Monday Cafe

Ben Wolf

The Battle.

What is going on here? Note the baby goat in background.

Cats have no boundaries, and their jurisdiction is infinite.

Cute couple.

Another cute pair.

Helping a baby goat who got stuck in a canal.

She's a real lady.

A family of bears was rescued from a deep cistern in California.

“They were just scared to death.”

California Fish and Wildlife officials are trying to figure out how to free three bears trapped inside what appears to be a water cistern.

The bears were discovered by two cyclists who heard howling and what sounded like animals in distress at… pic.twitter.com/k9FDR7zJsQ
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 30, 2026

Although they were totally out of control, we should all be happy that they are safe. Perhaps they will learn the error of their ways. Or should I say the bear-or of their ways. No I probably shouldn't say that and neither should you.

And why were the cyclists there? Cyclists should mind their own business and keep their noses out of everything. Probably selling drugs!!!

Pupper wants be petted..🐕🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/cS9M8MgTCw
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) August 31, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

Comments

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1 Primus!

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:20 PM (/hk2L)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:21 PM (/hk2L)

3 Now to the content...

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:21 PM (/hk2L)

4 Excellent job, Ben Wolf, on that airplane phone. Kudos. (Do people still say "kudos"?)

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:22 PM (/hk2L)

5 "Note the baby goat in background."

Are you kidding me?

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:24 PM (/hk2L)

6 Probably found the first cistern to be too cold, and the second cistern to be too hot. The one they got stuck in however . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (rbvCR)

7 Why put any effort into rescuing bears? Bears are ugly, smelly, shit-assed murderbeasts that do nothing for humans. Just shoot the damn things.

Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (2Drhq)

8 Dinner almost ready! Taco salad, grilled chicken, pintos, fajita veggies.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

9 Cat hammock that mounts in a window frame. Clever.

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

10 6 Ha!

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

11 4 Excellent job, Ben Wolf, on that airplane phone.

Airplane phone?

Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:27 PM (2Drhq)

12 Kindltot, well played, sir.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:28 PM (PbWRL)

13 Piper, that sounds delicious!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (aJQbY)

14 Offering a nice Cab with blackberries to snack on.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (PbWRL)

15 Pupper actually wants treats.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (NnhvP)

16 Groundskeeper Willie promptly posted a 'Stay Out' sign on the cistern.

If there are cisterns there must also be transterns.

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (Jr5Lq)

17 Cesar Milan used to say that giving a dog a chore when walking was a help if they were pulling or getting distracted - carrying something like the bag, putting on a pack and carrying water, putting a little wagon, something like that.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 31, 2026 07:30 PM (uhVAy)

18 If there are cisterns there must also be transterns.
Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:29 PM (Jr5Lq)

[golf clap]

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 07:31 PM (rbvCR)

19 Goldilocks and The Three Bears?

Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:31 PM (LHPAg)

20 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

21 20%. A great start to the Café week! Let us hope, for our spiritual and olfactory-sense well-being, we can continue!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

22 My cats are starting to be a pain in the ass in their requests to go out for a walk. They now expect it every morning . It's like having dogs. Eliminated one of the advantages of having a cat instead of a dog.

Posted by: polynikes at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (KC5Lt)

23 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (u73oe)

24 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (viF8m)

25 7 Why put any effort into rescuing bears? Bears are ugly, smelly, shit-assed murderbeasts that do nothing for humans. Just shoot the damn things.
Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:25 PM (2Drhq)

Really?

https://tinyurl.com/tbe4383r

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (/hk2L)

26 Duke Lowell

How you doing?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (u82oZ)

27 {i]Why put any effort into rescuing bears? Bears are ugly, smelly, shit-assed murderbeasts that do nothing for humans. Just shoot the damn things.
Posted by: Delurker

Because then you'd have a bunch of bear carcasses you'd have to haul out of the pit?

Much better to figure out how to get them to climb out on their own.

Then you can shoot them.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 31, 2026 07:34 PM (C0Nlv)

28 Duke Lowell, how are you doing?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:35 PM (PbWRL)

29 Goldilocks and The Three Bears?
Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:31 PM (LHPAg)

That hussy! She ate our food, ruined my chair, stole my bed, and then we threw her out as a squatter

Posted by: Baby Bear at August 31, 2026 07:35 PM (rbvCR)

30 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM

Did you wear a cowboy hat whilst upon it?

