Monday, April 29, 2024

About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies. And some little jokes.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.


SOME dogs prefer the palatability of canned food over kibble. When dogs have to spend time away from home, it may help them to eat more normally if they have a little encouragement from some delicious canned food along with their kibble. What about you, what do you prefer for your dinner? Canned food or kibble? These are not poisons. So to save on money for monthly bills and streaming TV fees, you may eat dog food, too. 🥫😋🥘




BEING overjoyed about going for a walk is almost universal among dogs. If you reach for their leash, lace up your shoes or do anything that suggests even the remote possibility that you are going for a walk, your dog is probably thrilled. So it doesn’t matter about the leash. It’s all about the walk. (As the cat watches in sarcastic amazement.) 🦮🚶‍♂️🦮


CATS are low maintenance. Compared to dogs, cats are a low maintenance pet. They don't require formal training, they don't need to be taken out multiple times a day, and they're even able to take care of basic self-cleaning. They are cool alone while the dog is a drama queen when left for 2 minutes. Cats also go online and google stuff in case they want to know something, instead of asking you. Stuff like that. 🐕💸🐈


WHAT do you think is wrong with our society today? Some say lack of self respect, critical thinking skills, open debate, accepting other cultures, prone to violence to solve problems etc etcetera. People tend to behave badly mainly because they don’t have a dog or a cat. Yup. 🐕🥹🐕‍🦺


HOW do you fix a picky eater dog? Offer a meal at the same time each day, and give your pet a certain amount of time to eat it, say 15 or 20 minutes. If they don't eat within that time, take the food away and try it at the next meal. The idea is to set a routine where they know that if they skip this meal, they can eat in a few hours. If that doesn’t work, let the cat talk to your dog. Cats are kickass dinner behaviorists or food manipulators. Uh huh. 🐕🍵🐕




ALTHOUGH laughter has been shown in some animals, with current scientific knowledge, it seems that cats don't laugh – although they do have their own noises to indicate they are happy. They do have the ability to make facial expressions that look like laughing, but this doesn't mean they are happy. Nope, I think they also feel happiness or joy. Fizz and Ching prefer to text me LOL! 😺😸😹


VIRTUAL REALITY, the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors. Open-arms acceptance of AI means humanity has been, indeed, transported in a mental/emotional universe of virtual reality. 🤖👺🥹


SHORT meow is like a standard greeting or hello. A drawn-out meow can be a demand for something immediately like “feed me now” or “open the door.” A higher pitched longer meow, or yowl could mean pain or anger. A text or IM is a warning. But a signboard or placard means a threat that DSS may be on their way. 😼😿🐱


A RECENT study from Oregon State University claims that cats not only enjoy human interaction, they may even enjoy it more than food. 50 cats were denied human interaction, food, toys and scents for a few hours. They were then re-introduced to the four stimuli and 50 percent of the felines chose human interaction over the other three possibilities. Does that mean cats are cooler than dogs? Do you disagree? But don’t hate me, I am not pro-Trump. 🐱😎🐱


RECIPE, a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. If suddenly your favorite tuna casserole tastes different, your cat must have altered it per her preferred taste. Is it sprinkled with catnips? Yup. 📃🥣📃

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

RECOMMENDED. “Star Wars Trilogy.”

RECOMMENDED. Movie/s. “Star Wars Trilogy.” The first set of three films produced in the Star Wars franchise by George Lucas. 1977: “Star Wars.” 1980: “The Empire Strikes Back.” 1983: “Return of the Jedi.” Then there was a prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between 2015 and 2019. And so on and so forth. 



       Collectively, all these or post-1983 (including the first 3) are referred to as the "Skywalker Saga," which I don’t really care about. As far as me is concerned, “Star Wars” ended in “Return of the Jedi.” Sure, there was a woman Yoda named Yaddle, and there could be LGBT or trans or dog and cat versions of the Old and Green Master, as well as New Correctness equivalents of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. I bet Ewoks would be “inappropriate” so puppies and kittens may replace Ewoks? 

       The Galactic Civil War is fiction, not a fact. The fight between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire, to me, is classic Bad vs Good played up in grand make-believe cinema. Not Republicans vs Democrats or Conservatives vs Liberals. So don’t push it, okay? LOL!

       If you are a fan of Akira Kurosawa and have seen “Kagemusha” (1980) and “Ran” (1985), there are striking similarities. But the former was set during old Japan’s Sengoku period (1457 to 1615), long before the United States was born, and the latter was based on William Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” 

       The genius of George Lucas is his sheer improvisational inventiveness (in melding historical facts and what “could be” future parallels) and amazing flair in effectively crosscutting a coterie of you and me characters with fantastical inventions without losing grip. Did I see all these in succeeding prequels and sequels and spinoffs? I don’t know. I don’t even know what post-1983 Star Wars derivative I saw, started and didn’t finish, or is there another one or two coming?

       That’s when we lose the magic and realism of “Star Wars.” Commercialism’s nauseating excess. 🎬🎭🎬