What a great idea!

I second that emotion.

Run for the Roses

I love horses. I think if I could have picked something to be instead of a stray dog, it would have been a horse. (But not a stray one!)

Mike says that since today is the first Saturday in May, it's time for the world's most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, which is also known as "The Run for the Roses." So this song by the late, great Dan Fogelberg is appropriate:



That's really nice, isn't it?

Breading cats?

When I first saw this term, I thought it was a typo. Sadly, I was mistaken.

I'm often slow to spot new social trends, since I get much of my news through the comics. But the second panel of this morning's "Wizard of Id" filled a gap in my education:

I thought no way can this be on the level and decided to do a little fact checking. Boy, was I wrong:

 

Here's how you know that something's gotten trendy without your having noticed:

I'm not saying cats don't deserve this kind of treatment. But what puzzles me is why they don't run under the bed and just eat their way out of the situation. Tiny brains is what I'm thinking.

This is crazy!

But I like it!



For the full-size video, go here.

You say it's your birthday, Jeannie?

Well, then, happy birthday from me, Mike, and . . .

THE BEATLES!