Sun 31 Dec 2006
Easy Like Sunday: Kelly watches and waits
Sat 30 Dec 2006
3 Good Dots Saturday…
– I feel good today… first, playing catch-up … my sister is OK and getting better after an operation that removed a growth the size of a grapefruit from an ovary. Glad they finally got it right, sorry it took so long — she told me that doctors’ first diagnosis was that the problem was in her back, and then they all but told her it was all in her head. Anyway, it could have been worse…
– Planning to have a nice video in a couple of days for Home Video Monday… this one to feature one of the Good Cats, and not just any old Good Cat, but a world famous cat who is (quite likely) the Greatest Cat Who Ever Lived. Enough hints… tune in Monday…
– Speaking of video, I saw with interest that John Edwards used YouTube to officially announce he’s running for President. (Remember, he announced in ‘04 on The Daily Show.) I like it that he’s using new media — a politician who knows how to communicate can get a lot accomplished.
– And now, some old media via new media:
– Home for lunch one day this week, I saw the first few minutes of Sesame Street, and one scene at the store showed a sign advertising “sherbert”. Uh-oh… I’m surprised some sherbet maker hasn’t had them fix it…
– Diana, Jack and Jennie were here for Christmas day, and as usual Diana amazed us… 2 years, 7 months old, and she’s already a computer jockey… that’s not a staged photo — she was actually playing a game at pbskids.org …
Pat had bought her a musical snow globe, and Diana learned to turn it on when it stopped. Then while we had dinner, I unplugged the globe. After dinner, the little girl tried turning it on again, and when it didn’t go on, she took only a few seconds before picking up the plug and plugging it back in the wall, and then she turned it back on and started dancing again… 2 1/2 year-olds don’t usually do that, do they? (Well, the dancing, yes, but the plug?) …
– One more thing: Friday night, Pat and I were watching a show on HGTV on which a lady designer was showing a good deal of cleavage, and I told her what Jack had told me — he calls the show Giada De Laurentiis hosts on Food Network “Cooking With Cleavage”… so then, I asked her, what would she call this show. Without any hesitation, Pat answered, “Decorating With Decolletage.”
So I think you know where Diana got her brains from… the Good Cats want to go out now, so I’ll talk to you later…
New Year’s Eve Carnival
Quick reminder that Carnival of the Cats tomorrow is at Watermark. They have a link to a fast-and-easy form if you want to add your catly blog too. Deadline is 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Mountain Time.
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Thu 28 Dec 2006
Blessed Collie Event (soon…)
Not cat-related, but making an exception for family… Pat’s son Jack and daughter-in-law Jennie invite you to see their Absolute Collies and check out their Puppycam — their blue merle Wicca will whelp any day now.
Update 1/2/07: There are 5 puppies, 4 merle and one tri-color. Mama Wicca is taking good care of them.
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Oh, Snap!
I was visiting Skeezix’s Scratching Post when I moused over his list of blog links. Up popped a little window showing the blog belonging to each link. My eyes got wide, and I almost immediately signed up for the same thing at Snap.com.
It’s called Snap Preview Anywhere and it has been available only a little while. Thanks to a plugin, setting it up on this WordPress blog was simple. I hope you can get some use out of it.
Territorial, to say the least…
From the U.K., Blackie the cat’s owner says her 20-pound companion is a gentle, loving animal with her.
On the other hand, Blackie’s attacked 13 people – including five postmen and a police officer - since the turn of the century, leading owner Ann Hogben to post a “Beware of cat” sign outside her home. In addition, she’s now keeping Blackie inside. (It’s about time!)
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