February 10, 2006
Feline Friday: Catching A Mouse
Hey, Senor Puss-in-Boots, want to help me catch a mouse?
Fine, I'll do it myself!
I'll just catch the mouse by the tail like this!
GOTCHA!
What do you mean, let it go? It's a mouse, isn't it? I caught it, didn't I?
Rats! Why are they called mice if we're not supposed to catch them?
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The next Carnival of the Cats is being hosted at Watermark
Q1 - Overcome: Name one physical challenge you'd like to accomplish before you die?
I have never been able to climb a rope. I think it would be cool if I could climb a rope before I died.
Q2 - Fuel: Twenty (20) years from now, what do you think you'll be using to fuel your car: Gasoline, Hydrogen, Ethanol, Biodiesel, a Hybrid System, or something else entirely?
I certainly hope we're not still stuck with gasoline. There was a car show in Philadelphia during the week and a bunch of high school students designed a cool looking car that runs on soybeans. Now, I think that would be really neat!
Q3 - Poking Fun: Cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper last fall, then reprinted in other publications across Europe in recent weeks, have sparked outrage across the Islamic world. From a cartoon image depicting Muhammad wearing a turban crafted into the shape of a bomb with a lit fuse, to another showing the seventh-century prophet standing in heaven telling a line of suicide bombers to stop because "We've run out of virgins," the cartoons hold nothing back in terms of poking fun at Muslims. Do you feel the newspapers in question were justified in publishing these cartoons? If so, would your opinion change if highly offensive cartoons related to some aspect of your own religion were published in your hometown newspaper?
I think it's terrible how things have gotten so out of hand. It all started because some Danish author wanted to write a children's book about the life of Mohammed and couldn't get anyone to illustrate it for him. So a Danish newspaper ran a contest for cartoons depicting Mohammed. The publishers say now that if they'd known ahead of time all the violence that was going to ensue, they wouldn't have published the cartoons. It seems to me that the riots are more violent than they might have been because there are terrorists and governments supporting terrorists stirring up the people.
If a highly offensive cartoon related to my religion was published in my hometown newspaper, I would be offended....but ya know, I've lived with freedom of speech my whole life so it wouldn't occur to me to try to burn down a building because of it.
Q4 - Cell Phones: How many different cell phones have you owned, and what was the reason for switching to the one you’re using now?
I've had two different kinds of cell phones. First, I had Nokia phones when I was a free lance interpreter in Maryland and then in New York. Now I have Samsung with Verizon Wireless. I switched because TB's been with Verizon for years and they really do have the best service.
Posted by Cassie at February 10, 2006 01:40 PM | TrackBack