Notes from Ferdy

316 entries

• The Gremlin's School Day Debriefing
  Every school day, when The Gremlin gets home from school, she gives Bruce and myself a breathless recitation of the day's news. Today's news was that she accidentally got hurt while being beaten up by a close friend. Apparently, yesterday...
  
  # At March 19, 2009 3:52 PM | Tags: family high school humor love The Gremlin
• Bailouts and Bonuses
  Everybody's upset about the AIG bonuses. The logic here is simple. AIG needed money to survive, and the American public doesn't want the money spent on frivolous things. The problem is that the bonuses are a consequence of contractual agreements...
  
  # At March 18, 2009 4:10 PM | Tags: AIG bailouts Barack Obama conservative economics Edward Libby executive pay liberals philosophy politics stupidity
• Ann Coulter Topless
  
  
  # At March 10, 2009 12:49 PM | Tags: Ann Coulter culture feminism humor satire
• Another Obama Miracle
  It turns out that the polar ice cap is not melting as fast as we thought, and in fact government predictions of an ice-free North Pole are simply wrong. Now, some people are arguing that this is just one more...
  
  # At February 22, 2009 4:22 PM | Tags: conservative Global Warming government humor satire science stupidity
• A Nation of Cowards
  Our country has, in the past century, come a long way, but in one important aspect, we are merely fooling ourselves. When it comes to honest discussions of stupidity, we are a nation of cowards. A lot of you may...
  
  # At February 19, 2009 10:00 PM | Tags: Barack Obama conservative Eric Holder greed humor mortgage relief politics satire stupidity
• From Financial Crisis to Financial Circus in a 800 Billion Painful Lessons
  
  
  # At February 9, 2009 5:10 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats economics humor Illinois liberals satire Senate stimulus
• A Weird Google Moment
  Google has a new feature which identifies sites that contain spyware or viruses. Right now, it's erring heavily on the side of false positives, which leads to things like this. If only we'd had this information last November... Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand...
  
  # At January 31, 2009 8:40 AM | Tags: Barack Obama Google humor
• A Rare Opportunity for Kudos
  I don't get to say this often. but today I am proud of the Republican party. Not a single GOP member of the House voted for the stimulus. Good job, guys! Remember, even if it were true that we have...
  
  # At January 29, 2009 4:36 PM | Tags: conservative politics Republicans stimulus
• A Minor Mistake by Our New President
  For some time now, Barack Obama has been saying that even with his economic stimulus package, the economic recovery will be long and slow. This is true, but it is not the whole truth. What our President almost certainly meant...
  
  # At January 27, 2009 9:14 AM | Tags: Barack Obama economics humor politics
• A Unique Opportunity for Illinois
  It appears that the Democrat-controlled Illinois Legislature is plotting to impeach Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. The idea is that with Blagojevich being arrested for bribery and corruption, they have an excuse to grab the privilege of appointing the individual who...
  
  # At December 9, 2008 6:58 PM | Tags: Barack Obama conservative Democrats economics health care humor Illinois liberals politics Rod Blagojevich satire trends
• And Then There's Lucky
  
  
  # At November 28, 2008 6:58 PM | Tags: Barb cats conservative culture family humor love Lucky philosophy Thanksgiving
• Sailor Moon's Cat
  It's amazing how many people come to this site looking for the names of cats in popular culture. It's not what we're about here, but I hate to send people away unsatisfied. Sailor Moon's cat is named Luna. The cat...
  
  # At November 22, 2008 12:38 PM | Tags: cats Charmed culture humor Kiki's Delivery Service Sabrina Sailor Moon
• The Law of Supply and Revenge
  It's time for another Shockwave Flash movie about economics. If you're using Internet Explorer, you may have to override a security setting to see it. Trackposted to Rosemary's Thoughts, The Random Yak, Right Truth, DragonLady's World, Cao's Blog, Leaning Straight...
  
  # At November 21, 2008 9:59 PM | Tags: bailouts Barack Obama Boots capitalism cats economics humans humor regulations revenge Sailor Moon The Girl
• Living in a Time Warp
  Over the weekend, we received an EMAIL from Matt Kassens of St. Blogustine. Matt and his blogging partner Kevin Gleeson have designed a new bumper sticker which features the old liberal line about dissent being the highest form of patriotism...
  
  # At November 11, 2008 12:30 PM | Tags: Barack Obama bumper stickers conservative Democrats Illinois politics St. Blogustine
• The Dog Days of the Obama Era
  Okay, it's been a rough couple of days for the new President-elect. First, there were problems with campaign workers not being paid. Then, during his first post-election press conference, he makes a lame joke about Nancy Reagan. Argh. Whatever virtues...
  
  # At November 8, 2008 1:17 AM | Tags: Barack Obama cats Democrats dogs humor Nancy Reagan satire
• Money Talk
  Okay, so maybe I was wrong and you can buy an election....
  
  # At November 5, 2008 7:20 AM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 campaign finance reform conservative humor journalism Republicans
• The Amazing, Incredible, Stupendous, Wonderful, and Very, Very Nifty Dialectic Effect
  
  
  # At November 3, 2008 2:03 AM | Tags: Barack Obama communism conservative dialectic Georg Hegel history Karl Marx liberals philosophy politics
• Be Afraid: This is How Illinois Politicians Think
  It seems logical that since Barack Obama is an Illinois politician, and Illinois politicians are mostly idiots, Illinois citizens would be hesitant to elevate him to a higher office. This, of course, is sloppy reasoning, because the truth is that...
  
  # At October 28, 2008 12:51 AM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative geese government humor Illinois satire
• South Park Predicts the Future
  South Park is popular with many conservatives, mostly because it's so politically incorrect. Bruce is a bit too squeamish for most episodes, but when he's out of the house, Peg-Eye Nate and The Girl like to watch the DVDs, so...
  
  # At October 20, 2008 6:11 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 cats conservative culture satire South Park The Girl
• A Financial-Crisis Video With Lots of Nifty Graphs
  My musings on the current financial crisis have been hampered by the fact that I don't have enough facts at my fingertips to verify my suspicions. and Bruce can't help me because he's reloading the NMPDR database.. Ann Coulter (whom...
  
  # At September 29, 2008 4:54 AM | Tags: Barney Frank campaign 2008 Community Reinvestment Act conservative economics finance housing politics
• A Great Day for America
  It's been a difficult week for me. Congress was rushing ahead with a bailout plan that was sure to contain all sorts of silly oversight rules, similar to what got us into this mess. Then, John McCain stepped in and...
  
  # At September 26, 2008 11:17 AM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 Congress conservative debate Democrats economics finance John McCain panic
• New, Upbeat, Conservative
  
  
  # At September 6, 2008 7:37 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative humor John McCain Sarah Palin
• Sarah Palin Topless
  It's been a really wild week. Bruce was just getting ready to take a few days to unwind when they told him his deadline for the next NMPDR database has been moved from next month to next week. As a...
  
  # At September 5, 2008 1:16 PM | Tags: Barack Obama blogging campaign 2008 conservative feminism humor John McCain liberals politics Sarah Palin satire women
• The Limbaugh Factor in VP Selection
  Over the next few weeks, Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be analyzed to death in terms of what she means for the campaign and for the election. My predictions will, as usual, be held until after the election happens....
  
  # At August 29, 2008 8:54 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 Joe Biden Rush Limbaugh Sarah Palin
• Lawsuit Time and Obama's Image Problem
  A Hillary Clinton supporter is suing the DNC on the grounds that Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen. Meanwhile, the Obama campaign is suing to block an ad linking the Senator with a former terrorist. It's lawsuit time as...
  
  # At August 27, 2008 11:17 PM | Tags: advertising Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative humor John McCain lawyers satire William Ayers
• Cindy McCain Topless
  
  
  # At August 7, 2008 12:40 AM | Tags: Cindy McCain culture humor John McCain journalism parody
• The Crazy Campaign Promises of Barack Obama
  In 1975, three years into the governorship of independent Democrat Daniel Walker, Bruce was approached by a political science student and asked his opinion of Governor Walker's performance in office. Walker had made many grandiose promises during his campaign, none...
  
  # At August 6, 2008 10:22 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative Daniel Walker economics energy Hillary Clinton John McCain oil Paris Hilton politics
• It's All About the Carter Years
  Barack Obama's new TV ad is all about pockets. He talks about Bush and McCain being "in the pocket of Big Oil", then talks about oil companies filling their pockets every time you fill up your tank. Obama plans to...
  
  # At August 4, 2008 9:02 AM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative economics energy Jimmy Carter John McCain oil windfall profits tax
• This is an INSIDE JOKE for Brad Paisley fans ONLY
  A United Airlines flight from Des Moines to Denver was delayed for six hours because they had to check it for ticks. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At July 9, 2008 6:34 PM | Tags: air travel Brad Paisley country music humor ticks
• Rosemary's News and Ideas
  Rosemary of Rosemary's Thoughts has long been a friend to this blog. Recently, she opened up a new blog called Rosemary's News and Ideas. Rosemary was the first person to report that Laura Ingraham would be back on the air...
  
  # At July 2, 2008 1:16 AM | Tags: blogging conservative Laura Ingraham Rosemary's Thoughts
• The Uncontrolled Genetic Engineering that Nobody's Talking About
  We all know the very real dangers of genetic engineering. Forward-thinking environmental groups such as Greenpeace have long warned against it, yet some of the most dangerous and uncontrolled genetic experimentation in the history of the planet is taking place...
  
  # At June 16, 2008 2:18 PM | Tags: antibiotics bacteria Barack Obama conservative environmentalism evolution genetic engineering Greenpeace humor John McCain medicine metagenomes microbiology mozzarella cheese NMPDR Organic Consumers Association paranoia philosophy prophage satire science staphylococcus aureus
• A Frustrating Message in my Inbox
  I received an email today with the subject We caught you on hidden cam ferdy. Naturally, I was intrigued, because I can't imagine anything that would be more interesting than a video with me in it. Tragically, the idiots who...
  
  # At May 29, 2008 7:13 PM | Tags: Boots cats humor satire Scott McClellan spam video
• Why We're Not About to Buy a Macintosh Computer Any Time Soon
  In the spring of 1984, while on the rebound from his third major career disaster, Bruce hooked up with a small software house in Chicago that was trying to create a new type of spreadsheet. They shopped the idea to...
  
  # At May 12, 2008 3:50 AM | Tags: Bill Gates capitalism computers conservative economics Macintosh paranoia philosophy Windows
• A Disaster Involving Pizza Cheese and Boots
  Bruce has managed to lose over 40 pounds on a diet whose centerpiece is a custom home-made pizza. All home-made pizzas around here involve Sargento's shredded mozzarella cheese, and any time you have Bruce working with shredded cheese there's a...
  
  # At April 22, 2008 12:40 PM | Tags: Boots cats humor mozzarella cheese Sargento's The Girl
• In Which I Set the Record Straight
  There are some rumors I need to quash before they spread too far. First, we all have lame days, and even a superior life form has accidents. I hurt my eye, and it got a little swollen. While it is...
  
  # At March 29, 2008 1:12 PM | Tags: Boots cats family humor Lucky
• This Could Explain How We Ended Up With McCain
  Poll: Most Americans don't read political blogs Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At March 10, 2008 4:20 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 democracy John McCain polling
• Boulder City Official Loses Mind, Proposes Anti-Cat Legislation
  From the Associated Press via Boulder, Colorado's NBC affiliate and linked on the Drudge Report. A Boulder official wants to push an ordinance that would require cat owners to keep their pets inside so they don't kill birds and other...
  
  # At March 10, 2008 12:17 PM | Tags: animal rights Bruce Bland cats conservative humor local politics predators stupidity The Fox and the Hound The Interloper
• Blogging Like a Pro
  Trackbacks we send to Pink Flamingo are routinely bounced, and the trackbacks she sends to the Ping Festival sidebar have to be filtered out because they destroy the page layout. This means that I periodically have to link to her...
  
  # At March 9, 2008 3:22 PM | Tags: Blog Harbor blogging Pink Flamingo trackbacks
• Obama Will Make Change
  From the gang at Rifftrax... Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At March 4, 2008 5:42 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 humor RiffTrax satire
• A Small Note from Me to the McCain People
  Given that Barack Obama is the likely nominee, the McCain Beats Hillary ads that keep showing up in our Google ad bar are starting to look kind of stupid. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At February 25, 2008 6:44 AM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 conservative Hillary Clinton humor John McCain
• Another School Shooting
  It is always upsetting to hear of a school shooting, but it is especially frightening if you have a personal connection to the school. Bruce got his MS degree at Northern Illinois University. It's also where he met his wife....
  
  # At February 15, 2008 2:27 AM | Tags: conservative DeKalb emotions gun control NIU philosophy school shootings
• Our Path to November 4
  Okay, so Romney's out, and McCain wants us to "join together for the good of the party". Just so you know: I have no intention of doing any such thing. That's not what conservatives are about. I will work for...
  
  # At February 7, 2008 4:35 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative John McCain Mitt Romney philosophy Republicans
• The McCain Solution
  It occurs to me that we are looking at this McCain thing from the wrong angle. John McCain gets his heroic reputation from two basic tendencies: cooperating with his enemies and screwing his friends. The problem is, the inside-the-beltway world...
  
  # At February 6, 2008 2:48 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative humor John McCain satire
• Bill Clinton Admits to the Existence of Shame
  In a stunning reversal of a lifetime spent testing the boundaries of propriety, former President Bill Clinton admitted yesterday that there are some things he finds shameful. The Associated Press attempted to bury this shocking turnabout in a long, rambling...
  
  # At January 24, 2008 12:40 PM | Tags: Barack Obama Bill Clinton campaign 2008 conservative Hillary Clinton humor Matt Drudge satire
• Nonexistent Poll Shows Romney, Thompson Leading GOP Race
  If opinion polls are going to be off the mark anyway, then we might as well report the results that we want. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At January 16, 2008 10:38 PM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative Fred Thompson humor Mitt Romney polling satire
• 2007 and 2008
  Once again, it's time for our annual wish that all our readers have a At the start of each new year, most pundits make their predictions for 2008. Long-time readers will know that I never predict the future, only the...
  
  # At January 2, 2008 11:40 AM | Tags: 2007 2008 campaign 2008 Congress conservative Democrats Global Warming happy new year Harry Reid humor immigration reform Iraq liberals Oliver Stone predictions satire
• Exploding Hair Tongs
  Bruce has always been concerned about the presence of a live bomb in the steering wheels of modern cars, but it never occurred to him that hair care products had the same potential. The explosive item in this case was...
  
  # At December 18, 2007 11:55 PM | Tags: butane chaos theory curling irons explosives fire gas hair care
• A Greeting With Absolutely No Hidden Agenda
  Barb Gigamaster has informed us that her school counselor Larry Disch reads this blog. We would like to welcome Mr. Disch to our family of readers, and ask him that he remind Barb at the earliest possible opportunity of how...
  
  # At December 11, 2007 10:09 AM | Tags: Barb family humor Larry Disch web comics
• A Really Good Idea About Mortgage Relief
  Hillary Clinton is talking about mortgage relief, and so is George W. Bush. Hillary's plan involves a combination of mortgage relief for borrowers in trouble, plus a mandated freeze on the rates of certain sub-prime loans. This is very different...
  
  # At December 5, 2007 6:10 PM | Tags: anti-spam campaign 2008 conservative George W. Bush Hillary Clinton humor mortgage relief satire spam stupidity
• In Which I Bravely Submit Myself as a Subject for Medical Testing
  This story has been popping up all over the place in the past few days. In essence, there is a recent surge in cases of rickets, a bone disease caused by a lack of vitamin D, phosphates, or calcium. Vitamin...
  
  # At November 27, 2007 11:59 PM | Tags: cholecalciferol health risks humor mozzarella cheese parody rickets Sargento's vitamin D
• It's All My Fault, and I'm Sorry
  On the front page of today's Drudge Report you can find the following little item about the upcoming Democrat debate. CNN's Wolf Blitzer has been warned not to focus Thursday's Dem debate on Hillary. 'This campaign is about issues, not...
  
  # At November 13, 2007 11:52 AM | Tags: campaign 2008 conservative debate health care Hillary Clinton humor Iraq issues politics satire SCHIP
• Chemotherapy in Cats
  We get a lot of people looking for information about chemotherapy in cats who land on this page. I hate for people to leave the site without finding the answers they seek, so I thought I should do an article...
  
  # At October 24, 2007 4:10 PM | Tags: cancer cats chemotherapy health care
• Rest in Peace, Catherine Forsythe
  Chris Muir's Day by Day web comic is familiar to anyone who cruises the right side of the blogosphere. A few days ago, Day by Day went on temporary hiatus due to a family emergency. It appears the family emergency...
  
  # At October 14, 2007 11:53 AM | Tags: cancer Catherine Forsythe Chris Muir Day by Day web comics
• The Phony Soldiers Story
  I can't believe we're still seeing news stories about the goofball Rush Limbaugh quote. I swear, if we could muster this much enthusiasm for putting an end to terrorism we'd be out of Iraq by now. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At October 10, 2007 11:39 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats Iraq liberals Rush Limbaugh satire
• This is Simply Unbelievable
  Big Dog reports that 40 employees of Palisades Medical Center face possible civil and criminal fines for leaking information about George Clooney's motorcycle accident to the press. This is insane, folks! What I'm hearing is that it took 40 people...
  
  # At October 10, 2007 2:22 AM | Tags: George Clooney health care humor Palisades Medical Center Park Wise Animal Hospital satire socialized medicine
• Okay, It's Time to Talk Politics
  This is supposed to be a political site, and I've mostly been talking about TV and movies lately. This is probably because when Bruce is really depressed he likes to watch DVDs. The Cubs did not do well in the...
  
  # At October 8, 2007 7:48 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 Chicago Cubs Christianity conservative Hillary Clinton humor John Edwards poverty satire television War on Terror welfare
• The Temeraire Books
  Lately Nate and Bruce have been reading the Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik. The books tell the story of the dragon Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, who are fighting on the side of the British during the Napoleonic Wars....
  
  # At September 26, 2007 6:24 AM | Tags: Anne McCaffrey books cats culture dragons Eragon fantasy historical fantasy humor Naomi Novik Napoleonic Wars Temeraire The Girl
• Well Now, of Course, I Feel Completely Foolish
  I have heard that all cats go to heaven. If that is true, then it is a good chance God doesn't want to have to compete with The Other Cat for control of the place once she gets there. My...
  
  # At September 22, 2007 7:06 PM | Tags: humor philosophy religion The Other Cat
• Bad News for America's Oldest Political Party
  Even Osama bin Laden has lost faith in the Democrats. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At September 9, 2007 6:11 AM | Tags: conservative Democrats humor Iraq Osama bin Laden
• Sonic and the Secret Rings
  The principle behind Sonic and the Secret Rings for the Ninteno Wii is pretty simple. To the left, you see a typical player trying to make a difficult jump in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Players know intellectually that swaying to...
  
  # At September 1, 2007 1:08 AM | Tags: Barb humor Nintendo parody Sega Sonic and the Secret Rings Sonic the Hedgehog video games Wii
• A Very Serious Case of Bad Taste
  I think of myself as a fairly tolerant cat, but there are some things that simply cannot be allowed in a civilized society. I am, of course, talking about fat-free mozzarella cheese. If you are going to make a hideously...
  
  # At August 15, 2007 4:49 PM | Tags: cats fat-free foods health humor mozzarella cheese Sargento's
• More Evidence of Global Warming
  
  
  # At August 9, 2007 5:45 PM | Tags: Al Gore conservative environmentalism Global Warming humor parody
• The Dems Finally Get Something Accomplished
  President Bush just signed a law expanding the government's authority to engage in warrantless wire-tapping. I take back everything I said about the Democrats being unable to get anything done. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat Trackposted to Perri Nelson's Website, The...
  
  # At August 6, 2007 3:54 AM | Tags: Congress conservative Democrats humor intelligence wiretapping
• Justice Roberts Hospitalized
  Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has been hospitalized after a fall at his summer home in Maine. Apparently, the fall took place on a dock outside the house, and it was caused by an unknown type of seizure. Justice...
  
  # At July 30, 2007 6:14 PM | Tags: cats John Edwards John Roberts Maine Supreme Court The Gremlin The Interloper
• You Have Two Years to Fix Your TV
  Congress is concerned about the lack of broadcast bandwidth, so on February 18, 2009, broadcast television will switch from analog to digital. Digital TV takes less bandwidth than analog TV. Some of the bandwidth freed by the switch will be...
  
  # At July 27, 2007 1:05 PM | Tags: Congress digital television Heroes humor television The Girl
• An Essay on the Dangers of Turning Off the Brain
  Living as I do with a movie buff, I see a lot of films. Bruce recently went on a Ridley Scott marathon, and as a result I ended up watching a film called Black Rain, which was pretty awful, and...
  
  # At July 18, 2007 12:16 AM | Tags: Black Rain conservative humor movies philosophy primates Ridley Scott
• Long Overdue Snideness Festival
  Bruce and I have been on fairly cool terms for the past few days, but we've agreed that if I let him spend today working, he'll let me have the computer again tomorrow. In the meantime, he agreed I can...
  
  # At July 7, 2007 5:10 PM | Tags: Barack Obama campaign 2008 cats conservative Hillary Clinton humor Iraq protein shampoo
• This Just In
  Lewis "Scooter" Libby has had his sentence commuted, and will not have to serve jail time for the offense of lying to cover up something that never happened. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At July 3, 2007 7:08 PM | Tags: conservative humor parody perjury Scooter Libby
• The Name You're Looking for is "Socks"
  A whole bunch of people from California are coming to this site to find out the name of Bill Clinton's cat. The Clinton cat was named Socks. Socks is still alive, but he is no longer with the Clintons. In...
  
  # At June 14, 2007 2:49 AM | Tags: Betty Currie Bill Clinton cats conservative Hillary Clinton humor Socks
• The Trials of a Suburban Predator: A True Story
  The Invader tries to run. Eons of evolution give me the advantage: There is no escape from my magic eyes. One leap, and he is Mine! But hold! Human footsteps approach! Away I must go so I can eat in...
  
  # At June 11, 2007 7:19 PM | Tags: carelessness cats humor hunting
• I Can't Help Feeling Sorry for Paris Hilton
  A lot of people are happy that Paris Hilton is back in jail. There is, of course, the fact that people thought her early release was unfair, and this is a valid point, but to a certain extent, I can...
  
  # At June 8, 2007 11:57 PM | Tags: cats culture humor Paris Hilton
• Dog Bites Man, Sun Rises in East, Chinese Toothpaste Contains Poison Additive
  The FDA has no evidence that any of the tainted toothpaste has been imported into the United States, but they are not taking any chances. Toothpaste exported from China to Panama and the Dominican Republic have been found to contain...
  
  # At May 28, 2007 7:35 AM | Tags: airline deregulation China conservative DEG Democrats economics glycerin liberals poison politics regulations Republicans toothpaste
• It's Time to Kill the Human Brain Myth
  It's frequently said that humans only use 10% of their brain. This is part of the premise of the Steven King novel The Dead Zone and the TV series it spawned: Johnny Smith lost the use of part of his...
  
  # At May 7, 2007 10:26 PM | Tags: biology brains humor mass murder pregnancy satire
• Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Eat Cat Food
  A new group of pet foods have been recalled because of possible melamine contamination. These are preemptive recalls pending FDA product tests and are generally because the foods contain imported rice protein. Doctors Foster & Smith Chicken & Brown Rice...
  
  # At May 2, 2007 10:59 AM | Tags: Blue Spa Select cat urine cats Chicken Soup corn gluten cyanuric acid Doctors Foster & Smith Harmony Farms health risks Lick Your Chops melamine Natural Balance pet food recall rice protein
• Sheryl Crow is Not as Dumb as You Think
  
  
  # At April 23, 2007 9:49 PM | Tags: conservative environmentalism Global Warming humor satire Sheryl Crow
• The Executive Game
  We now have a new Flash game on our Fun and Games page. In The Executive Game, you play the role of a manager who is presented with a series of transactions. For each one, you must decide whether to...
  
  # At April 22, 2007 5:05 AM | Tags: conservative decision theory Flash games predictions probability The Executive Game
• A Scientific Explanation of Snow in April
  
  
  # At April 11, 2007 8:47 AM | Tags: conservative Global Warming humor satire snow weather
• It's Time to Do Something About Global Warming
  We are living in the Global Warming Moment. This is mostly because of the concept of carbon offsets. You can buy carbon offsets from companies such as TerraPass and MyClimate. There are some people who think the whole carbon offset...
  
  # At April 3, 2007 9:38 PM | Tags: carbon offsets conservative environmentalism Global Warming heat-seeking missiles humor hunting MyClimate satire shotguns spatulas squirrels TerraPass trees water vapor
• Pet Food Problem Starts to Spread
  Purina has recalled its Alpo Cuts-in-Gravy products. Previously, it had recalled some of its Mighty Dog food because it had been manufactured by Menu Foods. This new recall is because the wheat gluten used in the Alpo Cuts-in-Gravy is of...
  
  # At March 31, 2007 10:38 PM | Tags: Alpo fertilizer Friskies gravy health risks melamine Menu Foods Mighty Dog pet food pet health Purina sauce
• A Music Video Situation
  I am not a fan of country music in general, but I think the song in this music video is really cool, which means that it is clearly a cut above the norm. Honestly, I don't understand why a teenage...
  
  # At March 13, 2007 5:54 PM | Tags: Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood family humor music music video parody
• A Huge Miscalculation by a New Web Site
  A few days ago, I received an EMAIL from the people at OURCountry.com asking that I review their web site. Their description of the site is as follows: Now in beta, OURcountry.com delivers nine irreverent channels of politically incorrect videos,...
  
  # At March 11, 2007 7:32 PM | Tags: cats conservative humor MySpace OURCountry.com satire YouTube
• Do Consequences Matter?
  I was over at A Few Shiny Pebbles, and I read this article about the War on Terror. In it, Bruce's friend Minta quotes Teddy Roosevelt about the need for courage and sacrifice in the face of evil. The implication...
  
  # At February 22, 2007 10:28 PM | Tags: conservative Iraq philosophy War and Peace War on Terror
• A Modest Proposal for JetBlue
  One of the casualties of this record cold February has been the reputation of JetBlue airlines. JetBlue stranded hundreds of passengers on the ground during last week's winter storms. While all airlines were affected by the storms, JetBlue proved that...
  
  # At February 19, 2007 1:12 PM | Tags: Al Gore Climate Change conservative environmentalism Global Warming humor JetBlue lawyers satire
• In Which I Make a Completely Unselfish Suggestion That Has Nothing to Do With Me Taking Over the World
  James Joyner of Outside the Beltway has an article about the stagnating growth of the political blog. Of course, the original research he cites is very limited (because it does not separate cat-oriented political blogs from non-cat blogs), but he...
  
  # At February 7, 2007 8:24 AM | Tags: advertising blogging humor James Joyner mozzarella cheese Sargento's satire trackbacks
• Is There Any Problem Iran Can't Solve?
  Apparently, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning a big announcement on February 11. Among the topics planned are a herbal cure for AIDS and a great leap forward in the nuclear race. The problem is that this is not Ahmadinejad's...
  
  # At February 5, 2007 8:16 PM | Tags: conservative Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nuclear proliferation skepticism
• Super Bowl XLI
  This is Chicago. We're used to it. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At February 4, 2007 8:59 PM | Tags: Chicago humor Illinois parody sports
• A Better Idea for Turner Broadcasting
  
  
  # At February 1, 2007 7:01 PM | Tags: advertising Aqua Teen Hunger Force cartoons humor television
• The Barack Obama Marriage Gambit
  Cao of Cao's Blog has an article on Barack Obama over at Associated Content. Cao lives in Illinois, and as a result is more conversant than most in Obama's history. Barack's problem is that nobody really knows where he stands....
  
  # At February 1, 2007 9:40 AM | Tags: Barack Obama Blair Hull campaign 2008 conservative Hillary Clinton humor Illinois Jack Ryan parody
• Will Global Warming Cause Hell to Freeze Over?
  I'm a cat. I have simple needs. I can be extremely happy with no more than a warm place to sit and a small bowl of Sargento's Mozzarrella Fancy Shred. This is important, because I think being cheerful makes the...
  
  # At January 30, 2007 6:44 PM | Tags: cats conservative Global Warming humor mozzarella cheese Sargento's
• In Which I Offer an Olive Branch
  A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal reported on a move by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon to investigate corruption in the distribution of U.N. funds. Now, I am no fan of the U.N., and I think the corruption...
  
  # At January 24, 2007 5:55 AM | Tags: Ban-Ki Moon conservative Democrats hope philosophy politics UN
• A Positive Iraq Plan for the Democrats
  I've been thinking about what the Democrats could do to make radical Muslims more comfortable with America. Pulling out of Iraq is a start, of course, but it's proving difficult to get any real consensus on how and when to...
  
  # At January 17, 2007 1:38 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats free speech humor Iraq Islam Muslim pornography terrorism War and Peace
• Standing at a Safe Distance from a Lame Duck President
  Republican Senators are not famous for their courage, and Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman has become an excellent example of the breed by placing himself in a position to be heralded as an opponent of Bush's new plan for Iraq. The...
  
  # At January 16, 2007 9:49 PM | Tags: Adam Putnam conservative George W Bush Iraq journalism Norm Coleman terrorism War on Terror
• A Psychic Ripple in the Ethereal Plane
  Although Pat Robertson is getting the most press, a recent poll and an examination of apocalyptic web sites does indicate to me that something bad is about to happen. After a careful analysis of patterns in all the available predictions,...
  
  # At January 3, 2007 5:39 PM | Tags: Democrats Nancy Pelosi Pat Robertson Washington DC
• My Predictions for 2006
  The holiday is over, and Conservative Cat is back! As you know, this is the time of year when most news organizations start making their predictions for the next year. It is, of course, a silly process, because in a...
  
  # At January 2, 2007 8:13 PM | Tags: 2006 Barack Obama conservative Hillary Clinton humor Iraq Osama bin Laden predictions Saddam Hussein
• Saddam Hussein's Final Exit
  I am who I am, and I take no pleasure in the death of Saddam Hussein. Killing vermin is a job, not an art. Layla of The Hill Chronicles has the reaction of the New York Times to Saddam's death....
  
  # At December 29, 2006 10:35 PM | Tags: conservative Iraq New York Times Saddam Hussein War on Terror
• Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
  Perhaps the most revealing story about former President Gerald Ford is a statement from the man who built his career by portraying Ford as a clumsy imbecile-- Chevy Chase. "Later on we became friends and he was a very, very...
  
  # At December 27, 2006 11:24 PM | Tags: anti-semitism Chevy Chase conservative Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
• Rush Limbaugh and the Cat Thing
  The folks at Carry On America told me I should look at this article about Rush Limbaugh and his cat. It turns out Rush made a joke about how his cat helped him to understand women. Here is how Rush...
  
  # At December 12, 2006 4:46 AM | Tags: cats conservative politics Republicans Rush Limbaugh
• In Which I Direct a Hissy Fit at Joe Gannon of Cat Fancy Magazine
  Dear Mr. Gannon I am totally appalled by your article Hi-Tech Fun in the January 2007 issue of Cat Fancy. While there is nothing untrue in the article, you completely understated the vast power cats have accumulated in the blogging...
  
  # At December 7, 2006 11:56 PM | Tags: blogging Cat Fancy cats
• Gian Carlo Gets a Home on the Web
  Gian Carlo is a book about a highly intelligent Siamese cat, as seen through the eyes of one of his pets. It was written by Dr. Burr Brundage, a historian who resembles in many particulars the narrator of the book,...
  
  # At November 30, 2006 8:19 PM | Tags: Burr Brundage cats Gian Carlo
• Using New Forensic Techniques to Profile a Criminal Mastermind
  There has been much ado recently about a composite drawing of legendary serial killer Jack the Ripper. Of course, it would be a great thing to finally close the book on one of the most famous unsolved cases of all...
  
  # At November 24, 2006 5:28 PM | Tags: George Chapman humor Jack the Ripper law enforcement satire The Interloper
• Michael Richards Has a Meltdown
  Michael Richards, best known for his portrayal of the goofy Kramer character on the TV show Seinfeld, became incensed at a group of hecklers during a performance at a comedy club and let loose with a profane racial tirade. The...
  
  # At November 20, 2006 9:30 PM | Tags: anger cats Hillary Clinton Hollywood Mel Gibson Michael Richards political correctness
• Opportunity for Cat Lovers in Chicago Area
  If you live in the Chicago area and you have cats in your household, a market research firm in Oakbrook Terrace wants to hear from you. Marketing SOS is conducting a survey on canned cat food during the week of...
  
  # At November 18, 2006 5:57 AM | Tags: cats mozzarella cheese Sargento's
• The If-I-Did-It Book Series
  O J Simpson has just confessed to a crime he claims he didn't commit in a bizarre attempt to cash in on the murder of his ex-wife over a dozen years ago. This was apparently set up by one of...
  
  # At November 17, 2006 4:09 PM | Tags: Al Gore Barack Obama Bill Clinton conservative Democrats Global Warming humor If I Did It Iraq John Kerry O.J. Simpson satire Ted Kennedy
• My Pledge to Liberals
  Bruce's friend Murray of Hitting Metal with a Hammer pointed us to this article, which dissects the Liberal Pledge email that is making the rounds and that is now displayed prominently on Michael Moore's web site as well. It's possible...
  
  # At November 16, 2006 6:56 AM | Tags: capitalism economics liberals Michael Moore Nancy Pelosi predictions socialized medicine taxes
• Looking Forward to a Safer Future
  I've decided to stop moping about the election and instead put my vast talents toward helping the Democratic National Committee get their message out. Unfortunately, they rejected my request for funding, so instead of a high-production YouTube video, all I...
  
  # At November 1, 2006 6:06 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats flash videos humor satire
• Really, There Was No Need for Them to Get Abusive About This
  I have had the idea for this ad campaign ever since the Dixie Chicks Controversy, and when John Kerry made his statement on education and the military, I thought it meant the Democrats were ready for my idea. I guess...
  
  # At October 31, 2006 8:32 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats Dixie Chicks humor John Kerry satire
• I Think We Really Do Need Single-Issue Voting
  In the past few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about conservatives staying home in November to protest the general failure of Republican politicians to adhere to conservative values. This is especially difficult here in Illinois, where the top...
  
  # At October 25, 2006 6:19 PM | Tags: conservative Democrats Illinois Iraq Republicans voting
• Today's Mailbag
  I received two emails from other bloggers today. First, iamericanright wanted me to plug his new video. It's a silent film, starting with examples of different kinds of fascism over the past decades and ending with a tribute to American...
  
  # At October 22, 2006 2:26 PM | Tags: Blog of the Day email Fascism mozzarella cheese Peg-Eye Nate World Famous Recipes
• A Possible Solution to the Earthquake Crisis
  Yesterday Papua, New Guinea was hit by an earthquake. This makes two quakes in rapid succession. Last year we had an epidemic of hurricanes, and most experts believe that this was due to global warming. It's equally obvious that this...
  
  # At October 17, 2006 5:17 AM | Tags: conservative earthquakes environmentalism Global Warming New Guinea satire skepticism
• Kim Jong-Il Lives, Unfortunately
  North Korea's dictator is now making threats. Here's the latest, via My Way News If the U.S. keeps pestering us and increases pressure, we will regard it as a declaration of war and will take a series of physical corresponding...
  
  # At October 12, 2006 4:04 AM | Tags: China conservative Democrats economic sanctions France Japan Kim Jong-Il North Korea nuclear proliferation
• Please Don't Look at This Video
  Matt Drudge reports that David Zucker produced this commercial for the Republican party, but GOP strategists feel that it goes too far. As a favor to the Republican National Committee, do not look at this video. There is a serious...
  
  # At October 10, 2006 8:04 PM | Tags: David Zucker liberals Republicans satire terrorism
• North Korea Shows Us How Terrifyng We Are
  Don Surber reports on North Korea's successful nuclear test. Japan and South Korea are unhappy about this, mostly because the wacky antics of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il are more worrisome when you're in missile range of the guy. Many...
  
  # At October 9, 2006 12:10 PM | Tags: Desert Storm Don Surber Kim Jong-Il Lebanon North Korea nuclear proliferation Sudan Tom Clancy UN War on Terror
• Today's Feel-Good News Stories
  Mary Katherine Ham over at Townhall.com has collected a series of news stories about women killing and maiming criminals. Among mammals, it is generally the female who is responsible for protecting the children, so kick-ass ladies make the best mates....
  
  # At September 25, 2006 6:54 AM | Tags: cats feminism Mary Katherine Ham The Interloper The Other Cat Townhall.com
• Good News for Mel Gibson Fans
  Good news for Mel Gibson fans: he has come out against the Iraq War, likening it to a form of "human sacrifice". Earlier this year, Gibson got in trouble for blaming Jews for most of the wars in the world....
  
  # At September 25, 2006 4:50 AM | Tags: anti-semitism Cindy Sheehan conservative diversity Hollywood Iraq Mel Gibson political correctness
• Sugar Bush Squirrel Throws Her Hat in the Ring
  Fans of Tammy Bruce already know this, but Sugar Bush Squirrel has decided to run for President. There is no question that a candidate who knows how to recognize a nut would have value in the White House. Plus, Sugar...
  
  # At September 21, 2006 2:32 AM | Tags: conservative dinosaurs nuts predators squirrels Sugar Bush Squirrel Tammy Bruce
• It's Time to Get Real
  I understand that what I'm about to say will demand of many people a major shift in their view of how the world works. I also realize that it is a very different world today than it was 40 years...
  
  # At September 13, 2006 9:16 PM | Tags: assassination CIA conspiracy Osama bin Laden skepticism terrorism
• The Path to the Path to 9/11
  In my never-to-be-humble opinion, ABC really has no choice but to pull The Path to 9/11 now that Clinton's lawyers have gotten into the act. I think, however, ABC could salvage some of its investment by making a docudrama about...
  
  # At September 9, 2006 7:05 PM | Tags: ABC conservative Democrats George Ryan Path to 9/11 politics satire television
• Iran's Marketing Strategy for a Nuclear Future
  My biggest problem with Iran is that I don't know the extent to which the people who run the place believe their own PR. What cannot be denied is that President Ahmadinejad is being sold as a hot new pop...
  
  # At September 7, 2006 4:59 PM | Tags: conservative Iran John Kerry Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nuclear proliferation
• BBC Plans Virtual Assassination, Orson Welles Has No Comment
  Bruce and I heard about this story on today's Tammy Bruce show. BBC4 is apparently planning to air a documentary-style simulation of the assassination of President Bush called Death of a President. The bad news is that this new documentary...
  
  # At August 31, 2006 1:36 PM | Tags: Death of a President George W Bush hysteria movies Tammy Bruce television terrorism Tony Blair
• Because It's An Emergency, We Expect a Long Deliberation
  Later today, we will be taking bets on whether or not the European Union decides that Hassan Nasrallah should be put in charge of disarming Hezbollah. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat Trackposted to Conservative Disarmament, Urban Cease Fire, Third World Munitions,...
  
  # At August 21, 2006 12:00 PM | Tags: conservative European Union Hassan Nasrallah Hizbollah humor Lebanon
• Terror Fears Get Scary
  A group of passengers about to fly from Spain to London on Monarch airlines refused to let the plane take off until a pair of suspicious-looking passengers was removed. While the passengers had every right to be concerned, what they...
  
  # At August 20, 2006 9:02 PM | Tags: ACLU Ben Franklin conservative George W Bush hysteria liberty security terrorism
• Democrats Sort of Agree on New Primary Schedule
  One of the biggest problems we face in Presidential elections is that the primaries cease to matter after the beginning of March. John Kerry was essentially unopposed after March 3 in 2004, and in 2000 John McCain gave up on...
  
