Lori Bass, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

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Proud lifelong Antifa member, childless special needs cat lady, pediatric speech-language pathologist, child language researcher, student of life speak2me on dailykos.com

Tripod silver tabby and white kitten laying on his back looking at the camera.
One eyed brown and white tabby cat sitting on a patterned outdoor rug looking at the camera.
Zoomed in picture of a very large green grasshopper feasting on sunflowers
An icelandic waterfall from the front/side
The sun reflecting orange and pink light on early morning scattered clouds in the Mojave desert. The pink tile roofs of several stucco homes can be seen at the bottom of the picture.
A's mascot, Stomper, hanging out in the stands with fans at the Las Vegas Ballpark 6.8.26
An opening sunflower with its lower petals still folding in toward the center of the flower in the morning light.
The A's mascot Stomper (an elephant) sitting in the stands at the very first Major League Baseball game in Las Vegas. The A's are moving to Vegas in 2028 and will play several games in 2026 and 2027 to build a fan base.
Close up of rattlesnake beans & sweet corn in 3-sisters container garden. The beans are flowering. The corn was staked due to wind this spring.
10 month old Seymour (silver tabby kitten standing on his big cat brother) caught in the act of trying to get 11 year old Arty (very patient brown tabby) to play as soon as mom's alarm went off this morning!
Silver tabby tripod kitten 'helping' change the sheets
Newly bloomed sunflower in a container garden.
A small container garden in a Vegas backyard. The black felt 50 gallon containers are placed under two mature palm trees. Just blooming sunflowers are in the front container, with staked sweet corn, rattlesnake beans, and melons growing in a three sisters configuration in the back.
Screen shot from Garmin Connect showing the author's gravel bike ride stats from May 26, 2026.
Ad truck on a Vegas street advertising the "Forged in Gold" theme for the Western Conference Championship against the Avs. There's a construction barrier and cone in front of the truck because it's construction season.
Screen shot from Garmin Connect app showing the author's ebike commute home from work.
Silver and white tripod kitten biting the hand that feeds him while snuggled up on a blue couch with blankets and pillows.
Home made pizza on an electric grill. See text for description of crust & toppings
One eyed brown and white tabby cat playing with a red string and laying on a patterned jute rug.
"8647" written in rocks and dried sagebrush branches in the northern Mojave desert.
The numbers 8647 mysteriously formed out of multiple rocks and sagebrush branches in an undisclosed location in the Mojave desert. The numbers are laying on sediment rocks.
Velvety soft solid black cat sitting on butcher paper on a patterned rug between a wood coffee table and a blue couch.
Sign at a suburban Las Vegas gas station showing $5.49 per gallon for regular unleaded on 4.26.26.
Picture of a stunning pink, orange, and yellow sunset from Highway 95 south near Beatty, Nevada on April 5, 2026. The mountain ridge in the distance is the eastern edge of Death Valley National Park. The foreground shows a variety of native Nevada sagebrush.
One eyed brown tabby cat making biscuits on a blanket and headbutting his human because he's so happy
5 month old tabby and white kitten laying on his back on a black and white patterned blanket. The kitten is looking at the camera upside down.
Yellow, white, purple and pink wildflowers at Death Valley National Park 2.15.26
Yellow, purple, white, and pink wildflowers at Death Valley National Park, February 15, 2026
Sandstone slot canyon in Eastern Nevada with storm clouds looming in the distance
Screenshot of the 10-day forecast for the metro Las Vegas area
Sandstone wash, Tule Springs Fossil Beds, North Las Vegas, NV
Tripod silver tabby kitten biting his mom's hand.
Screenshot of the plethora of seats available for tonight's premiere of Melania in the north Las Vegas suburbs. Not a single ticket was sold.
The full moon on January 30, 2026. Taken in the Las Vegas NV metro area. Three planets also are visible.
Tripod silver tabby kitten laying upside down on Raiders blanket on his mom's lap. December 2025
Looking down a narrow slot canyon in Ordenville, Utah
Sandstone formations. Iron in the rock turns the canyon walls red.
6 month old silver tabby kitten laying on a fuzzy self heat pad playing with his Christmas tree kicker
Sandstone formations at Cathedral Gorge State Park, Lincoln County, Nevada, May 2025
Beginning of a lace crochet wrap project complete with brown tabby cat project assistant
Storms clouds and slot canyons at Cathedral Gorge State Park, Lincoln County, Nevada
Sleepy, tripod, tabby kitten stretched out lengthwise looking at the camera upside down
Mix of clouds, sunlight, and verga in the open Mojave desert. November 16, 2025
An adult black cat (Luci) and adult brown and white one eye tabby cat (Arty) relaxing with Seymour (tripod silver kitten) on a bed.
Smol tripod silver kitten pestering his big pirate brother's tail. Pirate brother with a weepy eye patiently puts up with the kitten's antics.
Tripod silver & white tabby kitten chewing on his own back foot after he couldn't chew on mom.
Brown tabby cat & silver tabby kitten eating next to each other with tails crossed
Fresh single line tattoo of a heart holding a candle flame
Tabby kitten biting his human's sleeve
One eyed brown tabby cat snuggling a catnip filled star cat toy.