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June 30, 2006

Funny Stuff - Friday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Blue Star Chronicles: Nobody Cares About Soldiers

 

Catblogging - The Mystery of the Bulge

by Ferdinand T Cat

Ferdy looking at a bulge in the curtain
Even a superior life form can draw an incorrect conclusion, and that's why it's important to be sure of your facts. For example, here we have a bulge in the curtain. On the other side of the curtain is the patio window, through which I would be able to see The Girl Who Feeds Me mowing the lawn. The problem is that there are two possible explanations for the bulge: it could be the result of air rising from the vent, or it could be the Other Cat. The only way to be sure is to poke a paw under the curtain. If someone tries to bite it off, then the Other Cat is in there and she doesn't want to be bothered.


Ferdy posing for the cameraOf course, when you get right down to it, sitting in the window so I can watch The Girl Who Feeds Me mow the lawn is not worth being attacked by the world's grumpiest feline, so ultimately I decided to hunt up one of the twins and have her take a picture of me being gorgeous.

I am a superior life form after all.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Modulator: Friday Ark #93
Planck's Constant: Why there are only 72 Muslim Virgins in Heaven
Planck's Constant: The Woman behind New York Times SWIFT Leak
Planck's Constant: Scarlett Johansson Busting Out All Over - Match Po
Watermark: Carnival of the Cats #119 - Independence Edition

 

June 29, 2006

Funny Stuff - Thursday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Moron Revealed #38
Blue Star Chronicles: 4th of July Weekend Open Post
Blue Star Chronicles: The Character of an American Soldier
Blue Star Chronicles: American Blood and the New York Times
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Blog Traffic Help
Echo9er: Remember

 

Notes from Ferdy - Clarifying Thoughts on Flag-Burning

by Ferdinand T Cat

Our good friend Dumb Ox is seriously riled about the defeat of a constitutional amendment that would have allowed Congress to regulate treatment of the American flag. The problem here is that many years before I was born, the Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag was political speech, and political speech is protected by the First Amendment.

Of course, the real solution to this problem is not a constitutional amendment. Instead, we need to get the Supreme Court to agree that deploying a high-pressure water hose is also a form of political speech.

Once upon a time, a flag was a symbol with all sorts of sacred rituals applied to it, but nowadays, it's a mass-produced consumer item made in China. It's just not something to get worked up about it any more. Peg-Eye Nate, however, tells an interesting story on this subject. Many years ago, he went to a school assembly with Bruce, and it started off with a pledge of allegiance to the flag. When they sat down afterward, Nate turned to his father and said "Why do you say it like that?" "Like what?" Bruce replied, and Nate said "All dramatic and serious and stuff." Bruce pointed to the flag and said "That flag symbolizes something very important to me."

It's important to me, too. And no amount of desecration is going to change the ideals behind those stars and stripes. The people whose disgust is so great that they feel it necessary to set it on fire have no idea what it's really about.

I think a high-pressure water hose will help clarify their thoughts.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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June 28, 2006

Funny Stuff - Wednesday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Cigar Envy: The Truth About Kennedy and Those Cuban Cigars
Blue Star Chronicles: Banjo Pickin Trackbacks
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: The Non- Moonbat "To Do" List
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Crazy Sam #33
Passionate America: Berkeley to let voters call for Bush impeachment
Blue Star Chronicles: The Soccer Ball
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Home Depot Hell

 

Notes from Ferdy - More MySpace Craziness

by Ferdinand T Cat

You know, at some point people are going to have to accept the fact that if you post information in a public place, anybody can see it. This includes police, NSA analysts, child molesters, and 14-year-old armed robbers.

Two generations ago, stay-at-home mothers glued each neighborhood into a unit where everybody knew everybody else. Without the glue, we slowly became a nation of strangers, where any given address could house a quiet man who never bothered anybody but turns out to have been a practicing serial killer. Now the information age has once again connected us, but it's not the same. On the one hand, you can learn an incredible amount of stuff about people; on the other hand, the people you know all this information about may not exist.

It's time to stop being surprised by all this.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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June 27, 2006

Funny Stuff - Tuesday's

by Peg-Eye Nate
  • Basil's Blog: Headline News
  • Point Five: Hundreds Perish Plunging Over Burning Wreckage Of Gaza Bridge
  • The Right Place: Captions Outrageous! Winners [All Your Fitzmas Are Belong to Us Edition]
  • Scheiss Weekly: The Post Where I Tell You How I've Turned Into Violet Beauregarde. With Spots.
  • IMAO: Top Ten: Rush Limbaugh and His Bottle of Viagra [content warning!]

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The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Stephen Hawking Declared Wrong

 

Catblogging - Utility is in the Eye of the Beholder

by Ferdinand T Cat

Ferdy amongst a mess
So much depends on your point of view. To Bruce, this array of video game cases, wires, and plastic bags, is a reason to yell at the children about cleaning up the mess after your friends go home. To me, it's a nice place to sit, and since I'm a superior life form, the whole world benefits from my happiness.

I think Bruce would be a lot happier if he'd learn that what really matters is how I feel about things.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Notes from Ferdy - The Whole New York Times Thing

by Ferdinand T Cat

The assault on The New York Times continues to percolate in the wake of its latest leak and NYT editor Bill Keller's defense of same.

This particular leak is another in what seems to be a campaign by the Times to sabotage the Bush Administration's anti-terror intelligence. National Review seems to think this campaign is simply an attempt to personally destroy President Bush, but I believe that view is too narrow. The whole truth is that The New York Times is opposed to all forms of intelligence.

Check their editorials if you don't believe me.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Freedom Watch: TUESDAY'S BEST OPEN POST
Planck's Constant: Aksa Martyrs Brigades Pulling a Saddam

 

June 26, 2006

Funny Stuff - Monday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Top 10 Rejected Deodorant Names
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: The Gangs Of New Orleans
Blue Star Chronicles: Kim Jong Il

 

June 25, 2006

Confused Americans for Truth - The Recent History of John Murtha's Brain

by Ferdinand T Cat

One of the biggest problems humans have is your belief that you are creatures of reason. It is true that your ability to reason is far superior to that of any species on Earth save one, but it is also true that out of the 210 million years of evolution leading to the modern brain, 200 of them were spent figuring out how to learn, and the reasoning thing was by comparison only an afterthought. The result is that while the reasoning part of the brain hums along all unknowing, the primitive part is constantly plotting how to turn actions into pleasurable results.

John Murtha is an excellent example of this problem. You can argue that his early speeches on Iraq were based on a misinterpretation of the data, but the conclusions were at least worthy of discussion, and they were based on a respect for his fellow soldiers. The problem is, while the sapient part of his brain was drafting war policy, the primitive learning parts underneath were forming the equation

(opposing the war) = (huge media coverage)

The first sign that Murtha's primitive urges were taking its toll was his frenzy about an alleged Haditha cover-up. His description in late May of a military rotten to the core was a far cry from his careful, sober press release earlier in the month. Then, in early June, he announced he wanted the Majority Leader job in 2007. This was a bold move, and got him a lot of headlines, but the announcement vaporized almost immediately due to the untimely death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Murtha's response to al-Zarqawi's death was the first concrete sign the reasoning part of his brain had lost control: prior to Zarqawi's death, our poor intelligence resources and lack of progress were proof that we needed to pull out as soon as possible. After Zarqawi's death, however, Murtha announced that we can now pull out because we're making so much progress.

Let me pause to clarify Murtha's position as of June 20

  • If we make progress in Iraq, the job is done and it's time to pull out.
  • If we're not making progress, then the job is too much for us and it's time to pull out.

At some level, the beleaguered reasoning part of Murtha's brain must comprehend that the above two premises lead to the conclusion that our reason for leaving Iraq has nothing to do with the performance of our troops, the mis-steps of the Bush Administration, or even the complexity of the mission. Nonetheless, withdrawing from public view to gather one's thoughts is not possible when the primitive brain demands a fresh hit from the opiate of press coverage. So it is that yesterday, at a humble town meeting in North Miami, John Murtha resorted to the last, desperate refuge of those who have forever left sense and sensibility behind:

Murtha says U.S. poses top threat to world peace

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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Woman Honor Thyself: Israel ReactS to barbarism..Will the U.S. follow suit?
Conservative Cat: Murtha May Not Be as Crazy as We Thought

 

Funny Stuff - Weekend's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Tel-Chai Nation: Muttonheaded Manimals and Asinine Automen

 

Carnivals - Carnival of Motherhood

by Ferdinand T Cat

The Sisterhood Six Carnival of Motherhood has been added to the Carnival Submit Form. In the words of the carnival organizer:

Mama bloggers can submit new or old posts about the monthly motherhood topic. Currently there is no limit to the number of participants. Make us laugh, make us cry, join our community of mama bloggers. Sisterhood Six is a multi-author blog sponsored by Avent.

Submissions are due every the 15th of the month., and guidelines can be found here.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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June 24, 2006

The Cat's Meow - 06/24/06: Challenges

by Ferdinand T Cat
Modern conservatism is being challenged by two different groups-- radical progressives, who want to drag us back into the Twentieth Century, and radical Muslims, who want to drag us back to the Twelfth.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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The Dumb Ox: N. Korea STILL Threatening Missile Launch! Dumb O
Planck's Constant: Tort Reform - We need to stop these idiots from su
Planck's Constant: Kelo, Eminent Domain and Economic Revitilization

 

June 23, 2006

Funny Stuff - Friday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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EMAIL Hell - Explain This Ad to Me

by Ferdinand T Cat

Halle Berry Advertising ringtones
Okay, so I'm not completely clueless. I know why this ad contains a picture of Halle Berry in a skimpy swimsuit: it's because she's one of the most beautiful women in the world. But what the HELL bearing does that have on cell phone ring tones? Are they telling me that the ringtones will sound like Halle Berry in a bikini? If Bruce downloads a polyphonic rendition of the theme from Desperate Housewives will it increase the odds that Halle Berry will want a date with him?

And this is just the tip of the iceberg, folks. If they can do this with ringtones, how long is it going to take for Halle Berry to show up with the hot stock tips?

Just when I think spammers can go no lower, they surprise me again.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Catblogging - A Catblogging Crisis

by Ferdinand T Cat

There is no new picture of me today because the family camera has been appropriated for use by a local church. I'm not sure the church appreciates the tremendous personal loss each of you must be suffering because of this unhappy circumstance, but I want you to know that I feel your pain. Seriously.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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June 22, 2006

Funny Stuff - Thursday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Blue Star Chronicles: Playing with Dolls Open Post
Planck's Constant: ABC News hides news that Black Muslims involved in

 

Carnivals - Roundhouse Roundup

by Ferdinand T Cat

The Roundhouse Roundup has been added to the Carnival Submit Form. In the words of the carnival organizer:

The Roundup is looking for blog posts regarding any size model trains and the boys (any age!) who love them. Blog posts should be family- and work-safe. I, and any future hosts, reserve the right to reject posts that aren't about trains or that include inappropriate material. Yes, this is a judgement call.

Submissions are due every Last Monday of the month at midnight, and guidelines can be found here.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Confused Americans for Truth - The Fact Someone's a Crook Doesn't Make Their Arguments Any Less Stupid

by Ferdinand T Cat

Today our good friend Dumb Ox has an article about John Murtha's ethics problems. I'm sure Murtha would prefer that we extend to him a benefit of the doubt he himself does not give to the marines at Haditha. Still, it's important to remember that this revelation has no real bearing on Murtha's proposal for early withdrawal.

The truth is that we need to put the terrorists in a position where they'll give up. Fleeing over the horizon is not going to do that. Murtha's recent declaration that we could send a bombing sortie from Okinawa to make our presence felt is small comfort given that we'd have no one on the ground to tell the planes where to unload the bombs. Out of sight is going to be out of mind, and out of mind means the terrorists can step up operations until they've taken away the Iraqi peoples' new-found liberties.

That truth needs to be repeated. Yes, Murtha may have an ulterior motive, and if he is guilty of wrongdoing he needs to be prosecuted, but even if Dumb Ox himself were to come out in favor of the Early Withdrawal plan, it would still be a stupid plan.

Of course, the Dumb Ox would never do that because he's too smart. But it's still an important point.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

Trackposted to Cigar Ethics Agency, TMH's Prosecution Bits, Imagine the Horizon, Jo's Motives, and Basil's Verbal Sorties from Somewhere West of Okinawa.

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June 21, 2006

Funny Stuff - Wednesday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Crazy Sam #32

 

EMAIL Hell - The Hollywood Intermediate Plot Thickens

by Ferdinand T Cat

I have blogged twice about the spam campaign promoting the stock of Hollywood Intermediate. There have been countless penny stock campaigns via spam over the past several years, and my definitive analysis of the phenomenon is here.

My main focus with my anti-spam pieces is the general goofiness of the spammer message; however, I have neglected the effects of spam on the products being advertised. When you get right down to it, people hate spam, and sending out a million unsolicited EMAILs hyping a hot new stock is going to generate a backlash of epic proportions. Hollywood Intermediate has been feeling the pinch. Not only has the stock been dropping erratically as the spammers pump and dump it, but it has begun to lose customers, and to save its reputation, the company has added an official disclaimer to its web site.

I have nothing but sympathy for the folks at Hollywood Intermediate. This site has been shut down twice due to spam activity, and it's a constant struggle to keep it under control. Though I frequently ridicule spammers, I never lose sight of the fact that they're truly evil people.

Hollywood Intermediate is learning that lesson the hard way.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Blue Star Chronicles: Daddy and World War II
Blue Star Chronicles: Civil Liberties for Terrorists but not for US Sold

 

June 20, 2006

Funny Stuff - Tuesday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Confused Americans for Truth - Kerry Needs a Date with the Iraqi Government

by Ferdinand T Cat

Hoping to get more support for an Iraq withdrawal resolution, Massachussetts Senator John Kerry has moved his proposed withdrawal date from December 2006 to July 2007. Kerry has long believed that the Iraqi leadership responds only to deadlines, and they will not fully take control of their own country until we set a firm date.

Kerry's mistake is that he is viewing the world through human eyes, and he sees moderate Iraqis as an inferior sort of people who respond only to threats. This makes them very different from, say, terrorists, who in Kerry's mind respond positively when they feel less threatened. I, on the other hand see both the terrorists and the moderates as humans, and I would never assume that the moderates should be treated like children just because they don't have a history of chopping people's heads off.

I think it's easy for Kerry to treat the elected leaders of Iraq like lazy children because they're not real people to him. What he really needs to do is go over there and talk to them face-to-face. I think he should stand in front of the Iraqi Parliament and explain to them they have one year to get their act together or else. I believe they would have some suggestions on what the Senator could do with his idea. Not only that, I believe that the U.S. military forces in Baghdad would enthusiastically help the Senator implement the Parliament's suggestions. Afterward, I'm sure everyone would have a more positive outlook on the whole war.

I don't see a downside here.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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June 19, 2006

Funny Stuff - Monday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Freedom Watch: NOT A HAPPY CAMPER TODAY

 

Confused Americans for Truth - A Problem with the Democrat New Direction

by Ferdinand T Cat

SPECIAL ALERT

The Democratic Party's New Direction for America is missing. The NDA is slightly under 200 words long and approximately three days old. It was last seen in the company of Don Surber, although sources close to the NDA's mother, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, claim she is more concerned that the plan could have wandered off with a conservative talk radio host such as Rush Limbaugh or Laura Ingraham. Pelosi believes that if Limbaugh or Ingraham were to spend even a day or two with the NDA, they could turn it into a national laughingstock.

Pelosi is extremely worried about the fate of the NDA, and claims she spends every spare hour watching CNN hoping to see some sign of her wayward brainchild.

If you should see the NDA, do not try to read it yourself. The NDA is an important rhetorical tool and cannot be appreciated properly unless it is first interpreted by a qualified media professional or marketing consultant.

Thank you for your support.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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Planck's Constant: Goodbye Dan Rather - CBS, We Knew It When You Blew

 

June 18, 2006

Adventures with Bruce - A Paternal Tradition Runs into Trouble in the Modern Age

by Ferdinand T Cat

Being that this is Father's Day, I thought I'd tell a story about Bruce and his children.

It is traditional in Bruce's family that parents are responsible for their children's education. When Bruce was growing up, his father spent many hours explaining the ins and outs of history, politics, and culture. Bruce performs the same function, but it's a different world than it was thirty years ago, and there are some glitches in the general plan.

A typical example is something that happened a few weeks ago while The Girl Who Feeds Me was studying for a history final. She was reviewing the unit about the causes of the French Revolution, and Bruce launched into a discussion of the role of the middle class and the effects of the famine of 1789. After about a minute, she demanded he stop, saying

Dad! I don't want to know the truth! I have to remember what our teacher told us!

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Homeland Stupidity: Your children are being brainwashed

 

Funny Stuff - Weekend's

by Peg-Eye Nate
  • Jon Swift: The Retirement of Bill Gates from Microsoft Is No Big Deal
  • Don Surber: The DNC's Dot-com Con
  • IMAO: Fun Facts About Michigan

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June 17, 2006

Confused Americans for Truth - The Democrats Take Off in a New Direction

by Ferdinand T Cat

I know what some of you are thinking. You're saying to yourself Maybe the new direction is North! They're all going to move to Canada! Sorry, but it's a purely rhetorical direction, and as Don Surber points out, it's not really all that new.

As a service to those of you who do not want to see pictures of Nancy Pelosi, I've included the verbatim plan below.

A NEW DIRECTION FOR AMERICA


Democrats offer a New Direction, putting the common good of all Americans first for a change and will:

Make Health Care More Affordable: Fix the prescription drug program by putting people ahead of drug companies and HMO’s, eliminating wasteful subsidies, negotiating lower drug prices and ensuring the program works for all seniors; invest in stem cell and other medical research.

Lower Gas Prices and Achieve Energy Independence: Crack down on price gouging; eliminate billions in subsidies for oil and gas companies and use the savings to provide consumer relief and develop American alternatives, including biofuels; promote energy efficient technology.

Help Working Families: Raise the minimum wage; repeal tax giveaways that encourage companies to move jobs overseas.

Cut College Costs: Make college tuition deductible from taxes; expand Pell grants and slash student loan costs.

Ensure Dignified Retirement: Prevent the privatization of Social Security; expand savings incentives; and ensure pension fairness.

Require Fiscal Responsibility: Restore the budget discipline of the 1990s that helped eliminate deficits and spur record economic growth.

To read more about Democrats’ New Direction for America click here: http://www.democraticleader.house.gov/...

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123beta: Open Trackback Weekend #5
The Dumb Ox: Pelosi Promises
Woman Honor Thyself: Winne the Pooh dumped
The Bullwinkle Blog: Last Laughs

 

June 16, 2006

EMAIL Hell - An Important Step Forward in Email Fraud

by Ferdinand T Cat

In any communication-related enterprise, it's important to be aware of the changing cultural context and the emergence of new technologies.

Realizing that most people know how a Nigerian scam works and are simply too busy to read a long, drawn-out EMAIL, the scammers have come up with a new, more concise way to present their case. Here's an example we found in our inbox today.

I AM RICH BUT SICK I NEED U TO KEEP MY FUND AND GIVE TO CHARITY

The problem is that it has the feel of an instant message instead of legitimate correspondence. As a public service, I'm offering to scammers the right to use the following equally concise but more grammatically correct message which I developed myself.

I want to rip you off. Please reply.

Honesty is the best policy, after all.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Funny Stuff - Friday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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June 15, 2006

Catblogging - Coming Out of the Cupboard

by Ferdinand T Cat

Coming out of the cupboard
Even though it's warm and enclosed, it turns out that the video game cupboard is a really bad place to nap.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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The Dumb Ox: Corrupt Dems and Real Heroes
Planck's Constant: Natan Sharansky Talks with Bloggers MP3
Blue Star Chronicles: Born to be Wild Weekend Open Post
Mind of Mog: Carnival Of The Cats #117

 

Funny Stuff - Thursday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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The Cat's Meow - 06/15/06: Squeaking

by Ferdinand T Cat
It is true that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but a wheel that squeaks too much is going to get replaced.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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Notes from Ferdy - Ann Coulter on the Tonight Show

by Ferdinand T Cat

Bruce hasn't watched television for a long time, because he claims a TV show is much better when you watch it on DVD. As a result, I was totally unprepared when he tuned in to Wednesday evening's appearance by Ann Coulter on The Tonight Show. Great leaping bunnies, people, network television is absolutely chock-full of SPAM! There was everything from a pitch for Viagra to lottery commercials. About the only thing missing was the stranger looking to move money out of Nigeria. How can you stand it?

Anyway, Ann Coulter handled herself well, as always. Host Jay Leno seemed to think it was dangerous to put Ann on the same stage as George Carlin, but she treated him with respect, so he was hardly in a position to launch a partisan attack. The audience was apparently heavy with Coulter fans, because all of the anti-Bush jokes in Leno's monologue fell flat.

Ann expressed surprise that liberals had become unhinged by her attack on activist 9/11 widows but didn't at all seem to mind being called "godless". Leno felt that Ann's message was being obscured by the way the message was delivered. (He particularly noted Ann's use of the word "broads".) Ann maintained that the attention focused on this small part of her book was the death knell for grief politics.

She has a point. Click around on the news sites for a while. Analysts are arguing that Ann's attack is simply a PR gimmick or that she's being too harsh. Nobody, however, is arguing that Ann is fundamentally wrong. Think about it.

Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to the blonde chick to your right, It is now open season on useful idiots.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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Blue Star Chronicles: Ann Coulter and Conservative Cat

 

June 14, 2006

Funny Stuff - Wednesday

by Peg-Eye Nate

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June 13, 2006

Funny Stuff - Tuesday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Morgnet: Weekend at Zarqie's

 

Laura Ingraham - Kennedy on Byrd and Fencing

by Ferdinand T Cat

On today's Laura Ingraham show, she played some clips of Senator Ted Kennedy [D-MA] lionizing his fellow Democrat Senator Robert Byrd [D-WV]. Both are among Laura's favorite targets.

Senator Kennedy chose to recite one of Senator Byrd's favorite poems, an 1895 tome called The Ambulance Down in the Valley. It is rather unfortunate that Kennedy himself chose to recite this poem, because the author, Joseph Malins, was one of the leading members of The International Organization of Good Templars and the poem was presented as an argument for the prohibition of alchohol.

But of course, even if Kennedy had no idea of the poem's original purpose, using a poem about fences during the current immigration debate is insane. Yes, Senator: a fence on the border is MUCH better than rounding up the illegals after they've already crossed.

I love metaphors as much as the next man, but you have to remember you can prove almost anything with the things. Kennedy and Byrd would be better off sticking to epigrams. I have one that makes exactly the same point without bringing in all those messy drinking and immigration connotations. In fact, I think Kennedy should study all my epigrams and start applying them to his legislative agenda. Of course, I wish more Republicans would do the same thing. Heck, in a sane universe they'd put me in charge of the whole Congress!

But while we're waiting for that happy day, it's probably a good idea that Senator Kennedy put a fence around his metaphors, because he's spending way too much time in the rhetorical ambulance.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

Trackposted to Blue Star Fencing, Third World Fences, Plank's Fence, Case Notes from the Fenced Asylum, Adam's Fence, and Basil's Ambulance Down at the Bottom.

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Web Site News - Unkymoods are Back

by Ferdinand T Cat

Those cute little line-drawn mood icons are back.

Unkymoods, created by Marc Lutz, are scribbles bloggers used once upon a time to display how they were feeling at any given moment. The moods range from normal feelings like agitation to surreal feelings of toastiness. When I started blogging Unkymoods was a big deal and you could see them all over the place.

Last year the original Unkymoods site went offline. Now Peter Keung of Peter's Useful Crap has brought them back under the name Punkymoods.

To get Punkymoods displayed on your site, all you have to do is register at the Punkymoods site and then insert some HTML code on your main page. You can change your mood at any time at the Punkymoods web site and the new mood will appear automatically.

Peter has stated that the Punkymoods service will always be free of charge, but will not turn down a donation to help him defray costs.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

Trackposted to The Business of America is Cuddly, Church and Confusion, Pirate's Guilt, Common Folk Using Ditzy Sense, and Jo's Meeting Place for People Seeking Serious Mirth.

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Carnivals - Big Rocks, Stupid People

by Ferdinand T Cat

We have a nice contrast in new carnivals today. One is about personal growth, and the other is about personal stupidity.

First we have the BIG ROCKS Roundup.

Welcome to the BIG ROCKS Roundup! This is a carnival to showcase the best content from bloggers and other online sources relating to personal growth and human evolution. This is a forum to post and read the best and most intriguing insights on what it means to be human and what we are to do with this information. If you have a post that explores the nature of reality, origins of the universe, spirituality, psychological issues, values, beliefs, modern society or anything else you think might be relevant to someone concurrently seeking self-awareness and purpose, PLEASE SUBMIT IT! Self-awareness and the search for meaning are to this century what greed and narcissism were to the last. BIG ROCKS is a medium for this passage.

Submissions are due every alt. Sundays, 9am ET, and guidelines can be found here.

The Carnival Of Stupid People is looking for stories about the other end of the human scale.

We’ve all come across stupid people. They’re everywhere. I even devoted an entire category to the subject. The purpose of this carnival is for entertainment. The humor of humanity. Humor. Hate will not be tolerated. Think of it in this manner (thanks to Bill Engvall) have you ever wanted to say, “Here’s Your Sign?” If so, this carnival is for you. I would prefer an actual post in your blog, posted no longer than a week beforehand-- however since this is new I will accept older posts-- just make sure you provide the correct link to the actual post.

