"Cats and dogs, living together...mass hysteria!"

This won't be the first time this blog has taken a feline-centric turn and it won't be the last, but this remixed viral video from Slate is pretty clever.

Clever like a cat.

Also, I'd like to give a shout-out to Bailey, Matt & Judi's new golden retriever puppy. Not only will you have to live with Flannery, the Demon-Spawn, but you'll also have to endure your formative months with Matt teaching you how to behave. Oh, sweet, impressionable Bailey. Good luck coming out the other side even halfway normal.

Dogs can read blogs, right? It (kinda) rhymes, so it must be (kinda) true.

Apples to Apples

Let me go on the record as saying that until there is genuine/massive reform in the area of campaign finance, Americans live in what can only be described as a plutocracy. Therefore, charges of "elitism" and "who's richer than whom" among politicians are the easiest (and most banal) of campaign attacks. I don't see much to be gained by comparing the body counts of Hitler with Stalin's with Mao's with Saloth's. And I see even less to be gained by comparing Bush with Kerry with Obama with McCain in terms of their personal finances.

That being said, this is gorgeous:



It gets extra points for rejuvenating a catchy tune that has saturated the commercial market.

More "Fun with Feist" on Sesame Street:

I'll Have What He's Having

Back from the trip with much to tell, especially about the gastrointestinal delights and debacles I met with in The South.

Until I muster the courage to detail my introduction to chitlins, enjoy this: