Friday, February 13, 2026

Mal The Krazy Kat on Friday the 13th Feb 2026 Edition

 Oh my GAWD its a Krazy kat!!!




Your lap will never be safe again!!!!

Enjoy your 13th!

Update: so of course the original video refuses to upload. /sigh

Okay, I'm gonna have to go the long way around and upload the video through YouTube... which I can't do at work, so wait until this evening when I get home.

(muttering) damn Blogspot...

Saturday, February 7, 2026

This Super Bowl XL This House is a 'Hawks House

On the night of February 2 2014, Ocean the Wiggle Cat decided she'd had enough of watching the Seattle Seahawks blowing out the rancid Denver Broncos to the tune of 43-8, so she hurried into the cat cave to nest and give birth to six Seahawks kittehs.




Five of them moved on to other homes through adoption, and here's hoping they are still alive and still rooting for the team they first saw winning the Super Bowl.

As for Mal the Krazy Kat, who remains here waiting for this coming Sunday matchup between his beloved Seahawks and THE EVIL EMPIRE PATRIOTS?


This house is a 'Hawks House this weekend, kiddos. 12TH CAT UP.

Next week we're back to plotting out Tampa Bay Bucs draft options.

Update: YAS, Mal's team won!

...

Whadda ya mean, they don't make cat merch for Super Bowls???

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Writing Into the Year 2026: FWA Notes

Struggling a lot in my writing schedule lately, just unable to find motivation to continue/finish any of the novel projects I've started over the decades (!). One thing I had hoped to keep my interest afresh is seeing about getting things submitted to the Florida Writers Association's annual Royal Palm awards (although they cancelled the category I was good at with Non-Fiction Blogging).

Except that, well...

After thoughtful review and careful consideration, the Florida Writers Association Board of Directors has voted to pause the Royal Palm Literary Awards for the 2026 season.

This strategic pause allows FWA to thoughtfully strengthen and reimagine the program—refining standards, modernizing systems, and aligning RPLA with current industry practices and serving FWA's vision as a premier resource for writers at every stage of their journey...

Well hell.

I do know the organization had been struggling with aspects of the awards - especially with trying to find enough volunteer judges to help review submissions - but this seems to be something more troubling. Without knowing the backroom dynamics that led to this decision, there's nothing else I can think of.

So... um... does anybody know where I can hire a copy editor who owns an egg timer and a 2x4? It's the only motivational coaching that can help me now...