Music and Cats

Our nephew Max is four years old today. He was about six weeks shy of his birthday when I took this photo of him with the magically-walking-on-water stegasaurus at the Pacific Science Center.

… And here Sergei is modeling the newest feline fashion for fall and winter: a lovely long-haired tabby wrap. Soft, fluffy and oh-so-warm, the tabby wrap is a lovely counterpoint to your favorite tuxedo or other formal wear. Work it, Sergei… you look gorgeous, darling…

All the cool cats strut their stuff at the Friday Ark. […]

Today’s the day for posting playlists for Patriside’s music-sharing event, Mixmania. The theme was Driving, and I chose to put into my mix only songs that had some reference, however tenuous, to driving. This mix of singer - songwriter folk, country, pop, rock, funk and blues draws on a number of the genres we listen […]

To whom do the millions of dollars donated for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief belong? Does this massive amount of money “belong” to the charitable organizations to which it was donated?
To whom does the money being channeled by all levels of government into the relief effort belong? Do these billions of (our tax) dollars […]

In Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle, Eamonn Kelly wrote one of the more thoughtful and thought-provoking articles I’ve read in the two weeks since Hurricane Katrina. Because I’ve been having a hard time writing about this disaster, I’ll yield to Mr. Kelly:
U.S. must learn to think the unthinkable
Storm damage shouldn’t have been a surprise
Nearly two weeks […]