Dogs and Cats Together?; Alexa; Cussing; She Sheds; Male Hootlers; Super Bowl; Santa Look-Alike; Calendar Events; Clowns

Lots of warm weather again.  72 in DC; 71 in Westminster, Maryland.  Several records being broken.  Snow is scheduled for tonight... but the ground is warm so it probably will all melt right away.
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Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! 

It appears that this show will only be aired on Saturdays from WAMU, DC. That means that I will miss it some weeks.  Before, if I missed it, I found it again on Sunday.

Here are some items that caught my interest this week:

Show Me Your Cat

The (so-called 'snooty") Westminster Kennel dog show has decided to allow cats to attend. But, they will not be allowed to compete.  I'm anxious to see how this will work out.  I've been to a couple of dog shows in "our Westminster" and cats are very well behaved.  Will the dogs have the good sense to not chase any of the cats?  I doubt it.

The Voice of Alexa

Amazon now has Alexa to communicate with you and solve all of your computer and shopping problems.

Cussing is Getting Common

Since our President popularized "Locker room talk,"  lots of children's book titles are showing words that gentle folks hoped that their children would never come in contact with.  I will not be listing any titles, you can look for them online if necessary.

Glass Roof Shattered

Men have always had their "Man Caves."   Women now have their  "She Sheds."


Equal Opportunity

Hooters, "well known for two things... boobs".... has  integrated its wait-staff.  Now customers will have their choice of scantily-clad young ladies or scantily-clad young men... also "boobs?"

Super Bowl Gambling?

Before last Sunday's Super Bowl, someone told me that the President or Vice President would attend. I asked what they would be doing there... the reply was, "they would throw out the first football." I later learned that VP Pence may have tossed the coin at the opening of play.... I don't know if that really happened.  I did see newspaper pictures of Mr. Trump sitting next to the first lady watching the game on Mar Largo's "Yuge! Screen TV."

Reminds me of a bad joke:  

Husband seeking historical knowledge:  "Who was the first lady?

Wife: "You told me I was!"

Santa Baby!

The Week magazine mentions that a Texas man was asked to leave a Six Flags theme park for looking "too much like Santa Claus," and getting little kids mixed up. Jerry Henderson angrily retorted:  "This ain't a costume.  This is me!"

Some Weird 2016 Calendar Stuff

Dave Barry, in the Funny Times, listed two things that he said took place in  October 2016, which caught my eye: (I quote:)

The middle of October:  "In a chilling reminder of the nation's technological vulnerability, a series of cyber attacks disrupts popular Internet sites such as Twitter and Netflix, forcing millions of Americans to make eye contact with each other."

The end of October:  (and Dave says he's not making this up)  ".. FoxNews.com headline...'Some Florida Parents Plan to Arm Themselves While Going Trick-Or-Treating Over Clown Concerns.'"

(Painting by famous New Bedford, Massachusetts artist:  Joe Balestracci)

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