• Blogs Wot I Read

    What Fresh Hell Is This

    Rance is thinking of hanging up his mouse and pulling the “Dread Pirate Roberts” maneuver. A world without the one true Rance is like a world without… little tiny green letters and amusing barbed wit. Um. I’ve been having even more fun reading the whacked out “Gus Overshaw” that he recommended, but Rance’s blog would be sorely missed. Several of us suggested solutions to make it easier for him to continue in some way; I hope he’s just messing with us and making “biddity-biddity” noises with our heads. I’ve been trying to make sense of some of the issues that…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Saving Private Hammer

    Hammer left Iraq with his unit in March, then flew from Kuwait to San Francisco in cargo-class. He traveled first class with an Alley Cat Allies volunteer to Denver. Bousfield met the kitten at the airport. Right, right, right yes, okay I’m crying, but in a good way. That’s one saved.

  • Clan: McTiVo

    2nd TARSday in July

    Just checking the schedule at our local channel, because TAR is on tonight! I am so stupid about this show. Yes, it’s like an addiction. I’m also addicted to reading Miss Alli’s recaps afterwards, because that’s how I actually got addicted in the first place. How can you not laugh at this: They start by suiting up in white coats, and Alison and Donny are the first to get their beef out of the way. Bob takes the side of beef and immediately predicts that he will never make it a half-mile. Mirna takes the beef for her team (ew),…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    The Man Who Would Be George Clooney

    Mr Idema, it emerged yesterday, has a colourful past. A volatile former Green Beret with a criminal record in the US, he describes himself as a security adviser. He also claims that he is the person on whom George Clooney’s part in the Hollywood film The Peacemaker was based. A weird story just got weirder – not only does he claim that the lead character in “The Peacemaker” was based on him or his exploits, he’s the guy that threatened to punch out Geraldo Rivera in the early days of th Afghan war over Rivera’s reportage. Besides which, has he…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Recap Heaven

    If you don’t watch The Amazing Race, at least, for the love of God, read Miss Alli’s first recap of the season. And by the way – God is in the tub, so don’t bother to call on Him with your petty little problems dealing with taxis or beef.

  • Traveling Along, We're Adventurers

    Out and About

    Okay, so today we’re headed to The Morton Arboretum – it’s a hot, muggy day so we’re taking lots of water along, and also our workout stuff with the goal of hitting the health club and cooling off in the swimming pool. We’re meeting Steve and making our stealthy approach in one vehicle, so as not to alarm the trees. The original plan was to go to the Ren Faire, but David nixed that on account of aforesaid mugginess and all the people and turkeylegs abounding. And we’re on our way out the door. More later.

  • Funnies

    Separation of Cats and State

    A picture says a thousand words – a 4-panel strip says it better than I could. Although – I do worship Bucky Katt. I love his permanently flattened ears, so slightly curled in contempt. I love his blue eyes on Sundays, so beautifully colored and thoroughly crossed. So I worship Bucky, but not in THAT way. Just in the “I love an impossibly psychotic cartoon kitty” way. Click on the image to read the full strip, and buy some merchandise while you’re there!