Bruce B (he/him)

Long time web developer (seriously, before javascript was even a thing) specializing in #accessibility. Some other things about me:

- I foster kittens for Cat Adoption Team.
- I'm an avid flower gardener.
- I like to lift weights.
- I've been using Linux on the desktop since 1994
- I still have a subscription to MAD magazine

#cats #kittens #flowers #gardens #linux #PNW #PDX

Profile pic is me caressing a stainless steel garden ball at the beautiful Butchart Gardens in Victoria BC Canada.

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2026-03-08 01:48:31 UTC

Are the kitties supposed to be on the kitchen counters? NO
Is the only way to get on the top of the refrigerator by jumping from the kitchen counter? YES
I'll let you do the math.
#Cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-12-20 18:44:56 UTC

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@nprofile…tynv Do they use the wheel? I'm thinking about getting one for my two high energy furballs.

2025-08-25 02:12:57 UTC

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@nprofile…hxmw Awwwwwwwww

2025-08-23 06:50:41 UTC

I love that the Butchart Gardens stays open until 11 at night. You pretty much have the place to yourself after 10. Though the flowers are nicer to see in the sun, the nighttime lights have their own charm. And the fountain is definitely better at night.
If anyone is going to the fireworks tomorrow night I'll see you there.
#VictoriaBC #gardens

2025-08-23 06:39:58 UTC

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@nprofile…ctlm I think I saw the one you described. I couldn't believe how close they were. I've never seen anything like that

2025-08-23 02:27:28 UTC

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@nprofile…ctlm Is that what those are? I saw like 8-10 of them, one following the other in a straight line the other night. Never seen anything like that before.

2025-08-20 17:33:36 UTC

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@nprofile…hxmw Those eyes

2025-08-20 17:25:32 UTC

Currently hanging out in Port Angeles WA waiting to take the ferry to Victoria BC. Weather is going to be fantastic through the weekend. It will be nice to escape the insanity for a few days.
#vacation #Canada

2025-08-19 05:42:00 UTC

Another temporary foster kitten. A few weeks ago this little girl was in such bad shape that she was almost euthanized. But with a lot of work and tender loving care she is now thriving. She just turned four weeks old today.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon #KittensOfMastodon
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2025-08-16 06:16:40 UTC

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@nprofile…gtf2 Incredible song.

2025-08-11 05:30:14 UTC

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@nprofile…5dqe Oh, what a cutie!

2025-08-11 01:12:08 UTC

Picked up two new temporary foster kittens on Friday. A brother and sister duo, about three months old. Both are gray tuxedos. They are a little skittish and do quite a bit of hiding under the couch. But they will also come out when they want to play or get pets. They are both underweight and are staying with us with the hopes we can bulk them up a little.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-08-10 02:48:13 UTC

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@nprofile…ugza OMG Their eyes aren't even open. Glad they found you.

2025-08-04 17:28:27 UTC

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@nprofile…fy2l Three adorable little fur monsters. We never learn, do we 😹

2025-07-29 04:06:55 UTC

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@nprofile…s8q8 My wife does these all the time. She says yours looks great.

2025-07-27 15:40:49 UTC

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@nprofile…hxmw Not all failures are bad 😻

2025-07-25 04:22:14 UTC

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@nprofile…mz9c My goal for next year is to have a Butterfly garden in my front yard.

2025-06-28 04:38:59 UTC

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@nprofile…gtf2 Great album.

2025-06-09 16:33:35 UTC

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@nprofile…m7xx I've been at war with one in my garden for months now. I'm sure I'm giving off Carl the gardener vibes.

2025-05-25 18:16:31 UTC

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@nprofile…sgez I have some of these in my garden that are just about ready to bloom.

2025-05-18 22:55:32 UTC

This little guy is Champion. He's so full of kitten formula that he can't even roll over and sleep properly on his stomach.
These kittens are named after different styles of Nike shoes as they were found on the Nike campus.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-05-16 08:58:51 UTC

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@nprofile…hxmw great news. So happy for the both of you.

2025-05-09 00:35:21 UTC

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@nprofile…upw4 7 times a day for at least the next few weeks. Yes, that means setting the alarm for the middle of the night to get in a feeding. As they get bigger and their tummies can hold more milk then I will be able to reduce it to 6, or possibly 5 times a day. And by that time, hopefully they will be starting to eat wet food.

2025-05-09 00:23:41 UTC

I may not be a mom cat, but I still have the good stuff.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-05-07 02:19:01 UTC

My current foster kittens have been altered and are in the process of moving on to their new homes. Three left today, and the others will soon follow. Looking forward to a little rest between litters.
Ya, right, who am I kidding. Brought these little guys home from the shelter today. Between 5-7 days old. Orphans. So I get to play Mr. Mom for the next month. Goodbye quality sleep.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-05-04 20:28:03 UTC

I left these Snapdragons in the ground over the Winter and they are already blooming. Apparently our Winters are mild enough here in the #PNW for them to survive. You can bet there will be a lot more next year.
#flowers #gardening
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2025-05-03 21:10:49 UTC

Surrender to the cuteness.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
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2025-05-03 04:05:48 UTC

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@nprofile…geku I've been to Paradise but I've never been to me

2025-05-03 03:55:45 UTC

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@nprofile…ugza They are too smart for their own good

2025-05-02 06:27:20 UTC

Just want to give a shout out to @nprofile…p5ag and her Practical Accessibility online course. I have learned quite a bit from it and I constantly refer back to it as a reference. Very high quality production and packed with information. Well worth the money spent. And the IAAP will now give you 15 hours of CAECs for it, if you're into that sort of thing.
https://practical-accessibility.today/
#a11y #PracticalAccessibility

2025-04-30 02:44:11 UTC

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@nprofile…qz7t There are five boys and only one girl in this litter, so it's my wife who is outnumbered this time 😹 But definitely outmatched. These little cuties always find a way to get the best of me.

2025-04-30 02:33:51 UTC

Don't let their cuteness fool you. They are up to something.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-04-25 03:24:21 UTC

Tiny, fluffy, and cute. A lethal combination.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-04-25 03:11:42 UTC

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@nprofile…hxmw Awww. Every gray kitten we have ever had has always been very special.

2025-04-23 05:32:12 UTC

The soil has been tilled and amended. Not a weed to be found. The seeds have been sown. Now we wait. The roses are looking very healthy and are nearly three feet tall. Starting to see some tiny buds on them. I left some Snapdragons from last Fall and they survived the Winter and are already blooming. I thinks it's going to be a good flower season this year in the #PNW.
#flowers #gardening #pdx
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2025-04-19 15:49:09 UTC

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@nprofile…hxmw Mine are sleeping in the top the "kitten bush" as well.

2025-04-07 02:31:59 UTC

They are starting to figure out what their claws are for.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-04-06 04:55:32 UTC

Yo. Come at me bro.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
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2025-04-05 20:29:51 UTC

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@nprofile…d5hm
"He doesn't like being picked up."
Then he shouldn't have been so cute and fluffy.

2025-04-05 20:28:36 UTC

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@nprofile…hg6u Correct, it is a Lupine. I did not know that about the snails. Thank you for the warning.

2025-04-05 20:03:28 UTC

Put these seeds in the ground last Fall. Not sure much is going to come of them this year as they are perennials and may need a few growing seasons to mature. But I like the looks of this seedling. Anybody wanna guess what it is?
#flowers #gardening
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2025-04-01 04:30:38 UTC

Kitten or baby Ewok?
I think some of these babies are going to just a tad fluffy when they get older.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-03-30 03:58:01 UTC

I think mama Smokey likes being a mom.
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #cats #kittens
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2025-03-29 00:08:11 UTC

Getting Caturday started early. This is the only girl in the bunch, Cinder. Don't let the pic fool you, even though she looks angry, she's really a sweetheart. I think maybe we woke her up during her beauty sleep.
The blue are eyes are really starting to shine now.
Note: I accidentally said that Cinder was the kitten who passed away a few weeks ago. I was wrong. It was a little boy kitten, who officially didn't have a name yet.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
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2025-03-23 22:39:48 UTC

We have eyes.
Don't ask me which one this is. All of the black ones are boys. It's either Ash, Flame, or Blaze.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-03-17 01:13:39 UTC

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@nprofile…hwza Yep, that's the one. That is very kind of you.

2025-03-15 20:35:53 UTC

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@nprofile…v7q4 I know, right? And they don't even really look like kittens yet. They are just going to continue to get even cuter.

2025-03-15 19:01:44 UTC

Happy Caturday everyone. This is little Ember wearing his tiny black tuxedo. The kittens are six days old today and everyone is doing great!
#kittens #cats #catsofmastodon
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2025-03-12 07:40:07 UTC

It's 12:30 in the morning and the sweet little tux girl just died in my hands. Large litters are at a higher risk of losing a kitten. And at just a few days old they are so vulnerable that merely going overnight without eating can set them on a downward spiral you can't overcome. I tried to make her as comfortable as possible and gave her all the love I had in her final hours. I'm sure she would have been an awesome cat. Her name was Cinder.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon #RainbowBridge

2025-03-09 20:25:52 UTC

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@nprofile…w79r Ya, they are pretty tiny. The normal weight is usually between 95-115 grams. But with a big litter the chances of having a few runts is higher. We fortunately don't have that with this litter. But with our last litter we had one who was only 65 grams at birth. I had to bottle feed her for about a week until she could fend for herself.

2025-03-09 20:17:40 UTC

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@nprofile…w79r There is one that is in the mid 90's. All the rest are between 105 and 120 grams.

2025-03-09 20:07:57 UTC

A pile of black. Seven kittens in there. Four tuxes and three all blacks. Just a few hours old. Everyone seems to be doing OK and weights are all normal. But seven is a lot, and the risk of a few of them fading in the next 72 hours is higher than usual. I will be on alert for the next few days doing my best to make sure they all get enough food. Smokey is doing well too. You can tell she is an experienced mom. She is maybe a little too laid back about things.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-03-09 16:54:38 UTC

Smokey had seven kittens in about 90 minutes. Four black tuxes and three all blacks. We have not ruled out the possibility that there is still an eighth one in there.
Pics to come once everyone is cleaned up a little.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon

2025-03-08 13:58:11 UTC

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@nprofile…7ywa Those eyes! 😻

2025-03-08 13:50:46 UTC

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@nprofile…3zz5 How dare you😹

2025-03-07 00:54:57 UTC

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@nprofile…dhdt Poor thing. Sending good vibes her (and your) way.

2025-03-06 07:27:29 UTC

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@nprofile…dhdt Keeping her in my thoughts.

2025-03-06 02:04:23 UTC

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@nprofile…rg2n Congratulations! She looks like a sweetie. Love the white boots.

2025-03-06 02:00:44 UTC

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@nprofile…4m0a She's lounging around like she owns the place, taking her sweet old time, apparently in no hurry.

2025-03-04 23:40:55 UTC

OK, we're going to try this one more time. Please send your best wishes to Smokey. It may not quite look like it in the pic, but this girl is bulging at the sides and all signs point to yes, so I wouldn't be surprised if we had kittens before the night is done. She's what we refer to as a community cat. Various neighbors have been feeding her. And they say this is at least the third time she's been pregnant. This will definitely be her last.
#Cats #Kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-03-02 07:25:02 UTC

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@nprofile…9wsr That is a nice glamour shot.

