Eat these.

I made pancakes for dinner last night from a recipe I found online. They were the best pancakes I've ever had. Now I'll always be able to find the recipe.

Truth or Panda?

Two stories from this month's Cat Fancy, one true the other not. 

1. "Local kitten, Mr. Paws, declared far from purrr-fect; owner files anti-defimation suit."

2. "My cat's anal region is red, swollen, and has black specks on it. I wiped it with a wet cloth, do I need to do anything else? Also, it smells."

PSA

It's a rare instance when I opt for a non-Apple product, but yesterday I was finally about to accept a little bit more Google into my lifestyle. Until I ran across this warning doing some Chrome trial browsing; Safari must have thought she was back in the game for a few hours there. Then I found ChromeFlix, which flixed my Chrome. So what? It's not like I'm about to get a Droid.

What can I get for you today?

Handies

Ever since I saw it done for Wisconsin I've been claiming that more states should be represented by hands. Maybe I just haven't met the right people, but Pennsylvania could work really well. And how else is anybody going to know where Altoona is? Then this post from StrangeMaps popped up on my googlereader with a hand job for both peninsulas. Toché 'Ganders, touché.

So, what other states should be making maps with their hands? Here's couple that already are:

Wisconsin: America's Other Mitten

West Virginia: The Panhandle of Love

Alaska: Have you met my island chains?

Texas: Two for T

Maryland: The Chesapeake Claw

Good for them, but why aren't these guys doing it too? 

Pennsylvania: Penn's Smokestack 

Virginia: This Little Pinky Seceded  

Oklahoma: "Indian Territory, Scout's Honor"

Massachusetts: Welcome to Worcester 

Washington: The Massachusetts of the West

Idaho: Canada's Poker

Hawaii: Five-0

It's time we all start to do the Helen Keller and talk with our hands. Especially you Washington State, you've got a great hand-shape. Get with the program. 

Mr. Van Winkler Tours America - '010!

Don't worry, if you miss him tonight you can still see him next month in Appleton.

From Lincoln to Washington: An American Journey

Washington was having a bit of a tourist problem while we were there last week; its outbreak of cherry blossoms wasn't helping anything either. Life may be full of hassles, but I really don't want those things to become one of mine. Luckily we had always planned to do our best to not see anything anyway.  Abstinence never actually works out though.

The Lincoln Memorial is a nice enough building, but really, what're you actually going to do there? Count the columns again? No, you're gonna want to get right in there and sit on its face for a picture. Maybe even do some typing, if you happen to be carrying your portable typewriter. Plus, that'll form a protective buffer between you and them in no time at all.

L E G I S  ⬆  L A T I V E

Next up: W's Obelisk on the Axis. I dare you not to look at it.

Mall Walking, ever heard of it? It's a legitimate form of exercise in America. Get with the program.

BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS.