As you probably know, cats were once worshiped in ancient Egypt and they have never let us humans forget it!



I have tried to tell my cat, Kitty, that kitty worship went out in the 390 A.D.’s but he won’t have any of it. After years of living with me, he has trained me to be a slave to his habits and his exacting schedule. Woe am I if I refuse to get out of bed at 4 in the morning to let him out. He will take his claws to my overstuffed rocker and rip it to shreds and then go in the spare room to have a cigarette. I am not sure where he gets his ciggie supply as Sadie and I are non smokers and I really don’t allow smoking in the house. Somehow he manages.

Here he is, the boss of me!

But I have found a way to exact some revenge on my little Felis Catus. Wigs! Oh, yes, wigs for kitties! My niece gave me a book called Glamourpuss and that started the wheels in motion!

Kitties need glamour too!

My name is Madonna but you can call me Madge.

Dude, let's go Wild Hog and zip cross country this summer.

Maybe you remember me, I used to be on a show called Petticoat Junction!

What do you think? Conservative yet punky, perfect for the office, yes?

Pink is my signature color and I'll be going to Harvard Law this semester.

Don't be hatin'


My codename is Kittylicious.



I'm feeling brighter than a lucky penny!

Hold on, I'm channeling Cher.

Enjoy the video!

Kitty! You're next!

The Ballad of John & Yoko

I was driving home from a quick trip to the grocery store this morning when the WALRUS started playing The Ballad of John and Yoko. I started a quick psychedelic flashback to 1969 with John and Yoko doing their little bed-in espousing peace and love.

Drove from paris to the amsterdam hilton,

Talking in our beds for a week.

The newspapers said, say what you doing in bed?

I said, were only trying to get us some peace.

Christ you know it aint easy,You know how hard it can be.

The way things are going, They're going to crucify me.

John and Yoko's infamous ‘bed-in’ for world peace

Caught on film

While all this transpired, I was a teenager in high school whose love of the Beatles knew no bounds! Paul, by the way, was my favorite Beatle.

The Beatles in 1969

For me, there always seemed to be a bit of kookiness that surrounded John and Yoko. Yoko was an avant garde artist but today I think they would call what she did performance art.

Here is Cut Piece by Yoko back in 1964 in Tokyo. This was an interactive piece whereby audience members were requested to come on stage and begin cutting away her garments until….well. there wasn't anything left!


But at age 70, Yoko was still at it in Paris where she performed Cut Piece in 2003.

The audience was encouraged to Come and cut a piece of my clothing wherever you like, the size of less than a postcard, and send it to the one you love. She concluded by saying Cut Piece is my hope for world peace. I’m not sure how taking a scissors to a chic black evening dress will bring about world peace but the girl's got guts and is still living for her art!

John & Yoko

John and Yoko moved to New York in 1973 and John Lennon was only 40 years old when he was killed in 1980. It’s ironic that a man who promoted peace and love died in such a violent manner. When the city of New York erected Strawberry Fields in Central Park, Yoko donated $1million to maintain the site. Strawberry Fields opened on October 9, 1985, on what would have been John's 45th birthday.

Strawberry Fields Forever

The centerpiece of Strawberry Fields

Yoko and Sean Lennon 2009

Yoko is still rockin’ it and received a lifetime achievement award in 2009 at the Mojo Awards a British music publication.

A retrospective of Yoko's work

You guys, this is what 77 looks like. Not bad!

I think I'm going to start wearing a fedora!

A little tribute to dogs everywhere!

Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
~Milan Kundera ~

The once popular dog name FIDO is from the Latin word meaning "fidelity."

He is my most sincere admirer; he loves me though he has never read my work!
~Rudyard Kipling on his cocker spaniel~

Ah, city life!

New York is where I'd rather stay.
I get allergic smelling hay.
I just adore a penthouse view.
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue.

I am the philospher Diogenes, the DOG. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy, and bite scoundrels.
~Diogenes~

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
~Gilda Radner~

Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned by a dog.
~Gene Hill~

To err is human. To forgive canine.
~Unknown~

Every dog must have his day.
~Jonathan Swift~

Be tuff ! The "dog days" of summer can be wuff !


My little dog...a heartbeat at my feet.
~Edith Wharton~

And speaking of a heartbeat at my feet, here's a recent photo of my darling Sadie. As you can see she has the dreaded e-collar framing her lovely face. Sadie Love had an ulcer on her cornea resulting in the need for a keratotomy. Apparently the condition is common in Boxers (Sadie is half Boxer) and older dogs (Sadie is 12 years old), a double whammy, I guess. In any event she is progressing nicely and sends her regards.

Sadielicious

PS - notice the stickers on the e-collar? It's sort of the equivalent of people signing your cast!

Zoo Two!

You've been waiting all week for this and here it is...the continuation of my trip to the world famous San Diego Zoo.

They say it's all happening at the zoo...

Let's start with the monkeys and great apes

There's lots of great sculpture at the zoo

Nice shot of the flamingos if I do say so myself!

I love capybaras, they remind me of overgrown guinea pigs!

It's a beautiful day for sunning yourself...


...or for snoozing.

The ever popular panda exhibit

Baby panda Yun Zi meaning "son of cloud"

Here's mom Bai Yun

Here is the awesome new exhibit Elephant Odyssey

I know this looks wierd but this exhibit allows you to travel back in time to explore the ancestors of animals that roamed California more than 10,000 years ago.



The area starts out looking like a pond of black goo which eventually recedes to reveal amazing fossils. Kind of like the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.


How would you like to find this fella in your back yard? Here kitty, kitty!

I'm watching you!

The Polar Bear Plunge!


Ah, this is the life!

Meanwhile, this guy is up for a swim



Hope you enjoyed your day at the Zoo!

Enjoy this video of the Zoo!

Have a great Sunday everybody!