'Some Kittens Are Passing a Bill' backed w/ Kitties Kickin' Back!

It's Kitties Kickin' Back and Passin' No Bill! Meanwhile, in a city they call Washington...

Topaz and Wiley in their younger days often demonstrated a shared expertise and deep interest in Ornithology as it encompasses the splendor of all little birdies within their windowed purview (being intelligent indoor kitties and all.)

However, since Lim is on a spree across the neighborhood and Mr. A. Cat skulks upon the loose in distant lands, I decided to limerick a little myself to celebrate this blog's newest (and first) Follower...welcome, Sergey!

But not to fret, lone reader: it's quite a brief verse...properly unassuming, and it seems decidedly appropriate for this weekend's bill-passing hubbub now riveting the attention of the high-stakes political gamblers of Capitol Hill - you know, the ones who've suddenly bethought themselves to work on behalf of the people who graciously bought their tickets to ride. We're the same ones that pay out the nose for cadillac health insurance for the whole gaggle of Washington varmints:

Some kittens are passing a bill
in chambers on Capitol Hill
yea votes they would tally
a Democrat rally
would cause more Republican chill.

Jude i'm-only-the-typist-here Cowell 3.19.10 12:00 pm edt

A joke from God?

Here's a frisky little joke someone shared with Lim by email. He meowed loudly for me to post it for you, so here goes:

God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired, "Where have you been?"

God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made."

Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put life on it.. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a place to test Balance."

"Balance?" inquired Michael, "I'm still confused."

God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth.

"For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over here I've placed a continent of white people, and over there is a continent of black people. Balance in all things."

God continued pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land area and said, "What's that one?"

"That's Texas, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful mountains, rivers and streams, lakes, forests, hills, and plains. The people from Texas are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to travel the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, carriers of peace, and producers of software."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then asked, "But what about balance, God? You said there would be balance."

God smiled, "Yes - Washington D.C. Wait till you see the idiots I put there."

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Amen and double amen to that - have you seen Washington's garbled handiwork this week on 'Health Insurance Reform'? It's quite a political joke in and of itself, but the biggest joke of all, my friend, is squarely on us. jc