Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Hey there, Garrison, and of course, sweet Tink 😘 😽 You couldn’t have picked a better night to post Debussy at his most gentle. And the wonderful rainy day bistro…a welcome escape from the increasing chaos we can’t seem to escape from. Much appreciated, dear friend…
So, speaking of “chaos”, out of the frying pan into the fire with this week’s masters of it…CATURDAY!! 😸
Pick me up!!!
Don’t pick me up 😼
That cat is very serious about something! It looks like a Maine Coon cat. Beautiful
I would pick that cat up in a New York minute.
Even when ordered not to?? That expression!!
(So would I. And probably get scratched trying 😎)
Hello…
🎯😻
Or can opener sound, or any sound coming from the kitchen! I have three kittens and one momma that do this all the time! Also a dog that follows me into the kitchen every time I go into the kitchen!
Our granddog Maggie has super hearing…and I’m sure a watch as well 😂
Just when we think we know all about animals…
I had parakeets at the ranch. One got out of it’s cage one day and my Queensland Heeler, Daisy, caught it and brought it back to me unharmed! It was amazing. Not supposed to be a bird dog! She herded the cows pretty good though.
I swear, the videos I’ve seen, Pat, with the most amazing animal interactions which leave my mouth open, followed quickly by tears in many instances.
We rescued a Heeler pup, about 4 months we figured, someone had tossed out on the I35. Brought him home. We had him for one night only but when I took him out for a piddle he knew what to do, and even came directly I called him. We took him to be adopted at our local, modern, very kind animal shelter. And I have no doubts he wasn’t there long. Sweet and smart.
(My views on what should happen to subhumans who dump their animals are not printable.)
Will do!!
LOL that cat has not missed one meal!
Accurate…
Been there and done it.
Disheartening, isn’t it…#metoo.
Wow!!!!!
Wow, can’t imagine the sugar content of all that icing!
Amazing work of art for a cake.
Those kitties have to be made out of marzipan I’m thinking.
Shaming never works on cats.
I am forever retrieving stuff from under the stove, Under the couch, under quite a few pieces of furniture. Life with cats is never boring or mundane.
But please not $8.75 worth of quarters!! 😂
It’s kind of comforting to know some things never change…
LOL the look on that kitten is absolutely priceless! Love it.
Coming and going 😸
Bread and butter … bread and butter …
Something I saw in 40s cartoons in such situations … must have been hipster slang for slipping thru an audience at a movie or a show back then instead of “excuse me”
Can’t remember which cartoon, but there was one with two shaggy sheep dogs passing sort of like this, one punching out of his shift, the other punching in. One said, “Morning, Ralph”… and try as I might I cannot remember the other’s name who said ” Morning” back 🤔
Very frustrating 😖
Oh Lord love you, sis 😍!!!!
Thank you!! That’s it all right….you’ve saved my poor brain from overheating trying to remember.
I owe ya one 😂😂😂 👍🏻
Sam!!!!! Of COURSE it was 😂
(Fred and George getting honourable mention.)
😘
Thank you…🤗
🙂 !!!
Good evening Ad rem. Thank you for refreshing my brain as well.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend.
Obviously not…
Getting ready for 3 am…
Oh to be that limber again, sigh……
Love the look on the cat’s face.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend Betsy.
And you, dear sis 😘
Yes and they are very painful. Ouch!
Been there….don’t I know it!!!
wow – unsual coloring
Calico I’m assuming, nim.
? ? ? ? ? ?
….but 😻 😻 😻 😻 😻
Phew!!! Headed bedward, wishing it were this easy to drop off…
Blessings to all 🙏🏻💕
wow
Now that is different. Wonder what they designate that type of markings as?
Half of me thinks it is AI, Pat.
Well….more than half.
Evening, dear Bet. I agree entirely about maintaining sanity amid the chaos. Wish it weren’t so. Fortunately, Roxanne’s playing is a splendid musical respite.
A problem I regularly encounter is — talking about politics. This is something I try to studiously avoid. Granted, I’m a (well retired) academic who taught these issues for years and years. But, repeatedly it lately seems, I find myself talking to people who use political terms like “fascism” as bumper sticker slogans. They are happy in their ignorance. So be it. I just politely exit the conversations . . .
Little ‘Tink is such a wonderful and loving companion. I slept late this morning and, as soon as I was awake, she climbed on my shoulder as a way of saying good morning (or afternoon). Her hello purrs are often accompanied by gentle chin rubs on my hands. For an old guy who lives alone, the signs of affection are greatly appreciated.
Be well, friend Bet. It is always so good to read your comments. Be well, love.
Blessed morning, G and friends.
My body is adjusting to the new job and thus I wake at 5 AM without alarm.
Like Tinkster, Harry Houdini the Maine Coon, is resting on my shoulder purring away. He takes his paw and gently rubs my face and gives kisses on my cheek. His favorite is to put his paw under my chin, to turn my head towards him, so he can “kitty kiss” my nose. He’s so very polite… but I must make sure the murder mittens are gently trimmed… else his declarations of devotion and love can become quite dangerous.
Millie-Mouse-In-The-House – the barn girl kitten – has grown from 5 lbs this year at her spaying – to a bold and robust 15 lbs 9 ozs! She gave our vet the craziest welcome and our vet guffawed at her growth “progress” in her most recent visit.
We grow BIG cats.
But Millie has no self realization of her size, as she boldly jumps on you – usually when you least expect it – as if she is still a lithe little wee thing. So imagine… being in a deep sleep… and having the equivalent of 4 four pound bags of sugar tossed upon you with reckless aim! She’s a dive bomber! She smiles broadly… and she drools. My gentle little giant.
Maggie Moo, her sissy, is petite size. Rotund in a sturdy way… but about six inches less in length… my prestigious prima ballerina… she arabesques like a ballerina on approach. She’s the “feral” of them all, and completely finds pursuits by humans towards her for affection unnecessary and “beneath her”. But when she is ready for pets… she gently tip toes over taking great care and her own sweet time… and she “arabesques”… almost to stretch to show herself presentable and open to your adoration… but only very shortly. Don’t mess up the finely groomed swirly coat. She will wait until bed time when all is settled and quiet… to walk the length of my body… to find a cuddle spot where it is warm and secure often under the covers… to curl in and purr. So she is loving… just in a reserved and refined way.
They are the perfect opposing sisters.
And then, there’s Timmy-Toe-Toes… my fragile 14 yo little kitty alzheimers man. He’s a blonde domestic short hair and he’s growing frailer by the day. I’ve taken to removing kibble at night because his condition prevents him from feeling “full” so he overeats and when the kibble expands in his belly, it causes reflux, and he sadly loses his nutrition all over the carpet (never on the linoleum, of course… just the carpet… and he creates quite the spray effect. It’s one whole roll of paper towels and Resolve cleaner and a midnight scrubbing party – er uh – pawty. I hate invitations to those… makes me so sad.) He also occasionally gags on his saliva trying to swallow. Sundowners hits and he is tyrannical and mean-spirited… but the other three are so docile and understanding that they don’t retaliate, but try to gently pacify him. I wake often… as I am “in tune” to even the slightest hiss that I can hear from my sleep from another room (I guess we Moms never lose our Spidey hearing)… and he gets “lost” and must be retrieved for bed… else he wails in confusion and searching from another room. And even though his weight continues to diminish… he is as clear-eyed as the day he came to us as a kitten 14 years ago, so he’s not ready to leave me yet. He’s Savannah’s faithful best friend. His time is nearing… so I keep him comfortable and he gets whatever he wants… except at night when he can’t seem to regulate himself. Timmy is very spoiled, so he demands much lap time and coddling. He has served us faithfully… so again… he gets whatever he wants… except when beating up the siblings and being an all around a-hole at night. Then, he gets gently redirected like a petulant child.
This… and a new job… and having three friends in the hospital… has kept me hopping.
I have volunteered to work more overtime today as we are quite behind. I’m hoping this is my last go-round of learning new things at work. I want to master them… and then work them through as my final position. It’s about my time for sunsetting too… maybe ten to fifteen more years… but I feel the age… especially now and the onslaught of “make our life easier (cough cough “bulls-hit!”) technology. It’s a great crew of construction “giants”… they are riggers which are very specialized human producers, movers, shakers…. and there are never two jobs the same.. so I am on my toes to keep up with their bookkeeping and migration to new software. So if there’s a zombie apocalypse, I’m delighted to be surrounded by 300 lb, 6.5 ft tall… brick houses of men who know it all and can move with miltary strength and precision.
This stuff just trips my trigger… these riggers must know it all… electrical, plumbing, pipe fitting, welder… and situational awareness.
They do it all.
Don’t you ever wonder how those monsters machine are placed?
Dearest Woo, I can’t tell you how thrilled I am for you for landing in a place largely peopled by men as you describe. Men who get things done and who have no time for petty, emotional office infighting. Working with their mates for the safety of all. America as she used to be throughout before our descent into a place I no longer recognize.
I’m sure you are a breath of fresh air for them and will come to be a blessing for each one. As always, our beloved Father opened that proverbial window when you wisely if not fearfully shut the door on an employment situation was toxic and so damaging to your spirit, girl.
He will be working without resting in other areas of your life and Savannah’s also, dear friend. Perhaps a little more slowly, but as always with loving purpose. And it is this for which I keep you both in my prayers, one mother to another…
You needed to find your feet work-wise first and foremost. The rest will surely follow. Love you, sis 😘🙏🏻
Blessed evening, Besty Beasty Betsy.
I’ve missed you all so much. I’m spread a little thin, so it’s hit or miss when I can be on the thread and properly engage, so I hope you can see this.
My prayers are always lifted for our Treehouse Tribe and theirs…. especially for the spoken and unspoken needs.
God Has been Divinely Working and it has humbled me beyond words. He Is so Merciful and Good. It was terrifying quitting that job at this fragile time… but I would rather live in car in unity with my King.. than dishonor men who have given decades to their work and their country. Better is one day in God’s Courts than thousands elsewhere.
Your prayers, and those of our sweet family here, have sustained me. I pray they continue to sustain my daughter, who is still in dire need of God’s redemption. I don’t have the energy to go into it… because it is really hard for me to say… but it’s a mourning I’ve never experienced before and it’s deeper than my comprehension.
So, yes… I’m grateful for the job and the chance to steward well… and I’m pushing onward and forward… decorating the apartment for celebrating our precious Lord and Savior’s birthday.
Working on living the best version of myself, holding others close in my prayers… and trusting God for all else.
May His Light Shine brightly on you and yours and warmly sustain you.
I love you, too. ❤️ ✝️ 🕊
I’m so glad you decided to not go into it. Only because I know through experience with my own once errant and directionless son just how each time I would do so with myself, I felt a little more drained and helpless. You, the bow, have reared her in Christ, Woo…and now she is launched to find her own way. She knows where you are and that your door is always open. But for you to be there when or if her circumstances change so that she reconnects, you have to be in a good, healthful position (with a job) yourself. That is why I am so chuffed you found one which suits your talents and is free of the HR/management stresses which frustrated you and made you so miserable. You go girl!!!! 😍
I understand that mourning you speak of and in the context in which you speak it. There are no adequate words to describe the feeling because there are none. I feel it with you, dear friend.
I hope Christmas upcoming, which I truly anticipate with the excitement of the child still within me, lifts your spirits, Woo, and the spirits of those who like you who are going through challenging, uncertain, or distressful times of their own.
I look forward to bountiful Christmas music from the old world, music most here have never heard but which is so magical, reverent, joyous…and the voices which deliver it so magnificent that I’m sure the Christ child whose arrival we anticipate approves.
One day at a time, girl, is all we should be handling. The future is unknown, but God is there. That’s what I telling myself; and it does for me bring its own peace. Blessings always, sis…prayers, too 😘🙏🏻👍🏻
Hi’ya, ‘Woo love. Always good to hear from you. Your kitty adventures are entirely familiar . . . at one time we had seven, all of who stayed with us until their end days. Bless ’em. All were foundlings who either found us or were brought home by Maggie. I still miss them and her (we had 55 years together).
I’m glad you are working to master your new job. Doesn’t come as a surprise at all—you are good at your job, come hell or high water. Here’s a book I think you’d enjoy: You can get it on Amazon for a few bucks . . .
”Shop Class As Soul Craft” by Cunningham, is a discussion of the value of American work culture. The author, a Ph.D., operates a BMW motorcycle shop in Richmond, VA. He practices what he preaches. If you do a search for “used books” you can get a copy for almost nothing. I’ve been giving them away as Christmas presents.
Be well, love. It is always good to hear from you.
I’ll find your book, G. If your taste in books is anything close to your taste in music… count me in.
Love your stories of your Maggie. You warm my heart and are so very special to us here.
Love you. Give Tink a snuggle for me. ❤️ ✝️ 🕊
Thanks, dear ‘Woo. She was way smarter than me, yet she put up with me . . . we shared trust and loyalty. 🙂 Love you too (thanks to this place . . . not a bit shy about saying that). I did give Little ‘Tink a nice head rub for you. I love doing that and receiving her gentle purrs. This one was for you, darlin’.
So perfect, duchess.🙏🏻💕 There isn’t a prayer or plea which He doesn’t hear….even and maybe especially the ones when no words are possible or only tears are all which one can manage…
He bends down to listen to those 😌🙏🏻😘
Duchess… there simply isn’t a hug big enough for you. Not. Big. Enough.
Wish you were all here helping me decorate.
That would make me happy. ❤️ 🎄 ✝️
Morning, dear sir…and oodles of gentle pets and “you are such a sweet kitty’s” to a tiny feline whom I’m more and more sure was sent your way years ago 💕
I became extremely interested in domestic and geo politics nearly forty (yikes!!!) years ago when I unexpectedly ended up in a then civilized UK, domestic being that tiny island nation. It was a time of chaos with an active IRA, a nascent EU (do we join or not), and more; but in general the usual hurly burly of political discourse which while spirited and sometimes fevered never descended into ad hominem and unhinged vitriol.
Conversation at dinner parties could and did become exhilarating discussions but never manic or personal (as now)… and I loved it.
Don’t blame you for excusing yourself from the madness which I find shocking. Such a wonderful thing to find elusive peace and stay there for as long as you can. Music has charms as we know, and I’m so grateful to have such a passion for it and for your generosity in sharing your finds. I can never get enough of it…
In short, I suppose I can call you my “dealer”, providing the necessary to keep us all sane 😁 And I love you for it, dear friend. Bless you always, Garrison…you really are one of life’s good people and a Treehouse treasure 😘
Going to lunch, dear Bet. I’ll revisit in a little bit . . . 🙂
A delayed Bon Appetite 😉👍🏻
Finally getting back . . . Lunch was with a near neighbor and good friend. He’s currently become something of a nomad, traveling the western states in his custom Mercedes RV. It’s quite a deluxe ride. He keeps it stashed and then flies to it when he’s ready to continue his journey. Lucky guy.
Ahem . . . Dear Bet. “Dealer” has connotations with which I’d rather not identify if you don’t mind. I much prefer to see myself as a “curator” thank you very much. 🙂
Re: politics. As my teaching years wore on, I found that my students often were increasingly underprepared—lacking even basic understanding of basic historical facts that earlier generations learned in Jr. high and HS history classes. You can see the examples of this rank ignorance when Fox News asks man-on-the-street questions of random people who can’t identify George Washington or say who won WW2.
The current rank ignorance about “fascism” is a perfect example. Even people who ought to know (politicians here and in Y’urp) think the term is somehow “right wing”. In fact fascism is a form of socialism. The idea that Trump or conservatives are becoming fascists is historically absurd. One friend even quoted from a ‘net dictionary . . . which
was wrong.
Sadly, we must live with a body politic that collectively thinks it knows more than it actually does. Those folks are more than happy with their dumb bumper-sticker political slogans.
As for me, having this loyal and affectionate little kitty as a sole companion qualifies me to be “the old-guy-at-the-end-of-the- street” in the eyes of many. I’ve hung out my sign.
A thousand pardons…I wrote that with an affectionate chuckle, meaning that music is something I cannot live without, so as it pertains to the sustenance which you always deliver.
But as you wish…🤗
My personal experience and in retrospect is that when I was the age of your students I was in no way capable of having the understanding of or interest in politics; I think because I was blissfully if not ignorantly as yet then unaware of the depth of how they affected my life. And would in the years to come.
It took a great upheaval in that life and a complete change of country to awaken me. And the change truly did stir an interest which has only increased as I’ve aged. But what I will never be able to accept is the coarseness, the hideous vulgarities, and gross incivilities we are daily subjected to. The gleeful schadenfreude, or alternatively, the soulless disregard in other’s misfortunes and tragedies.
And although I have to accept this deplorable state of affairs, I do not approve and will not engage…instead, I retreat to civil conversation with friends here and marinate in the music you and others provide.
I’m sure you and Tink are well known and that your neighbours keep a weather eye out for you whether you know it or not. And that eases my mind, Garrison. Good neighbours are a blessing, and that’s just a fact as we get older. I’m so glad you have them, my friend…😅😘 Sleep well, both you and my favourite kitty 💕
Thanks, dear Bet. Be well, love. 🙂
Good evening Betsy. I’ve been grading papers all day.
