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Wednesday: Hili dialogue
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (1768+ words) Welcome to a Hump Day (Latha a" Chnuic" in Scots Gaelic): May 5, 2026, and Great American Grump Day. Here"s one'posted right now, and before coffee: After coffee (note Hili on the cup drinking milk from a mug that her picture…...
Friday: Hili dialogue
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (1771+ words) Welcome to the Lusty Month of May! It's May 1, 2026, and we should all be singing this song from "Camelot." This version of "The Lusty Month of May' comes from the stage cast and is sung by Julie Andrews, who unaccountably…...
Saturday: Hili dialogue
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1830+ words) It's also Barbershop Quartet Day, International Louie Louie Day (Richard Berry, the writer of this "classic," was born on this day in 1935; the song itself became famous with the Kingsmen's version in 1963), National Cheese Fondue Day, and National Pet Day....
Caturday felid trifecta: Cat gets rave bath; Turkish cat ladders; why falling cats land on their feet; and lagniappe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1044+ words) Today we again have three items plus lagniappe, and I will keep on with Caturday posts for at least a month. First, we have a four-minute video of Marvin the Cat getting a "rave bath, whatever that is." The You…...
Friday: Hili dialogue
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1771+ words) Welcome to Friday, March 13, 2026: another Friday the 13th." It's Donald Duck Day, celebrating the pantsless mallard who first appeared in a cartoon in 1934." The link says this: In a 1941 biography of Donald Duck,"Walt Disney's The Life of Donald Duck, it…...
Thursday: Hili dialogue
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1822+ words) Welcome to Thursday, March 12, 2026, and National Milky Way Day, celebrating my favorite American candy bar. From the link: I have had a deep-fried Mars bar (battered and fried in fish oil) in Edinburgh, and it was'good! Here from the Wikipedia…...
Tuesday: Hili dialogue
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1786+ words) Welcome to The Cruelest Day: Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and P'czki Day, celebrating the rich, filled Polish donut traditionally eaten before Lent. Here are a bunch with different fillings in Katowice, Poland (I ate two): It's also Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras,…...
Caturday felid trifecta: Larry trips a photographer; cat memes; Filou the cat escapes camper in Spain, walks 155 miles home to France; and lagniappe (3!)
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) Okay, so as this website slowly circles the drain, we're still going to have cats on Caturday, and three items to boot. From Bored Panda we have another large selection of cat memes. I'll choose a few for your delectation....
Sunday: Hili dialogue
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1803+ words) Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats. Welcome to sabbath for goyische cats: Sunday, January 11, 2026, and…...
Caturday felid trifecta: Icelandair's commercials featuring the dreaded Yule Cat; cat missing for five years comes home for Christmas; LGBTQ writer gets a statue with her cat; and lagniappe
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1340+ words) Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats. Well, at least we still have Caturday felids, as…...