Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 01, 2013

When does he claw the furniture?

And it really annoys the cat!

I can’t recall the poem, but it was something about the fog moving in on cat’s feet.

always willing to go the extra mile to hone his litter box technique

Brian — I immediately thought of that too.

"THE fog comeson little cat feet.It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on. "

CARL SANDBURG — 1916

In this case….

Monty comesOn giant cat feet.

He sits looking over carpet and couch, on ample haunchesthen Monica says “Move on.”

SUSAN SUNSHINE — 2013

Monty may look low to the ground, but, by golly, I can see that he’s a six-footer.

Oh, hey, Red! Thanks!

Got time to drink yours, tonight?

Monty’s got cat scratch fever?

We know 3-toed cat feet weren’t designed by nature.

Gosh… I fell asleep at the Tiki….. Good morning, you morning guys….except Radish… seems like you must be a middle-of-the-night person, like I am sometimes….

I have to go out on Susan feet… if I can find them….They should be right at the ends of my legs…. and my head is in a fog…

Goodnight….:)

Charlie already invented the Kitten Mittens on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

Well I hope he makes it to the litter box this time.

No PussyfootingFripp & Eno

Monty should slither around on a Python’s belly.

Too early for a cocktail. I’m going back to my apartment today, after cat-sitting for a week. See you later Ballardeers.

It’s always happy hour somewhere, Shika.

Wow, it’s hard to know what’s going on here. Monty’s petting days are probably over, so is he vying for attention or sending a cryptic message to Shirley. Is this a spoof on the cat or retaliation on Rusty Boy for the three day old fruit salad incident which sent Shirley to her sister, Monty to the boat house, left the neighborhood in a slow tail spin, and the Fish, Game and Soil Conservation officer on a dead wild goose chase? Hard to know with this outfit. Monty has been known to exhibit some pretty strange behavior without any apparent tie to today’s reality. Let’s just say he has taken free association to a new level and leave him there at that. On the other hand, if the tickets are cheap enough I’ll go just to have a look at the scenery. Thanks Ballard Street, it’s Saturday and the king crazies are just warming up ….

Good thing that Monty lives in a ranch style home, otherwise he’d be using the newel post as a scratching post.And, at least he doesn’t track litter all over the house.

My eyes! My eyes……

You have no idea what I’d give to unsee today’s photos.

I don’t know if I should laugh or cry…One thing, I’m on the same page as Citizen GROG! on this one.

I guess I’m just a pessimist! I need to take some clothes off. Just drove home from giving my shoemaking class (tho’ I also took a class on cooking fot a feast and/or campsite) and afterwards went back to main building for Royal and Baronial Court before eating my vegan lunch. It’s 107 outside now so the linen shirt (long sleeves) and the silk twill tunic over it have me very warm (although I removed my veil before driving home).

I just noticed that now Flickr is making posting my pictures elswhere more difficult. Instead of a full addy on this one of that dress, it has only http://www.flickr.com/photos/7478809@N03/ which I’m pretty sure will not show a jpeg (and they had already made smaller files into gifs. Any of the Techies here able to deal with this one??

I have the feeling 6 likes Fat Bottomed Girls. I’ll pass on that.

I think I need some triple strength Marg and Susan’s brain bleach……… Have some lemon flavor??????

Well it’s time for me to turn in, but before I do here’s a Seger classic

Good Night Ballardeers. I have an early day tomorrow.Good choice Grog.

from 6/18/2004…

I’m here. I guess we’ll crack open the 21-year old Glenlivet. I hope there’s enough to go around.I drink to my friends!

Happy Birthday Brian!

Hey! We’re buying tonight!

I was brought you a bottle of the 24 year old Glenfiddich!

Will that do?

Thank you all. It’s amazing to sip a drink that is of legal drinking age.

Opera Cake anyone?

And here’s one from Bev!

We figured you needed to see busses on your birthday, of course….LOL

Happy, happy, happy birthday, BriatollahSorry to leave the party so soon, but 5:00 Pacific comes to early as it is. See you tomorrow.

Whoo whoo…. more scotch!

I’m having trouble getting my Scotch to post!

Happy Birthday Briatollah!!

I guess I’ll go to Denny’s tomorrow. Free grand slam.

Well… I’ll go grab another bottle…

Meanwhile, Bev wanted to post this for you:

Birthday Song

And here’s ANOTHER!

@ SusanYour pics didn’t show. Maybe they’ll come up later.I went to the liquor store to buy a pint of rum the day I turned 21. I was so disapointed that I didn’t get carded.Don’t bury me yet, I’m not 50 ’til 3:03 am MDT.

There, that one’s 30!

After all, you only turn 50 once!

Yes… the first bottle just kept slipping away…. it posted for about 2 seconds and then disappeared…

I thought maybe we were drinking too fast!

After awhile you get insulted when you’re carded…

40 is around the time you start being glad again!

LOL

Oops…. I was supposed to post this from Bev, too.

She was afraid she wouldn’t make it tonight….

but she wanted you to get he cake she baked and to know she said happy birthday.

Then I see she did stop by…. are you still here, Bev?

What about you Stel?

X?

So you can just save that picture till 3:0 4 am MDT

Oops… Bev, you posted while I was asking whether you were here….

I’m having some trouble with images not posting….dunno why.

Will that do for starters, Brian?

And no problem, Bev.

Oh, Stel…. I hope Bri wants to live in the old opera house.

It’s so beautiful.

Oh Bri…. on Ballard Street, price is no object!

And the Monkey gets liquor for me wholesale for special occasions….not that wholesale liquor is half price like shampoo.

Here ya go, Bev….

And how’s the sushi, Brian?

The Ballard Street Sushi Palace and Fine Draperies Emporium is very elegant, you know.

I had to talk them into doing take-out.

Mariko, the owner’s wife, is a client of mine.

@Bev, Susan …and BRIATOLLAH

Both those cakes look yummy!!! When’re you going to cut the cakes, Bri ?

What about MY homemade popcorn, Bev?Sniffle….

Maybe next year you’ll be old enough to make your own.

I think you’ll have to re-read this page tomorrow, Bri….so much stuff flashing by!

Cakes and booze and sushi…. wheee….. and balloons and such…..

Well, it’s 2:15 am here and I’ve about hit my limit! A toast to you, Bri …..Happy Birthday and welcome to MIDDLE AGE (by my calculations, since 50 is one-half of 100!)!

Party on…I’ll check in during the day.

Thanks again to everyone, this was all kinds of crazy.

The old opera house would make a splendid residence.I’ll turn the orchestra pit into an indoor swimming pool.

Goodnight Stel and Bev!

And Brian…. I thought you might want more sushi first?

The great thing about virtual food and drink is…. you wake up fine the next morning!

And still a bit hungry, for some reason….

Ooohh…that’s a great idea….Hope it’ll hold water…

Ika would hit the spot.

And I’d live on sushi too…. or preferably sashimi.

I really wish maguro weren’t from a threatened species …right now I don’t get enough of it to feel guilty..but if I were rich it would be sad.

Yum….

I went to a sushi place for dinner. The waitress didn’t know that “tako” is octopus.“Uhhh…. We don’t got no tacos here.”

I’ll remove the seats at the main level and turn it into a velodrome.

Thanks again to everyone, I’m calling it a knight.

Um…. Brian…..

the old opera house… is…um….

well, you know…. historical…I mean… a velodrome?

Oh my!

But here…. think about it while you enjoy these…and these are genuine Cuban!

Goodnight Brian….and happy birthday again…more people might show up tomorrow….well, Sunday, I mean…

Hi and bye, Red…An ammonia spill sounds awful!.Hope you got a shot of the 30-year-old….

I just came back to say I was leaving, too.I’m exhausted.

I was in such a rush when I got back tonight, just to get my cake baked, decorated and posted by the start of the party, I’d missed a few comments….

So I didn’t say thanks, pcolli, for the poem!Nice.

There were other things I should be answering too…. but I have to sleep!

I cleaned the big grinder, Fenton…. and swept up most of the mess…Dimitri will be here in about 20 minutes to finish up.

Save yourself and the Monkey each a shot of that great whisky too… I’m sure Brian won’t mind.

The rest is for him to drink or share tomorrow, as he pleases, cos it’s his birthday all day.

Hope the earlier party arrivals, like X and No. 6, and Happy, and JP Steve got some.(I’m sure Stel and Bev did, cos Stel brought one of the bottles…. and Bev…. well, let’s just say…she’s not one to miss…. a shot. )

Good night, Ballard Street!

Like A Rock

And the East Coast wakes up and greets the dawn. No fog or cats feet here. But there is a glow in the far west sky. Weatherman says it’s from a place called Ballard Street. Apparently a Tiki Hut has been hosting a birthday celebration that started on the stroke of midnight….somewhere. Have a GRRRRRRRRREAT DAY,Briatollah! And with friends like these, it should REALLY be HAPPY!

@briatollah

My design firm, Ballard Renovated Interiors And Natatoria (B.R.I.A.N., for short!), says, "No problem! It’s a GO!! "

It might be a bit pricey……so don’t quit your day job!!!

Magic Bus

@Red, Sorry to hear about the ammonia spill -hope you had a good mask! You spend most of your time with industrial disasters?

I see even Susan has trouble with pictures lately. and I don’t mind having my whole page at Flickr showing (those are just a selection of my photos for GoComics) I had no other reason to USE Flickr. I just object to not having ability to show ONE photo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN! I might be able to post from elsewhere but I like being able to edit a photo and THEN post it. I think that in the spirit of virtual imbibing I might just have a bit of Scotch, but even virtually, it would be a waste to have the good stuff because I’d rather top it with a little Amaretto (to make it more like Drambuie). ;-D

Looks like I missed a great party last night.: (And I’m off to work again soon.: (I’ll be back this afternoon and lift a glass of iced tea to you briatollah.Someone save me a slice of cake, please.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMMENTORS AND ONLINE FRIENDS!

THANK YOU ALLto Susan, Bev, Stel, Number Six, Grog, Bald Eagle, Dazz, Hapyx3, X, Red, Icky, JP, and The Rogue.I hope I left noone out. I got more birthday greetings here than in real life.

That’s one thing about the Ballard Street crowd, We have an equal appreciation for the finer things as well as the sillier things.

Waitress! I’ll have that iced tea now. Make it an Arnold Palmer.And a couple of Snickerdoodles.And what ever briatollah is having, make his a double.Any cake left?

If course there’s cake, Happy!

You asked me to save you some….but actually there’s lots left…

Sure, Happy….No problem….

Wow… I cut this pretty big…it’s a slice across the whole cake.Probably enough for three people….

But if somebody’s really craving lots of cake… here you go!

I think I’ll pass on that cake, Susan. I just finished dinner and now I’m sucking on an MGD. Beer and sweets just don’t go together.

But I may open a bag of cheese puffs a little later on. But not too late. It’s going to be an early night tonight.

I have to admit, I’d never heard of an Arnold Palmer, so I let the bartender make it….

New guy, seems very nice….Antonio.Used to work on Finley at the Brews, Booze and Blues, until it closed.

I was kinda surprised the Monkey hired a …. well…. shhh…. a cat … you know….he doesn’t trust ’em… I mean…. a new person…

that’s what I meant, of course…

But… he’s not a house cat…and they know each other from the blues club.

I don’t know the day bartenders as well as I know my night crew….

Fenton most days, the little monkeys, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Sid, when we need him, if he can come in.OH… and can’t forget the Fireman helping out on Thursday nights.

And I’m there, of course.

Grog…. we have plenty of cheese puffs on the bar…and peanuts, and chips …. potato or tortilla.

And there are little cups of salsa…just ask Antonio….

Gonna bring in some more party food a bit later.

Enjoy, Happy!

I gotta go for a while…see you all later….

Tony’s put a tiger in his tankard.

I prefer a vodka grapefruit on a hot summer night. Now that’s refreshing.

And that’s unsweetened grapefruit.

Hot Summer Night

Paradise By the Dashboard Light

Happy HALF-A-CENTURY, Briatollah!

Gee, you are young! Although when I passed the half-century mark, I preferred to say 49 and 12 months, lol(Or 40 and 144 months)

Sorry I’m so late, I can’t stay either, but I did want to drop in to wish you all the best and many, many more birthdays to break out the Scotch for.(May I have a shot, if there is any left?)

I’m not as old as what’s his name, Jack Benny, am I?

Or was that George Burns?I forget who was 39 years old.

Hi Grog. Nice music you put on for bri.

Antonio is cute, susan. (shh. Don’t tell him that!)

Hi all. I’ll drop back to say good night. Have work to finish first.

And thanx, Shikamoo. I hope I didn’t leave anyone out.

I believe it’s time for me to recharge my energy cells. Going to be a grueling week and I believe I shall be scarce.

I hope this one is not too late. Not as impressive as Muppets (no explosion) but such a variety of languages. Happy Birthday Briatollah

At least I got some lively dancing done (to Grog’s music and my Happy Birthday was the first version I’ve been able to dance to)@Bev, that drink had too much lemon to go well with rum (IMNHO) and @Grog I also have a good assortment of sweet liquours in my pantry (and added a few to me lover’s cabinet last time I was there) and I HATE when even my grandkids put sugar on my lovely grapefruit. Sweetner spoils the great flavor of the fruit (the only one I sweeten is my morning lime) although I add a little sugar when I cook up some fresh blueberries to top the pancakes or french toast. This diet does not allow sweet fruit (though my doc leaves details up to me). He’s a little upset that I regect the gluten idea, but that was never what I planned on. I took Dr Ornish’s book with me when I first visited this doc.

I’m still not much fun at a party right now (which is why I have not scheduled any trips yet) All the dietary restrictions (AND no drinks) and lugging around a bunch of supplements (even to the class I taught yesterday). All I can do is just dance (and other activities) not much party-wise, so I’ll say G’night to all and go take a good soak. Happy Birthday, Cha-cha-cha!

Thanks again to everyone for all your good wishes today.

That’s all for me folks.5:00 alarm again.

@Beviek, Yeah, someone at work set up a hot spot for me so I got to go online with my laptop. She only did it so she could email me some files and I could do some artwork for her, but I snuck over to BS again when she wasn’t looking!

180.I couldn’t resist. Happy Birthday bri!

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!!