EDITION OF MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022 [PetPowellPress] Our Monday edition is a little late to “press” today — I was up all night trying to set up a charity boxing match —10-rounds, Marquess of Queensbury Rules — with Will Smith. Money would go to a 501c3 rescue.
Failing that, I’m also willing to go 15 rounds with Chris Rock. Not sure if either of them boxes -- Will portrayed Muhammad Ali in a movie and Chris didn't -- and I haven’t done any boxing since the mid-60s (not MY mid-60s, THE mid-60s). But I live with cats and that keeps a fellow’s hands quick.
[LARRY FYI: That’s Deputy Chief Kittie Leigh Johnson lounging on the bed in front of the TV Sunday night. She (a) was asking “You’re going to make me watch this after I whipped ringworm?” and (b) “Isn’t anybody going to get arrested for assault?” “Forget it, Kittie Leigh,”I told her, “It’s Hollywood.” More in contemplations…First, help some animals. Oh, and, if you don’t have one, get yourself a cat. Not rare. They’re ubiquitous. Oh, that’s our rocking chair behind Kittie Leigh — we use it as a linen closet sometimes. She saw the "incident." He reaction? "You call that a slap?"]
MEANWHILE THERE’S MOANA,
‘AT RISK’ IN RICHARDSON…
Amber Norman, the Rescue Coordinator at Richardson Animal Services, sent this charming photograph of a dog who can be described as “a puppy at risk.”
Amber’s note reads that the 8-month-old Moana “will be at risk at our shelter. She is a sweet puppy who is struggling to find her forever home. She has a bite history but it is more Puppy Nipping than anything. She has spent time under rabies quarantine watch just since the skin was broken when she nipped. She has never behaved extremely aggressively to any staff or adopter after she got used to the shelter environment.
“Our shelter staff works hard to explain to potential adopters what each pet needs and unfortunately she has not met an owner who is patient enough to work on training and correcting some of her puppy behavior. She would do best in a household of adults and kids over the age of 10. Please help us save Moana and give her a forever home.”
To offer to help Moana via rescue or adoption, call Amber at the shelter at 972-744-4480 or email [email protected].
AND, THEN WE SPOTTED A RANT
FROM MOUNT PLEASANT
We have a soft spot in our heart for Mount Pleasant, Texas — it’s on I-30 about 2 hours east of Big D. And it has some true-to-life animal rescuers who work hard at finding homes for critters in need.
This “rant” was posted on the 25th by Cheryl Morse-Stephenson, an animal advocate we’ve quoted in other critter stories before. Cheryl is described as “Volunteer, photographer and promoter at Mount Pleasant Animal Services and Shelter."
That cat is “Marnie” and she’s been tagged, so relax. But this is a rant worth repeating from Cheryl’s Facebook page.
She wrote, “I’ve got to rant! If you don’t want to hear about how sorry folks can be, just scroll on by…
“Miss Marnie is back at the Mount Pleasant shelter AGAIN! This is the third time she has been there. She was adopted ONE WEEK ago. I know the shelter employees told the adopters everything they know about her. She is spayed, chipped, etc. She might need a rabies vaccine… Her adoption fee was likely $10 or less.
“Their excuse for bringing her back? She’s PREGNANT! Are you kidding me? If you don’t want a cat, don’t get one. If this cat doesn’t work out, DON’T LIE! Pregnant? She can’t be pregnant! Marnie is a chunky girl, NOT pregnant! Sometimes, living out here in what I call ‘bone-head East Texas’ just kills me. Now, we need to find a rescue for her, or she will likely be euthanized.
“Read this: Marnie is NOT pregnant, she is just fat! She is not a bad cat, she can be indifferent. Sounds like a CAT to me!”
[LARRY ASIDE: Cheryl! Great rant! Thanks for standing up for a 'chunky' cat!]
CONTEMPLATIONS
HUMANS, ATTIRE, CLASSIC FIGHTING
Let’s consider this Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscar slap. On Earth right now we have an awful war, horrifyingly fatal to so many civilians and soldiers apparently following orders to risk their lives and be killed. This war is the result of apparent thought-out decision that brought Russian war to Ukraine. And, in contrast, suddenly, one night at the Oscars we see how quickly individuals can
snap if they don’t have trusted leaders standing being them and an ex- plosion. A beloved movie star slaps another beloved movie star in the middle of what some regard as Hollywood’s most peaceful and sophisticated evening. Not a warmongering national leader in sight. Violence is a personal matter. What kind of people are we humans? ….
A lot of post-Oscar conversation was about the shirtless outfit movie star Timothee Chalamet wore. That’s him in his Luis Vuitton blazer, no shirt, and tight pants and that’s Venus Williams in her Elie Saab dress, also no shirt, that was every bit as revealing as the actor’s outfit. [LARRY PLEDGE: You will never catch me in either outfit — though, of course, to help a non-profit raise money for animals I might slip into a non-athlete version of Venus William’s dress. No heels, please.]
And, in honor of two movie stars in a one-slap slap-fight, we’ll offer this historic bit of music by Carl Douglas. Take a pose, then, skillfully click HERE.
— Offer musing or facts by clicking on ‘comment’ below or by emailing dallr[email protected] and put NO FIGHTING ON EARTH! in the subject line. —-
