Checking on Ballard St from a distance… security cam on the salon…What’s that overhead?
OMG was the Monkey right about the cats?
> Gotta sleep before I come back….meanwhile….NOBODY SHOOT THE KITTY!
These dog/cat high-jinks get out of hand…but I trust the Sheriff’s Dept to sort it out.
See you in the morni… afternoon…Gonna take time to make more cupcakes.
Glad everybody liked them…But I hope you don’t mind if this batch is just … you know… cupcakes!
Making pug faces takes all day!These will be just as delicious… I’ll even bring along the leftover junior mints (at great personal sacrifice)in case you MUST put eyes on them!
Red, I hope your foot is OK…and yeah… where is the Linguist?Or x_Tech or Happy….Haven’t seen much of any of them. Then again…we’re getting into the last of the warm late-summerish weekends..last festivals, flea markets, bike races and outdoor music events…
Lotta people are busy.Hope all our regulars are well and having fun!
Uh oh! Could this all be happening again? Won’t we ever have a lasting peace? Can Ballard St. survive cats and dogs fighting………….like cats and dogs ?Feline and canine hostilities began on July 19th.
Tensions increase.Sheriff Monkeyblues starts negotiations on July 26th.
Sheriff Monkeyblues arranges truce between the Feline Front and the Canine Corps right before the election! July 27th.
I can answer Coyoty‘s question. Start when they’re very young kittens. Put the harness on them before they go outside. Make it the only way they go outside. Then a couple of years later when you get the harness out, they run. For the door of course and they are happy to wear the harness so they can go outside (on a leash of course).
BOMBER CAT! I I wonder can the “CAT alina” land on water or is it land based.I can see the Dog thinking.INCOMING!!!!!!“Man, I need to figure out how to get the gun out of the holster.” Wasn’t Scooter packing one some time back.I wonder if a Stinger missile would lock on?This cat was one time trained by top Soviet trainers to rain havoc and destruction upon de weak Western NATO alliance.The cat’s name is PERCY.Enough said.Seen it all. Pigs Flying (Pink Floyd Animals Pigs on the Wing) and now Cats.( hehe Percy!)
Candle light house. How adorable.Is it on the lake called Gichagoomy. (Spelling soundex)What about when the winds of November start blowing?The cook says its too rough to feed ya.Then when sinking. Its been good knowing ya.My dad was a Merchant seaman in WWII. Navy would not take him. He could not float. Pneumonia took half a lung. He described weather sooo bad in the North Atlantic. He saw a ship come up on a wave crest. Bow out. Stern out. Snap in half at the crest. Slap both sides of the wave. When that wave came back up not a single piece of that ship was left. 28 crew gone in a instant. But he was still happy. No U-boats. Weather they could handle. Das Boot. Terrifying. Twice torpedoed. Made it in a life boat to Scotland twice.When he talked about the sea. Wow.Remember on Pirates of the Caribbean. The green flash just at sunset. He seen it. Bright flash of green just as the sun set. Scared the pants off the old sailors. They began praying, saying oaths, crossing themselves. My dad asked them “What was that about?” They responded “You seen it, never speak of it till no longer at sea. Just pray it passes you.”Many strange things out there we have not all seen.
To StelbelI think it is the Squirrel Alliance supplying arms to the Cats of Catopia. It is all part of their evil plan to dominate all bird feeders. Arm the cats, take out the dogs, frees squirrels to raid bird feeder without dog interference, birds weaken, becoming food for cats. Win Win for all. Except dogs and birds. But not to fear. The dogs have a plan. You see recently new stuff is available on ebay. SAM 6’s, Stingers, Triple AAA 37mm guns mounts, all avaiable for selling to the highest bidders. Just Scooter is still trying to draw down on the cat. If only he could clear his holster.
And remember children.This stuff was before we landed on the moon in 69. AND we did that using pencils, paper, sliderules and blackboards to calculate every detail. WHAT COMPUTERS! I can remember my first calculator. Texas Instruments model. The very first ones issued out. Mine was a gift from my dad. He got it directly from TI. It had a brand on it saying Class E. That meant it could not do one math problem. Very high level calculus stuff I could not even reach even now.It was magical. Could use 4’s 3’s, 7’s and 0’s to say hello. Do.07734 (Open 4) Invert and view. Great stuff. Never used for math. Not allowed back then.
Stel haz teh kronicals write… theirs a lotta hiss story behind this… and owr favorit dog detektiv has filled me in on whut this iz awl about….
It seams them kats been traffikin’ some ov that green stuff that peeples can grow in thyre backyards… an kats cant git enuff ov it…!!!! Dogs has bin teh biggest hurdal in them kats providen “HIGH” kwality herb cuz them dogs is alwyz takin the opertoonity to contaminate teh crops…!!! An taht aint gud fur bizness….!!!
yep…. thet nastee herb katnip iz wut this iz awl about…!!!
