I have not one, but two engineers in my immediate family (different types, too!), so I found "An Engineer's Guide to Cats" to be particularly relevant and enlightening. Also, the cat yodeling made me laugh until I cried.

It also led me to consider what kind of guide a newspaper person might create for cats. One thought immediately sprang to mind:

"In the event you run out of litter and can't bring yourself to hoof it all the way to the 24-hour super Wal-Mart, you know what makes a reasonably absorbent substitute? Newspaper. It's hard to be overly impressed with yourself when you realize your life's work can also be used as kitty cat toilet paper."

There's even a brand of kitty litter called Yesterday's News - it's made out of recycled newspapers. No joke. They also make litter for bunnies and ferrets.

I feel kind of proud, actually. With every edition of The Week in Preview and every article I write, I'm doing my part to build a greener tomorrow. Or something like that.

See for yourself at Garfield Minus Garfield, where some clever Internet person posts "Garfield" comic strips with Garfield himself removed. The results are poignant, post-modern, and occasionally hilarious. April 14th and April 17th made me laugh so hard I teared up a little.

Even "Garfield" creator Jim Davis finds the concept entertaining, although he has no plans to do away with America's favorite overweight cat. Which is a good thing, because then the millions of cat owners who talk to their cats might realize how neurotic we they really are.

Excuse me. I have to go call home and and talk on the answering machine for a few minutes to make sure my kitty doesn't get lonely.

My Wednesday has officially been made. Joy Electric, my all-time favorite electronic pop outfit, just posted a new song on their MySpace. It's the title track of their newest CD, "My Grandfather the Cubist," which will be released on May 27th.

I've listened to the song three times already (whoops, I just hit "refresh" - that makes it four) and it's really quite lovely. Excellently crafted nostalgic electronic goodness. Totally expect to see a review of the complete CD on press play once my preordered copy arrives.

I don't know about you, but at this point in the season, I could really care less about Idol. 

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Something startling happened this morning.

 

As I pulled into work, on came a song by the girl Formerly Known As Destiny Hope Cyrus.  To those of you under-the-rock dwellers, that would be Miley Cyrus, who is a 15-year-old television, movie and singing star, and who now reigns over the lands of Tween and Teen.  (Her dad, country star Billy Ray Cyrus, is Formerly Known As Most Horrifying Mullet Man.)

 

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Better bundle up. Apparently, it's raining John McCain. 

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Former punk palace CBGB's shuttered its doors in October 2006. I knew its graffiti-covered walls could not remain untouched forever. But news that it has become an upscale fashion boutique just turns my stomach.

 

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Au revoir, Destiney.  You were, apparently, too much groupie, too little true love for Bret Michaels.

 

But, really, and I can’t believe I’m going to write this sentence, I kind of feel for Destiney. 

 

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Some news items are just too awesome.

This is one. 

You know, I am sure Randy Jackson has a lot of talent in the music biz, or he would not have gotten to where he is, BUT the man needs a fashion consultant.

What's up with the skull sweater?