"Having no vase, she improvised"

"Watch the birdie," the pioneering portrait photographer's old standby to get the subject to look alert, works like a charm with Baby, whose focussed stare above is effortlessly induced by our dangling the camera's strap just off camera.

"If all we listen to are people who share our opinions, we end up living in an echo chamber: not healthy or well-informed, and lacking a stereoscopic view of the world around us," writes the wise and witty man of many hats -- not to mention many cats -- Ellison of Blog d'Elisson in the comments to "The point is to discover them," our recent post about radical leftists' attempt to silence Pope Benedict XVI last week.

"Hillary's assertion that her 'stimulus' package shouldn't be paid for denies reality," writes George Melloan in today's WSJ. "Somebody has to pay for it. One man's consumption must be paid for by his own or someone else's production." But don't try to confuse Miss Hillary! with the facts. She has made it clear that she knows better than the invisible hand what's good for us. Tiny, above, skirting a "Stop Hillary" poster from the Republican National Committee, has no use for politicians and their fellow travelers who would deny the economic logic of nature and human nature.

"BTW, that photo of Tiny is remarkable," continues ailurophile Elisson, effervescing "Those eyes sparkle with life."

"This photograph graces the wall of our downstairs half-bath," writes Elisson, whose wife took the picture in Amsterdam years ago. "Having no vase, she improvised . . . and the resulting image was irresistible." (Photo by SWMBO, 1987)

"And who but Sissy Willis can ennoble life's detritus, finding beauty in a Midden-Heap?" ponders the proudly self-appointed king of "self-aggrandizement and time-wastage": "Unexpected places, indeed."

Update: Modulator's Friday Ark now boarding.

Update II: Missy & KC host Carnival of the Cats #201.

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Whiskers forward, that cat is ready for action.

I'm betting Sissy's place gets very busy in the wee hours, when kitties decide to rustle up some excitement.