And don't forget the King Cake!
Of course if you take a dim view of all this indulgence and call the day Shrove Tuesday, right after confessing your sins and begging for absolution, you'll have to settle for pancakes.
And don't forget the King Cake!
Of course if you take a dim view of all this indulgence and call the day Shrove Tuesday, right after confessing your sins and begging for absolution, you'll have to settle for pancakes.
Being "cat people", we and daughter Gayle both have had for many years Cat-a-Day Calendars.
But today's chosen kitty was a shocker.
And there's only one calendar page for the entire weekend, both Saturday and Sunday.
So here's what greeted me when I changed the calendar this morning.
Aaaahhhhh, Gentle Readers, it's the Big Weekend.
Especially in Las Vegas.
For Sunday a bunch of highly remunerated professional football players will meet there in the 58th Super Bowl.
Or as my wife and many, many, many wives across the planet call it The Stupor Bowl.
Since I cut the cord on my cable subscription I will not be watching it.
But to all of you fans (see "fanatics") I say enjoy yourselves and good luck.
Especially to the gamblers among you.
Now to get down to the business of the day.
Oho! Riker finally got even!
Maybe the Star Trek crew has landed on Rikers Island.
Okay, just ignore that one.
Now whether or not you watch the Celebration of High-Paid Violence on Sunday or not, I hope you ALL will have a great weekend.
And always remember to keep laughing!
Here, kitty-kitty . . .
(. . . oh, I know how you feel . . . )
Another day, another snowfest.
After a rainy day yesterday, courtesy of the winter storms that have been hammering Southern California, Jack Frost paid a visit to us here in ARIZONA overnight.
This is what started our day today.
I spotted this on Facebook today and thought I'd pass it along here in the interest of helping this fellow out.
It's at St. Michaels Church, at 3pm. The bride's name is Geri, she's 5'5", about 115 lbs, good cook too. She'll be the one in the white dress.
I have a very good friend that I have known since I was born, since he is exactly seven months older than me.
We grew up in the same town in the Frozen Northland that is more formally called North Dakota.
Now he lives near the water in Washington state and I live in the heated state of Arizona.
We've only seen each other a few times over the years but we remain the closest of friends.
I call him Jolly Jim because of his contributions to the Humor Bank here at Oddball Observations.
He sent me a fresh batch today and commented "You might find something usable here."
Did I ever.
I added a grand total of 19 new memes I hadn't seen before and which you'll be seeing as part of Friday Funnies for weeks and weeks ahead.
But one of them made me laugh so much I decided I had to show it to you today.
And it will explain the title of this post.
Here in the U.S. of A. today is the most important day of the year.
It's Groundhog Day.
The day when Punxsutawney Phil is taken from his home to make his seasonal prediction about winter.
Purportedly if he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter.
If not then spring is just around the corner.
And today in Pennsylvania he did NOT see his shadow and thereby he predicted an early Spring!
All hail the great groundhog!
Now if you think that's silly, wait until you see what else I have in store for you.
For today is Friday and you know what the Oddball Catalyst Observes on that day.
That one was just for a certain guy in Scotland.
Now all of you, listen up: You are ordered to eat, drink and be merry for the next couple of days.
In other words, have a great weekend!
And always remember to keep laughing.
Here, kitty-kitty . . .
( . . . oh, everybody has a lawyer or two these days . . . )
I've been playing around with AI some more this morning, aided by this site.
It allows the user to see an untold variety of a images conjured up from a photo of oneself.
I chose from the following fantasies.
The Superhero!
Since my favorite as a kid was Batman I chose to be him, but unmasked.