Compilation of my short MORNING THOUGHTS.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

Before Howard Zinn passed away in 2010, he predicted a wide divide in U.S. society that would rival the Civil War years of the 1860s. Note the year, 2010. America had its first black president. The advent of Barack Obama as Washington’s chief executive should have narrowed the black/white schism. Not that the 44th Potus willed the crack. No. But how the skin color diversity was/is narrated, pursued, and handled from that point serves the antithesis of unity. 🗽👀🗽

Lest I’d be dismissed outright, I’d say it again: I don’t dig Donald Trump’s personality. But as chief executive of the United States, I have kinder words to say per policy. I must admit, the endless Trump murk mystifies me. Would his detractors hush when he’s finally jailed? In other countries, heads of state who crash the economy are sent to prison. Trump’s economy was fine. He was impeached for his Ukraine “stand” that was the opposite of 2022’s failed legislation. 

       And I repeat: What matters amidst the endless infighting in America is the weakening of Washington’s global clout. Refer to how President Biden was ignored per Russia sanction, lukewarm Summit of the Americas in June, and a divided U.S.-led G7 on current geopolitical realities. Per this subject, I am ready anytime to discuss/debate with anyone in a grownup, civil conversation. And please, don’t toss me links and memes, speak your (own) mind. 🗽👀🗽

The case vs Donald Trump is tossed at the U.S. Constitution, which requires new amendments. Ratified in 1788, the Constitution is replete with contradictions. You see, America was still an “infant” nation, not yet a global power, that time. More apt to call the Founding Fathers as Founding Twentysomethings. Many were 35 or younger. Not much political wear and tear experience yet, to craft the Bill of Rights that’d define America, from the 16th century to these days. 🗽👀🗽

I’d like to believe that life’s narrative wasn’t told this way decades ago. Well, I am a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, and then Chuck Bukowski and all those whiny rock stars of the `70s/`80s. But those were equaled or balanced by light and love, you know what I mean? But these internet days are indeed the Days of the Demon. Demonize men, demonize white, demonize Christians, demonize your president, demonize your donut. To demonize is The New Cool? 😈😵‍💫😈

Serena Williams, 40, will retire after the U.S. Open later this month. She should have retired last year as she fought off injuries. Nothing to prove anymore. Serena has won 23 Grand Slams, 2nd most of all time behind Margaret Court's 24. Or would tying Ms Court’s record please politics? (Margaret treads on unpopular politics.) Not about the $2.5 million U.S. Open top prize; Ms Williams is already worth $260 million. Commercial endorsement contracts? 

       Of course, announcement of retirement by a sports great before a major event means spiked TV ratings and court attendance. What if she wins, would that mean—1 more Grand Slam to beat Margaret Court, who is white—politically unpopular White? I won’t be surprised. Politics would push that one record-breaker. But if Serena loses? Fans would say, ah injuries—which is a no brainer. 🎾🎾🎾

The U.S. Open starts on the 29th. Not sure if former #1 Naomi Osaka is in. I am a huge fan but lately, I think, her overbloated drama gets in the way of her talent, amiability, and the sports of pro tennis in general. Maybe that’s how she is “handled,” per commercial endorsement, per political correctness? Then the intermittent entry of funk in the game drives me to ponder, are we selling Zolofts more than we are promoting sports to help youths cope up with how life is evolving? 😞🎾😢

Gatherings and me. I founded organizations, published/edited newspapers, and produced concerts. 15 minutes editorial meetings. On the backstage, I made sure stuff ran as planned. In family get-togethers? Silent on a corner, listening. Won’t talk unless asked. In friendship dinners? Quiet. I worked with R&D staff and political think-tanks. Quiet, taking notes. Unless it’s my 7 minutes to talk. Yet I wrote the speeches, official statements, and manifestoes. 🗣👀✍️

More trouble for President Biden. Per ABC News/Ipsos poll, News: “Americans maintain a sour view on the state of the economy and are pessimistic about its future course.” Economic murk hits us all. But “Left vs Right” blurs discourse. Memes that deny the crisis proliferate. Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, West Virginia, Kentucky. These states are labeled Red or Blue than ID’ed as poorest hence worse hit. Real problem in America: The divide that blinds people from reality. 🇺🇸😞🇺🇸

Aren’t we got enough of invincible superheroes and their counterpart badness to the max anti-heroes? Superhero-ness unrealism in cinema. So many! Hero-worship is equaled with villain-hate. Extremes. And reflected in real life: Vlad Putin is the anti-hero Plus+. And of course, Donald Trump is the most popular thumbs-down dude. Many say Justin Trudeau and Jacinda Ardern are super, too. Well, update your facts. Worse, a corrupt Volodymyr Zelensky, a hero? Nope. 😒🦸‍♂️😲

I learned a lot from life—and politics—sitting around listening to old folks talk around a bonfire after work or in those barbershop discussions. Then as I grew older, more incisive and randomly moderated conversations. In these internet/social media days: I spend an hour each morning in bed, reading my Homepage. But most that I get are one-liner “shootarounds” about stuff. Political, yes—but more on the line of shaming, dissing. Ah thank God/dess for dog videos! 🗣👀✍️

About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

THE reliability of information on Facebook can vary widely, as it may include misinformation, rumors, or biased content. Whatever the case, people seem to know you already by asking who you voted for in the last presidential election. Then their life lightens up because now they know how to insult you. Uh huh. 📱💻📲

WHY do dogs love to fetch balls? Their ancestors possessed skill in hunting, and they have passed down this instinct through generations. With their round shape and ability to roll and bounce, balls trigger a dog's prey drive. The act of chasing and retrieving a ball taps into their natural instincts. A sense of fulfillment and satisfaction. But since cats talked a lot with dogs these days, offline and online, dogs finally realized the dumbness of fetching balls. As cats told them. 🐕🏐🐕

A CAT’s acute sense of hearing allows him to hear subtle sounds, including a weird disembodied voice coming from your cell phone. While Kitty might recognize some voices, it's not likely she'll understand the concept of long-distance communication. That is weird because cats did invent the first known telephone prototype. 🐈👂🐈‍⬛

WHY are cats so obsessed with birds? Whether cats love to watch birds because they're prey or simply because the movement captures their attention, some cats can spend hours observing birds every day. Lately, Fizz is into Ornithology or the study of birds that is why she watches bird videos a lot. You see, birds are found worldwide, and roughly 10,000 species are known to exist. Fizz has been exchanging bird photos with my friend Reuel in Manila via Facebook, I found out. 🐱🐦🐱

SHARING your lip balm or lip moisturizer with another person, including your romantic partner or sexual partner, is a bad idea, says dermatologists. Sharing these products increases your risk for contracting cold sores, which are caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV-1). You get it? But yes you may French-kiss your partner anytime. 💋💄💋

SOMETIMES cats like to feel hidden away, so they'll seek out spaces where they can survey their territory with little to no threats of intruders like dogs or children. That’d be Fizz The Fizz. She doesn’t want to be disturbed, especially when she’s busy writing some analysis of something like DNA traces that she collected or intel from CCTV of the backyard and side yard. With Ching The Zing, it’s okay to bother her–as long as you give her a few minutes of back rubs. 🐈🛖🐈‍⬛

CATS believe that they are in charge of you, not the other way around. Cats emanated from Shinobi proper in 15th century during the Sengoku period in ancient Japan. They train warriors as spies and mercenaries and scratch DJs, too. 🐈🥷🐈

ME and Cyd The Koolcat then used to not miss Jeopardy! for many years. Until Alex Trebek died in 2020. For a bit, we watched Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik as hosts, fine. But media-induced drama took over + new, silly “special events” cut the excitement momentum of the regular games, so I quit. Now the only show/s on regular TV programming that I watch are sports and “Naked and Afraid.” Uh huh. Fizz and Ching are into cat and fish soap operas on YouTube. 👎😾📺

THE most popular reindeer is undoubtedly Rudolph. Introducing the most famous reindeer, Rudolph! The "Red Nosed" reindeer, who is probably everyone's favorite. Everyday, he gets more than a million clicks, with millions more followers on his X/Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok accounts. 🫎🫎🫎

CONFIT, duck or other meat cooked slowly in its own fat. Yup, that is a classy way to call that thingy. Confit. Confit. Awesome! 🦤🍗🦤

About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page. 

KITTEN should stay with their mother and siblings until they are at least eight weeks old, and during this time the mother cat will recognise her kittens, and the young cats will recognise their mother and siblings, because they all have a shared scent. Ching and Fizz are sisters. They are so connected. Fizz is very protective of Ching. They are so close that they also share a singular password. 🐱🐈🐱

ALTHOUGH elves are fictional beings, many cultures have believed in their existence, safeguarding their children and leaving treats to appease these supernatural beings. Elves differ in appearance and demeanor based on a country's folklore. In the Philippines, elves are known as “nuno sa punso.” They usually “live” in the backyard on a mound of earth. When you go out there, you should say “Kawi-kawi!” or the “nuno” will punish you by hiding your cellphone. 🧙‍♀️🫅🧙

MORE than a billion people use Google Maps every month. To search for destinations and check the best routes. There are over 5 million websites and apps to use Google Maps platform core products every week. People are so used to and dependent on Google Maps that they use it, as well, when they go to the bathroom from the bedroom, or to the backyard from the front porch. 👈🚘👉

KIDS are too young to understand the truth Santa Claus until they are as old as you are. The truth is that Santa Claus isn't a person, it is an idea. Like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, zombies, and vampires. Some grown ups say it is bad to tell kids that Santa is “real” yet they believe zombies and vampires are real. Uh huh. 👧🎅🧒

YOUR cat could be knocking things off your kitchen table simply because they're trying to get your attention. Maybe you're finishing up some work and didn't notice them. Troot. That is why Fizz and Ching don’t knock things off here. They get all the 101 percent attention and their bowls never run out of wet and dry food + treats, and their three litter boxes, including the new electronic “box,” are perennially clean and tidy. Their Shinobi Excellencies deserve royal treatment. 🐈🏺🐈‍⬛

HUNTING dogs, which are innately interested in moving objects, can get more captivated. While those canines that mostly rely on smell will get bored in no time. Although Fizz and Ching (especially Ching) are so interested in YouTube’s bird and fish channels. Arrow used to watch Jeopardy! with Cyd then until they got bored and irritated with all the off-cam drama. 🐱😼🐱

ELF, a supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature. Elfvis, an elf who looks like Elvis Presley. Yes. 🙂🧑‍🎤😁

EXPRESS YOURSELF or to say or show one's thoughts and feelings. Examples: He has a hard time expressing himself. She felt that she hadn't expressed herself correctly. He expressed himself in song. You may also express yourself in a cat’s meow, dog’s woof, or stink bug’s stink (whatever that is). 🧐🤓😎

SINCE belief in supernatural beings is ubiquitous in human cultures, scholars no longer believe such explanations are valid. Research has shown, however, that stories about elves have often been used as a way for people to think metaphorically about real-life ethnic others. Hence, if you believe in or identify with elves, so be it. People these days ID with cats and dogs, so what’s the big deal? 🐈🤡🐕

RESEARCHERS found that even though cats can differentiate between their owner's voice and that of a stranger, they possess more of a “don't care” attitude when it comes to responding. In other words, the furry felines can definitely hear you; they just don't care enough to acknowledge you. That’s just the way they are. In fact cats know us more than dogs do. Why? Cats sneak up at night to read our Facebook page and post some of their own while we sleep. 😼😺🙀

About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page. 

LEAVING a TV or a radio on at low volume can be comforting to some cats since humans are relatively noisy creatures and the sounds can make it feel like you've never left. Remember to keep it on low, however, since cats can pick up noise easier than humans, and too much loud noise can cause more stress. In the house, Ching and Fizz and Arrow are very attentive to the end signals/music or credits of a TV series. That’d be the time for their bellyrubs and “pull.” Never missed it. 🐈📺🐕

WHY do cats like to destroy Christmas trees? A Christmas tree may be the coolest thing they've seen all year! Says some animal behaviorists (who are actually dogs). And as cats, they naturally seek out high places to rest and observe. Also the moving and shimmering ornaments can look like prey. In the house, Fizz and Ching are different. They actually protect the Christmas tree here, especially the spot where some of the gift boxes had their names. 🐱🎄🐱

THERE is no specific amount of time spent on your phone, or the frequency you check for updates, or the number of messages you send or receive that indicates an addiction or overuse problem. Cellphone obsession is no cure. To liberate yourself from your cellphone, you gotta beat the Devil in a fiddle contest in Georgia. 📱📲🥹

“FRANKENSTEIN” is an 1818 novel written by Mary Shelley. “Frankenstein” tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Again, Frankenstein is the scientist, not the creature. Okay? Remember that! 🧛‍♂️🥸🧛‍♂️

MICE are an easy target for cats. Much like birds, another favorite feline prey, mice are the perfect size for little paws and don't put up much of a fight. Cats are pouncers who love to stalk their target and wear them down. They're also attracted to a mouse's flittering, skittering, unpredictable movement. But lately, cats found use for mice. They became buddies. Cats now use a mouse in googling stuff online. 🐈🐀🐈‍⬛

CAT influencers have higher engagement rates than humans even when they both have the same reach. On social media, content featuring pets simply works better than human-centered content because people are more likely to tag friends to cat content. Well, you know, Taylor Swift’s cat Olivia Benson is worth $97 million, right? Anybody interested in hiring Ching The Zing and Fizz The Wiz? Fizz: “But I need to read the script first and review the endorsement contract.” 🐱👡🐱

MR Santa Claus pays scale wages for each Reindeer as follows, as stipulated in the 2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement (which is, of course, subjected to review and revision per year): Two-and-a-half (2 ½) carrots every three (3) hours or sixteen (16) leaves of lettuce per four-hundred (400) rooftops, with one (1) ten (10) minute cootchie, cootchie, coo per continent. But Dasher supports a larger household so he moonlights for DoorDash and Grubhub these days. 🎅🦌🎅

BY the time kids are in middle school, the pressure from kids can be intense, and parents worry that their child will feel isolated if other kids have phones and they don't. According to Common Sense Media, 42 percent of kids have a phone by age 10. By age 12, it's 71 percent. By 14, it's 91 percent. Yup, take that cellphone away, they’d be depressed. And their mom and dad will be depressed. And then their dog and cat will be depressed, too. 👶📱📲

SNOWMAN, a representation of a human figure created with compressed snow. But snowperson is the correct word. Or snowx. Or companion snow. Or snow represents. ☃️🌬⛄️

WHY do cats lick their paws then wipe their face? Cats are constantly cleaning themselves to keep dirt, and very importantly, scents out of their fur. They will usually clean their body first and finish by washing their face and ears with their paws; unless they have just finished eating, then they will give their face a quick clean-up. Yup, cats are into hygiene and all that stuff. Fizz: “We are cultured, sophisticated, and are naturally decent shinobis.” 🐈‍⬛🐱👅

About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

WHO is Waldo hiding from? He's hiding from Odlaw. Waldo's walking stick is a magical gift from Wizard Whitebeard that allows him to travel through space and time. He mainly uses it for vacations, but once Odlaw found out, he started chasing him to get that stick for himself so he can get into Fort Knox and steal all the gold. Waldo kept on hiding until he got lost. Along the way, he also lost his cellphone. So you know, he is REALLY lost. 😒🤨😟

THERE may be cases where cats accept a pet bird as just another member of the family, but these are rare. The most likely scenario is that your bird and your cat will learn to accept each other, assuming that the cat's hunting instinct does not take over. Maybe you can start getting them acquainted by introducing them as friends on Facebook, then teach them how to dance and/or sing together on TikTok? That’ll work, I reckon. 🐈📲🐦

DO cats and dogs like tacos? No! Tacos are made of corn meal, fat, salt and sometimes hot spices, too. There is nothing in those that is good for a cat to eat. The cat in the photo is talkin’ in metaphors, sort of. She’s saying quit the drama and let’s go get some chalupa. Uhh chalupa is still not good for cats and dogs? Whatever. 🐈🌮🐕

SAYS Mikel Maria Delgado, PhD, a Sacramento animal behaviorist and a cat: “A Christmas tree has a lot of interesting smells. It's probably the most interesting thing that they can climb in the house, because not enough people provide their cat climbing structures.” Fizz and Ching have ample places and buildings to climb here in the house so they don’t mess the Christmas tree here. In fact, Fizz guards it from possible interpolating bugs. And Ching loves selfies in front of it. 🎄🐈🎄

UNIQUE names for young people are common these days. Fizz says “As American culture has become more individualistic, parents have favored giving children names that help them stand out.” Trudat again, Fizz! Examples of unique baby names for 2023: Elio, Eos, Glow, Halo, Helios, Mux, Ochre, Oriana, Orla, Shine, Sunday, Suvi. Others: Meow, Woofy, Tweeta, Freebyrd, De’Hashtag, Tangina, Galapagos (nickname Gally), Namaste (or Namy), and Solstice (or Solsy). 👶👶👶

HIBERNATION is a way for many creatures – from butterflies to bats – to survive cold winters without having to forage for food or migrate to somewhere warmer. They turn down their metabolisms to save energy. Hibernation in hot climates is called aestivation. Get that? Aestivation. How do they eat in those hibernation/aestivation months? Well, there are thingies like DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Goldbelly, and many other franchise restaurants that deliver food. Duh. 🐇🦝🐿

CATS happily coexist with a dog if they are given time to get to know each other. They generally will learn to love each other. Trudat. They’d play and nap in one bed, my bed. Just like Arrow, Ching and Fizz. BFFs. Sometimes Arrow gets jealous but she’s okay. In fact Arrow even offered to share her password with the kitten sisters. But Fizz refused nicely, saying “Arrow, you don’t share passwords. That is your privacy. No need. I can hack into your Facebook page, anyways.” 🐈🥰🐕

SAYS Mikel Maria Delgado, PhD, a Sacramento animal behaviorist and a cat: “A Christmas tree has a lot of interesting smells. It's probably the most interesting thing that they can climb in the house, because not enough people provide their cat climbing structures.” Fizz and Ching have ample places and buildings to climb here in the house so they don’t mess the Christmas tree here. In fact, Fizz guards it from possible interpolating bugs. And Ching loves selfies in front of it. 🎄🐈🎄

A RECENT national study, published in USA Today, found that third through eighth grade students were more than four months behind academically. The most likely fixes aren't getting enough traction. Because adults confuse the young. Drive children to depression and loss of learning esteem. Pronouns, hair style, gender IDs are more “relevant” than whatever. So yes today’s youth believe Alexander Hamilton was a hip-hop artist. 🧏‍♀️🎧🧏

FOR cats, being up high provides a sense of security. It gives them a better vantage point to see what's going on down there with hoomans. Your cat may see “predators” in the form of other cats they aren't getting along with, dogs, and visitors who look like armadillos. Of course, that is according to humans. Humans love to see cats in “cat trees” more than cats themselves do. Cats simply do whatever because they can. Fizz: “We are ninja shinobis. We just do it. Like McJordan.” 🐈🌳🐈‍⬛

ON the subject of the Orlando shooting. Religion, atheism, conspiracy theory, and the anger in humanity.

Previously posted on my Facebook page. Or written years ago, unedited/not updated.

[ ] DO we have to list killers as per believers in a god vis a vis atheists? Is there a basis of comparison between the Virginia Tech shooter with Idi Amin? Or a Tim McVeigh with Ted Bundy. Charles Manson and maybe Pol Pot? The evil in their head is individual darkness. The glaring parallel is—they kill people for reasons that's personally theirs. The human mind is unpredictable. Alfred Nobel invented the dynamite for a reason not to kill and maybe Adam Lanza got weird when mom and dad divorced and then mom spent more time in the shooting range.

 

       Did these guys read the Bible? Or maybe Mother Teresa would have poisoned her Calcutta village the same way as Jim Jones did in Guyana. Both read the Bible profusely. Or a Muslim imam who mass feeds people in towns battered by typhoons would have put cyanide in the food after reading a chapter in the Quran? People kill. They could be a loner kid who listens to Pink Floyd over and over or one who idolizes Che Guevara. They got sick reasons and sick minds. Many times they don't even have a reason. They simply feel the insistence and compulsion to kill. 

       I don't favor pointing at a certain collective belief system, religious or ideological as the guilty triggers, because that would also indict and wrongly judge those other peaceful believers. There is so much evil in this world. Yes. But let us not lump them as one collective humanity. It is offensive. It is not solving or minimizing hatred at all. In fact it is fueling it. What happened, all these mass killings, aren't the kind of wrongdoing that a peace-loving Muslim or Christian would like to be compared with or aligned with. ☮️☮️☮️

[ ] CONSPIRACY theory? As in governments plot mass killings to push laws? This is way off left field, I must say.  Why don't we look at the culture itself? Facts. The gravitation to polar extremes in present day America as shown by behaviors in regards to the coming presidential election shows that Americans are upset about practically all levels of institutions and structures. You don't have to be a devout Muslim or a redneck or an Occupy radical to get angry these days. Historically, the incidence of mass murders in America in the last ten or 20 years is unprecedented. 

       THAT had to be looked at. It is not religion because the two largest traditional religions, Islam and Christianity, have always been a part of America. But the huge discrepancy between rich and poor has never been this wide. The increase of queues to CVS is alarming than those who seek peace in church. And if I believe that some government machineries are behind these, then I am up for doomsday. I don't want to look at the world and society like that. ☮️☮️☮️

[ ] RELIGION and ATHEISM. I am continually weirded out by people who categorically judge Christians by what some from their flock say. It is not fair. It's like do all Muslims mow down people like what terrorists do? That religion is the sole cause of gruesome killings in this world? That atheism (and/or paganism) is the answer to global peace? How ignorant some people could be! Do they know that serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is an atheist? And Jim Jones who poisoned 909 people in Guyana in 1978 was actually an atheist? And those leaders that we love to hate: Kim Jong-Il, Benito Mussolini, Pol Pot, Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin never believed in God or religion? And the most evil of them all, Adolf Hitler did not believe in organized religion? 

       One other dude (who was on my FB) who hides behind a Hindu name maintains that pagans never had war? Read up History 101, please! Why can't people grow up--and start widening their minds rather than continually closing them? Putting blame on religion or people's culture for the evils in this world is one of the most profound forms of ignorance and hatred. We will never have a real semblance of real peace in this world if some people live this kind of narrow-mindedness all their lives. I will say that over and over and over again. ☮️☮️☮️

[ ] I SAY, no matter how angry a person is, let him get it out of his system--then compromise and negotiate. Maybe he/she has a point. Maybe the channeling was the problem. Maybe it's a question of an apt device to show/share truths. But if we immediately stereotype or judge a person "abusive" or "rude" or worse, mentally deranged and the only cure is a shrink and prescription--I believe that, we are undermining our human ability to heal and understand.   

      The filmmaker Sam Peckinpah said, "The whole underside of our society has always been violence and still is. Everybody seems to think that man is a noble savage. But he's only an animal. A meat-eating, talking animal. Recognize it. He also has grace and love and beauty." But unlike most animals, humans possess rational minds and compassionate hearts. If we are able to channel that aggression in art or music or literature, or even farm work or sports, that anger could be stopped from evolving to physical violence. ☮️☮️☮️

About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies. And some little jokes.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

DOGS watch our facial expressions, posture, and body movements. They listen to the tone of our voice. They combine all of these observations to determine our meaning. They collate all these, plus our DNA, then submit them to the boss cat for analysis. Dogs and cats are preparing for a feared future battle against AIs. Uh huh. 🐕🚶🧎‍♀️

NOT many know the exact definitions of words such as zeitgeist, cerise, euonym, succedaneum, or pococurante. Ask your cat or koolcat. They know. 😺😸😼

MORE recently, the American Federation of Astrologers put the number of Americans who read their horoscope every day as high as 70 million, about 23 percent of the population. As for me, I just ask Fizz The Wiz per my day’s life. Done. 🐱😺🙀

HIGH maintenance pets. Some dog breeds require daily grooming sessions, frequent baths or regular visits to a professional groomer to keep their coat in tip-top shape. Takes up time, energy and funds. If you have been spoiling your dog (only) with Ziwi Peak Air-Dried and your cat British Banquet grain-free, + iPhone upgrades each time, don’t complain. 🐕👑🐈

DOG experts (who are actually cats) say if you don’t get along well with your pet and you give them the name of a disliked person, it is considered rude but it'd be hilarious! Named your cat Trump or your dog Biden? If they're someone you like and you adore the pet, it might get a little weird. But weird is good, too. I don’t find it weird that I named my cat Ching. Ching is my mom’s nickname. If you say you don’t like that name, I will have to unfriend and block you. You dig? 🐈😊🐕

ARE some people paid for working out in the gym? My friend Lula pays her two teen-age daughters to work out in a gym, at least two hours a day each. Cellphones are left at home. Kristi and Coco are actually very proud. They tell friends: “We got a job 2 hours max a day but minimum pay, $7.25 for an hour. Sometimes we request an extra hour as overtime. Hey, it’s a job, right?” Friends go, “Awesome!” 🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♂️💵

THE Top 5 most aggressive dog breeds are chow chow, akita, pitbull terrier, cane corso, and doberman pinschers. President Biden’s dog Major is an example of a German Shepherd that gets pissed when he hears nonstop political chatter. He’ll bite! Hound dog Arrow The Good Doog is aggressive as well but “aggressive excited.” Not “aggressive ready to bite.” Once she comes near you, be cool as you introduce yourself, she’s a sweet puppy. Just don’t get political on her, too. Dig? 🐕🐩🐕‍🦺

MILLENNIALS are those born from 1981 to 1996, pretty much my own kids. Gen Z, from 1997 to 2012. Called “digital natives,” the generation to grow up with the internet as a part of daily life. Cats though don’t fall in those age brackets, apparently. They are Highlanders. They know everything, anything. Musical genre, and such. They just fake it that they don’t know because all they wanna play or sing are Bee Gees. 🐱🎧🐱

FRENCH FRIES. During World War I, American soldiers stationed in Belgium discovered these tasty treats. But because most people in the southern part of Belgium speak French, they ended up calling these little slices of heaven “French” fries. Yup. Now, you may google why it is Buffalo Wings, when it is not buffalo. And yes Fortune Cookie wasn’t invented in China. A cat invented it as part of the feline’s many shenanigans. 🍟🍟🍟

INDOOR cat. The cat, commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae. Felidae. Recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC. Actually, Fizz The Wiz sent me this info. 🐈🏠🐈‍⬛