This is me in the mornings!
Absolutely love Roxane’s rendition of Claire de Lune… every time it’s posted … ❤️
Hope you & Tink are doing well, Garrison!
Roxanne’s Claire de Lune performance is a neat piece of Youtube history. Did you notice the huge number of times it has been watched? Just listening to her play is a great confirmation. Her performance was undoubtedly helped by the superb videography. Very professionally done. 🙂
Howdy Baritone!!!
Hey there JWoo! 😎
bath with love 🥰♥️🐈#cats #catlovers #catvideos #funny #shorts #kitten #catmemes #catshorts #catholic
Good evening nim. I had donkeys with my cow herd and I also had a llama. Everytime I wanted to find a newborn calf (the cows birth them away from the herd), I would look for the llama as he would be right there protecting the calf and causing momma cow to have an absolute conniption.. I could then ear tag them and band them before they got up.
The llama would kill a coyote just like the donkeys.
Hope you have a wonderful and blessed weekend.
somewhat puzzling
they focus on downturn in cigarette and vaping purchases
it’s Western Canada, so I don’t imagine they’ve got much of that “teen” demographic that rampages thru stores in the US
they mention “shoplifting” and “thievery” but not with a lot of emphasis
ah – late in the clip they describe organized theft “they come in and clear entire shelves yada yada”
“https://youtu.be/T91r3wdvzX4?si=B8gy4_z6hDlslslU&t=712
they also emphasize inflation that makes margins tough
I have a bit of inside knowledge on this as I worked for my brother for a few months operating a convenience store / bookstore / bus station.
The things that made money were the “books” (AKA porn ones made money (pre-internet)) had all mags & paperbacks tho & cigarette pack sales made money. Pretty much everything else was a wash to pay expenses.
Cartons were widely stolen & back then the manufacturers PAID for shelf space monthly basically to make up for average theft percentages.
Problem was some staff members were clueless about kids stealing cartons as an organized unit because…. they couldn’t legally buy them.
If cartons were no longer publicly accessible behind glass (to curb theft) they no longer paid retailers.
We probably would have been better off financially just selling to kids on the down low cause they just stole the feces out of them anyway. Yes the kids could afford them @ 1.50 a pack til the state government added a sin tax to it of a buck each.
Good evening Garrison. Thank you for the video. Being raised in Pennsylvania, we had a lot of snow. Sledding, ice skating, building snowmen and building snow forts and tunnels when the snow drifted so high, and snow ball fights.
Was lots of fun.
Hope you have a blessed and wonderful Sunday.
Happy Caturday, y’all !
Maine Coon Cats
sez the Vikings brought Norwegian Forest Cats in 1,000 AD who bred with “local wild cats”
Be still my beating heart… and don’t forget the beautiful Nebelungs. A cobalt blue version that seems to take its place near the Maine Coons and Norwegian Forest Cats. If you ever get the chance to adopt a Nebelung… do it! They are darling, demonstrative, and so affectionate!
Good eveening JWoo. So happy you have found a job you can enjoy and very glad about the men you have working with you. I have no doubt you will do a super job for your new employer.
I am not familiar with Nebelungs. I will do some research.
Hope your Sunday is blessed and wonderful.
Oh nim, I rescued a Maine Coon from a shelter when I lived in Pennsylvania. He was one of the neatest cats I ever owned. He lived a long time and grew up with my son.
My Grandmother always had Maine Coon cats. She had two black ones. Funny story, a maintenance man was scheduled to do some repairs in her place and he wouldn’t go in because he said there were panthers in her house! They were the most affectionate and gentle cats I had ever seen.
LOL, that is really funny! A spoof on those awful ads of the “ambulance chaser attorneys.”
Tesla Secret Hidden Upgrade! 💨⚡
Now that’s funny!
Pakour cat
🤣 🤣. 🤣
Oh I needed that laugh! Thank you!
Kreatif Banget! Tukang Cukur Ubah Kuda Jadi Karya Seni
So Creative! Barber Turns Horse Into Work of Art
All I can say is wow!
(242) Screeding Machine#shorts – YouTube
This “Water Wall” Cleans a Barn in Seconds
Part-3 Optical Carpet Prank = TOTAL CHAOS 😂🐾🌀 #funnypets #petsunited #puppy #petcomedyclub #funny
So earlier his week Marjorie Taylor Greene said the Trump was a “lame duck”. Now she is resigning in January.
