Monthly Archives: November 2011

with a twist

Posted on Wednesday, 2011 November 30 by Anton

The local Humane Society gets a surprising number of cats with kinked tails, and I don’t mean the classic Siamese bend at the last bone; I’ve seen about six with two or more right angles.

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Panda Bramble and Rockstar Hermit Rocky

Posted on Saturday, 2011 November 26 by Anton

For “Black Friday” the local Humane Society has a special on black cats; so I took two, born in June. They quickly made themselves at home. A few pix. Faré tells me that the French for ‘play tag’ is jouer … Continue reading →

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losses in translation

Posted on Sunday, 2011 November 13 by Anton

Whenever I watch a recent French movie, I miss just enough wordplay to wish it had French subtitles.

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