Yes that is Al lounging near (on) my new Dell XPS m1330. In the background you can see the product (red) screen. This post is the first one composed on my new laptop and while lounging at the delightful Baked & Wired cafe. The DC cupcakery with the best damn strawberry cupcakes ever!
Here is alternative shot of both Al & my laptop. I think it might make a good NewsCat logo.
It really is "Two in a row" day for this Friday's entry. First off, clearly I haven't written anything since last Friday Cat Blogging. Hey my new laptop is shipping. Soon instead of watching TV, I will be blogging.
Secondly, you may have seen these kitties before. Its a return appearence for both Rex and Oscar, previously featured Portland cats (now currently back in Olympia, Wa with their giant family of cats and humans).
But since it's Two In A Row Friday, I thought I would feature a bonus Friday Cat Blogging picture. Little Rex and Oscar as kittens. Enjoy!
I realized it's been a while since I posted a joint picture of both Al and Lena together. Unfortunately the Glowing Cat Eye of Evil somewhat ruins the effect of what was a very sweet moment of watching the two of them together.
It's been a while since I've posted a Friday Cat Blogging post, and this week's picture isn't much to look at. The reason is that Al managed to sit on a little dish of olive oil this morning. Here's a closeup of the effected area.
I'm not sure Al even yet knows he's due for a shampoo although I've heard that olive oil is good for making hair really shiney.
I'm also pretty digusted by the news this week. Senate Republicans managed to block any voting on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that would restore the right to sue for pay discrimination (without getting technical, the Supreme Court has set up a standard that is impossible to reach. So no woman who is actually discriminated against can get relief).
Six Republicans joined the Democrats but I can't wrap my head around the others' thinking on this. Do Republicans really just not care? Do they think "well sure some women get screwed over but if we allowed them to sue for discrimination the U.S. economy would be hurt. Therefore some women just have to take one for the team." ("the team" being U.S. profits).
There were some objections to the bill based on some provisions...okay, but in the two years since the Supreme Court case its not like the Republicans have sponsored even a competing bill. So again, they agree its a problem, but object to how this bill is written and then not once made fixing the problem their issue. The Republican position is "we agree pay discrimination against women is a problem...we simply don't care if it fixed." Oh yeah, and McCain finally came out against it. Women need more training, not protection from assholes who think it's okay to pay them less because they are women.
It's been a while since I used a Lena photo for Friday Cat Blogging. Unlike Al, Lena has a sleeping basket. Oddly enough its one of the few places Al doesn't attempt to push Lena aside. It's like he understands that the basket is her personal space.
This week we have yet another of my Portland friend's cats. This one is Humphrey (as in Bogart), posing with a Portland Mercury.
I'll let Melissa explain:
Humphrey is the biggest of the three brothers from the litter, and has the most unique eyes. Many folks comment on how beautiful he is, but he does seem to be aware - as he's the most aloof. Notice the one white cheek, which makes him the most asymmetric of the bunch - hence the name Humphrey Bogart. His sister Ingrid Bergman has been the ONLY adopted kitty from the litter of six, living here in Portland with my friend Emily and her son Jade.In any case I am off to Boston for the weekend of feminism activism at WAM!2008. I'm hoping to post some pictures and reports of what I see, but lacking a laptop, we'll see what kind of updates I can manage.
Another week of cats from my Portland friend Melissa. This is what she adds:
This is Rex Harrison, named after the late philandering silver-haired actor.Rex is posing on top of a Willamette Week.
I named this litter of six kittens after celebrities, just as they name the polydactyl cats at the Hemingway Home in Key West, FL. (Rex is Oscar's brother.)
Another week of using Keeper of the Cats' photos. For this one she told me that Al was fascinated by the blinking red light on my answering machine. ("Mom, I swear I'll call you back soon!") However since he's deaf it's doubtful he could take down the messages for me.
This week I'm trying something a little different and I'm stealing an image from Keeper of The Cats' Catbook pics.
I'm starting to feel like I'm beginning to exhaust the number of positions and places I can show Al and Lena in my apartment. So if any readers of NewsCat want me to host pictures of their cats for Cat Blogging Friday (and I'll include a link to your blog if you have one) feel free to send me some pics. One cavat, guest cat images must include some newspapers or at least some motif of "the news." Send pics to catrina_dirk (at) hotmail dot com.
Al is sniffing at the new rival for my heart, my beautiful Trek FX 7.2 bicycle. It truly is my brand-new baby. Unfortunately its hard to bike in the snow today.
I'm going to postpone Friday Cat Blogging today so that I can bring you a picture of my new baby on Caturday!
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