Question of the Day
For what and/or whom are you thankful?

Daily Kitteh and Puppeh
Cake Thieves EditionThe kids' kitten, Oron, not thirty minutes after hosing down an entire room of my parents' house with projectile coconut frosting vomit. Yeah, those cupcakes were for the kids, counter-jumper!Dougie, AKA Sir Doug, who purloined an entire slice of Starbucks lemon pound cake from the coffee table while my father strained his tea.Holiday Bonus photos below the fold:

Today's Edition of "Conniving and Sinister"
Strips One, Two,

What Are We Really Giving Thanks For?
[This piece originally ran last year, but Renee has graciously permitted me to repost it again this year.—Liss]by Shaker Renee, of Womanist MusingsToday families are going to gather across the nation to share a meal. (At least those who can afford to participate.) They will brave long lines, security at the airports, and lots of traffic to ensure that they are able to re-enact the national fable that we have come to understand as Thanksgiving Day. As the mashed potatoes and turkey are doled out, a

A Little Old-Fashioned Fat-Hatred
This one from Alternet's Tara Lohan, a new set of health guidelines in Japan - backed up with big fines for companies who don't or can't force their employees to be all the same size - requires companies and local governments to measure the waist of every employee over 40. I don't think I need to explain to anyone here how much wrong there is here.