TODAY IS "ANSWER YOUR CAT'S QUESTIONS DAY"

Yup, that's what is says on this crazy website I found that lists weird holidays and commemorative days - and the "normal" ones too. When I read it was Answer Your Cat's Questions Day, several questions of my own arose: Where did such a day come from? How many people actually celebrate this day? Do cats truly have questions? (other than when do we eat? of course) If we are to go by the look on Pearl's face (that's her in the picture) I think she might be thinking something like "We don't need no stinking answers!" I imagine she'd think it in a sneering bandito voice, too. So, make of this holiday what you will. I do not question the validity of information I found, but simply pass it along to you "for what it's worth." And here's some fun music to go with...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-jOjK003Yk
A very short commercial for diamonds. It's here because the music is a song written by Cat Stevens, and sung by Cat Power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ860P4iTaM
Nora at the piano. You probably got this one in an email already, but always fun to watch. I wonder what questions she might have...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30W3iRL48gQ
"For what it's worth"

One of those all-to-rare Sundays...

You know the kind, you got way more stuff done on Saturday than you normally do, so now you have this wonderful stretch of guilt-free hours with absolutely nothing "to do," and everything is wide open. So I decided to putter around with some of the more fun stuff that has been sitting to one side for too long. (I won't bore you with the details, and besides, everybody's idea of fun is different, so I think I'll retain an air of mystery, rather than tell you and have you snicker and go, "That's her idea of fun?!") And of course, I had to play some music to go with. I started out with Cat Power; that got things rolling very gently. Then I decided to pick up the tempo a bit, and switched to a compilation CD of oldies (1959-61) from the CUB label. What a great collection of R&B! Terrific tunes from the Impalas (best known for "Sorry I Ran All the Way Home"), The Harptones, The Pyramids, the Velours, and many many more. After that, I fast-forwarded to the '00s for some rascally alt country from the Canadian group, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Then I paused for a moment to once again savor the fact that the Wolverines beat the Spartans yesterday, and that kind of led to a double dip of the Beach Boys - "Be True to Your School" and "Pom Pom Playgirl." After that, it was time for a second cup of coffee and my new Ronnie Spector CD, "Last of the Rock Stars." Don't know what the rest of the day will hold. Maybe I'll take The O.C. out for a spin (see Oct. 26 post) and look at the fall colors before they're gone. That might require some Don Henley ("Boys of Summer") and some Byrds ("Turn Turn Turn"). Okay, I'm outa here.