LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the First Sunday of Christmas

First Sunday of Christmas

Isaiah 61.10—62.3
Psalm 148 [148.7–end]
Galatians 4.4–7
Luke 2.22-40

Isaiah 61.10 - 62.3

10 I can haz Ceiling Cat! ZOMG! He givded meh a kitteh collur of happeh. Liek 2 kittehz who lurvs each othurz.
11 Az teh urfs can haz plantz, and gaerdenz can haz flwrs ZOMG! In dat wai will Ceiling Cat give cheezburgerz to kittez, and make kittez to sai, "ZOMG, d00d!". Srsly.

Zions new naym
1 4 zions saek im gonna not keep silent, 4 jerusalems saek im gonna not remain quiet, Till her righteousnes shinez out liek teh dawn, Her salvashun liek blazin torch.
2 Teh nashuns will c ur righteousnes, An all kings ur glory; U will be calld by new naym Dat teh mouth ov teh lord will bestow.
3 U will be crown ov splendor in da lordz hand, Royal diadem in da hand ov ur ceilin cat.

Psalm 148
Prais four Ceiling Cat cuz Him Agsepshunilee Cool

1 Prais teh Ceiling Cat! Prais teh Ceiling Cat, SRSLY! {{verse wai iz yuz no praising yet? }}
2 Prais Him an awl Him angles; {{verse yuz srsly get praising riet nao }}
3 Prais Him

Galatians 4: 4-7

4 But when we had growd up, Ceiling Cat sended his kittn,
5 so we wud get our inheritens.
6 Ceiling Cat's spirit iz in our hartz, sayin "Daddi, daddi,"
7 So you iz not a slaev no moar, u iz Ceiling Cat's kittn, an you iz gettin an inheritens from him.

Luke 2: 22-40
Jebus brung to teh templlez

22 When Jebus' mom an dad wer dun gettin cleen by lickin themslvs, they took teh baybee to Jerusalem to bee presenteded to Ceiling Cat
23 ('coz hiz law sed so)
24 an to sacrimifice two birdeez ('coz he sed thats teh roolz).
25 So der wuz dis dood calld Simeon, an he wuz a gud dood and teh Ceiling Cat thot he wuz kewl.
26 It had been reveald to him by Hover Cat dat he wud not dye before he had seen teh lordz Christ wrappeded lk burito.
27 He wuz hangin out in da temple and when he saw da baybee burito,
28 Simeon did not eated baybee but insteads hugged him an sed,
29 "Spiffy Ceiling Cat, I can to be dying nao,
30 'coz I saw teh salvation and teh coolness
31 that u maded for all teh peoplez an stuffs,
32 for teh Gentiles and for teh gloree uv Israel."
33 His Mom an Dad were lyke, "sweet, are baybee iz teh kewlness!"
34 Simeon sed, "yer baybee iz destined to make teh rizing and falling of lotz of doodz in Israel, an doodz will say he iz not kewl,
35 but all teh heartz will be revealed. O ya, and yer sole will be peerced, too, but nvm that wan, iz gonna be ok."
36 So der waz also an old proffit ladee named Anna (I meen REALLY old), an her daddy wuz Phanuel, an hiz famlee wuz Asher,
37 an she wuz a widder. Sadness! She wuz in teh temple all teh time for teh praying an stuffs and sumetimes she maded cookies.
38 She saw da baybee an sed, "thx, Ceiling Cat! U rokk!" an told all teh doodz about how Jerusalem waz gonna be a kewl place agen sumdai.

Goez bak 2 Naz'reth
39 When dey were dun wif all teh leegal stuffs, it wuz tiem to go home to Naz'reth.
40 And teh baybee got to be big and tuff and smart and Ceiling Cat thot he was a purty gud kid, if ya know what I means.

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No Ketchup or Coke at Louis' Lunch

A cellphone photo of Louis' Lunch in New Haven

I've been to New Haven frequently over the years, yet had never visited Louis' Lunch. This is where the first hamburger was cooked in 1900. Unique, vertical hamburger grills still in use in the lunchroom. The building is historic and authentic and I enjoyed looking it over while Aaron and I waited for our burgers on a Saturday afternoon this past October.

I recommend that you pass by these burgers. Our experience was very poor. The service was grumpy and short-tempered. The burgers were dry and over-cooked. And the bun? The burgers are served on mass-produced thinly sliced white bread. As a bread maker from Vermont, where every restaurant offers homemade bread, I found Louis' wonder bread unacceptable. Especially since the lunch room seems to be overly vested in remaining ketchup- and Coke-free. The ketchup / Coke ban smells of pretension to me. It would've made my visit to Louis' more enjoyable if I had had a diet Coke or some real bread. A person could use the ketchup to choke down the dead burgers.

Take a photo of the place but don't waste your money here.

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Dining at Pacifico

While in New Haven in October, Anna, Aaron, Aaron's mom and I went to the Pacifico Restaurant for dinner. It didn't seem to be as good as it was three years ago, but it was lots of fun going out together! We took the photos with a cell phone. Above: Talapia al Sarten con Croquetas de Alcachofa: Pan seared tilapia with yucca crust served with artichoke, potato and manchego cakes in basil and yellow tomato coulis.

This is what I ordered: Camarones y Vieras con Raviolis de Frijol Negro: Seared sea scallops and shrimp in a chipotle, honey chardonnay sauce with Monterey Jack and black bean ravioli.

Salmon al Sarten: Pan seared Chilean salmon in plantain crust with shrimp and asparagus
enchiladas and yellow tomato coulis.

Atun a la Parrilla: Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna with red quinoa, arugula, sweet plantain and shiitake mushroom tabbouleh salad and saffron, basil mojito sauce.

The appetizers we shared: Quesadilla de Langosta y Aguacate: Lobster and avocado quesadilla with chipotle crème fraiche alioli.

And dessert? Columbian Dark Chocolate Cake. We had to order extra because I don't share.

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Twinkling Fractal Theory

I found this article at smashits.com. There are many other references to this that you should browse Google. It's a fascinating and new topic.

My photo is of old glass insulators that I photographed this past summer on a train ride in St. Johnsbury. Now that glass is fractal, I can use the photo here!

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent
2 Sam. 7:1-11, 16
Luke 1:47-55 or Ps. 89:1-4, 19-26
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38

2 Samuel 7: 1-16
God's promize 2 david

1 aftr teh king wuz settld in his palace an teh lord had given him rest frum all his enemiez around him,
2 he sed 2 nathan teh profet, "her im, livin in palace ov cedar, while teh ark ov ceilin cat remains in tent."
3 nathan replid 2 teh king, "whatevr u has in mind, go ahead an do it, 4 da lord iz wif u."
4 dat nite teh werd ov teh lord came 2 nathan, sayin:
5 "go an tell mah servant david, dis ar teh wut teh lord sez: r u teh wan 2 build me houz 2 dwell in?
6 i has not dwelt in houz frum teh dai i brought teh israelitez up out ov egypt 2 dis dai. I has been movin frum place 2 place wif tent as mah dwellin.
7 wherevr i has movd wif all teh israelitez, did i evr say 2 any ov their rulers whom i commandd 2 sheferd mah peeps israel, "y has u not built me houz ov cedar?"
8 "nao den, tell mah servant david, dis ar teh wut teh lord almighty sez: i took u frum teh paschur an frum followin teh flock 2 be rulr ovar mah peeps israel.
9 i has been wif u wherevr u has gone, an i has cut off all ur enemiez frum before u. Nao im gonna mak ur naym great, liek teh namez ov teh greatest doodz ov teh earth.
10 an im gonna provide place 4 mah peeps israel an will plant them so dat they can has home ov their own an no longr be disturbd. Wickd peeps will not oppres them nomore, as they did at teh beginnin
11 an has dun evr since teh tiem i appointd leaders [a] ovar mah peeps israel. Im gonna also giv u rest frum all ur enemiez. " teh lord declarez 2 u dat teh lord him will establish houz 4 u:
12 when ur dais r ovar an u rest wif ur fathers, im gonna raize up ur offsprin 2 succed u, hoo will come frum ur own body, an im gonna establish his kingdom.
13 he iz teh wan hoo will build houz 4 mah naym, an im gonna establish teh throne ov his kingdom forevr.
14 im gonna be his fathr, an he will be mah son. When he doez wrong, im gonna punish him wif teh rod ov doodz, wif floggings inflictd by doodz.
15 but mah luv will nevr be taken away frum him, as i took it away frum saul, whom i removd frum before u.
16 ur houz an ur kingdom will endure forevr before me [b] ; ur throne will be establishd forevr. "

Luke 1: 27-38
Hail, Mary Oh hai Mary.

26 Ceiling Cat sended Gabriowl, a hovr d00d, to Nazareth (dat is a citi in Galilee)
27 to a virgn naemd Mary. She wuz engajded to a d00d naemd Joseph.
28 Gabriowl wuz liek "O hai Mary, u iz realli nice. Ceiling Cat iz wif u."
29 Mary wuz kiend of worrid about dat.
30 But teh hovr d00d wuz all "Doant be afraid. Ceiling Cat iz happi wif u.
31 U iz gonna hav a kittn. Naem him Jebus.
32 He wil be graet. He wil be teh kittn of Ceiling Cat an his daddi will give him David's chaer.
33 He wil r00l Jacob's house forevr."
34 Mary wuz liek "O rly, i iz a virgn remembr."
35 Gabriowl wuz all "Ceiling Cat wil take caer of it."
36 Elizabeth iz goin to hav a kittn n evribodi seded it wuz imposubl."
37 Nothin iz imposubl for Ceiling Cat."
38 Mary sed "I is happi to do Ceiling Cat's work. Liek u sai." N Gabriowl lefted.

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Charlie's in the Kitchen

I finally have taken some photos. Still no Internet connection, so I am using the school, library and pharmacy wireless networks. Charlie here is upset because Buddy was sitting with me across the table.

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
Luke 1:47-55
1 Thess. 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Teh Yaer uf teh fayvor of Ceiling Cat

1 Invisible Ceiling Cat is in mah brainz, makin mah wurdz. Cuz he lurvs me, srsly. Him can has meh, so Iz can tell yu happeh shtuffz - liek cheezburgers to teh hongry, lurvs to dem dat can not haz lurvs, freedoms to teh kittehz in teh pound, Srsly. Oh, an openin of teh kitteh carriers.
2 To let teh kittehs knoah Ceiling Cat is in our Yaer, makin uz happeh. Teh dogz, dey will be pwned, an teh kittehs dat teh dogz not eateded, dey will be comfirteded.
3 For teh kittehz in Zion, dey will be pritteh, an not hav fur dat is wet an matted. Dey will has cheezburgers, an sai "ZOMG! Yaiz!", and no crai fur teh kittehs eateded by teh dogz. Dey shall sai to Ceiling Cat, "You pwnz0r", an not worreh. Dey will be big treez of awesum, an Ceiling Cat shall make them of win, so all kittehs will know that Ceilin Cat pwnz, srsly.
4 Teh kittehz will returnzes to teh sowfa, and to teh chairz, an shed on teh tings dat hav no kitteh haer. An kittehs will hav haers on tings whaer kittehs have not had haers for long time.

8 Cuz I iz Ceiling Cat, and Iz lurvs to givs gud tings to all. I hatz bukkit stealers. I will giv cheezburgerz alwaez, fur evah. Srsly.
9 Evrehboddy will knoah deys kittens, becauze dey will be maed of win and awsum. Cuz I sai so, and I am Ceiling Cat.
10 I can haz Ceiling Cat! ZOMG! He givded meh a kitteh collur of happeh. Liek 2 kittehz who lurvs each othurz.
11 Az teh urfs can haz plantz, and gaerdenz can haz flwrs ZOMG! In dat wai will Ceiling Cat give cheezburgerz to kittez, and make kittez to sai, "ZOMG, d00d!". Srsly.

Psalm 126
Sing sawng uv ascents

1 When teh Ceiling Cat bringz us bak to teh Lolmountain, we were lik kittehs who dreem.
2 Our moufs were lik filld wit cheezbugerz an stuffz. Srsy! We wuz happeh!
3 Teh Ceiling Cat roxorz us and we beez happeh!
4 Give us many cheezburgerz dat are ours!
5 Doz who give veggiez can reep cheezburgers.
6 Wen we go out cryen and stuffz wit cheezburger seeds, we comez bak wit lotz of happeh cheezburgers! Awsome!!

Luke 1:46-56
Mary's Song of Praise - the MagnifiCat (srsly)

46 Mary sed "Ceiling Cat is laik a big deal,
47 Mai I is happy about Ceiling Cat...
48 bcz he kepted me in maind an now evribodi knowz i can haz cheezburgr.
49 Thank u Ceiling Cat, u iz cool.
50 U iz niec to evribodi.
51 Xcept peeplz who doant dizrv it LOL.
52 U haz pwned teh r00lrz
whiel stil bein niec to teh n00bz.
53 U givd cookies to teh hungri
whiel u tolded teh rich "Niec trai."
54 U wuz niec to Israel
55 an to all Abraham's famili liek u promist."
56 Mary staied wif Elizabeth three munfz. Den she wented hoam.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

16 Hav happies always!!;
17 Do invisible talkin’ to Ceiling Cat, all de timez!!;
18 Say thnx all de timez, faw dis iz wot Ceiling Cat wants an’ Happy Cat too.
19 Do not axidentallee do number ones on HovrCat’s fire an’ puts it out, dis wuld be bad;
20 Do not be sayin’ professees is stoopid;
21 Check everyfingz out; Keep de cheezburgers that yu getz given.
22 No goes neer eevils, k?
23 May Ceiling Cat hisselfs, Kitteh of peese, sanctify you frew an’ frew. May yur spiritz an’ sole an’ bodee be kept naise an’ cleen inside at de comingz of Happy Cat.
24 The one who callz yu iz faythefull an’ he will be doin’ wot he sez he will.

John 1:6-8, 19-28

6 And teh Ceiling Cat haz dis otehr man; his naem iz John.
7 He tellz teh ppl dat teh lites is tehre, so dat teh doodz mite bleev"
8 Him wuz not teh lite; he jsut sez teh lites is tehre.

John teh Baptist Sez "I Iz Not teh Chozen Won!! No Wai!!11!!!1!!1!!
19 Dese are teh meows sez by John when da religulous autoritahs in Jerusalem sent Levites and Pretchers to ax "OMG! Who r u?"
20 John says "Me no lyer, not teh Chozen1, Ceiling Cats kitteh"
21 They asked him, "Who R u? R u Elikhat?"
He said, "Omg no!"
"R u teh Profitz?"
He sez, "WTF? Omg, No!"
22 Tehn they wuz, "LOL, so hoo ar you?"
23 John got all liek profitz Isaiah LOL srsly, "O hai I am liek gai meowing from teh littr box, 'Strayten up for Ceiling Cat but DO NOT USE vacuum!!!!1!' "
24 Pharisees sez,25 "Oh hai wai you washt ppl if no Chozen1 or profit? NO LIKE WET FURZ!!1!"
26 John sez "Ai washt wit water (WTF???). But among yoos is kitteh u not no,27 Him folowz me, an ai no allowd to play wit hes shooz."
28 Wuz at Bethany cross water wher John wuz washiz.

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A Little Frozen Spider

This tiny spider is frozen to the outside of the window. I used a 4x macrofilter, f20, with flash to get this shot. I used all combinations of f-stops and filters and flash. This was the best combination. It is a very young barn spider.

My Window Spider Experiment Set on Flickr.

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent

The Second Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8

Isaiah 40:1-11

1 "Make no cry, make no cry muh peeps" sayz ur Celing Cat.
2 Talk to a da heart of Ceiling Cat's city and meow at her, cuz she's all feeded and fullz, cuz her badcatness iz finished and she away! from Ceiling Cat's paw 2x for her badcatness.
3 Big meow say, "Inna da big catbox outside wif da sandz, make way for Ceiling Cat!, make wild place be goodkittehz, a BIG road for Ceiling Cat."
4 Big up every dippy hill place, every hill and big get small, not smoof land get smoof and close hill get faaaaaar.
5 And Ceiling Cat's goodnesses will shows! and all peeps together will see Ceiling Cat's mouf talkin.
6 Another cat that me not see say "Meow! and I sayz "Meow what? "All pplz r grassez n all its cheezburgers r like pretty flower.
7 Grassez get dryz and go bai, flower go bai 2, cuz Ceiling Cat blowzed on dem; all da peeps iz grassez 2!
8 Grassez get dryz, flower go bai but Celing Cat's werds lif foreva!
9 Go up on big pile of laundriez, marked of Ceiling Cat's home scratchin post, meow reeel loud, marked of Ceiling Cat's city, meow louda, no scare; tells cities of Celing Cat's catdom, "Oh hai! Hail ur Celing Cat!"
10 Lookz! Celing Cat comes wif strong pawz, da rule for him; lookz! his cheezburgerz for da peeps r wif him and his catnipz 2!
11 Like mama cat wif her kittehs, wif his paw takez upz f00dz and carries them orf, feedin the lil kittehs on da way

Psalm 85
Singy Tiem fo tha Sunz Uv Korah

1 Ceiling Cat, yur realeh kewl. Srsly. Yu maek no moar slaev kittehs.
2 Yu maek all uv invisible errors betta an stuff.
3 Yu no maek angwy tiem no moars. Dats kewl, Iz no lieks dat stuffs.
4 Plz dun be mad no moars.
5 Ceiling Cat be mad at us tiems infinity? NOES!!1! Evn our littlest kitteh sunz?
6 Mehbey yu maek it all betta, an we maek funneh sownds at yu?
7 Haev merceh on us!!1!
8 Iz be good listender. Ceiling Cat talkz peece an stuffs an blah blah 2 his fello kittehs. Dey dun need 2 be bad kittehs after dat.
9 We be fraid uv Ceiling cat. Sow we gets gud stuffs! His awesum stuff culd maek dis place bettr.
10 Merceh and troofs be wif each uthur. Gud stuffs and peece maek out.
11 Troofs will pounce frum Urfs; gud stuffs come frum ceiling.
12 Ceiling Cat giveded us teh gud stuffs, an we maek it gud on Urfs.
13 Gud stuffs maek us liek Ceiling Cat.

2 Peter 3:8-15a

8 Eff u be nise n doed tehse stuffs, u can haz bebes n gud stuffs frm ur d00d Jeesus. Fo relz!
9 D00dz taht r meen n dont rispekt tah d00d Jeesus r stoopid n can loose tehr bukkits, tho.10 Srsly, be nise n u can no b pwnd.11 U can has Ceiling Cat's littr boks wif teh d00d Jeesus.
12 U r all liek, "Oh hai, we no all tihs kthxbai!" But I can has tel u agin cuz u neid 2 no stuffs.13 Whyle mai pawz b n ur base I wil tel u stuffs agin,14 noing taht Jeesus sho me taht I no b n ur base 4evr.
15 Aftr I git pwnd I can has u no tehse stuffs so u can git mad l00t whyle otehr d00dz iz liek "Oh noes, we be gttn pwnd!"

Mark 1:1-8

1 K, I just telz u this, but I telz u agin. Ceiling Cat haz son name Jebus Christ. This hiz stori:
2 Wise catz sed, Ceiling Cat send wai smrt d00d.
3 He make thingz redy 4 Jebus.
4 Hiz name John. He wantz us to dunk in watr. (wtf? iz he srs?)
5 Catz let him do thiz crzy thing tho. Tehy dunk in watr. Srsly
6 John warez crzy clothez and eatz bugz (he no haz cheezburgr?)
7 He sez, "New cat come, him wai betr thn me.
8 I dunkz u with waterz but he givz u Hovr Cat. Srsly.

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