  # At August 20, 2006 2:39 AM | Tags: Democrats Howard Dean humor John Kerry John McCain presidential race primaries
• Cindy Sheehan Suffers Dehydration
  Not being a superior life form like myself, Cindy Sheehan does not know how to conduct a proper hunger strike, so she has been admitted to a hospital in Waco, Texas. The Associated Press reports that Ms. Sheehan is being...
  
  # At August 12, 2006 8:34 PM | Tags: Cindy Sheehan conservative humor hunger strike Iraq mozzarella cheese Sargento's satire War and Peace
• Chaos Reigns in Wake of Terror Plot, Ben Franklin Nowhere to be Found
  Yesterday the British government uncovered a plot to blow up numerous airplanes in mid-flight. The plot involved the use of explosive gels that were to be hidden in hand luggage. This new idea for sneaking deadly technology onto a plane...
  
  # At August 10, 2006 3:18 PM | Tags: air travel Ben Franklin conservative terrorism
• Lieberman, McKinney Lose in Primaries
  Neither Joe Lieberman nor Cynthia McKinney will be representing the Democratic party this November. Lieberman, who ran as Vice-President in 2000, lost to businessman Ned Lamont, who has no political experience, but campaigned heavily against the Iraq War, which Lieberman...
  
  # At August 9, 2006 2:41 AM | Tags: 9/11 Cynthia McKinny Iraq Joe Lieberman
• Cynthia McKinney in Scuffle with Newspaper
  Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is suing the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for libel. The AJC reportedly stated that Ms. McKinney hit a policeman with her cellphone. In fact, we do not have any definitive details on the incident. For all we know, she...
  
  # At August 2, 2006 12:35 AM | Tags: conservative Cynthia McKinny humor journalism lawyers parody
• Castro Illness Threatens World Stability
  Castro's surgery on Monday night disturbed pundits the world over because he temporarily put his brother in charge of running Cuba. Despots tend to keep a tight hold on the reins because there's really no point in being a despot...
  
  # At August 1, 2006 11:15 PM | Tags: Cindy Sheehan communism conservative economics Fidel Castro George Ryan Hugo Chavez humor Janet Reno Kim Jong-Il Mahmoud Ahmadinejad oil Oliver Stone Raul Castro
• Minimum Wage Hike Passes House, But At Least I'm Not Bitter About It
  House Republicans have passed a bill containing a minimum wage increase and an estate tax cut. Democrats are in favor of the minimum wage increase, but opposed to the estate tax cut. In general, a minimum wage increase also increases...
  
  # At July 29, 2006 8:07 PM | Tags: Congress Democrats economics humor liberals minimum wage unemployment
• Rocket Science on the Lebanon Border
  Over on MSNBC the top story is Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's latest explanation of his strategy in the Lebanon War. On Fox, he's making threats, On CNN, his tirade is four paragraphs down in a general story on the war,...
  
  # At July 29, 2006 3:51 PM | Tags: CNN Hassan Nasrallah Hizbollah Iran Israel MSNBC Syria terrorism
• Fun with Howard Dean
  Matt Drudge is having some fun with DNC chairman Howard Dean. Note the arrangement of the headlines. Dean Says Iraqi PM an 'Anti-Semite'... Compares FL GOP candidate Katherine Harris to Stalin... Calls for End to Divisiveness... Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At July 27, 2006 1:38 AM | Tags: Democrats Howard Dean humor
• Martha Stewart with Neil Cavuto on Fox News Channel
  This is the real promotional description for today's Neil Cavuto show, featuring style guru Martha Stewart. In times of crisis around the world, are people still "nesting" -- shopping and buying more things to decorate their homes? Plus, can Hezbollah...
  
  # At July 26, 2006 1:20 PM | Tags: Hizbollah humor Martha Stewart Neal Cavuto
• We Need Another Approach to Militant Islam
  Long before I was born, it was considered inevitable that the Soviet Union and the United States would eventually destroy the entire world in a bath of nuclear fire. It was on television, it was in movies and comic books,...
  
  # At July 24, 2006 11:52 PM | Tags: Cold War communism dating humor Islam Lebanon Ronald Reagan satire terrorism
• Meditations on the Middle East
  We are told that the Rove Doctrine is dead. With violence engulfing Lebanon, and the Iraq parliament condemning Israel, it appears that democracy is insufficient to the task of turning away hatred. This may be the case, but if it...
  
  # At July 20, 2006 7:49 PM | Tags: conservative economics Iraq Israel Karl Rove Lebanon philosophy Zionism
• Dry Bones Blog Sees the Hidden Obvious
  You may have already seen the cartoon below, but in my opinion it can't be seen enough. It comes from this page on the Dry Bones Blog. Dry Bones is a daily cartoon by Israeli artist Yaakov Kirschen. He posts...
  
  # At July 18, 2006 6:55 PM | Tags: Dry Bones Israel web comics Yaakov Kirschen
• Leftists Stage Anti-War Protest in Tel Aviv
  Now matter how desperate the situation, how blatant the provocation, and how immediate the danger, you can still find enough leftists to stage a protest. I will give them credit. Some of them condemned Hezbollah as well as their own...
  
  # At July 17, 2006 2:54 AM | Tags: Cindy Sheehan Hizbollah Iran Israel Lebanon nuclear proliferation terrorism War and Peace
• The World Reacts to the Israeli War on Terror
  History tells me the most likely outcome of the current war in Lebanon and Gaza will be a complete victory by the Israeli Defense Force in a matter of a few weeks. Nonetheless, it is very easy to be alarmed...
  
  # At July 14, 2006 4:04 PM | Tags: Gaza Hizbollah Israel journalism Lebanon
• Cleaning Day
  
  
  # At July 14, 2006 1:41 PM | Tags: cats cleaning family housework The Gremlin vacuum cleaners
• Israel At War on Two Fronts
  Insurgents in Lebanon have captured two Israeli soldiers, prompting an attack into Lebanon from Israel. According to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the purpose of the kidnapping was to draw Israel into Lebanon in order to relieve the pressure on...
  
  # At July 13, 2006 6:25 AM | Tags: anti-semitism conservative Gaza Hamas Hassan Nasrallah Hizbollah Israel Lebanon Palestinians
• Chicago Subway Train Derailment
  At around 5:00pm local time, a Chicago Blue Line subway train derailed near Clinton Street and Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Chicago. There were many injuries, but few of them were serious, and no one was killed. Although an explosion and...
  
  # At July 11, 2006 8:22 PM | Tags: Blue Line Chicago CTA pizza terrorism train crash
• Hunger Strike Progress Report
  
  
  # At July 9, 2006 3:38 AM | Tags: Cindy Sheehan conservative Democrats humor hunger strike mozzarella cheese Sargento's satire Susan Sarandon War on Terror
• Notes on a Self-Evident Truth
  Today is the 230th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. My favorite part of the Declaration is where it says all men are created equal. The signers declared it to be a self-evident truth, but at the...
  
  # At July 4, 2006 9:06 AM | Tags: cats Christianity democracy Independence Day
• Clarifying Thoughts on Flag-Burning
  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...
  
  # At June 29, 2006 1:33 PM | Tags: conservative flag burning humor Peg-Eye Nate Supreme Court
• More MySpace Craziness
  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...
  
  # At June 28, 2006 12:39 AM | Tags: conservative family MySpace
• The Whole New York Times Thing
  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...
  
  # At June 27, 2006 3:21 AM | Tags: Bill Keller conservative George W Bush humor intelligence leaks liberals New York Times War on Terror
• Ann Coulter on the Tonight Show
  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...
  
  # At June 15, 2006 1:17 AM | Tags: Ann Coulter conservative George Carlin humor Jay Leno Jersey Girls television useful idiots
• In Which I Paean Ann Coulter
  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...
  
  # At June 13, 2006 1:59 AM | Tags: Ann Coulter Bill O'Reilly Chuck Jones Cindy Sheehan conservative David Letterman Godless humor Iraq New York Times Roadrunner State of the Union
• An Important Message from the U.S. Military
  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...
  
  # At June 8, 2006 12:08 AM | Tags: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi conservative Iraq journalism War on Terror
• Conservative Feminism
  
  
  # At June 5, 2006 12:02 PM | Tags: Ann Coulter campaign 2008 conservative humor terrorism
• Nobody in the News
  Every human parent will tell you that there is a spectral presence in their home named Nobody. When some minor catastrophe occurs, it is not uncommon for the children involved to claim that it's Nobody's fault. After a long career...
  
  # At May 28, 2006 11:50 AM
• Strange Visitor from Another Web Browser
  Today I received a sort of Funny Stuff submission from a guy who calls himself Hoboclown. It was in the form of an EMAIL, because the submitter claimed to have problems figuring out the Carnival Submit Form. Bruce followed the...
  
  # At May 23, 2006 8:08 PM
• A Problem With Video Mail
  Bruce received via EMAIL today a very embarassing video of me getting my teeth brushed. I want everybody to know that I am sincere in my beliefs and totally committed to the mission of this blog. I am not under...
  
  # At May 18, 2006 11:28 PM
• Beauty Unmatched
  Precise Plus Pet Products is holding a contest to find the most beautiful cat. Now I know what most of you are thinking: this contest will finally enable us to figure out whether the most beautiful cat in the world...
  
  # At May 17, 2006 11:43 PM
• Patrick Kennedy Crashes Without Burning
  There has been a lot of chatter about Patrick Kennedy's recent car crash. Nose on Your Face compares Patrick's problem to his father's disastrous fall off the bridge at Chappaquidick, while Wizbang compares Kennedy's drug problem to Rush Limbaugh's. A...
  
  # At May 7, 2006 1:20 AM
• Aaron Takes Another Hit for the Team
  Aaron's CC, the blog at the center of last weekend's cyberterror attack, has been hacked. Most pages are not found, and the main page's title has been rendered in Arabic. Aaron has been making daily backups, so very little was...
  
