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(sorry that it has cuss words But it's so funny!)

How to Give a Cat a Pill

1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm

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Kitagawa Utamaro... generally referred to in the West simply as Utamaro was one of the greatest Japanese artists... a master of woodblock, painting, and drawing. He was reputedly born in Edo, Osaka, or Kyoto (the three largest Japanese cities) and his art consistently conveys an urban sophistication and subject matter. He was quite probably the pupil of Toriyama Sekien 鳥山 石燕 and possibly even his son. He was originally trained in the aristocratic Kano style of painting, ...

This week I'll be featuring some of my favorite poems and poets as well..

Firts entry--

SOLEDAD
by Angela Manalang Gloria

It was a sacrilege, the neighbors cried,
The way she shattered every mullioned pane
To let a firebrand in. They tried in vain
To understand how one so carved from pride
And glassed in dream could have so flung aside
Her graven days, or why she dared profane
The bread and wine of life ...

Let’s start on the literature front. I did not like reading at all until the ninth grade.
I can still remember the name of the book that I first read for pleasure, my friend who loaned the book to me, the classroom, my position in the classroom, the subject, and the teacher’s name on that fateful day.
After that day, I read everything I got my hands on. I could not get enough. I read newspapers, magazines, and books in the library I previously ignored. That is when I found John Norman, ...

This past Friday, the hubby and I went to meet our adoption coordinator. The drive was supposed to take about 1 hour and 40 minutues. It took us a little bit longer because we got lost. Well not really lost, we passed a street that we should have taken a left on but because the street sign wasn't pronounced we missed it. We ended up being late by 15 minutes.
We finally meet our new coordinator and our previous one. They both started talking to us about the program we had decided on. ...