Possible Cat: August 2020

31.8.20

Why the Cow Jumped Over the Moon

Hey diddle diddle,

the cat and the fiddle,

the cow jumped over the moon....

--traditional

30.8.20

Introduction to Botany

Botany is the science in which plants are known by their aliases.

--anonymous

29.8.20

The Dog Did it!

Dogs have their day but cats have 365.

--Lilian Jackson Braun

28.8.20

The Lady of Shalott

And at the closing of the day/ She loosed the chain, and down she lay;

The broad stream bore her far away, / The Lady of Shalott.

--Tennyson

Alarm System

Acme Coyote Security offers a wide range of war surplus alarm systems to protect your hacienda.

--The Acme Coyote Corporation

27.8.20

Betrayed by love.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

--Jack London

26.8.20

The Melancholy Sound of Migrating Bagpipes

How little is required for pleasure. The sound of a bagpipe--without music, life would be an error.

--Nietzsche

25.8.20

Roses for a Blue Lady

I want some red roses for a blue lady....

--Bennet, Tepper

24.8.20

Monday Morning

Monday, Monday, so good to me....

--The Mamas and the Papas

Wide Open Spaces

She needs wide open spaces, room to make her big mistakes....

--Susan Gibson

23.8.20

22.8.20

Kali and Lucy: the Cats in Charge

One cat just leads to another.

--Ernest Hemingway

Dizzy

I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool, it never ends....

--Jamie D. Slocum

Forbidden Fruit

Nous aspirons toujours aux choses interdites et désirons ce qui nous est refusé. (We always long for forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.)

--François Rabelais

21.8.20

Goth Box

Jack-in-the-boxes initially featured the familiar clown....

--The National Toy Hall of Fame

20.8.20

Storytime is Magic Time

Light up a child's world with a book!

--The Cat

Sumo Ballet

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

--Samuel Beckett

Where Ideas Come From

If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.

--Einstein

19.8.20

Cat Aliens

Je crois que les chats sont des esprits venus sur terre. (I believe cats to be spirits come to Earth.)

--Jules Verne

18.8.20

Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think that you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.

---Christopher Hitchens

17.8.20

Game World

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one.

--Einstein

16.8.20

Night Flyers

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

--Douglas Adams

15.8.20

Migratory Elephants

Every August, the rarely seen Nunavit elephants purchase party balloons and make their way to their winter home in Tucumcari.

--the Internet

14.8.20

How to Greet a Cat

In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

--Terry Pratchett

13.8.20

Virtual Bird

12.8.20

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

Ride, captain ride upon your mystery ship

--Konte, Pinera

11.8.20

Choosing a House for Renovation

If people are unforgiving up front about assessing the costs of renovation, the value of the property and the neighborhood, and how much money they have, they can come out ahead and buy more house than they otherwise could ever afford.

--Bradley Inman