The A&J series that is running in newspapers this week about syncing wireless technology is based on true events, as was the lizard episode a few weeks back. You are right: I’ve not been leading a very exciting life of late. As for the lizard sequence, one commenter somewhere kept coming back day after day to snort (if one can snort online) derisively something like, “What’s the big deal? It’s just a harmless lizard.” I didn’t say anything then, but I would like to say on my—I mean Arlo’s—behalf that when a skink, a rather large and aerodynamic lizard, is running loose in one’s underwear, it becomes a matter not of fear but of urgency. Anyway, ponder Felix the French space cat. There seems to be some debate about whether the first French space cat was Felix or Felicette. If you’re truly interested, it’s an easy search. Sadly, a second French space cat was sent in suborbital space flight similar to Felix, or Felicette, but did not survive the recovery. Apparently, its name is unrecorded.
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299 responses to “Far Out Cat”
I found in “Nature’s Way” a warning about global cooling (the album was released in 1970). Historically, the doomsayers have alternated between warnings about warming and cooling for over a century.
Cat’s persistence totally right, Mark. Funny. Time to get up early today has passed.
Skipped breakfast sort of, had brunch. Two eggs in olive oil, two thin slices of black pepper ham, rolled with the left over garlic pepper and bacon butternut squash in a medium flour tortilla. Eat your heart out McD’s, that was delicious. Having Italian melon for dessert.
Hmmmh, sort of reflects the ethnicity of our foods in America right about now. Much improved over fried eggs and sausage with biscuits and gravy that my mama favored. But I still had the big glass of unsweet tea, except she drank sweet tea, always said the same thing, “I’m the sweet one, can’t you tell?”
I do miss her. Love, Jackie
My Mom has already passed her statistical “expiration date”. My best friend has multiple medical problems. And now I am getting concerned about my BIL. I try not to think about it any more than necessary.
Plus, I, with no medical problems to speak of, could drop dead before any of them. The one certain thing about this life is that we are not likely to get out of it alive.
Did not mean to depress you, Ghost. Please try to cheer up, I actually meant that in a loving way about my mama. Sitting here listening to Mark Knopfler play Cajun style music with a guy from south Louisiana while I ate brunch, upbeat Zydeco sound, makes me wish I were in Lafayette or Gueydan or anywhere but Oklahoma!
Smile and laugh. Love, Jackie
OF due now! CDT. URL above. emb
Busy week, not even time to lurk, but I noticed the number of comments was up to 256 – which is sometimes a “magic” number in programs. So I came on in to find the last comment was posted at 3:07 p.m. and none after that.
Hmmmm – will this comment post? I’ll just wish myself a Happy Birthday just in case it does. Actual date was yesterday, but had a great one and am still celebrating.
Hope ya’ll are doing well!
Nice to hear from you, Judy. “Birthday season” can last as long as you like – enjoy!
A belated Happy Birthday to you, Judy.
I have a personal policy that my birthday celebration lasts for seven days…three pre-birthday days, the birthday itself, and three post-birthday days.
I know, Jackie. That’s how I’ll feel when my mama is gone.
OF due 1929-1949 CDT.
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Peace, emb
Happy Birthday, Judy! Celebrate all week… sounds like a plan to me!
First day on the job. It will be a challenge! When I left my part-time job there in November, everything was running pretty smoothly. HOW did things get so messed up in a few short months? Oh well One step at a time
Your absence? Seriously. Take deep breaths and meditate.
Judy in Conroe, it’s not the number of posts that locks the Village down. It’s the number of days since Jimmy posted the retro page. On the 7th day the Village locks its doors till Jimmy can put up something new for us. The conversation is what we do while we wait.
Jackie, I just went to a local grocery and they had a country station playing on the overhead speakers. Heard a song that reminded me of you. Don’t know the title, but the chorus is : “Money won’t buy everything and I know it, but it’ll buy me a boat, and a truck to tow it. It’ll buy me a boat!”.
Jackie: Caution – C&W Song Follows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQPjKSVe1tQ
I hope the playback works better for you than for me. It was sub-optimal here.
Worked fine and pretty funny! You forget I live in the redneck capitol of Oklahoma with major bassin’ tournaments, crappie tournaments and some of the premier catfish noodlers of America.
I will find the totally hilarious video about Lake Eufaula and post it here for you. Maybe. I sure needed a laugh guys and you gave me one.
Will attest on any witness stand that indeed money can’t buy you everything but it can buy you a boat! Love, Jackie
Here is James McMurty singing Choctaw Bingo and if that doesn’t offend everyone I will find the version with Ray Wylie Hubbard of same song. Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nggqe-L9ZQ8
There are some Daisy Duke clad ? second cousins further into the video. Lyrics and photos are totally correct. Love, Jackie
Here is Texas’ Ray Wylie Hubbard singing Choctaw Bingo but someone has removed the more offensive photos from the video in the years since I last looked at it. Although the condo made out of recycled single wide trailers stacked like erector toys toward the end is worth seeing.
Ray’s version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCa7a8m57jI&list=RDNCa7a8m57jI
Used to listen to a lot of outlaw country back in the day. Love, Jackie
Thanks, Ghost. That was the song I heard. Only heard the middle verses but recognize the voice too.
To Judy in Conroe, Happy belated birthday. Hope this does post okay!
To Galliglo and to Evan, Hear, hear!
Debbe – Haven’t found the one I was trying to post earlier but this is just as over the top. (WARNING – Any cat-owned human should keep this video from their kitties, lest they never hear the end of it.)
https://youtu.be/okOVxfuSYPk
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HAPPY Birthday Judy !!!
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Steve Moore
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Mindy, loved the cat house! Had seen a brief story on it somewhere when I was watching home and garden television but this one was great. Thank you. The house was beautiful also.
Judy, happy birthday, how is Conroe? Are you on lake? Love, Jackie
Debbe 😉 Song the Second. Because I tend to give stupid people the Barracuda Response…”Bite me!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4nWy8pmIM4
Ron White on why he married his wife (well, one of them) for her smarts: If needed, she could get a face lift, or a boob job, or a tummy tuck…”But you can’t fix stupid.”
Whatever buffering is, birds hate it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqciQiRngoI