Saturday, March 29, 2025

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 29, 2025

 😎FUN FACT
The 2025 Major League Baseball⚾ season has begun.

COMMON BONDS
While everybody within the subsets below are the scoreboard designations for specific baseball teams, each group also has something else in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {LAD, OAK, PIT, SEA}
02. {ARI, MIA, TEX}
03. {DET, MIN}

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
Who was the very first “007”?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the March 22, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?
Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?
♫Love is but a song we sing.
Fear’s the way we die.♫
“Come on, people now.
“Smile on your brother,
“Everybody GET TOGETHER
“Try to love one another right now.”
BY THE YOUNGBLOODS.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {keep, made} = Anadromes. They still spell words backwards, but not the same word like palindromes. (keep = peek, made = Edam, a type of cheese)
02. {Serling, Steiger} = First name Rod.

Sunday, March 23, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: CATTY CELEBRITY CITINGS (March 2025)

 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here!
It's time once again for meow's favorite routine, Catty Celebrity Citings!
As usual, I'll post an actual quote from a famous person first and then make some witty/catty remark about it afterwards.
Ready?

"What we know is a drop. What we don't know is an ocean." ~~ Famous scientist Isaac Newton.
Cats are curious by nature, but you'll never get me near water unless I'm thirsty.

"I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out, than the chances I didn't take at all." ~~ Famous Olympics athlete Simone Biles.
Being a cat, I'm quite lithe and athletic myself. But even though my people don't like some of the places I climb, if I never scaled the bookcase or some of the other furniture in this house, when would my people ever dust them? 😼

"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." ~~ George Eliot ~ Novelist, poet.
"Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." ~~ American founding father Benjamin Franklin.
Why don't more people remember that today?
Us cats never speak unless we have something to say but it ain't our fault most of you humans don't understand what we're trying to tell you. We have to repeat ourselves over and over and over again until you folks start complaining that we're "caterwauling". What's a cat to do?

 "Why do they keep misspelling my name?" ~~ Anonymouse.
I have no idea. Care to join me for dinner and we'll discuss it. Just show up and I know what I'll be having that meal. 😼

"We are all broken. That is how the light gets in." ~~ Famous author Ernest Hemingway.
♫How does your light shine, in the halls of Shambala?♫ ~~ Three Dog Night.
Why there was never a Three Cat Night group I have no idea but seriously, we need the light to see by and find our way, both at night and at other times in our (nine) lives.

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

Saturday, March 22, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 16-22, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

FOR THOSE OBSERVING, RAMADAN IS MARCH 1-29.
MARCH 22 IS WORLD WATER🌊 DAY.
MARCH 23 IS PUPPY DAY.
MARCH 24 IS WORLD TUBERCULOSIS AWARENESS DAY.
MARCH 25 IS GREECE’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
MARCH 26 IS BANGLADESH’S INDEPENDENCE DAY, “LIVE LONG AND PROSPER” DAY (STAR TREK), THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S THIS SIDE OF PARADISE & THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DOCTOR WHO’S RETURN TO TELEVISION.
MARCH 28 IS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SILENT MOVIE VERSION
OF DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MISTER HYDE.
MARCH 29 IS INTERNATIONAL MERMAID DAY.
MARCH 30 IS PENCIL ✐DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*One French Politician thinks “America has sunk so low under the Trump regime that they should give us back the Statue of Liberty!”
*The COVID state of the world, as of March 22, 2025.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…

*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Sadly, the killings in Syria continue, with many more people still unaccounted for.

*Russia has agreed to stop attacking Ukraine energy targets for 30 days as negotiations for a formal ceasefire continue.

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…
*March 22 is World Water🌊 Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...
*Because of Trump's anti-Diversity, Equality and Inclusion position, NASA has canceled its plans to have the first woman and first person of color on the moon!😢

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Kitty Dukakis, wife of 1988 Presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis, is no longer with us.
*Singer/songwriter Jesse Colin Young of The Youngbloods has passed away.
*Famous heavy weight boxing champion George Foreman has stepped out of the ring for the last time.
*Former professional football🏈 players Derrick Gaffney and Kenneth Sims are no longer with us. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*George Bell of the Harlem Globetrotters🏀 has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 1 & 2 Champion Bob Long is no longer with us.
*TV writer David Steven Cohen (many animated productions in his career) is no longer with us.
*Former professional basketball🏀 player Vernon Hatton has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Russia has agreed to stop attacking Ukraine energy targets for 30 days as negotiations for a formal ceasefire continue.
*One French Politician thinks “America has sunk so low under the Trump regime that they should give us back the Statue of Liberty!”
*Trump still hopes to “acquire” Greenland, but wants to buy eggs from Denmark???
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*The court battles continue as we recap the situation. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*DOGE and Musk raided and closed the independent US Institute of Peace! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ALSO...
*Apparently Donald Trump is getting back into the real estate market. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Now in control of the organization, Trump vows to “fix” the Kennedy Center.
*Trump plans to eliminate 2/TWO California monuments. The fact that they were established by former President Joseph Biden is allegedly just a coincidence.
*Although a lot of documentation concerning the John F. Kennedy assassination has been released, former agents personal information should have been removed.
*Analysis: Trump's poll numbers aren't good. What about JD Vance's??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: The future of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation/FDIC, which protects your bank accounts.
*Opinions: Another weekend of golf while being happy over current events. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
MEDICAL NEWS…
*The measles crisis continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Now the H7N9 version of the Bird Flu strikes! Yet Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Junior thinks it best to just let the virus “run its course”??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*First it was downsizing. Now Trump is closing as much of the

Department of Education as he legally can. The Consequences??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*What has happened to America’s heroes??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Even if Dr. Oz doesn’t become the new Director of Medicare and Medicaid, will Oz pay his back taxes???
*More Republicans are not having good Town Halls. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 22, 2025

 😎FUN FACT
When spelling numbers out, the letter A does not appear until one thousand.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?
Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?
♫Love is but a song we sing.
Fear’s the way we die.♫

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {keep, made}
02. {Serling, Steiger}

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the March 15, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
Who is accredited with developing the science of Microbiology?
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek was the first known to observe bacteria and protozoa via microscope in the 1670s.

