Ley lines...

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Our sleeping Earth Dragon
peacefully awaits boarding
The Friday Ark.

The WCB will be graciously
and deliciously hosted by
s'kat and the food.
Stop by and say hello.
You are in for a real treat
of the most beautiful
May flowers and welcoming kitties
gathered together in one place!

Coming Tomorrow...

Be sure to visit Earth Portal

The Sky Above Is Blue Again...

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Well, it's not quite a video from the chilly porch as promised, but she did make it to a sunny warm spot in the bedroom, where she was feeling better and sleeping up a storm!!
The best part -- there were no more tummy upsets.

Better Days Ahead..

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Sweet Taboo was feeling a little out of sorts today, not ready when it came time for her close-up, but she's a little better tonight and snuggling comfortably with sweet dreams in her favorite hide-a-way.

Sh-h-hh, let's let her sleep, she had a long day.

She'll have to wave bon voyage from shore to
Friday's Ark,
though, until the sea's a little less choppy.

'Boo hopes to catch up with all her WCB
travel buddies and the gorgeous resident kitties over at
Pet's Garden Blog.
Don't wait to drop by, there's some important NEW information about contaminated pet food.
What a nightmare.

Also, American Veterinary Medical Association is up to date.

Maybe we could even persuade her to make her maiden YouTube video [check back for a link], just to prove she occasionally gets out, onto the porch to check that the usual suspects [other cats, dogs, a bear once, raccoons and possums] have not taken over her backyard. She enjoys the birds and squirrels, but I'm thinking "a little too much!"

She's hoping you check back later in the weekend to see her...feeling better.

Well, she did make it to a sunny warm spot here!

Now Hear This...

Senator Russ Feingold
writes to John Roberts at CNN (.pdf).

Friday Cat Spelunking...

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Here, we find a cave kitty having lunch in her lair.
She's hoping there will be
room service like this
on Friday's Ark.
Also this weekend, dash on over to
hang out with Puddy at
A Byootaful Life,
where there are some pretty yummy-sounding
links, like pizza & mice!
Oops, I think the mice might be friends,
they have names and a place to stay, so don't eat them.

On April 4th...

From FAIR, the national media watch group:

Racism Is to Be Expected From Don Imus
CBS, NBC, media pundits complicit in talk host's bigotry

In his most recent racist outburst, on April 4, Imus called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos," just moments after sidekick and executive producer Bernard McGuirk (the "nigger jokes" hire) called them "hard-core hos." The Rutgers team, which recently played in the national championship finals, is made up of eight African-American women and two white women. [Read more...]

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.

Martin Luther King Is Slain in Memphis
A White Is Suspected; Johnson Urges Calm

Dr. King was shot while he leaned over a second-floor railing outside his room at the Lorraine Motel. He was chatting with two friends just before starting for dinner.

One of the friends was a musician, and Dr. King had just asked him to play a Negro spiritual, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," at a rally that was to have been held two hours later in support of striking Memphis sanitation men. [Go to article...]

Sunny Bunnies...

Taboo's friend Petra has stopped to warm up and rest awhile, before her big push this weekend, which closes out her "busy" season. Petra stopped by last year, too, when these old pals had time for a joke picture together under the armoire.

Brrr-rrr-rrr, we hope the heaters are all turned up high at
Friday's Ark.

Don't pig out on too many peeps, you'll want to save some room for this weekend's cat blogging, because Upsie and the gang over at What Did You Eat will be hosting. And don't you just know in your heart of hearts there will be a divine spread put out by Sher?

Wow, what a great ending to a spring weekend. Now if only it won't deep freeze the new plants and flowers Saturday night!

Karl Rove Heckled And Pelted On College Campus...

Welcome to the kitchen, Mr. Rove.

Life During Wartime
Talking Heads

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites, out by the highway
a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto
I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver
hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, couple of visas
don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, trucks are loading
everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime
I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.
I ain't got time for that now

Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter
to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers
ain't got no headphones
ain't got no records to play

Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time?
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
this ain't no fooling around
I'd love you hold you, I'd like to kiss you
I ain't got no time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock
we blended in with the crowd
We got computers, we're tapping phone lines
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle so many times now
don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender
we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving
you ought to get you some sleep
Get your instructions, follow directions
then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day
whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace
the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness
don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances
you better watch what you say

Who's Going To Hell...

AP PHOTO

From The Times, March 27, 2007
The fires of Hell are real and eternal, Pope warns
By Richard Owen in Rome

Hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful, the Pope has said.

Addressing a parish gathering in a northern suburb of Rome, Benedict XVI said that in the modern world many people, including some believers, had forgotten that if they failed to “admit blame and promise to sin no more”, they risked “eternal damnation — the Inferno”.

Hell “really exists and is eternal, even if nobody talks about it much any more”, he said.

"A Man In A Purple Dress"
The Who

How dare you wear robes and reside
How dare you cover your head to hide
Your face from God

How dare you smile from behind your beard
To hide the fact that your hearts are feared
And wave your rod

How dare you be the one to assess
Me in this godforsaken mess
You, a man in a purple dress
A man in a purple dress

When you place your frown
Between my God and prayer
However grand your crown
Or dignified your hair
Men above men all prats
In your high hats

You priest, you mullah so high
You pope, you wise rabbi
You're invisible to me
Like vapor from the sea

I lovingly mock you noble lords
We all dress up to grand awards
I do that as well

I dare condemn your fashion sense
At least you're not astride the fence
That wouldn't sell

But I will deliver this address
Your souls conditioned don't impress
You, a man in a purple dress
A man in a purple dress

Enter With Care...

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Meet Verde!