Misceffects of reading / friendship / news / pilot / students15 Comments
Lately the world seems to suck more each day. Here are a few nice things I’ve found from last week. Crossing Divides: Why I read aloud to strangers -Janine and her husband read aloud to each other but here’s a group of people who read to each other but who ... more >
Misccats / friends become lovers / news / theme weddings / wedding2 Comments
The News Bit on Friday was happy and sad so I thought I’d go for just happy today. This Couple Had a “Kitten Hour” at Their Wedding – So yeah, we’ve all stood around after a wedding waiting for the bridal party pictures to be taken while eyeing the buffet ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscartoons / cats / comic / Humor / news / reporter2 Comments
Picking up where they last left off in Breaking Cat News, are Elvis, Puck, and Lupin reporting on the breaking news that matters to cats. Cynical, no-nonsense Elvis and shy, sweet, sensitive Puck are the reporter kitties in the field, while the adventurous jokester Lupin serves as anchor cat. Together, ... more >
Book ReviewsCancer / dogs / news / police2 Comments
“Pure joy” – This news item is a mix of wonderful and tragic. Six weeks ago, the little girl was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Survival statistics are grim. Last month she had asked for pictures of dogs to help her through her treatment and was inundated with over 75,000 ... more >
Miscdonations / Fire / news / wedding4 Comments
Okay so it’s almost Thanksgiving and it’s time to be thankful for what we have and then give until it hurts. Here are some stories that caught my eye. Despite the devastation, survivors of the Camp fire go forward with wedding The bride’s family home burned, the caterer’s kitchen burned, ... more >
Forget hygge, let’s all get päntsdrunk – I’ll go first and freely admit that I find many of these “lifestyle” books to be beyond me for the long haul. With the best of intentions on my part, I know I simply can’t keep it up – it being whatever habit ... more >