And the First Cat Returns

Poignant: Obama Reaches Out to Dying Socks

Now, here is the good news: Socks is back in political favor! Obama's transition co-chairman is John Podesta, and Podesta just hired Currie to be his secretary!

But here is the bad news: Socks has cancer. He's 19! That is very old, for a cat. At least he outlived his mortal enemy, Buddy the Dog.

Reblogging

Alex Balk - The most depressing sentence ever written

“A Texas man has been arrested after a 9-year-old girl wrote to Santa Claus asking that a relative stop touching her and her sister.”

(via Yahoo)

Alien Hoax: Alien Invasion Hoax Exposes Croatia’s Military Hair Trigger

Alien Hoax: Alien Invasion Hoax Exposes Croatia’s Military Hair Trigger

Residents of Zagreb panicked last week when they heard radio reports of UFO sighting. The station’s journalists admitted to a War of the Worlds-inspired hoax, but claim this hoax held a deeper purpose...The Croatian radio journalists admitted only around noon that their report was a joke, aimed at ridiculing Mayor Milan Bandić’s plans to turn Zagreb into a police stronghold. Bandić intended to supply the police with a helicopter, an unmanned flying device, an armoured car and other special instruments, as well as to build a fortified command centre.

Interesting.

Part of me likes the ridicule aspect.

Part of me likes citizens testing the command and control structure of their local governments.

My fear is that if someone tried something like this here, they would end up in an undisclosed location,

Holiday Greetings from Albany, New York

Taken a moment ago.

For all the corruption, venality, and downright stupidity that comes from this building...

It can be quite pretty.

Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton’s Senate Seat - NYTimes.com

Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton’s Senate Seat - NYTimes.com

Just going to say this...but...Kennedy + Senator from NY = Tragedy (with past performance being indicative)