 2026 14:05:15 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/rest-of-the-week-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129121688 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/rest-of-the-week-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129114986 Friends, we both made it to Paris! Now just one more leg and we will be safe. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:41 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/rest-of-the-week-open-thread-2/#IDComment1129114986 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/memorial-day-weekend-open-thread-3/#IDComment1129088282 Bishop got his papers yesterday! Fri, 22 May 2026 15:44:37 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/memorial-day-weekend-open-thread-3/#IDComment1129088282 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/weekly-politics-open-thread-39/#IDComment1129067142 I saw one of the idiots declared it's not an American war. Europe needs Straits of Hormuz more, so we should go and fight for it. Tue, 19 May 2026 13:20:29 +0000 https://crasstalk.com/2026/05/weekly-politics-open-thread-39/#IDComment1129067142