We found that if we order our Toby the prescription wet food and mixed it with some of the prescription dry food, around an 80:20 ratio after he came out of the vet, he started coming around faster. He will be 13 next month and we’ve had 4 blocked kitty incidents with him. But, they are fewer and farther between now. We’ve learned how to check him at home and what specific signs he gives if something is going on with his bladder. It’s overwhelming at first, but you guys will get there with Bourbon. Just remember to breathe and give him lots of love.

Here is today’s update on Chance Duncan.

Meet Marc Cooper. Yet another High School Teacher/Coach at Rogers School District in NW Arkansas. He is on social media saying that Charlie “got what he deserved.” Let’s send him to the unemployment line, because that kind of hate has no place around our kids. @libsoftiktok @ScottPresler @nicksortor

Meet Chance Duncan, a teacher at Russellville High School in Arkansas. He is celebrating Charlie’s death. Meet Marisela Tapia, a ELD interventionalist at Sonora Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas. @SarahHuckabee @RepWesterman @SenTomCotton Arkansas children deserve better.

Here is another suspect who needs to be brought in and interrogated at the very least. @FBIDirectorKash @FBIDDBongino @FBI

This week has carved a deep wound in my soul, a confluence of trials that have tested my spirit. Far from home, wrestling with my own health, I was racing against time to return to my beloved Spooky, only to learn he had crossed the rainbow bridge before I could reach him. The weight of that loss is unbearable, a hollow ache that echoes through every fiber of my being. Spooky came to me two decades ago, a wild, spirited weanling brimming with untamed energy. He was a paradox—cantankerous yet tender, a voracious food hound with a playful, goofy heart that made every moment brighter. He was more than a horse; he was a companion, a confidant, a living testament to the bond between human and animal. Since Monday, when his symptoms flared, I’ve been consumed by a frantic search for help. From Bald Knob to Heber Springs to Hot Springs, I called a dozen veterinarians, only to find nearly every large animal vet on vacation. One kind soul, available tomorrow, will check on Dusty and Fancy, and though she did all she could to guide us, no one could reach Spooky in time. My heart shatters at the thought that, just five years ago, I could have walked into a feed store, purchased antibiotics, and treated him myself until a vet could diagnose him. That simple act of care, once a cornerstone of small farm life, might have saved him. But we live in a different world now, one shadowed by post-Covid bureaucracy, where Big Brother’s reach strangles the autonomy of small farms. Spooky’s death feels like a needless sacrifice, a casualty of red tape woven by those who prioritize control over compassion. For generations, farmers and ranchers could buy penicillin or other antibiotics over the counter, treating their herds with the wisdom born of experience. Now, we’re left at the mercy of an overstretched veterinary system, undermined by laws crafted by those who’ve never set foot on a farm, never felt the weight of an animal’s trust. My heart is broken, a jagged wound where Spooky’s presence once lived. But beneath the grief, a righteous anger burns. He didn’t have to die. His loss is a clarion call for change, a plea for lawmakers to listen to the voices of those who know the land, who understand the sacred duty of caring for animals. We need policies born of understanding, not ignorance—laws that honor the lives of creatures like Spooky, who deserved better than to be lost to a system that failed him.

🚨 Arkansas News 🚨 From brothel to badge. From father to felon. The public has a right to know who’s wearing a badge. According to documents obtained through the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, former North Little Rock Police Officer Bryan Duke was the subject of a serious internal affairs investigation in 1999. The findings were staggering: ▪️ Frequent encounters with known prostitutes and organized prostitution agencies ▪️ Admitted to receiving “discounts” because he visited them so often ▪️ Dishonesty and untruthfulness throughout the investigation ▪️ Alleged violations of Arkansas criminal codes: – 5-70-103: Patronizing a prostitute – 5-54-105: Hindering apprehension or prosecution Rather than face discipline, Duke resigned. He was decertified by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST). That should’ve been the end of his career. But in 2024, he was hired by Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley. CLEST reinstated his certification. He graduated from the state law enforcement academy. And now, Duke patrols the people of Lonoke County as a fully sworn deputy — just two years after completing a residential addiction recovery program in Conway. This isn’t hearsay. It’s not rumor. It’s all documented through fulfilled FOIA requests. The facts aren’t in question. Only the judgment of those who made it happen. And while this man — who admitted to having so much sex with prostitutes that they gave him discounts — was handed back a badge… …the same agency is trying to send a father, Aaron Spencer, to prison for protecting his daughter from the man who already raped her. Read that again. The badge goes to the man with a punch card at the brothel. The jail cell is for the father who defended his little girl. Same agency. Two choices. You tell us which one deserves the badge. #McHenryGroup #TruthIsOurBusiness #LonokeCounty #CLEST #FOIA #PublicTrust #AaronSpencer #LawEnforcementReform #AccountabilityNow

The midterms are coming 🥳

Here’s my Shepherd. She isn’t nervous though. Just a smidge neurotic.