“BTW. The last pic of the plane with the checkerboard wing tips and front looks like it may have come from Mackenzie Childs.”+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++It’s a counterfeit Mack/Childs plane…also used for smuggling the cargo of catnip toys, pictured above.
itz jus teh tip of teh icebugh…..!!! Ah dont think thares a kwick fix… we’re jus gonna have ta learn to cope wit them kats… an keep an eye on em at awl tymes…. (ah don’t trust’em…)thayr pretty harmless wen they gots a snoot-ful of teh stuff… but thay shur lik ta munch on “munchys”…. jus gotta watch out wut there eatin’….
I keep telling myself to start writing down some of the dates when memorable things happen here, but I never do. I knew that the Feline/Canine hostilities happened this past summer, but not exactly when, so I started at June 1st and didn’t find it until the end of July. Nothin’ magic about it…just good ol’ fashioned detective work, ma’am…
Glad I’m not alone – I couldn’t belong to the cult. I’m not that,ummm, crazy — no, no – I meant creative. It is about the only one I go back to read the rest of the comments later in the day just to keep up. Love you Ballard Street folks.
I’m afraid I was a melted blob for much of the day…. sorry.
Unexpectedly hot…. 105º (F) today, according to some sources…
Most of us around here have no air conditioning.
Luckily, our evenings almost always drop into the low 60’s, and into the low 50’s by dawn.
Anyhow…. Marg is safely away… no need for rescue….
The Linguist, OTOH…. perhaps….
With a full crew of privateers and dogs, and a zebra (somewhat overlapping,) for protection, you’d think he’d be safe from a motley assortment of cats…
Bev, sure, come on over to the salon tomorrow afternoon and we can make the rest of the cupcakes into pupcakes if you want to.
I’ll make tea, and even more cakes if we need them…my goodness this group can put them away!
(How does the monkey stay so thin?Must be all that swinging around.)
I thought you just wanted to eat ’em up, so I spent the time making more instead of faces.
The teeth are tic-tacs…. I didn’t think they tasted good with the peanut butter cake and frosting, but it was all I had that looked….um…tooth-ish.
I’ve got a few tootsie rolls left…. I thought the ears should have been rolled thinner….You guys ate most of the junior mints and raisinettes I brought today…. but we can get more.
No Starbursts! I’ll just make some dark pink icing.
Good morning Puzzlers. Is it just me, or do his epaulets look like he’s got a newspaper under his chin?
National Fire Pup Day
Phun phact… Dalmatians were bred to run under/beside the fire wagon, not on it.
Here’s a little story for ya.
Many moons ago (ok years) I was an assistant dog trainer in basic class. One man had a year old dalmation that was totally out of control. The lead trainer suggest that he exercise the dog before coming to class. Next class, same thing. It wasn’t unusual for handlers to ignore her so she asked him if he had in fact exercised his pup before class. “We played fetch for half an hour. Went on a 2 mile run. Then a 6 mile bike ride. I don’t know about him, but I need a nap.”
Steve Bartholomew over 11 years ago
That is obviously a Kliban cat.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
A helicat sighting means trouble.
Coyoty Premium Member over 11 years ago
I’d like to know how anyone got a cat to wear a harness.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
Checking on Ballard St from a distance… security cam on the salon…What’s that overhead?
OMG was the Monkey right about the cats?
> Gotta sleep before I come back….meanwhile….NOBODY SHOOT THE KITTY!
These dog/cat high-jinks get out of hand…but I trust the Sheriff’s Dept to sort it out.
See you in the morni… afternoon…Gonna take time to make more cupcakes.
Glad everybody liked them…But I hope you don’t mind if this batch is just … you know… cupcakes!
Making pug faces takes all day!These will be just as delicious… I’ll even bring along the leftover junior mints (at great personal sacrifice)in case you MUST put eyes on them!
Red, I hope your foot is OK…and yeah… where is the Linguist?Or x_Tech or Happy….Haven’t seen much of any of them. Then again…we’re getting into the last of the warm late-summerish weekends..last festivals, flea markets, bike races and outdoor music events…
Lotta people are busy.Hope all our regulars are well and having fun!
x_Tech over 11 years ago
What? I think FlyKittyFly rocks.
Plods with ...™ over 11 years ago
What was the first indication of trouble?
StelBel over 11 years ago
Uh oh! Could this all be happening again? Won’t we ever have a lasting peace? Can Ballard St. survive cats and dogs fighting………….like cats and dogs ?Feline and canine hostilities began on July 19th.
Tensions increase.Sheriff Monkeyblues starts negotiations on July 26th.
Sheriff Monkeyblues arranges truce between the Feline Front and the Canine Corps right before the election! July 27th.
Remember when everybody worked together….?
Why can’t we all just get along?
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
are those two at it again?
Larry Miller Premium Member over 11 years ago
I can answer Coyoty‘s question. Start when they’re very young kittens. Put the harness on them before they go outside. Make it the only way they go outside. Then a couple of years later when you get the harness out, they run. For the door of course and they are happy to wear the harness so they can go outside (on a leash of course).
Perkycat over 11 years ago
Thanks for a short and very funny comment. I spend my morning reading the shenanigans on Ballard Street – love it tho.
@StelBel – great pictures.
LadyLavendar over 11 years ago
Found a driver, lots of experience.http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u485/LadyLavender13/driver_dog_zps60b088ed.jpgRoad Trip
Storm F-1/4 over 11 years ago
What the devil is going on! Who woke me up! What is that in the skyaaaaaahahhhhhh! Sound the alarm!!!
Storm F-1/4 over 11 years ago
Oh good goobly goo! Someone shot the light house light out! Quick! Save the ships! Anybody have twenty two thousand flashlights?!?
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
BOMBER CAT! I I wonder can the “CAT alina” land on water or is it land based.I can see the Dog thinking.INCOMING!!!!!!“Man, I need to figure out how to get the gun out of the holster.” Wasn’t Scooter packing one some time back.I wonder if a Stinger missile would lock on?This cat was one time trained by top Soviet trainers to rain havoc and destruction upon de weak Western NATO alliance.The cat’s name is PERCY.Enough said.Seen it all. Pigs Flying (Pink Floyd Animals Pigs on the Wing) and now Cats.( hehe Percy!)
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
To SteBelI knew it. I knew it. As DPS response officer I must respond using my Active Shooter training. The cat is now in serious litter box issues.
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
OMG.Just noticed the cat is holding is hold a 338 lapua Spec Ops Rifle. I think I will be back here directing traffic.
Logical Duck over 11 years ago
This problem has been solved already.
Logical Duck over 11 years ago
I just had to post this here – it’s like Ballard Street in real life! :-)
K M over 11 years ago
Cat-copter from “Cow and Boy”?
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
Candle light house. How adorable.Is it on the lake called Gichagoomy. (Spelling soundex)What about when the winds of November start blowing?The cook says its too rough to feed ya.Then when sinking. Its been good knowing ya.My dad was a Merchant seaman in WWII. Navy would not take him. He could not float. Pneumonia took half a lung. He described weather sooo bad in the North Atlantic. He saw a ship come up on a wave crest. Bow out. Stern out. Snap in half at the crest. Slap both sides of the wave. When that wave came back up not a single piece of that ship was left. 28 crew gone in a instant. But he was still happy. No U-boats. Weather they could handle. Das Boot. Terrifying. Twice torpedoed. Made it in a life boat to Scotland twice.When he talked about the sea. Wow.Remember on Pirates of the Caribbean. The green flash just at sunset. He seen it. Bright flash of green just as the sun set. Scared the pants off the old sailors. They began praying, saying oaths, crossing themselves. My dad asked them “What was that about?” They responded “You seen it, never speak of it till no longer at sea. Just pray it passes you.”Many strange things out there we have not all seen.
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
To StelbelI think it is the Squirrel Alliance supplying arms to the Cats of Catopia. It is all part of their evil plan to dominate all bird feeders. Arm the cats, take out the dogs, frees squirrels to raid bird feeder without dog interference, birds weaken, becoming food for cats. Win Win for all. Except dogs and birds. But not to fear. The dogs have a plan. You see recently new stuff is available on ebay. SAM 6’s, Stingers, Triple AAA 37mm guns mounts, all avaiable for selling to the highest bidders. Just Scooter is still trying to draw down on the cat. If only he could clear his holster.
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
And remember children.This stuff was before we landed on the moon in 69. AND we did that using pencils, paper, sliderules and blackboards to calculate every detail. WHAT COMPUTERS! I can remember my first calculator. Texas Instruments model. The very first ones issued out. Mine was a gift from my dad. He got it directly from TI. It had a brand on it saying Class E. That meant it could not do one math problem. Very high level calculus stuff I could not even reach even now.It was magical. Could use 4’s 3’s, 7’s and 0’s to say hello. Do.07734 (Open 4) Invert and view. Great stuff. Never used for math. Not allowed back then.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
this iz nOT gud… Ah told yez “ah dont trust’em”
Stel haz teh kronicals write… theirs a lotta hiss story behind this… and owr favorit dog detektiv has filled me in on whut this iz awl about….
It seams them kats been traffikin’ some ov that green stuff that peeples can grow in thyre backyards… an kats cant git enuff ov it…!!!! Dogs has bin teh biggest hurdal in them kats providen “HIGH” kwality herb cuz them dogs is alwyz takin the opertoonity to contaminate teh crops…!!! An taht aint gud fur bizness….!!!
yep…. thet nastee herb katnip iz wut this iz awl about…!!!
hears da pruf…!!!
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
sum moor pruf…
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
wee tryd a cam pain erlyer, butt id din’t werk…
StelBel over 11 years ago
@beviek
“BTW. The last pic of the plane with the checkerboard wing tips and front looks like it may have come from Mackenzie Childs.”+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++It’s a counterfeit Mack/Childs plane…also used for smuggling the cargo of catnip toys, pictured above.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
StelBel over 11 years ago
@Sheriff Monkeyblues
Hilarious pictures, MB !!!
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
itz jus teh tip of teh icebugh…..!!! Ah dont think thares a kwick fix… we’re jus gonna have ta learn to cope wit them kats… an keep an eye on em at awl tymes…. (ah don’t trust’em…)thayr pretty harmless wen they gots a snoot-ful of teh stuff… but thay shur lik ta munch on “munchys”…. jus gotta watch out wut there eatin’….
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
butt yew shud NEVER hav a problum outrunnin one…!!!
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 11 years ago
StelBel over 11 years ago
@beviek
I keep telling myself to start writing down some of the dates when memorable things happen here, but I never do. I knew that the Feline/Canine hostilities happened this past summer, but not exactly when, so I started at June 1st and didn’t find it until the end of July. Nothin’ magic about it…just good ol’ fashioned detective work, ma’am…
( g’night, all )
StelBel over 11 years ago
@Sheriff Monkeyblues
I’ve been sittin’ here for about 5 minutes watchin that cat tryin’g to jump on the bed, and he STILL hasn’t made it yet!! LOL
Perkycat over 11 years ago
Glad I’m not alone – I couldn’t belong to the cult. I’m not that,ummm, crazy — no, no – I meant creative. It is about the only one I go back to read the rest of the comments later in the day just to keep up. Love you Ballard Street folks.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
I think Helikitty kidnapped Margueritem. Is there a ransom note?
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
Catnip looks like peppermint, smells like a skunk.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
Hullo all -
I’m afraid I was a melted blob for much of the day…. sorry.
Unexpectedly hot…. 105º (F) today, according to some sources…
Most of us around here have no air conditioning.
Luckily, our evenings almost always drop into the low 60’s, and into the low 50’s by dawn.
Anyhow…. Marg is safely away… no need for rescue….
The Linguist, OTOH…. perhaps….
With a full crew of privateers and dogs, and a zebra (somewhat overlapping,) for protection, you’d think he’d be safe from a motley assortment of cats…But they are sneaky, those felines!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
Bev, sure, come on over to the salon tomorrow afternoon and we can make the rest of the cupcakes into pupcakes if you want to.
I’ll make tea, and even more cakes if we need them…my goodness this group can put them away!
(How does the monkey stay so thin?Must be all that swinging around.)
I thought you just wanted to eat ’em up, so I spent the time making more instead of faces.
The teeth are tic-tacs…. I didn’t think they tasted good with the peanut butter cake and frosting, but it was all I had that looked….um…tooth-ish.
I’ve got a few tootsie rolls left…. I thought the ears should have been rolled thinner….You guys ate most of the junior mints and raisinettes I brought today…. but we can get more.
No Starbursts! I’ll just make some dark pink icing.
x_Tech over 11 years ago
First appearance of FlyKittyFly
Plods with ...™ over 1 year ago
Pre-drone cat strike.
_Ni – night @ cleoandcompany.net
TGIF Perro and Cleo phans!
Fall has fallen this week…. From highs of 86 to 68 and lows in the 60s to mid 40s.
National Mud Pack Day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6nxHNrIwJA
Y’all get muddy! (((((HuGz!)))))
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hi Plods! Hope you have a GREAT day, Sir!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 1 year ago
And good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan!
Plods with ...™ over 1 year ago
What’s the diff Saturday! @ cleoandcompany.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26wEWSUUsUc
Good morning Puzzlers. Is it just me, or do his epaulets look like he’s got a newspaper under his chin?
National Fire Pup Day
Phun phact… Dalmatians were bred to run under/beside the fire wagon, not on it.
Here’s a little story for ya.
Many moons ago (ok years) I was an assistant dog trainer in basic class. One man had a year old dalmation that was totally out of control. The lead trainer suggest that he exercise the dog before coming to class. Next class, same thing. It wasn’t unusual for handlers to ignore her so she asked him if he had in fact exercised his pup before class. “We played fetch for half an hour. Went on a 2 mile run. Then a 6 mile bike ride. I don’t know about him, but I need a nap.”
Y’all have a great Saturday! (((((HuGz!)))))
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hi Plods!
AND
Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan!