I don't want to live that long
And This is why I think John Cage is a loon. A concert that takes 639 years? Give me an effing break.

A happy story

For years, Husband and I have supported that wonderful organization, Heifer International. This story in the New York Times is a great illustration of how a small action can produce a huge reward. It's a total warm fuzzy.

I've always been terrified of him
Gosh, aren't we ever so enlightened? The US government has just (just!) removed that known terrorist Nelson Mandela from its terror watch list. (Of course I had to find out about this from BBC news. Good lord! Why was he on there in the first place? One of this century's greatest and bravest humanists and we had him blacklisted? I am ashamed.

Photo of the day
Just back from kitten duty. (The first of 3 shifts this week.) This little guy is Kobe. He's the runt of his litter, but he's so darned cute.