You know, Rhinestone thong cowboy and all ... ;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 31, 2026 07:35 PM (0sNs1)

31 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.
Posted by: JackStraw

Either a Bengal or a Savannah cat, I think

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (C0Nlv)

32 Bears are climbers. Stick a ladder down there and walk away.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (PbWRL)

33 11 Airplane phone?
Posted by: Delurker at August 31, 2026 07:27 PM (2Drhq)

Photo. Stupid autocucumber.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (/hk2L)

34 Bottom doggeh has a very cute punim.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:36 PM (RIvkX)

35 >>Either a Bengal or a Savannah cat, I think

Thanks

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07:37 PM (viF8m)

36
Poor bears. The low water levels is probably what allowed the bears to find a way in that is usually under water.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 31, 2026 07:37 PM (OkYzo)

37 San Franpsycho, is Molinari's still in business?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:38 PM (PbWRL)

38 23 Sorry I’m late. Tankdemon sent me on a snipe hunt. Again.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (u73oe)

Come back with a snipe sometime and we'll see if further excursions are necessary.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:39 PM (/hk2L)

39 Hey Salty and Ben! Getting better every day. Still not where I’d like to be but getting closer.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 31, 2026 07:40 PM (u73oe)

40 Dove season opens in the morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:40 PM (PbWRL)

41 Dinner almost ready! Taco salad, grilled chicken, pintos, fajita veggies.
Posted by: Piper

Tell us the taco salad contains kale! Lie if you must!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07:42 PM (NnhvP)

42 I've got a concrete-capped outhouse pit in the backyard. When I show guests around, I call it a cistern. They oooh and aaah.

Posted by: gp at August 31, 2026 07:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

43
Man, you can't travel to any of those tropical-type or exotic places without wanting to rescue an animal.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 31, 2026 07:43 PM (mmrXZ)

44
(Do people still say "kudos"?)

Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)

45 Tell us the taco salad contains kale! Lie if you must!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07

It would be a lie! Hydroponic lettuce is the base.

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (ZdaMQ)

46 Golden Dumdums will preen in the mirror.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)

47 1 Primus!
Posted by: tankdemon at August 31, 2026 07:20 PM (/hk2L)
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There is no excuse for this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:45 PM (RIvkX)

48 Dove season opens in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had
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[cleans Fox Model B]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 31, 2026 07:45 PM (XeU6L)

49 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.
Posted by: JackStraw

A spotted one?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 31, 2026 07:46 PM (NnhvP)

50 44
(Do people still say "kudos"?)

Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
Kudos is what they give you when they won't give you a pay raise.

Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:46 PM (LHPAg)

51 Bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers stuffed with dove breast and oxaca cheese on the menu soon.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:47 PM (PbWRL)

52 San Franpsycho, is Molinari's still in business?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:38 PM (PbWRL)
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Yeah, as far as I know.

BTW used your tuscan herb oil to soften the mire poix for soup tonight. Had a little spoonful too, could easily be addictive.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:48 PM (RIvkX)

53 >>A spotted one?

Spot on.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07:48 PM (viF8m)

54 Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
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Me too.

Posted by: Lt. Kevin Kyle at August 31, 2026 07:50 PM (RIvkX)

55 San Franpsycho, I wasn't kidding when I said I could drink it out of the bottle.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:51 PM (PbWRL)

56
Picked up Dutchess's ashes at the vet's this afternoon. Our merry, star-crossed girl is home for good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 07:53 PM (O0L8i)

57 Mike Hammer, I use a Remington 20 ga.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:54 PM (PbWRL)

58 Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
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This is an interesting episode, there is little action but the story, directing, and acting are very good.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:56 PM (RIvkX)

59 San Franpsycho, I wasn't kidding when I said I could drink it out of the bottle.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:51 PM (PbWRL)
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Yes not extra strong or cloying can't wait to try the soup.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 07:57 PM (RIvkX)

60 Finishing off my chocolate pie from Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls.

Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:57 PM (LHPAg)

61 I think in Cute Pair II doggie will have enough soon

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

62 Primus!
Posted by: tankdemon

Unicron!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (aJQbY)

63 24 What kind of cat is with the Great Dane? Great coloring.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 31, 2026 07

I think that is a Savannah, but probably an SBT one. Bengals have rosettes, Savannahs have more solid spots. A Savannah should have the spots crossing over the back instead of the stripes, Savannahs should never have marbling, and this one is getting close to that, and the ears should be much larger and more triangular.

