The trumpet of a prophecy!

Babe inspects a low-lying branch of the privet, a feline version of the Drudge Report, filled with links to the latest news.

We stayed up for the debate and agree with pollster Frank Luntz's panel of everyday folk that Fred's the one. Some are saying it's "too little too late." They need to relax. Meanwhile, in imail news:

We: There should be another quickie ANIMAL post up by the time you reboot tomorrow morning. I have an awesome picture of Baby meeping outside. Trying to come up with some copy.

She: Can you send me the picture? I love making up copy.

We: It's in the mail!

She: He looks like the happiest cat on earth.

We: To me he looks very intense, reading the scent messages.

She: The warm weather must have brought out scents, yes. "Ah, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

We: That's it!

The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,    
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

-- From Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Update: In spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love. Elisson in the comments:

Percy Bysshe
Would take a pysshe
In Lake Geneva's water.
Then, without fail,
Begin to nail
Good Mister Godwin's daughter.

Thanks, good lookin'.

Update: Heartbreaking news -- via Modulator's Friday Ark #173 -- from the Father of the Felinosphere, Laurence Simon, who has lost his precious Frisky, blogged here from time to time through the years. You can read more about Frisky, Edloe and Piper at blogHOUSTON.

"Frisky, AKA Mr. Fluffy, defends box in dramatic photo series," we captioned this image of one of Laurence Simon's lionized feline companions back in April of 2004.

A poignant and poetic tribute to Frisky from Blog d'Elisson:

The love humans feel for their Animal Buddies is fraught with the deep knowledge that our longer lifespans virtually guarantee painful farewells. It is the Way of the World.

Loving our two cats the way we do, we can barely force ourselves to imagine that they will not always be with us. And having met Frisky -- and the rest of the Simon menagerie -- I can personally attest to the deep affection Lair and Gina have for their cats . . . all of them.

Godspeed, Mr. Fluffy.

Comments

[Elisson]

Percy Bysshe
Would take a pysshe
In Lake Geneva's water.
Then, without fail,
Begin to nail
Good Mister Godwin's daughter.

[goomp]

To me the Babe looks as if he is mighty suspicious of what left the smell.

[Bob Agard]

Thanks for telling people to relax. Fred has found his game. Watch out!

[miss kelly miss kelly]

Fred is sort of my guilty pleasure. I really like his style, plain-spokenness and sensible attitudes. He has presidential bearing. But I don't know that he has much more "real" governing/management experience than Young Pup Obama, who is completely unqualified to be the prez. Is Fred really good enough to be prez, or are we as deluded as Obama's fervent supporters?

[Sissy Willis]

I am deluded, therefore I am?

[HNAV]

RIP Frisky...

Regarding Senators who are wonderfully aged and cool?

Frist compiled an ACU rating of 89.3 percent, making Mr. Thompson "the liberal senator from the Volunteer state."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070623/EDITORIAL/106230006/1013

I am wary of Senators, they remain the lowest on my list...

Especially those who are such good friends with Mr. McCain, who helped give us the Campaign Finance Folly, and haven't promised to NOT raise taxation.

I would rather go with the impressive 2 North Eastern CEO's, proven to be able to manage.

* that is my humble take...

But it looks as if the liberals are going to push the Keating 5 Campaign Reformer upon the GOP.

I keep studying the effects of the high brow expression, vs. the low brow, and I find the bias against the 'square' rather tired.

Bill Gates vs. John Wayne?

Both have their positives...

But we need someone who is best for the job...

But I know we need to reform Social Security, Health Care, etc., and I see nothing in the records of the Senators that tells me they are able to aggressively go after problems (even fighting in the GWOT), especially with Free Market solutions.

Fred is a good Man, but his potential has limits in my opinion.

McCain will prove to be disastrous...

[Carol Ward]

Great disappointment, Sissy. Like you, I was a Fred Thompson fan, and I put my money where my mouth was. I liked his reliance on principles and his understatement. Both were a refuge from the over the top, hyperventilating statist "experts". (or is that expert statists?) Alas, Fred has dropped out. Does that leave the Mitt-ster?

[Sissy Willis]

We could do worse than the Mittster. :-)