Sunday, September 29, 2024

SUNDAY FUNNIES: CATTY CELEBRITY CITINGS: AUTHORS EDITION

Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here with a whole new batch of Celebrity Quotes to cite!
As usual, these are quotes from celebrities, followed by something witty by meow. And as a special treat, every quote is from a famous author! Ready?

"If English made any sense, LACKADAISICAL would have something to do with a shortage of flowers." ~~ Doug Larson.
Flowers are great, when I have the chance to lay in them and just watch the world go by for awhile.

"Every flower that bloomed had to go through a lot of dirt to get there." ~~ Barbara Johnson.
Life may be tough at times, but it sure beats the alternative!

"Every storm eventually runs out of rain.☔" ~~ Maya Angelou.
And the sooner the better for some folks, considering climate change and other disasters.

And ain't love grand with the right one?
"Many people hear voices when no one is there. A few are called 'mad' and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all days. Others are called 'writers' and they pretty much do the same thing." ~~ Ray Bradbury.
Maybe, except the writers eventually get at least some pay for their thoughts.

"Before putting someone in their place, make sure you are in yours." ~~Morgan Richard Olivier.
Or as Benjamin Franklin said: "Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."

"The only thing that you have that nobody else has is YOU. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live only as you can." ~~ Neil Gaiman.
"To thine own self be true." ~~ William Shakespeare.
We are all unique. So be yourself, regardless of what anyone else thinks.

So on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!PDK.

Saturday, September 28, 2024

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 22-28, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

SEPTEMBER IS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH & MUSHROOM🍄 MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 29 IS WORLD HEART💖 DAY AND
THE 195TH ANNIVERSARY OF SCOTLAND YARD.
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.🎗
OCTOBER IS ALSO FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
OCTOBER 1 IS CAMEROON’S UNIFICATION DAY
AND INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY.
OCTOBER 1 IS ALSO INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR NIGERIA AND TUVALU.
OCTOBER 2 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE.
OCTOBER 3 IS WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY.
OCTOBER 3 IS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNDERDOG.
OCTOBER 5 IS CHILDREN’S HEALTH DAY & WORLD TEACHERS DAY.
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 1959, LIKE ROD SERLING’S THE TWILIGHT ZONE,
IS 65 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The COVID state of the world, as of September 28, 2024.
*The MPOX state of the world, as of September 28, 2024.

*There are 5/FIVE separate links in the header above.

*Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United States this week, sharing his thoughts on the ongoing war and Russia. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice through arrest and trial.

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*Wildfires continue in Brazil and Argentina. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Civil Rights and Labor leader William "Bill" Lucy has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 player and two time Super Bowl champion Eugene “Mercury” Morris is no longer with us.
*Singer/dancer Cat Glover has passed away.
*Actress Dame Maggie Smith (the Harry Potter franchise, Downton Abbey, much more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional basketball🏀 player turned coach Joe Wolf is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE???

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS!

POLITICALLY…
*Georgia, New York, Nebraska, Vermont, Alabama and Kansas will all receive Federal Disaster Assistance. (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
*September 29 is the 235th anniversary of the War Department establishing the first US Army.
🗹ELECTION 2024…
*What the alleged Iran hack of the Trump-Vance campaign is supposed to have revealed. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Haitians in Ohio have filed criminal charges against Trump and Vance. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on business and the economy, with Senator Mitch McConnell against Trump’s plans. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*Except for administrative/clerical functions, the Court is in recess until the first Monday of October.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Sorry Mister Trump, but there is no “giant faucet” and Johnny Carson passed away in 2005. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😷THE US VERSUS COVID…
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
The Election Subversion/January 6, 2021 Trial…
Other Trump Issues include…
ELSEWHERE…
*September 29 is the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Expos announcing their impending move to become the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.⚾
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

 😎FUN FACT
Vincent Van Gogh's historic “Starry Night” is actually scientifically accurate.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
October 2 marks the 65th anniversary of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Considering how popular it is in syndication, what was the very first episode ever aired?

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS
Who do we know Marion Morrison better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 21, 2024 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚
Dice is the group name for two or more, but what do you call just one?
A Die.

FILL IN THE BLANKS
All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?
Person: SHERLOCK HOLMES (Italicized letters were given.)

Sunday, September 22, 2024

SUNDAY FUNNIES: WEEKEND PUPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2024

 AND NOW IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR WEEKEND PUPDATE
WITH YOUR HOST, KODA CANINE!

Good Afternoon.
I'm Koda Canine and ♫Who are you? Who, who, who, who?♫

Our top story...
Since 2010 the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world's tallest building at 2,717 feet, which is 828-metres for those who prefer metric.
Feet definitely sounds bigger in this case though.

