IT'S FRIDAY ~ FELINE FRIDAY

It's my day, isn't it?
Meowz.
Well, every day is your day, June.
Meowz.  I know that.  Just like seven times a week there is a "day".
Smart girl.

But I kinda sorta am thinkin' you're wanting to have a say this day ...

Again, smart girl.

FELINE FRIDAY

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Seven days a week, one into the other, The Madness of King George Donald.  And as we move beyond 100-days, yesterday he declares [roughly for the 40th time] "the war is ended", soon I will be attending, with tag-a-long, JD, a signing ceremony.  We can all sleep peacefully now.  He always seems to forget there is another side that needs to agree ...

And sidekick Pete can barely wait [if you heard his little speech] to raise-a-glass in toast to dropping a few more bombs.  He's happy playing playing war games.

Meanwhile, a few blocks away, though a judge ruled his name was to be removed from the Kennedy Center by today, it remains. And of course, his minions have now filed an appeal.

Paws up for a win for the Knicks tomorrow night, just disappointed it won't be held at MSG in NY, but happy it won't be attended by you-know-who.

Sunday: 50/50% chance of rain, thunder and lightning next door in neighboring DC, late in the day.  Paws together for the rain/thunder/lightning.  MEOWZ.

ICE agents grabbed "two supposed immigrant parents" from their car as they dropped off young children in the parking lot of an elementary/middle school in Baltimore. The car window was smashed, a scuffle and handcuffs, shouting ensued. School staff rushed to safely remove the children, and other students from the scene.  SHAME.

Have you seen the "numbers" carved into the grass on the National Mall?  No, James Comey did not do it.  But go with your bad self whoever did.

And so much more, so much more.  Sigh.  If you've read this far ... bravo.

Me.  I did it myself.  Assembled a new desk on Wednesday/Thursday.  But did have to ask a dear neighbor to help me upright it once done.  Now still feeling aches-and-pains in body parts I didn't even know I had!  Tomorrow, with a friend, the Baltimore PRIDE PARADE.  Colorful, fun, a good way to end the "days" of this week with joy.  Hoping to find a spot near the "pet parade" part of it ... they are always plus-adorable.

 

THE TEASER on THANKFUL THURSDAY

 

Thankful for this silly, playful kitty girl!

Time to hop over to

BRIAN'S THANKFUL THURSDAY

MY WORD FOR WEDNESDAY

 affection: noun, /e'fekSHen/

tender attachment

gentle fondness

visible expression of closeness

shown in several old favorite photos

REMEMBER ~ FOREVER, World Pet Memorial Day

 

A CHOICE

THE PAW         -or the-        THE CLAW

I remind myself daily to choose the paw, the soft paw.  Especially being the hard news junkie I am.  Yesterday morning for the first time ever, June jumped into my lap [while I was sitting at the computer] for nearly a half hour of petting and cuddling.  She is not, has never been a lap cat ~ a surprise to say the least, a beautiful time, and it calmed me and as much as she may have enjoyed her pets ~ that time of caressing and listening to those gentle purrs also tossed away all the anxiety built up in me from my early morning reading of the news.  Would she give that to me every morning ~ is a new, more mature and confident kitty arriving, time will tell.

Anxiety returned with late breaking news Sunday evening.  Here we go again ... why oh why did a headline read "Israel appears to attack Iran in retaliation".  Duh.  S'riously, meowz.  

Back to that "claw".  To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "ugly is as ugly does", though his original words work just as well.  Do not misunderstand, I've nothing against sports, of any kind, even wrestling.  To each his own.  I've lived in five states over my adult life, the DC metro area was where I lived/worked for the most of those years, it will always be thought of as "home".  Its physical "destruction" is a metaphor for the destruction of our democracy at this time.  I won't bother to list the "long list" here, it grows longer with each new day as "bob don the builder" treats our nation's capital as his own private playground, using our money, and from the oval office outward and onward: ugly is as ugly does.