2025-03-01 16:10:29 UTC

R.I.P Polly. I'm sure you would have been a great mom and given us adorable kittens. But you should have never been in this situation in the first place. I'm sorry we humans failed you.
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Cats #RainbowBridge
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2025-03-01 09:44:08 UTC

Well, things may not be going well with Polly. It's 1:45 in the morning and I'm at the vet ER. She's been leaking amniotic fluid all day and only one contraction earlier today. Crossing my fingers.

2025-02-28 23:59:50 UTC

Just witnessed the first contraction for Polly. Water has broke. I think we might be getting kittens this evening. But I also think she is a first time mom, so this could take a while.

2025-02-28 06:16:52 UTC

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@nprofile…qz7t Yes. My guess is not until at least next weekend.

2025-02-28 03:09:44 UTC

Hi, I'm Polly. I'm black like a bowling ball, and I look like a bowling ball with legs.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Kittens #Soon
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2025-02-09 05:11:14 UTC

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@nprofile…6h3y Ya, that's the type of thing you want to keep sharp objects out of reach.

2025-02-09 03:43:35 UTC

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@nprofile…m4we Were you able to get in?

2025-02-09 00:45:41 UTC

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@nprofile…w95g We foster a lot of kittens each year. My wife is always complaining that they love me more than they love her. And to be honest, there might be a little truth to that. So whenever one of our fosters obviously loves her more, she considers it a big win, and I am perfectly happy to let her have it.

2025-02-08 20:37:41 UTC

Boots is becoming quite the lap cat. And of course, he's a big Momma's boy. He will sit in my wife's lap for hours while she's working at the computer. And he always sleeps on her side of the bed. He likes me too, but not in the way he loves my wife.
#cats #kittens #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
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2024-03-24 03:47:53 UTC

Ciara eagerly awaits her wet food.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday
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2024-03-03 18:53:07 UTC

How many do you see?
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-01-30 08:18:14 UTC

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@npub1qmf…unzr I thought I was the only one. I get them in my calves and feet. Especially if I'm stretching my legs in my sleep. Excruciating pain.

2023-10-07 14:23:22 UTC

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@npub1p86…d3js Getting one last blast of Summer here in the PNW. Only got down to low 60s last night and will be high 80s today. I slept with the window open all night.

2023-10-06 15:35:14 UTC

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@npub1psm…42d4 Just yesterday I found my cinnamon in the fridge instead of the spice rack. And that's after 20 minutes of looking for it.

2023-10-05 20:52:53 UTC

Learning to get kisses is just part of growing up.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2023-09-23 19:23:14 UTC

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@npub1zyl…t54n @npub1e6z…g0aa Ya, I was confused by that one too and had to search the googles to figure out what they were talking about. The survey implies that it is a done deal and that we should know about it.

2023-09-21 15:18:49 UTC

Blaze, after a good meal this morning. Underneath that striped cloth is a warm heating pad.
He's not making as much progress as I would like. He currently is having diarrhea, which is keeping him from gaining much weight. But he does seem to be more interested in food lately, which is a good sign.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2023-09-15 17:35:42 UTC

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@npub1ql3…a0kk The cat shelter does have an ultrasound machine now but they didn't use it on her during intake yesterday, so I have no idea. Personally, I like to be surprised, so I'm happy not knowing.

2023-09-15 17:28:14 UTC

Please welcome our new pregnant foster cat Autumn. She's probably at least a few weeks out. She is super friendly. We just got her yesterday and she slept on the bed with us the entire night. The last time we had an all black pregnant cat we got several tabbies, a couple of lynx points, and only one all black kitten. So don't judge a book by it's cover. You never know what's inside.
#Cats #Kittens #CatsOfMastadon
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2023-08-16 01:40:36 UTC

Kittens love to help, but unfortunately, they aren't great typists.
#Cats #Kittens #CatsOfMastodon
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2023-08-11 18:06:37 UTC

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@npub1yht…uefe Now do Jared and Ivanka.

2023-07-03 15:03:23 UTC

So many kittens to take care of. Please feel sorry for me.
#kittens #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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