Elsewhere in the news...
A shop assistant fought off an armed robber using only his labeling gun.
Police are now looking for a man with a price on his head.

To help the environment, Engineers have made a car that can run on parsley.
Now they’re hoping to make busses and trains that run on Thyme.

Local man addicted to brake fluid says he can stop any time.
However medical personnel are worried about his shoes and pads.

Scientists have discovered that the weight of a rainbow🌈 is pretty light.

If you want to know the secret to playing a musical instrument well, stay tuned.
But first, a word from our sponsor...

If interested, call 555-5555.

And now, back to the news...
A new vegan farm has opened on the outskirts of our fair city.
Workers there say it’s a good life, but a chore to get up at five every morning to milk the almonds.

A new study has been released concerning “Ten Steps To Avoid A Shark🦈 Attack.”
Why “Stay out of the water” wasn’t #1 is beyond me.

AND FINALLY…
It has been confirmed that those who are late are often happier than those who have to wait for them.
Which makes one wonder why they are late to begin with.😉

So on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies.
For Weekend Pupdate, I'm Koda Canine. WOOF!

Saturday, September 21, 2024

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

SEPTEMBER IS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH & MUSHROOM🍄 MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 21 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.🕊
SEPTEMBER 21 IS ALSO BATMAN DAY.
SEPTEMBER 22-28 IS BANNED BOOK WEEK.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE START OF FALL IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
AND THE START OF SPRING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS ASTRONOMY DAY.🌠
SEPTEMBER 24 IS HERITAGE DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA
AND GUINEA-BISSAU’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
SEPTEMBER 25 IS ONE HIT WONDERS DAY.
SEPTEMBER 29 IS THE 195TH ANNIVERSARY OF SCOTLAND YARD.
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 1959, LIKE ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS
(BULLWINKLE) IS 65 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently not planning to attend the Presidential Inauguration in Mexico October 1.
*The COVID state of the world, as of September 21, 2024.
*The MPOX state of the world, as of September 21, 2024.

*There are 5/FIVE separate links in the header above.
*Pagers as a weapon??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Although the suspect supported them, the Ukraine had NO involvement with the latest assassination attempt of Donald Trump, despite some claims otherwise. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*Portugal is now battling wildfires as Peru’s fires continue too. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Olympic Gold Medal🏅 winner Otis Davis has passed away.
*Singer/song writer JD Souther (penned several hits for The Eagles, ♫Her Town Too♫, more) is no longer with us.
*Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons has passed away.
*Actor David Graham (Doctor Who, Thunder Birds, much more over a very long career) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actress Cleo(patra Mary Palmer) Sylvestre (much over a decades long career) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Actress Kathryn Crosby (many roles during a long career and widow of crooner Bing Crosby) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Country music artist Tommy Cash (♫6 White Horses♫, ♫Guess Things Happen That Way♫ with his brother Johnny Cash, more) is no longer with us.
*Singer Florence Warner (numerous credits over a long career) has passed away.
*Author Nelson DeMille (The Gold Coast, Plum Island, more) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE???

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS!

POLITICALLY…
*How will the votes be counted in Georgia??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Illinois and Connecticut will receive Federal Disaster Assistance. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*September 27 is the 60th anniversary of the Warren Commission declaring that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
*September 29 is the 235th anniversary of the War Department establishing the first US Army.
🗹ELECTION 2024…
*Candidate Trump on Grocery Store Prices, various taxes and who pays them. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Scientific American has officially endorsed Kamala Harris. It’s only their second endorsement in the magazine’s 179 year history.
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*Except for administrative/clerical functions, the Court is in recess until the first Monday of October.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Will the Biden Administration step in where the Oklahoma State Supreme Court said no and help the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*If you have a yellow gas cap...
😷THE US VERSUS COVID…
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*House Republicans held another inquiry concerning the Biden-Harris Administration. It didn’t go well for the Republicans.
*September 22 is the 235th anniversary of Congress creating the office of Post Master General.
*September 27 is the 45th anniversary of Congress creating the Department of Education.
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
The Classified Documents Trial…
Other Trump Issues include…
ELSEWHERE…
*Sean “Diddy” Combs' legal troubles continue. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Long time Boston Red Sox⚾ announcer Joe Castiglione has announced him impending retirement.
*September 22 marks the 20th anniversary of CBS being fined for Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction”.
*September 27 is the 70th anniversary of the original Tonight Show with host Steve Allen.
*September 29 is the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Expos announcing their impending move to become the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…