If you’ve spent any time on social media today, you may already know two great holidays have converged —
National Hug Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day.
If you’re like me, this accident of the calendar seems like a natural combination. I mean, what better way to show that cute little squirrel in your backyard or local park that you appreciate them than a big ol’ hug?
Then again, maybe not.
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This is my friend Wendy Molyneux and her sister Lizzie.
They are writers for Bob’s Burgers on FOX, and last night, they very deservedly won their very first Emmy Award!
Congratulations ladies!!
Build a special shelf at your respective homes ’cause I am very sure…
This is just the first of many!
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Look!
It’s my people!
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Yesterday a friend of mine on Facebook requested that everyone stop posting pictures and videos of fireworks.
“Thanks for your entries, but we get it already,” he said.
I guess it’s not surprising that some 235 years after the first Fourth of July celebration, it feels like nothing too original can be said about Independence Day, even on the relatively new social media.
So why not celebrate the awesomeness that has already been penned about our nation’s brave beginnings?
Now, there are some fireworks I think everyone can enjoy!
Happy Fourth!
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Do you remember Super Golden Crisp cereal?
Gerry Matthews was the voice of Sugar Bear, who always sounded like Dean Martin to me. (I think that was the point.)
Alas, Super Golden Crisp is no more. Neither is Berry Berry Kix. Or Cabbage Patch Kids cereal, E.T. cereal or New Kids on the Block cereal.
Even Smurf Berry Crunch is long gone, although the upcoming live-action movie may give it new life. (Hope the rub-on tats come back, too!)
Commercials in Saturday morning cartoons made us simply have to have each and every one of them…for a little while, at least.
And now they’re gone.
Enjoy this online tribute to 54 cereals we have loved and lost.
Which sugary classic do you miss the most?
Me? I was always been a huge fan of Froot Loops. And Frosted Flakes. And Captain Crunch. Sugary, sugary goodness that requires no milk — it’s an all-day treat in my book.
But, alas, while my favorites are still available on the shelf, I pass them over (most of the time) for more healthy choices.
Bran. Whole grains. Sucks being a grownup.
At least we can still enjoy the cartoons…am I right?
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Happy President’s Day!
(Right?)
I grew up and lived most of my life in the South and Midwest, where President’s Day isn’t really celebrated. I mean — the banks close, and there’s no mail…but businesses stay open, and school kids never reap any benefit from the big day.
Now that I live in the Northeast — where President’s Day gets more attention — I find that I haven’t figured out exactly how to ‘get into it.’
I’m just sad there’s no mail.
In fact, when I think of President’s Day, Kansas City cartoonist Bill Whitehead comes to mind. We worked together during my days at Hallmark Cards.
No one did a butt joke better than Bill. One of my favorite cartoons of Bill’s was “The Other Side of Mount Rushmore”…which featured the presidents bending over, their butts prominently displayed.
Hilarious.
Bill still pens a cartoon called “Free Range” that you can enjoy online. Here’s today’s entry which is, appropriately enough, President’s Day-themed.
Thanks, Bill.
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Catty, or not
Unless you have been avoiding social media, you have no doubt heard the shocking revelation from Sanrio that Hello Kitty is, in fact not a kitty:
“Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature. She does have a pet cat of her own, however, and it’s called Charmmy Kitty.”
How many little girl characters sport whiskers? If they have a hormonal imbalance, maybe…but that’s not the stuff of your typical cutesy cartoon world.
But instead, let’s focus on the bigger question —
WHY?
Why pick now to drop this bomb? It has been 40 years since this very pink, very catty property was introduced — why pick now to draw this line in the litter box?
If this distinction mattered that much to Sanrio and to its legion of crazy cat lasses and ladies, they should have made it abundantly clear four decades ago.
Meow.
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