  # At May 2, 2006 9:31 PM
• Illinois Budget Briefing
  Our good friend Mark Gordon, the Issues Development Director for the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus, sent us a summary of the state budget for the next fiscal year. This is an election year, so Governor Blagojevich is pulling out all...
  
  # At May 2, 2006 3:02 PM
• The Hollywood Code
  The DaVinci Code is getting hyped like crazy as we approach its release date. The book is a fictional account of a conspiracy to conceal the fact that Jesus married and had children, implying that the whole thing with the...
  
  # At April 30, 2006 9:03 PM
• Please Stop the Madness
  Even a small annoyance can loom large when you see it over and over and over and over again. So, if you know the person responsible for this particular spam atrocity, please point out these very important facts to him....
  
  # At April 28, 2006 12:27 AM
• Economics and Politics of High Oil Prices
  Once again, it is a good time to review The Curse of Inventory Profits. One wonders why that article is not required reading for members of Congress. In any case, the news today is that Bush has brought prices down...
  
  # At April 25, 2006 11:27 PM
• Some May Call It Garbage
  
  
  # At April 17, 2006 10:22 PM | Tags: humor The Gremlin
• Update on the Sharon Stone Situation
  Distressed at the failure of Basic Instinct 2, actress Sharon Stone has announced that she will not star in Basic Instinct 3, but instead will direct it. The role of the sexually charged novelist Catherine Tramell will be played by...
  
  # At April 5, 2006 11:09 AM
• It's Official
  People who are currently not watching Bob Schieffer do the CBS evening news will be able to not watch Katie Couric starting sometime in early June. Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At April 4, 2006 9:45 PM
• No Jobs for Illinois
  One of the advantages of being an influential journalist is that you get EMAILs from high-ranking political operatives. One of these is a more-or-less weekly report on legislative activity from Illinois Senate Republican staffer Mark Gordon. Here's his report on...
  
  # At April 4, 2006 4:54 PM
• Dire Repercussions on the Dan Ryan
  Here in Illinois, it is often said that we only have two seasons-- winter and construction. Today the construction season opened with a big bang: the Dan Ryan expressway will be cut down to half its current width. Many Chicagoans...
  
  # At April 3, 2006 8:59 PM
• Looking at Immigration from a Capitalist Perspective
  As I have said before, capitalism is a law of nature, and you violate laws of nature at your peril. As long as life in the United States is significantly better than life in Mexico, people are going to want...
  
  # At April 2, 2006 11:59 PM
• Sharon Stone Suffers Psychotic Episode In Newspaper Interview
  In an interview with Liz Smith reported in today's Baltimore Sun, actress Sharon Stone went briefly insane. I think Hillary Clinton is fantastic. But I think it is too soon for her to run. This may sound odd, but a...
  
  # At March 27, 2006 11:59 PM
• More Evidence of Feline Superiority
  Humans may be the dominant life form on the planet, but this does not mean they're the smartest. No cat in the world, no matter how ardently pro-life, would EVER consider creating this nightmare sculpture as a monument to anything....
  
  # At March 26, 2006 8:21 PM
• Cats at Home of Bournemouth
  Bruce got an EMAIL today from an outfit called Cats at Home. Cats at Home is a start-up small business operating out of Bournemouth in the UK. Apparently, they are not very sophisticated about setting up on the Internet, because...
  
  # At March 26, 2006 1:58 PM
• Modern Technology at the Cook County Clerk's Office
  Today is the Illinois primary election. The Cook County Clerk's Office web site has this page set up to help you find your local polling place and print a sample ballot. If you put in Bruce's address, here is what...
  
  # At March 21, 2006 10:49 AM
• A Christian Perspective on Separation of Church and State
  As a superior life form, I look at the Christian God as more of a competitor than an object of worship. Even so, I have respect for Christianity because it is so much a part of the fabric of Western...
  
  # At March 16, 2006 11:53 PM
• A Modest Proposal for the Supreme Court
  While reading the latest news about the censure-Bush effort and Clooney's article in the Huffington Post, it occurred to me there may be a way out of our current political mess. All we need is a law against being a...
  
  # At March 14, 2006 3:24 PM
• I Am NOT Panicking
  I just saw the World Times article "Pet owners are told not to panic after German cat dies of bird flu" thanks to a link from Plains Feeder. I am a pet owner, and I have not panicked. Duct taping...
  
  # At March 1, 2006 9:49 AM
• Keeping Fit
  I get mail from friends and fans, and many of you have expressed concern about my weight, mostly because of my affection for various flavors of Sargento's Cheese. You do not need to worry, because I am still thin, mostly...
  
  # At February 28, 2006 9:29 AM
• Iraq Shows Cat-Like Wisdom and Moves Away from the Precipice
  Mensa Barbia has an article about America's history of gang violence. It includes a link to this very welcome news about peacemaking efforts by Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq. I've been thinking over the weekend about why I get so...
  
  # At February 27, 2006 5:48 AM
• The Port Mess
  I admit that my concern over the sale of U.S. ports to an Arab company was abated somewhat when I found out that Sargento's cheese is not imported. This transaction began as a corporate sale of a subsidiary with some...
  
  # At February 22, 2006 11:42 PM
• A Plan for the Oscars
  Everyone is expecting an Oscar sweep by Brokeback Mountain this year, and as a result, the Oscar telecast is very likely going to suffer from poor ratings. This is a serious problem. Whenever there's a politically correct movie about racism...
  
  # At January 31, 2006 7:58 PM
• How to Live with Multiple Cats
  Yesterday a woman named Kara asked a question in the comment section of my article on Cat Evolution. Kara is the pet of a Himalayan, and said Himalayan is upset at being in a new home with another cat plus...
  
  # At January 31, 2006 5:59 PM
• My Very Own Study of Brain Function
  This story in the Washington Post was featured on the Rush Limbaugh show and the The Drudge Report today. The story makes the following claim: Studies presented at the conference, for example, produced evidence that emotions and implicit assumptions often...
  
  # At January 30, 2006 5:07 PM
• It's Time to Make History at the Oscars
  By now, we are all pretty sure that the gay cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain is going to win big at the Oscars. This is going to be a huge problem because the ratings for the Oscar broadcast have been dropping...
  
  # At January 17, 2006 3:21 AM
• Notes on Cat Evolution
  Gary Cruse of The Owner's Manual sent us a link to a New York Times article describing how DNA has been used to track the evolution of the different members of the cat family. It's pretty good stuff, even if...
  
  # At January 7, 2006 1:40 AM
• An Important Political Message
  I have here a very important Flash video. Though it's intended for liberals, I'm posting it here in a spirit of cooperation and bi-partisanship. The video does include a music track, which I'm told is one of Chuck Brown's free...
  
  # At January 5, 2006 10:52 PM
• Reflecting on Ariel Sharon and the Intifada
  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been felled by a stroke. Stroke is one of the worst things that can happen to a human, because it affects the brain, and while the brain is only 2% of your body weight,...
  
  # At January 4, 2006 8:55 PM
• Predictions for 2005
    It is traditional at this time for journalists to ruminate on the past year and make predictions for the year to come. I, however, like to offer my readers something a little different, so I am calling on the...
  
  # At January 2, 2006 1:40 PM
• Happy Holidays to All
  Well, this is depressing. An inferior life form has managed to hit the nail on the head about what's gone wrong with Christmas this year. I must be getting old. Some time ago, I wrote about the recent discovery by...
  
  # At December 21, 2005 10:02 AM
• RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
  Don Surber is podcasting his entire blog. There can only be one reason he's doing this. Despite his tongue-in-cheek nomination of Jon Stewart for Dan Rather's job (click here for the audio), Don is actually putting himself forward as the...
  
  # At December 16, 2005 1:35 AM
• Potpourri
  It's a strange day. Bruce and I are hopping around the web looking for interesting news, and this is what we found. This just in: Republicans in the House believe that withdrawing from Iraq is "fundamentally inconsistent with achieving victory"....
  
  # At December 15, 2005 11:59 PM
• A Solution to the Air Marshal Problem
  I've decided I need to weigh in on the issue of the shooting of a deranged airline passenger in Miami. Air marshals say that Rigoberto Alpizar claimed to have a bomb in his bag. When they told him to drop...
  
  # At December 9, 2005 2:40 AM
• The Sony Question
  In the scope of a few years, Sony BMG entertainmant has created a fake film reviewer to praise its movies, instituted a spyware-like copy protection scheme for its CDs, and used free gifts to get its songs more radio play...
  
  # At December 5, 2005 1:08 PM
• Not Just Another Pretty Snowflake
  
  
  # At December 3, 2005 2:58 PM
• An Important Question About Church and Plasma Panel TVs
  Okay, I can understand why Circuit City is listed as a church in the yellow pages, because Bruce treats his gadgets like sacred objects. But why Lutheran? Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At December 1, 2005 4:38 PM
• It's Time to Panic About Don Surber
  I recently received some interesting documents from an anonymous source who works at a Kinko's in Texas. According to these documents, Don Surber and the mysterious "Poca Dot" are in fact one and the same. This means that the number...
  
  # At November 28, 2005 1:42 AM
• The Whole OSM Thing
  Don Surber has a round-up of reactions to the Open Source Media project. Included is the story of the co-founder left behind in the dust, a possibly-unintended snub to a major player, and more than one post about the general...
  
  # At November 22, 2005 1:33 PM
• Talking to Peg-Eye Nate
  Bruce's son Nate is currently attending the University of Illinois in Urbana, but Bruce and I talk to him every day thanks to the magic of MSN Messenger. This has led to an ugly rumor that I feel I must...
  
  # At November 15, 2005 8:07 PM
• I've Got Mail: Sam Alito and Abortion Rights
  I got the following message in the mail today, and thought it was a good starting point for a discussion. Where does Sam Alito get off thinking he has any power over a WOMAN'S right to choose in a democracy?...
  
  # At November 14, 2005 6:35 PM
• A Trip to the Vet
  I'm smart enough to understand that a trip to the veterinarian is necessary, but I object to the way it's done: all three cats go at the same time. This saves my family some time and money, but it means...
  
