Let me add this image to my earlier remarks on cat food.  The caption reads “Rat on Toast — for Dinner.”
(Posted by Doug Skinner)

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I’m not a pet owner; I shrink instinctively from such responsibility.  But, these days, I am tending a friend’s cats while he’s abroad (and perfect angels they are, too).  And that has led me to contemplate cat food more than I have before.
Cats and humans are different species, and have different diets.  Homo sapiens is […]

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It’s been said that the two things you should never watch being made are laws and sausages.  This vintage stereo card shows one of the above.
The observation is usually credited to Bismarck; a check of the www reveals multiple versions of it, and no definite source.  Huh.  The image can be safely ascribed to the […]

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We offer here my talk on school lunches, from “Through the Blackboard.”  It’s stored on another page, so as not to clog the home page.  Happy reading!
(Posted by Doug Skinner)

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