But even an imperfect Savannah is a fun cat! And who amongst us doesn’t have a few flaws?

Posted by: Piper at August 31, 2026 07:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

64 Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos the executioner.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)
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This is an interesting episode, there is little action but the story, directing, and acting are very good.
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That's one of my favorites.

Another I really like is the one where Abraham Lincoln (no, really, Abraham Lincoln) appears to help Kirk and Spock battle an opposing team of baddies all because some alien entity wanted to study good versus evil.

Posted by: Crusader at August 31, 2026 08:00 PM (TN0g+)

65 Evenin’, All: Happy Monday night.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:00 PM (77rzZ)

66 Hadrian that is sad.

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

67 Picked up Dutchess's ashes at the vet's this afternoon. Our merry, star-crossed girl is home for good.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 07:53 PM (O0L8i)
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Hoping that brings you and HM some comfort.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 31, 2026 08:02 PM (RIvkX)

68 Dove season opens in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 07:40 PM (PbWRL)

Morning doves?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 08:02 PM (rbvCR)

69
Cistern. What's the water for?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (zqeQL)

70
Just got The Word from Her Majesty. The Big Dummy will return to his Ohio mom for good next month. He performed valiantly this year but can't catch the current #1 Borzoi in the remaining shows. He may have a million-dollar body and a two-cent brain but he's a perfect gentleman and a delightful guest.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (O0L8i)

71 My cats are starting to be a pain in the ass in their requests to go out for a walk. They now expect it every morning . It's like having dogs. Eliminated one of the advantages of having a cat instead of a dog.
Posted by: polynikes at August 31, 2026 07:33 PM (KC5Lt)
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The elder cat is terrified of the outdoors. I carried her outside once on a sunny day and she started crying. The other one is fine with it, and eldest would take her out to play, but of course bugs love cat fur, so we put a stop to that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:03 PM (ZOv7s)

72 56 I’m so sorry, Hadrian.

May God’s love be upon you, Her Majesty, and the other pups.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)

73 “Lincoln” gets whacked in that episode.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (IkLDu)

74 Kudos is what they give you when they won't give you a pay raise.
Posted by: Eromero at August 31, 2026 07:46 PM (LHPAg)

A head knocking? Wow, tough employer.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2026 08:05 PM (rbvCR)

75 Help me, Spock!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2026 08:05 PM (Cqx++)

76 Better call it a day
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 31, 2026 08:05 PM (Ia/+0)

77 Kindltot, morning is the best time to hunt them. You have to get the pair so they are not mourning doves.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 31, 2026 08:06 PM (PbWRL)

78
We started 2026 with 10 dogs. When TBD leaves, we'll be down to 4. It's been a hard year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 31, 2026 08:06 PM (O0L8i)

79 For those who care about Chy-na, I've got a new post up about the hypothetical invasion on Taiwan, and this is about Taiwan could lose. If you care, it's at ahlloyd.com. I'm also working on a new post on the Tibet-Nepal flash flood and how Nepal saved thousands of people and China saved none.

I think this gives us a clue to the PLA's operation effectiveness and willingness to take risks.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:07 PM (ZOv7s)

80 72 56 I’m so sorry, Hadrian.

May God’s love be upon you, Her Majesty, and the other pups.
Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)
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Amen.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 31, 2026 08:07 PM (Rln0i)

81 “Lincoln” gets whacked in that episode.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 31, 2026 08:04 PM (IkLDu)
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I imagine he was used to it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 31, 2026 08:07 PM (ZOv7s)

82 Hey, A. H. Lloyd. I hope that you and your missus are well, and that she is healing wonderfully.

Posted by: Bulg at August 31, 2026 08:08 PM (77rzZ)

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