The Stupid People Carnival has two editions per week, so submissions are due at 9pm on Tuesday OR Thursday. Guidelines can be found here.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Catblogging - Multitasking

by Ferdinand T Cat

Ferdy peering over the arm of the chair
One of the most important components of the bargain between cats and humans is that we are supposed to get rid of vermin, whether it be mice, rabbits, magazine salesmen, or (as in this case) moths.

The problem is, this particular moth is currently circling above the lamp next to Bruce's desk, and if it intends to do that for the next few hours I have no intention of remaining poised to spring the entire time. So, I'm resting in my chair while at the same time keeping an eye on the moth.

I figure eventually the thing is going to have to land, and 10 seconds after that happens, he's MINE.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Notes from Ferdy - In Which I Paean Ann Coulter

by Ferdinand T Cat

Like many of you, I have mixed feelings about Ann Coulter. On the one hand, she delights in vexing her political opponents. It is wrong to take pleasure in the discomfort of others, so what she's doing is wrong.

On the other hand, she makes me laugh.

There is always the temptation, when one is a superior life form, to start listing things that should and shouldn't be funny. For example, one could argue that the Chuck Jones Road Runner cartoons are essentially a one-joke show with a limited premise, while State of the Union is sophisticated, topical, and insightful. The truth is, however, that the Road Runner is funny and State of the Union consistently falls flat.

Ann makes us laugh because she dares to say things no one else will say, and her statements are so outrageous that even people who hate her end up talking about her latest book. Last year I argued that Cindy Sheehan's protest was more about generating certain feelings instead of solving the problems of the Middle East. I made an effort to stay just inside the borders of good taste. As a result, the article wasn't one-tenth as convincing as Ann's infamous Commander-in-Grief column.

The problem here is not Ann Coulter, it's David Letterman. Back in January, Letterman attacked Bill O'Reilly's criticism of Cindy Sheehan on the basis of the fact O'Reilly hadn't lost a child in the Iraq War. That's an idiotic argument, but it had traction because we've reached a point where opinions are judged based on who people are instead of whether or not what they're saying makes any sense. If anyone can tell me of a way to change this situation without a full-scale New-York-Times-bestselling kick in the teeth, I'm all ears.

Until then, I'm recommending Godless to everyone. Grab a copy and then put yourself in a highly public place so people can see you reading it.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

Trackposted to Kicking Out Loud, Pirates! Kick Their Teeth!, Freedom Kick, The Kicked Ox, Jo's Kickboxing, Planck's Tooth-Kick, and Basil's Swift Application of a Foot to the Lower Part of the Face.

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June 12, 2006

Funny Stuff - Monday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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June 11, 2006

Funny Stuff - Weekend

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Blue Star Chronicles: Bush Rains on Murtha Parade
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Now That's What I Call Having Boning Issues
Freedom Watch: Tuesday Open Post

 

June 10, 2006

Confused Americans for Truth - Blind Spots in the Analysis of the Post-Zarqawi Era

by Ferdinand T Cat

I have noticed that the news analysis of Zarqawi's death seems to be decidedly ambiguous. A typical article is this one-- Zarqawi's many roles in the Iraqi tragedy suggest his demise may have side effects that are very difficult to predict. This is very different from the news analysis of Haditha-- How the Haditha killings could haunt the GOP in the midterm elections.

I appreciate that journalists need to be careful in the Information Age, because your predictions remain visible long after they cease to be a remote possibility. If they had been as careful about predicting the 2004 election as they are about predicting the consequences of Zarqawi's death, maybe we wouldn't have so many people stuck on the idea that the 2004 election was stolen.

The interesting thing is that Iraqi civilians were much less ambiguous in their reaction to the news of Zarqawi's death. This is probably because Zarqawi spent a lot of his time killing Iraqis. It is this latter fact that has caused some reporters to express hope that Zarqawi's successor will be a nicer sort of terrorist that only hits military targets.

It bothers me a little bit that we have journalists trying to figure out what would be best for the terrorists and not what would be best for the people of Iraq. Although Iraq is still considered a war zone, the fact is that the U.S. military has been hard at work restoring Iraq and rebuilding its infrastructure. If we're going to ask for a new direction by the terrorists, then it seems to me the best choice would be to have them go out and help build the schools and irrigate the farms. The sooner these projects get completed, the sooner the infidels will be able to go home. Plus, a new school is much less likely to kill innocent civilians than an improvised explosive device.

Part of the problem may be that journalists only cover the fighting, not the building. It's easier to remain balanced when talking about fighting because it's all about winning and losing. When you're building, you only have winners, and if the building is being supervised by the United States military, you run a very real risk of looking like some sort of shill for the Bush administration instead of a tough, independent journalist.

I understand that problem. But I think the journalists need to recognize that this cuts both ways. If they keep this up, there's an even bigger risk they'll look like shills for the terrorists.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Freedom Watch: SEPARATION OF PERVERSION & NORMALCY
The Bullwinkle Blog: Last Laughs (Special Zarqawi Edition)
Planck's Constant: Murtha's Audience reduced by FBI

 

June 9, 2006

Funny Stuff - Friday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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June 8, 2006

Funny Stuff - Thursday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Canadian Shocker
Right Truth: Evil Lies About Glenn Reynolds
Blue Star Chronicles: Self Pity Open Trackback Weekend

 

Catblogging - Hard Cheese

by Ferdinand T Cat

Standing at a corner looking disappointed
Lately, the children have been playing a video game called Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows. This particular game has a very annoying feature: to restore health, you have to pick up a piece of cheese. That would be okay, except that it's a multiplayer game and Nate and the girls play it together as a team. This means that they're constantly yelling There's a piece of cheese over there or That guy dropped some cheese!

