Peppermint, yummers

Where have you all been? I have been looking for all the loyal readers. For a couple of years. Meow ha ha.

Today I scored me some peppermint.

I was digging in the litter box when it hit me.

The world can piss on you, but they can't cover it up.

Doughnut Day

It's National Doughnut Day!

Buy a dozen of your favorites and toast the cholesterol police.

D-Day invasion

Welcome to June 6, 1944

Friends and lightning

Greetings class. here is a little knowledge: 

Famous security blanket

History for $100, Alex ...

From the litter box: May 24, 2013

Actress Amanda Bynes, your 15 minutes of fame is teetering near the brink.

From the litter box: May 23, 2013

Fast food giant McDonald's should try new menu items.

From the litter box -- Talkin' Justin Bieber

Can someone explain to me what is it with this ass munch also known as Justin Bieber?

Smokeycast for May 16, 2013

Hey! I'm back after a stint in rehab.

Dog in space

Now here is some cool history!

A New York minute

A subway opens in New York City on Oct. 27, 1904.

More than 100,000 people paid a nickel to ride under Manhattan on that first night. The rout was 9.1 miles long and went from City Hall in lower Manhattan to Grand Central Terminal in midtown.

Did I remember to flush the litter box?

CAT FACT (catsinfo.com)

Sir Isaac Newton is not only credited with the laws of gravity but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.

WEATHER STUFF

Do you believe in ghost lights?

Oct. 17, 2011: No oil for you!

Is there really a middle ground? I prefer that things go my way. Maybe that is why my owner ignores me more and more.

Oct. 17, 1973, OPEC states declare oil embargo.



Thanks to History.com.

Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

Glendale, AZ

Grosse Pointe, MI

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Hurricane, UT

Indianapolis

Kankakee, IL

Lafayette, IN

Rochester, MN

Wooster, OH

Some place exotic:

Road Town, British Virgin Islands

Honolulu, HI

Oct. 15, 2011: Double crosser

I'm trying to count leafs on one of the trees and have to start over. The darned things keep falling off.

This is Oct.12, 2011

 Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani perform Monday. Phillips' momentary gaffe proved costly as the couple was eliminated from the competition Tuesday.  (ABC/ADAM TAYLOR)

"Dancing with the Stars" is entertaining.

The moments of high drama are tarnished by so many commercials (10) between segments.

They do have to pay the bills, but we need more dancing and less shilling.

Oct. 12, 1492, Columbus reaches America. He is greeted by Amerigo Vespucci.

Can you tell that I am a big Amerigo Vespucci fan?

This is Oct. 11, 2011

Could the producers of Dancing with the Stars have a couple dance to "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
sung by Leo Sayer?

This is Oct. 10, 2011

The man: Amerigo Vespucci

Nancy Pelosi is a whiner.

They're coming to America!

On Oct. 6, 1683, the first Mennonites arrived in America aboard the Concord. They came to practice their religion and because William Penn offered them 5,000 acres of land in the colony of Pennsylvania.

Also, Oct. 6, 1866, the Reno gang robs a train in Jackson County, Ind., a first in this country.

You got to hold on to what you got ... Bon Jovi.

Hope is eternal. Defeat is only temporary.

And this comes via Farmers Alamanc's twitter:  Thought for the week: If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side.

Work things out; War of 1812, housefly

Ben Bernanke told Congress the U.S. economy is teetering on going in the crapper again.

What in the world is it going to take for us to get our act together?

Partnering between government and business is needed. Stop thinking that penalizing some and making the rest of us feel good is what is going to take to get things going.

We don't need more blue ribbon commissions or panels and czars and pointing fingers.

Grow up! Listen. And then craft bills that are not pie in the sky.

Oct. 5, 1813, Shawnee Chief Tecumseh is defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of the Thames near Ontario, Canada.

This comes via almanac.com: What is the normal life expectancy of the common housefly?

Sputnik I

It amazes me that a satellite the size of a volleyball would get a country like the United States fired up to explore our universe.

When the Russians launched Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957, that is exactly what got America into a space race.



During the summer months, the leafs on trees not only provide us shade but produce sugar that the tree will use during the winter months.