  # At November 14, 2005 11:28 AM
• Give Peace a Chance and Declare War on Israel
  People always ask Bruce how I can be so smart and still support the war in Iraq, so I thought I'd better explain it. Now, a lot of people get stuck on the whole Bush-lied-soldiers-died thing, but that means nothing...
  
  # At November 11, 2005 3:45 PM
• Bonfire of the Vanities #123 - Approximation of Failure
  Welcome to the 123rd Bonfire of the Vanities. The Bonfire is a chance for bloggers to expose themselves to ridicule in a controlled environment. It is not a tool for me to stroke my own ego at the expense of...
  
  # At November 8, 2005 1:26 AM
• New Milblogging Combine
  Today I received an emailed appeal from SPC Jean-Paul Borda of http://milblogging.com. Jean-Paul rightly guessed that I would be so flattered by his attention that I would agree to publicize his new blog combine. In SPC Borda's own words: Milblogging.com's...
  
  # At November 4, 2005 7:33 PM
• Please Help Me
  You know, I try to be objective about things and not let my emotions cloud my judgement. However, there are some things that cannot be tolerated. We must demand an immediate halt to all media coverage of yesterday's closed session...
  
  # At November 2, 2005 10:48 AM
• The Importance of Being Extreme
  I must say I'm getting mighty tired of the pejorative use of the term "extremist". Democrats in particular seem to think that the winning strategy in any confrontation is to tag the opposition as extreme or radical. I think that...
  
  # At November 1, 2005 1:41 PM
• Seeking a Decision by Al-Qaeda in Wilson v. Alito
  One of the hidden assumptions that separates liberals and conservatives is the belief in unintended consequences. It is skepticism about unintended consequences that leads people to believe Bush deliberately wanted Katrina victims to suffer. It is a firm belief in...
  
  # At November 1, 2005 9:00 AM
• An Anomaly Explained
  Our friend Mark T. of Cutting Edge of Ecstasy sent us this article about the adventures of Emily, a Wisconsin cat who stowed away on an airplane and ended up in France. When things like this happen, it's common for...
  
  # At October 30, 2005 7:39 PM
• Harriet Miers and the Cubs/Sox Rivalry
  Today's big political news story is that Harriet Miers has withdrawn her nomination to the Supreme Court. The big sports story is the World Series victory of the Chicago White Sox. As a Cubs fan and a Bush supporter, I...
  
  # At October 27, 2005 9:55 AM
• AllKids Bill Getting Murkier
  Extreme Wisdom has some tools you can use to put a stop to the proposed AllKids plan for Illinois. AllKids is a socialized medicing program for Illinois children, similar to the John Kerry plan I ridiculed last November. The AllKids...
  
  # At October 26, 2005 9:40 AM
• Termites
  While checking out My Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, I stumbled across this post which relates the termite troubles of Scott at Speed of Thought. Scott had some questions I felt uniquely qualified to answer, so here goes. Do you have any...
  
  # At October 25, 2005 4:44 PM
• Camp Katrina Wants to Change Hurricane Naming System
  The guys at Camp Katrina have come up with a new idea: instead of giving hurricanes human names, we should give them Star Wars names. Here is the post describing the concept. The list begins like this: Anakin Boba Fett...
  
  # At October 23, 2005 5:27 PM
• Health Care Crisis Looms in Illinois
  Illinois conservative activist Bruno Behrend of Extreme Wisdom has a new article about an alternative to the AllKids Health Plan proposed by Illinois' Democratic governor Rod Blagojevich. The basic idea of the AllKids plan is to provide socialized medical care...
  
  # At October 21, 2005 10:10 PM
• Camp Katrina Blog
  We received a very nice EMAIL today from the Camp Katrina blog asking that we link to them and give them a plug. Camp Katrina tells the stories of the soldiers working for Operation Vigilant Relief-- the effort to rebuild...
  
  # At October 21, 2005 3:58 AM
• Another Spam Tragedy
  I have on several occasions stated my belief that advertisers are as much victims of spammers as the EMAIL recipients. The basic business model is something like this: Naive new web user X sets up a web site. X sees...
  
  # At October 18, 2005 11:16 PM
• White Sox in the World Series
  Bruce is really excited that the White Sox won the American League Championship. He was bouncing off the walls for quite some time after that final out. Today, Bruce relayed this historic news to three of his children, and got...
  
  # At October 18, 2005 12:20 AM
• If Israel is Not a Third World Country, Why is Anbar Worried?
  Sometimes, even a superior life form like myself can get conned by the mainstream press. For two days now we have heard over and over the basic mantra that the new Iraq constitution would lead to a wealthy north and...
  
  # At October 17, 2005 10:40 PM
• Toronto Newspaper Eaten by Cats
  Thanks to Mark of Cutting Edge of Ecstacy for alerting me to this article in the Toronto Globe and Mail. Apparently, the mainstream media has not learned its lesson and is once again trying to attack the blogosphere via our...
  
  # At October 15, 2005 4:49 AM
• And if You Believe This, We Have Millions of Spam Ads to Send You
  Every now and then we'll get a spam EMAIL offering us the opportunity to advertise using the greatest, most cost-effective marking tool ever-- spam! Of course, the power of spam is that there's no obligation to be truthful. Even so,...
  
  # At October 12, 2005 8:58 PM
• China Blasting Off
  Is anybody else worried about the possibility that the Chinese will get a military presence in space? Respectfully submitted,Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At October 12, 2005 4:43 AM
• Cave Politics, Straws, and the Miers Appointment
  Ask any sociologist and he'll tell you social behavior is more advanced than purely selfish behavior in one's own interest. Cats disagree with this profoundly. In fact, I think it's the social nature of humanity that gets you into so...
  
  # At October 12, 2005 3:43 AM
• Avian Flu
  The Associated Press reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt is concerned that avian flu may evolve into a strain capable of spreading from human to human and creating a global pandemic. Given what I've seen with Bruce's...
  
  # At October 11, 2005 3:14 AM
• Hackers Develop Trojan to Destroy Hacked PSPs
  Symantec recently announced the discovery of a Trojan Horse program designed to render the Playstation Portable inoperable....
  
  # At October 9, 2005 3:13 AM
• Possible EMAIL Virus Shows Incompetence
  A new spam email is making the rounds. The email claims to have a photo from an upcoming pornographic movie starring Mike Tyson and Jenna Jameson. The email has several characteristics that make me think it's designed to transmit a...
  
  # At October 8, 2005 11:29 PM
• Job Recruitment Marketing Scam
  If you have your resume posted online, be careful of emails from recruiters. Last May, a bogus outfit called Grey Marketing began sending EMAILS to people listed on the Monster job board. The EMAILs appear to be an offer to...
  
  # At October 8, 2005 12:07 AM
• Florida Shoots First
  Aggressive-Voice Daily has an article regarding a new effort by The Brady Campaign in response to Florida's new law loosening the requirements for shooting criminals. In particular, you are allowed to "stand your ground" and use deadly force if you...
  
  # At October 3, 2005 12:15 AM
• Commander in Chief TV Show Off to a Good Start
  The first episode of ABC's new (and heavily hyped) TV show Commander in Chief did well in the ratings, garnering 10.9 points and a 16% share, propelling it to the top spot for the night in the preliminary figures. The...
  
  # At September 29, 2005 4:29 AM
• Liberals Under the Bed
  Periodically people send me EMAIL asking that I link to them. I almost always acquiesce because it makes Bruce feel important. The latest such message concerns the new children's book Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed. Within days...
  
  # At September 26, 2005 10:43 PM
• An Unfortunate Confluence
  I don't always agree with World Net Daily, but they are a useful resource for Bruce when I send him information-hunting. Nonetheless, I think they have shown a serious lack of judgement in a recent news story from Japan. The...
  
  # At September 24, 2005 3:41 AM
• Happy Birthday, Bear
  Once again, somebody pinged the Carnival list with a non-carnival post, but the story is fairly heartwarming, so I thought I'd link to it. It's called Happy Birthday, Bear and its about the heroic efforts of a bunch of pets...
  
  # At September 20, 2005 12:27 PM
• Your Government at Work
  In the wake of the Katrina disaster, it is important to understand the role of money in the run up to the failed evacuation. Nine months ago, three Louisiana officials were indicted for obstructing a probe into their use of...
  
  # At September 19, 2005 12:47 PM
• Bush's Speech
  Jeff Blanco, a Louisiana resident, has an annotated transcript of Bush's speech last night, as well as a commentary on governor Kathleen Blanco's speech to the Louisiana legislature on Wednesday. Respectfully submitted, Ferdinand T. Cat...
  
  # At September 16, 2005 2:53 AM
• Having a Little Fun with My Name
  Respectfully submitted, F.E.R.D.I.N.A.N.D. T. C.A.T....
  
  # At September 14, 2005 4:09 AM
• Active Malice
  There has been a lot of buzz about Barak Obama's alleged statement that "passive indifference is as bad as active malice". I know many of you are offended by this statement on multiple levels, but I think it's a good...
  
  # At September 13, 2005 9:31 PM
• A Huge Mistake by Macromedia
  Okay, it's time for a rant. Point one: human beings have normal retinas which show up as red in a camera flash. Cats, on the other hand, have a more advanced retina design with a special reflective coating that helps...
  
  # At September 12, 2005 5:40 PM
• Listening Between the Mary Landrieu Sound Bites
  Newsmax has a story about Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu's appearance on Fox News Sunday, and one of her comments reveals an overlooked aspect of the whole Katrina problem. Mary was being grilled about the now-infamous school bus incident. Specifically, a...
  
  # At September 12, 2005 11:41 AM
• The Real Truth about Katrina
  I understand completely that the Democrats hate George Bush, and that they are pulling out all the stops to twist Hurricane Katrina to their own ends. I understand that Bush wanted to go in early and was stymied by the...
  
  # At September 10, 2005 1:42 AM
• Trackback Festival
  Occasionally, people ping our carnival trackback address with actual posts instead of carnival editions. The latest offender is SoCalPundit, who pinged with this post. Bruce likes being pinged, but we can't go on having to create a new article to...
  