REBUS
Something familiar is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?


Monday, March 17, 2025

NEWS THAT MAKES YOU THINK: THE WORLD IS WATCHING US!

 The following is an editorial.

Time magazine recently reported that CIVICUS, a global alliance/network of civil society groups, recently added the United States to its Watch List to monitor whether or not any American's human rights are violated and are prepared to help if necessary.

This action was taken because of everything the current Republican regime has done since Donald Trump became President January 20, as reported in our The Week In Review feature posted every Saturday and other fine media outlets.

Has America sunk so low so soon?

Now no country is absolutely 100% perfect.
Each has some problems that need to be addressed.

But to do so properly requires the finesse of a skilled surgeon using a laser scalpel only when absolutely necessary, NOT anyone freely wielding a Sharpie or a figurative chainsaw at will!

Lee Houston, Junior
Editor-In-Chief: The Free Choice E-zine.
17 March, 2025

The above was an editorial.

LARRY THE LEPRECHAUN CELEBRATES SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

 HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY me fine lads and lasses.

Besides honoring the Patron Saint of the Emerald Isle, March 17 is also Saint Gertude's Day.
Patrick may have driven the snakes out of Ireland, and I haven't seen any of those reptiles around lately meself, Gertude is the Patron Saint of Cats🐱, but please don't call her a crazy cat lady.

In any event Larry the Leprechaun here, pausing to celebrate with everyone as part of all the events on me long agenda for today.

If any of you are wondering, leprechauns are lucky, under certain circumstances. But ever since that one bloke hooked up with that cereal company, the rest of us can't come right out and call ourselves lucky any more.

Anyway, whether you prefer cats🐱 or shamrocks🍀, today be Saint Patrick's Day, where even those who cannot claim any ancestry to the Emerald Isle be Irish today as we honor the great Saint Patrick himself. You'll have to talk to whoever is in charge of calendars to find out why Gertude doesn't even get mentioned.
That doesn't sound fair to me.

While the day first began as a purely religious observance during Lent, it has certainly grown beyond anyone's imagination to become a holiday of anything and everything Irish, whether it be legend or fact.
However, that doesn't prevent me from telling everyone some fine Irish inspired humor.

What's Irish and stays outside in your yard all the time?
Patty O'Furniture.

Why did good Saint Patrick drive the snakes🐍 out of Ireland?
Because it was too far for them to walk.

Why should you never iron a four leaf clover?
Because ye don't want to press your luck.

What do you call a fake stone in Ireland?
A sham rock.
Of course music wise, some of us leprechauns really like shamrock and roll🎵.

What kind of bow cannot be tied?
A rainbow.🌈

What does it mean when you find a horseshoe?
Some poor horse🐎 is walking around bare foot!

Why do frogs🐸 love Saint Patrick's Day?
Because they're already green.

And now, before I must part company with all ye fine people, let me pause to wish everyone the best in life. Until we meet again...

May the road rise up to meet ye to ease your travels
May the wind always be at your back to make the journey quicker
May the sun shine warm upon your face to make your trip more comfortable
May the rains fall softly upon your fields to make your crops more bountiful.
May a rainbow always follow the rain.
May your needs never meet lack.
And may the hand of a friend always be within reach.

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
HAPPY SAINT GERTUDE'S DAY!

If you're able to do so today, please party responsibly and safely.
Then again, while alcohol isn't needed to do so,
life should be celebrated EVERY day!


(All links were active at the time of posting.)

Sunday, March 16, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: WEEKEND PUPDATE: MARCH 2025

 AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR WEEKEND PUPDATE
WITH YOUR HOST KODA CANINE.

Hello Everybody!
I’m Koda Canine. If you see me smiling, I'm thinking about doing something. If I’m laughing, I already did it.

Our top story: Swarms of insects threaten town! Police prepared to employ SWAT team. 

A new study shows married couples have a greater risk of possibly suffering a divorce than single people.

Cars are getting so sophisticated now with all the digital equipment that they can diagnose themselves and pre-order parts if needed.
Imagine checking your bank account to find out your car ordered itself new tires, a paint job and hired a contractor to rebuild your garage to its liking.

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Now, back to what passes for the news.

It’s a scientific fact that if you took all your veins from your body and laid them end to end, you'd die.

The semicolon; that broke the law was given two consecutive sentences.

Scientists who didn’t predict a single day accurately for the last two years are confident they know what the weather is going to be like in 100 years?

And finally: Please remember, even on Gilligan’s Island they listened to the Professor and NOT the Millionaire.

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.

COMING MARCH 17:
LARRY THE LEPRECHAUN'S ANNUAL SAINT PATRICK'S DAY🍀 VISIT!