Meatloaf T. Cat
Hi, I would like to reintroduce myself. My name is Meatloaf T. Cat, the “T” stands for “The“.I am a System Administrator, fluent in Linux, Mac, and Windows; maybe some other operating systems too. I generally write cat-related posts on this site. I will be writing a few more posts featuring some...
Mark
I was talking to an old blog reader a couple of days ago and he mentioned how he found out about my blog back in 2004/5 through a post of mine about a lion on the loose. So I went looking for that post and came across another one which I found pretty funny looking back at it now. Back in 2013, a...
Hels
Born Nigel Neill in 1947 in Omagh, Nth Ireland to an English mother and a New Zealand father serving in the British army. His family moved to Christchurch N.Z in 1954 where Sam went to school. He became Sam because there were several Nigels at school, saying “I moved more easily as a Sam”.Sam...
Hels
20th explorers on their way to Antarctica, including Ernest Shackleton, often visited NZ. They used local ports and quarantine islands, and gratefully accepted other offers of assistance. They also took on New Zealander crew with them, to take part in the Antarctic trips. Capt Robert...
Meatloaf T. Cat
It has been more than 6 weeks since I saw my friend, a feral cat who was also the sweetest Calico-Point Siamese Cat. According to the people in the area, they haven’t seen her either for the last 6 weeks. I’m hoping that someone actually took her in. The other scenarios would certainly be breaking...
Hels
Portrait of a Young Woman, 1915WikiPastry Cook of Cagnes, 1922 The GuardianGrotesque self portrait, c1923Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.Thanks to George Prochnik for this review. From 1913, to get from Smilovichi, a shtetl in Belarus, to Paris. 20 year old artist Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) made many...
Hels
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was born in Paris, son of banker Augustin De Gas. At 11 Degas enrolled in Lycée Louis-le-Grand, graduating in 1853. He was painting seriously and by 18, his bedroom became an artist's studio. He began making copies in the Louvre, but his father wanted him to study. So Degas...
3amto5amclub
It’s funny how life unfolds. You set out with clear intentions—gym goals, writing deadlines, mindful living—and then the universe sends a gentle, furry reminder that the deepest wisdom often comes from the most humble messengers. For nearly a year now, we have been hosts to a regular visitor: a...