Tuesday
We almost lost a cat this morning.

Sissy was batting at things/knocking things off of the shelf above the sink in the bathroom. Repeatedly. I was pretty sure that Jess was going to turn Sissy into a wall hanging. The Counting Crows and the Aristocats said that everyone wants to be a cat. Not me, not this morning. No way. And, in a surprising bit of common sense, the twins steered clear of Jess this morning (until she had her coffee) too.

And, before any more of them slip by: Happy Birthday to:

  • (Belated. Sorry about that!)
  • …and me.

NPR and Other News
Morning Edition: Libraries See Renovated Reading Rooms and Coffee Bars
Talk of the Nation: Census Shows Shifting Demographics
All Things Considered: Bill Would Drop Native-Born Presidential Rule
All Things Considered: Library of Congress Seeks Digital Preserves
The Tavis Smiley Show: A Chat with Sax Player Maceo Parker
Fresh Air: Interview with ‘Gourmet Magazine’ Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl

USA Today: Urban Greenway: An alternate route from Maine to Florida
USA Today: N.C. woman sells naughty Barbie dolls
USA Today: Theater showing ‘Anacondas’ hunts for movie-going snake

Stray Toasters

  • Rest in Peace, Rodney Dangerfield. May you find the respect in the next world that you found so elusive in this one.
  • + Winamp + music videos = Copious amounts of laughter.
  • A different take on Snow White…
  • The new Burger King commercials… the one with the guy who wakes up to find Burger King in bed next to him…. Yeah. That one. The mask/head of Burger King looks like the actor who portrayed the character in the early/mid 70s. (How many of you remember those commercials?)
  • : That 70s Legion: Invisible Kid
  • The X-Prize competition may become an annual event.
  • Rumours of a Wolverine solo movie starring… Hugh Jackman? Could be…
  • Whoa… Tiny Toons and Animaniacs on Nicktoons?! Nice!
  • *groove*
    *boogie*
    *sway*

  • By way of Slashdot: Anheuser-Busch has developed caffeinated beer
  • posted the following quote in his journal:

    “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert Heinlein

    I’ve done 13 of those.

  • The new Citi credit card commercials – with the people enacting calls to automated voice systems – amuse me.

I should probably install some more drivers and apps. *sigh*

Namaste.