As you can imagine, when I arrived in the hallway and discovered they were talking about a video game, I was pretty seriously disappointed.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Adventures with Bruce - Drinking Chocolate Through a Straw

by Ferdinand T Cat

Drinking chocolate through a straw
To the women of the household, the chocolate fountain is an elegant, fun way to serve fruit or pastry dipped in chocolate. Peg-Eye Nate, however, prefers a more direct approach.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Notes from Ferdy - An Important Message from the U.S. Military

by Ferdinand T Cat

The first thing Bruce does each morning is check the news, and this morning the top story in our right sidebar was this link from TMH's Bacon Bits, which is a spoof about how the Left will spin the story of Al-Zarqawi's death.

Oddly enough, that was also Bruce's first thought: how is this going to be spun?.

The truth is, we live in the Information Age, and while the specific purpose of the Iraq incursion is to create an island of democratic capitalism in the Middle East, the goal of the War on Terror is to send a message. The message is If you are a terrorist we are going to stop you. It was delivered Wednesday night by U.S. warplanes acting on information by Jordanian intelligence sources and Iraqi civilians.

It's an important message. There's another message out there, which is If you kill enough civilians, Americans will lose heart and go home. This is a bad message, because it means that if you fly planes into enough buildings, you can choose the direction of American foreign policy. We don't want to encourage people to fly planes into buildings.

That's why I know which of those two messages I want to spread.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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June 7, 2006

Funny Stuff - Wednesday's

by Peg-Eye Nate

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EMAIL Hell - Hollywood Intermediate Is Still a Bad Buy

by Ferdinand T Cat

Last week I wrote an article about Hollywood Intermediate, a penny stock that is being touted by an aggressive spam EMAIL campaign. The spam EMAILs claim the stock will reach $4.50 in 7 days. In actual fact, during the past seven days the stock has lost a quarter of its value and is now hovering around $1.00.

The interesting thing is that the EMAIL campaign has been so severe that the authors are now inserting spaces into the name "Hollywood Intermediate" to fool the anti-spam filters. I've never understood this logic. Why try so desperately to reach people who don't want to see your message? It especially makes no sense when you consider that I'm a superior life form and cannot fail to remember that each new notice predicting a rise to $4.50 has a lower starting price!

I swear, it's not the annoyance of the spam that bothers me, it's the implication that somewhere out there in the world there's a person stupid enough to fall for this.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Adventures with Bruce - Riding a Bike

by Ferdinand T Cat

There's a common human metaphor about riding a bike. When someone says something is just like riding a bike, they mean that once you learn it, you never un-learn it. No matter how long the skill has been idle, it comes right back when you need it.

The important thing you need to know about this metaphor is that riding a bike is NOT just like riding a bike. The other day the Girl Who Feeds Me tried to go bike riding with Bruce and it was a complete disaster. Although he could more or less maintain upright, he was unable to steer. Fortunately, before he went too far he figured out that if you lean all the way to one side the bike stops. I'm told that there are less painful ways to do it, but both he and the Girl decided at that point that the experiment was a failure and went for a walk instead.

Anyway, I thought everyone would want a heads-up on this.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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June 6, 2006

Funny Stuff - Tuesday's, If the World Hasn't Ended

by Peg-Eye Nate

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June 5, 2006

Funny Stuff - Monday

by Peg-Eye Nate

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Notes from Ferdy - Conservative Feminism

by Ferdinand T Cat

Ann Coulter with a gun
If we do elect a female President, it should be someone that can strike fear into the hearts of terrorists.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Freedom Watch: Monday Night &Tuesday Open Post

 

EMAIL Hell - Visa Theft Card

by Ferdinand T Cat

Today we received several copies of a phishing EMAIL that pretends to be from the Publix Employees Federal Credit Union. The EMAIL is peddling a Visa gift card, a plausible service given that PEFCU already provides several Visa-related services. If you click on the link, you're taken to a page that asks for your login information.

This is a run-of-the-mill identity theft campaign, but it's interesting to me because the recipient address in one of the EMAILs was the phony address huhnknkjph@mkrules.net.

Yes, folks, it's true. Not only are we getting spam to our real EMAIL addresses, we are also getting spam sent to the fake addresses made up by spammers.

This has got to stop.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Freedom Watch: Monday Night &Tuesday Open Post

 

Web Site News - Pet Flight

by Ferdinand T Cat

The blog Pet Flight has been added to our Research Central sidebar in the Knowledge section.

Pet Flight is devoted to the needs of people who want to fly with their pets. This has always been a problem for me. In fact, I can think of few recipes for disaster more certain than putting Bruce by himself in a sealed cabin full of other humans.

Anyway, we get a lot of cat and dog lovers at this site. If you're one of them and you want to take a trip with your animal companion, check out Pet Flight.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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June 4, 2006

Carnivals - Lots of New Carnivals

by Bruce the Human Pet

The Cavalcade of Risk is dedicated to helping folks understand what risk is, and how to manage it. It's about business and finance, of course, but it's also about risks in our everyday lives and personal relationships. Submissions are due every other Monday, and guidelines can be found here.

The Carnival of Family Life is also new. Everybody likes to talk about their family, especially if you have kids. Here's a place where you can sit down, have a cup of coffee and share your thoughts, stories and experiences. It can be informative, funny or inspiring. It's up to you. Stop by and check it out! Submissions are due every Sunday, midnight (hawaii time), and guidelines can be found here.

The Personal Development Carnival is for original blog articles which cover any area of personal development: health, finances, spirituality, career... anything which provides information on how the reader can create a better life.. Submissions are due every Friday, 11pm PT, and guidelines can be found here.

The Persecution Blog Carnival is sponsored by the Persecution Blog in partnership with The Voice of the Martyrs, and is dedicated to showcasing articles about Christian persecution around the world. Submissions are due every 9 pm ET for a weekly carnival on Fridays, and guidelines can be found here.

The Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants is looking for posts that contain advice, tips, or resources for the nonprofit community No sales pitches! Submissions are due every Fridays, 8 pm ET, and guidelines can be found here.

The Garden Fest is for anything gardening related. Submissions are due every 15th of the month, and guidelines can be found here.

The Carnival of Career Intensity is a little different. According to the organizer, Dave Lorenzo:

Each week I’ll pick five posts I think best demonstrate Career Intensity from the submissions I receive. I am looking for posts that add value to careers of my readers. Preference will be given to posts that are funny and in some way stroke my ego. I am aware that this criterion is totally subjective and unfair. Please don’t e-mail me to complain. Complaints will only serve to make me angry – which will decrease your chances of winning.

The carnival opens on Saturday at 9 AM (Eastern Time) with Post Number Five that week. Post Number Four goes up at 11AM. Post Number Three goes up at 1PM. Post number Two goes up at 3PM. And the big winner for that week goes up at 5PM. I will run each post in its entirety and provide a link to the contributing blog.

Submissions are due every Thursday at 5PM ET, and guidelines can be found here.

The The Carnival of Art is centered around the visual arts. Creating art, writing about art, art news, art philosophy and the art world in general. Submissions should be well written with no spelling mistakes and fall into one of the categories Creating Art, Art History, Art Philosophy, The Biz, or Art News. Submissions are due every Tuesday, and guidelines can be found here.


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Windows Hell - The Overzealous Popup Blocker

by Ferdinand T Cat

A few days ago our friend Gary Cruse of The Owner's Manual contacted Bruce about a problem he was having in both Internet Explorer and Firefox: when he tried to search for the word advertisement in a search engine, the browser would close.

This made it very difficult for him to search for web sites about advertising.

Eventually Gary found the problem and let us know. He is using a popup-blocking application called System Mechanic Professional 6 Popup Blocker. A common trick for identifying popup windows is to look for the word advertisement in the URL. So, the overzealous popup blocker thought the main browser window was a popup.

False positives like this are problems for everybody. When the Gremlin was very young, she had slippers that looked like mice. I thought I was doing my job, but it ended badly. If a superior life form can be fooled, then an artificial intelligence is bound to have problems.

In any case, if your browser starts closing mysteriously, now you know where to look.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Funny Stuff - Long Time

by Peg-Eye Nate

I told Bruce this was a mistake, putting me in charge of the Funny Stuff. Although I guess it's better than nothing...

Maybe.


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Catblogging - The Mighty Hunter

by Ferdinand T Cat

Click for full-size image.
Only a tiny stripe of darkness peeking over the top of the chair arm betrays the presence of the mighty hunter as he awaits his unsuspecting prey.


Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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The Girl Who Feeds Me - Strange Plot Device from Another Planet

by Ferdinand T Cat

The Girl Who Feeds Me is a big fan of musicals. Lately, she's been buying collections of musicals on DVD and watching them.

Many musicals claim to be based upon real events, but often the facts are all bent out of shape in order to suit the needs of the plot. For example, in The Sound of Music the von Trapp family escapes over the mountains into Switzerland, when in fact they took a train to Italy and then emigrated to America by boat.

This is nothing, however, compared to the egregious errors in Yankee Doodle Dandy. The movie is supposed to be a biography of George M. Cohan, the real-life composer of such tunes as Over There and Give My Regards to Broadway. At one point in the film (this is just so unbelievable), Cohan is asked by the government to publicly promote American foreign policy and he agrees to do it.

I guess back in the Nineteen-Forties people would believe anything.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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Web Site News - The Important Thing Here is That It's Not My Fault

by Ferdinand T Cat

Bruce has always been the weak link in this operation, and it's been a tough week.

His main responsibility at work is maintaining a government web site dedicated to genetic research into pathogens. The site is part of a group of projects designed to find how to kill pathogens or render them harmless.

The problem is that since Thursday, something was tampering with the site and taking it offline. Each day Bruce would fix the damage, and the next day it would be busted again. The good news is that yesterday they figured out what was going on (an automated update program gone awry) and it's not going to happen again. The bad news is that the fancy gene-browser application that draws chromosome maps is still not working.

Bruce is, of course, meeting this challenge with his usual suave aplomb, but Peg-Eye Nate has gotten him to stop crying, and Barb Gigamaster assures me she can talk him down from his perch on the roof, so we should be back to normal soon.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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