Ten Cats by Graham Harrop for February 22, 2025

Jump on their lap and purr!

Second worse thing: Having to wait for someone to clean the litter box.

Our first president, George Washington, was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony.

On February 22, 1921, overnight transcontinental airmail service in the US began with flights between San Francisco and New York.

On February 22, 1980, the US men’s hockey team scored an unexpected victory over a more experienced Soviet team at the Winter Olympics. The victory was one of the most memorable moments of those games and in all of sports history.

Artist Rembrandt Peale was born on February 22, 1778, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He completed more than 600 paintings during his lifetime, including dozens picturing George Washington.

On today’s date February 22, 1819, John Quincy Adams and Luis de Onís y González-Vara of Spain negotiated the Adams-Onis Treaty that essentially ceded Florida and other Spanish lands in America to The United States.

On today’s date February 22, 1879 the first Woolworth retail store opened in Utica, New York.

Nine years before she was dedicated in New York Harbor, The Statue of Liberty was accepted as a gift from the people of France to the United States on February 22, 1877 with a joint resolution by U.S. Congress.

On February 22, 1819, American poet James Russell Lowell was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

303 First official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued by Emperor Diocletian at Nicomedia, ordering all churches to be closed and scriptures burnt

1907 Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois

1907 Sheldon Leonard, American actor, producer and director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie, It’s a Wonderful Life), born in New York City

Drew Blyth Barrymore was born February 22, 1975 in Los Angeles, California

Not in my house, I disturb their sleep regularly for some ear scritches and cuddles.

Sigh, 70s all week, and hotter for Rose. We need our winter!

Yikes. I would really hate to be one of those people.

I am LOLing!!! :D

Kiki just reaches out and grabs me. And she uses her claws to make the point.

It depends on what I am doing. Those homicidal furballs jump on my laptop, spill my coffee, get under me just as I am sitting down, and other shenanigans too numerous to mention.

I’m down to some picture frames and a few other items from my sister. Yesterday was shredding day and my den looked like a tickertape parade had gone through. She had a bunch old hardback books and I called the recyle people and was told yes, they could go in the bin. So they did.

I called California Coast CU and had more words. I’m done with them. I know my sister had very little income and I just don’t care any more what was left in her account. It’s clear to me that every time this Heather person made me jump through a hoop, she put out another hoop. So, today I’ll send a letter to her that she can just keep whatever is there. I can’t keep fighting with her. Today I’ll tackle her income taxes. Yay

I wake up as a cat sandwich every morning: one on each side of me on top of the covers. I can’t move. But it’s an excuse to stay in bed, :>

Oops!

It may look easy, but it’s not fun tangling up someone’s walking gate.

& there was me thinking they enjoyed it!!!

Ohhhh it’s SO tough being a cat!!! Bottomless food & water bowls. Endless chin & ear scritchies. I’m tellin ya! Poor POOR babies!!

According to the housemate, Lord Twiggs Hoppert is deliberately trying to kill them.

FREE ELDO!

My cats will sometimes claw my pants leg when they want something. (Usually food, but they often want to be petted too.) If only they could talk (or at least give paw signals) then they wouldn’t have to resort to mischief to get attention. On another note, saw a golden crowned kinglet and eleven juncos while out walking today.