  # At September 8, 2005 5:55 AM
• Cat Sitting Web Site
  We have recently been made aware of a new site devoted to one of the most important cultural problems in the United States today: the need to provide care for cats whose pets are away from home. This is not...
  
  # At August 29, 2005 5:15 PM
• Bangladesh
  It now appears that the recent terrorist assault on Bangladesh was the work of another Islamic extremist group. Although Bangladesh is a Muslim country, it has for quite some time been having difficulty with terror groups who feel its adherence...
  
  # At August 19, 2005 2:38 PM
• Vicious Invading Paleface Bastards
  The North American Aerospace Defense Command (also called NORAD) has followed in the footsteps of the NCAA and removed Native American terms from several of its upcoming activities. Of course, this is only a token gesture. If the Federal government...
  
  # At August 10, 2005 10:46 PM
• The China Problem
  I came across this excellent article about China on Bruno Behrend's Extreme Wisdom blog. He makes a good point, that China has become more fascist than communist. Before you get drawn into a discussion of our trade policy, it would...
  
  # At July 19, 2005 3:24 AM
• Fatwah Weirdness
  Late Saturday night I received an EMAIL from Gullyborg of Resistance is Futile alerting me to this post. Apparently, the FBI has come across internet chatter from suspected terrorists that one of Gullyborg's blogging friends-- Chris the Anarchangel-- is the...
  
  # At July 17, 2005 12:18 AM
• About the Huffington Post
  Conservative Cat is a legitimate news organization, and we do all sorts of legitimate news things, like editorial meetings. At today's meeting we were discussing one of our favorite targets, the Huffington Post, and Peg-Eye Nate admitted to a certain...
  
  # At July 13, 2005 9:38 PM
• Catty Warhol
  Bruno Behrend of Extreme Wisdom sent us a link to this post. I admit to having mixed feeling about it. On the one hand, it features three pictures of a cat; on the other hand, the pictures have been altered,...
  
  # At July 12, 2005 3:17 AM
• London Under Attack
  Perhaps the most awful thing about terrorism is that you can spend your morning joking around with your friends and when you turn on the radio, you discover that all hell has broken loose in a new and unexpected location....
  
  # At July 7, 2005 12:43 PM
• Sandra Day O'Connor Resigns
  As we all know, the agreement by the Gang of Fourteen has changed the rules for nominating judges. Previously, judicial nominations were vetted by the Senate Judiciary Committee. This gave the majority party an unfair advantage, although as far as...
  
  # At July 1, 2005 7:11 PM
• Rest in Peace, Edloe
  Edloe was one of Laurence Simon's cats. Among Laurence's contributions to the blogosphere is the Carnival of the Cats. He's a serious cat lover. Edloe made people smile, and not just the couple of people who live with her but...
  
  # At June 28, 2005 11:21 PM
• Sometimes Even the Obvious is Hard to See
  Bruce and Peg-Eye Nate are big fans of the Terri O'Brien show on WLS Radio. Today she played a quote from Donald Rumsfeld (you can find it online near the bottom of this page) in which he says the following...
  
  # At June 27, 2005 1:07 AM
• I Told You So!!
  The recent Supreme Court Kelo Decision, which extends the power of eminent domain to economic development, is being greeted with condemnation on the right and on the left. (I'm pretty sure the left is upset, but I can't find any...
  
  # At June 25, 2005 1:03 AM
• We Need Perspective on Guantanamo
  The conditions at Guantanamo Bay continue to dominate the news. Now, Arlen Specter has joined the chorus of Gitmo detractors. Bush campaigned heavily for Arlen Specter in 2004, and Specter wants to prove that the President's support was a huge...
  
  # At June 15, 2005 7:29 PM
• Reflections on Spam, #7
  Bruce found the following notice in his in-box this morning. The FROM address was Ebay Security and Trust Department, and the message was formatted with lots of pretty HTML not shown here. We recently noticed one or more attempts to...
  
  # At June 11, 2005 2:28 PM
• Reflections on Spam, #6
  Bruce used to sell collectible dice over the Internet, and the Internet being a global phenomenon, he had customers in Germany, Malaysia, Japan, and Russia. Those days are long gone, but he is still on a Russian spam email list....
  
  # At June 10, 2005 4:57 PM
• Hans Mast Joins Glenn Reynolds
  Many of you are probably familiar with It's A Pundit, a spoof of Glenn Reynolds' venerable InstaPundit. Now Hans Mast of The (Not So) Daily Me has generated a similar spoof site: The Daily (Not So) Me. Congratulations to Hans...
  
  # At June 7, 2005 10:10 PM
• Reflections on Spam, #5
  Buying from spammers is a dangerous business. People who advertise with spam are either unscrupulous or impossibly naive. When you're buying drugs, neither of these things is a recommendation. Nonetheless, you have to wonder what's going through the mind of...
  
  # At May 23, 2005 1:25 PM
• Update on the Newsweek Thing
  Wizbang has a nicely distilled review of Matt Drudge's update on the whole Newsweek / Koran Desecration controversy. Author Kevin Aylward lists 5 major points in the article and wonders which are true. I am afraid, however, that I am...
  
  # At May 17, 2005 10:46 PM
• Las Vegas
  Okay, I can't deny it any longer. These commercials about Las Vegas keep saying that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas," but what they really means is that it's okay to lie if you're in Las Vegas, right? Folks,...
  
  # At May 11, 2005 12:56 AM
• Reflections on Spam, #4
  Right off the bat, I want to say that I'm pretty sure I'm not in the market for a manhood enhancement product designed for humans. Plus, The Interloper has cured me of any interest in the females of my species....
  
  # At May 6, 2005 1:13 PM
• Another Laura Ingraham Update
  Laura Ingraham's second surgery was successful and she is at home recuperating. Laura actually did her show this morning before the surgery, which shows a level of dedication I, personally, would reserve for things like begging for free meals. She...
  
  # At May 5, 2005 12:16 AM
• A Couple of Good Causes
  Bitchalicious is collecting money for a military family that needs help with medical expenses. Go here and press the PayPal button to donate. Laura Ingraham was back behind the microphone yesterday, and boy, we had no idea how much we'd...
  
  # At May 2, 2005 10:39 PM
• Laura Ingraham Update
  My favorite talk radio host-- Laura Ingraham-- has recovered enough from breast cancer surgery to use her laptop computer, though she is not yet ready to return to work. Ms. Ingraham had a lumpectomy rather than a radical masectomy. This...
  
  # At April 28, 2005 9:14 PM
• Liveblogging the Press Conference
  Okay, the press conference has started, and Bruce wants my reactions. I can see the wisdom in this, since after all I am a superior life form....
  
  # At April 28, 2005 7:41 PM
• Best Wishes for Laura
  I first became aware of Laura Ingraham at roughly the same time I started blogging. Bruce listens to her in the morning while he works. Laura and her staff obviously have fun producing the show, even when the topic is...
  
  # At April 27, 2005 12:39 AM
• Watching 24
  
  
  # At April 26, 2005 12:04 AM
• If I Could Be Tagged By a Meme
  Apparently, there's this thing bloggers do where they send each other EMAIL messages that require them to post articles on specific topics. This particular one comes from Basil's Blog. I'm supposed to choose five professions from a list of twenty,...
  
  # At April 22, 2005 1:57 AM
• I Consider This a Very Good Sign
  From Yahoo News, a quote from Konrad Baumgartner (the head of the theology department at Regensburg University), speaking about Pope Benedect XVI. [The cemetery] was full of cats, and when he went out, they all ran to him. They knew...
  
  # At April 22, 2005 12:29 AM
• Papal Election Marred by Peppermint Shortage
  Somebody forgot to put peppermints on the grocery list, so Bruce was sick this morning. It's things like this that underline the essential strangeness of my pet's metabolism. I can understand relying on a rare South American jungle herb for...
  
  # At April 19, 2005 3:53 PM
• Reflections on Spam, #2
  Maybe Stephen Newton is right and I don't understand economics. A while back I paid $30.00 for one month of advertising on This Blog is Full of Crap and I got 599 hits ($0.05/hit). So why would Clicks4Sure expect me...
  
  # At April 15, 2005 11:41 AM
• Proposals for the Al Gore "Current" Network
  For some time now, stories have been floating around about Al Gore's long-awaited TV network. The new network, called Current, will be a cable offering that features short shows designed to appeal to the allegedly limited attention span of the...
  
  # At April 10, 2005 9:05 PM
• 04/04/05: A Sad Weekend
  I am afraid that there will be no Cat's Meow or Eternal Question this morning. Even for a superior life form, it is a difficult task to come up with a new epigram five days a week. In the past,...
  
  # At April 4, 2005 12:17 AM
• Open Season on Cat Hunters
  It turns out that the cute, fuzzy animals in La Crosse, Wisconsin, are being wiped out by feral cats. To protect them, a local firefighter has come up with a proposal: allow people to hunt cats. Bruce and I first...
  
  # At April 3, 2005 9:49 PM
• John Paul II Passes From a World He Helped Improve
  Back in the Fourteenth Century, during a period in which there were no less than three simultaneous popes, one of the pretenders took the name John XXIII. The name was considered an ill omen, and there were no Pope Johns...
  
  # At April 2, 2005 8:23 PM
• Rest in Peace, Terri Schiavo
  My Way News: Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Tube Removed Daisy Cutter: Terri's Gone Cao's Blog: God Bless Terri Schiavo Captain's Quarters: Terri Schiavo, RIP Extreme Wisdom: Court-Ordered Execution of an Innocent Person GOP Insight: Terri Will Never Be...
  
  # At March 31, 2005 11:46 AM
• End Game for Terry Schiavo
  Passions continue to run high as time runs out, as can be seen in this pro-Terri article by our friend Crystal Clear and this analysis by the Progressive Blog Alliance. In the early Eighties the American public came to believe...
  
  # At March 24, 2005 10:57 AM
• Michael Schiavo vs. City Hall
  Back in 1962, a man named Clarence Earl Gideon fought all the way to the Supreme Court for the right to an attorney regardless of ability to pay. They made a movie about it. It is a wonderful thing that...
  
  # At March 21, 2005 10:29 AM
• Root Causes
  A while back, there was a discussion at the Progressi