Scott Jennings drops the hammer on her.
@ScottJenningsKY
Let me tell you what the opposite of a lame duck is: when you withdraw your endorsement of someone and it ends their career within days.
Not the flex you think it is. Yesterday he was yuxking it up in the WH with Mamdani.
He tounge bathee Lindsey graham and goes after Massie. Meanwhile he’s flooding more H1B.
Ad rem, we’ve got a nasty one here. Alert, Alert!
*Noted*
Greetings Treepers! 🙏✝️🙏
grettings mr. frank ! ♥️
happy saturday morning open thread ♥️
el capitan
yosemite national park
Yosemite is my personal favorite spot in the entire world. Just standing in the majesty and grandeur gives me an almost religious feeling. It beautiful, but it is also more than that… it is spiritual as well
hey 👋🏻 benzy ♥️
thank you for sharing that .. i love it .. and i’m right there with ya ♥️
merced river
yosemite national park
new orleans
22 November 2023 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer (“Mr. Big Stuff”), and nurse, dies at 80
Mr Big Stuff
22 November
Michael Hutchence
(1960-1997)
Was an Australian rock vocalist (INXS – “Devil Inside”: “New Sensation”), and actor (Dogs in Space), commits suicide at 37
Mystify
Never Tear Us Apart
22 November 1986 (Benjamin) “Scatman” Crothers, American singe, musician (“I’d Rather Be a Hummingbird”), and actor (Chico and the Man -“Louie”, The Shining), dies of lung cancer at 76
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
Disney blocking its Aristocat version
https://youtu.be/4rrXR6n0RTY
22 November 1893-1980 Mae West
American stage and screen actress, writer (She Done Him Wrong; I’m No Angel), and singer (Way Out West), dies in Hollywood at 87
Now I’m a Lady
Think what you want about her, still, she was an American classic. lol
J
Love the old flicks starring Mae West and W.C. Fields., like My Little Chickadee…
22 November
Arthur Sullivan
(1842-1900)
British composer (The Golden Legend; Onward, Christian Soldiers), major-generally remembered for his comic operas with W.S. Gilbert (The Pirates of Penzance:, H.M.S Pinafore; The Mikado), dies of heart failure at 58
Biography: Famous for his 14 operatic collaborations known as the Savoy operas with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert.
Among the more successful of their comic operas were “H.M.S. Pinafore”, “The Pirates of Penzance”, “The Mikado” and “The Gondoliers”.
With a rather comical advertisement in the beginning
22 November
Lorenz Hart
(1895-1943)
American lyricist, usually to music of Richard Rodgers (“I Could Write A Book”; “My Funny Valentine”), dies of pneumonia from exposure after drinking heavily in NYC at 48
Biography: One half of the famous Broadway musical and songwriting team of Rodgers and Hart with composer Richard Rodgers. Together the wrote for 26 Broadway shows (including “Jumbo”, “Babes In Arms”, and “Pal Joey”), and several movies between 1919 and 1943.
Some of the pair’s most enduring songs include: “I Wish I Were In Love Again,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Where Or When,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” “It Never Entered My Mind,” “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered,” and “I Could Write a Book”.
Hart battled depression and alcoholism, and died after contracting pneumonia during a binge following the death of his mother and Rodgers finding Oscar Hammerstein more reliable to work with.
In 1956, Ella Fitzgerald recorded a double album set of Rodgers and Hart in her Verve Songbook series. Frank Sinatra, who starred in the 1957 film adaptation of “Pal Joey”, recorded 17 of the duo’s songs.
In 1970, Hart was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. In 1992, he was chosen for a Grammy Trustee Award, given to non-performers for significant career contributions to the recording industry. The US Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp of Hart as part of its Broadway Songwriters series.
22 November
John F. Kennedy
(1917-1963)
35th President of the United States (1961-63) and Senator (D-Mass), assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas at 46
Biography: The youngest-ever person elected President at age 43, Kennedy assumed office at the height of the Cold War. As such his time in office was spent managing relations with the communist states.
In 1961 Kennedy approved the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in an attempt to overthrow the communist-aligned regime of Fidel Castro. A year later the discovery of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba caused the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was eventually resolved peacefully.
In other affairs Kennedy sent advisers to Vietnam and launched America into the Space Race with his famous “we choose to go to the Moon” speech in 1963. While he supported the Civil Rights Movement he was not successful in getting many of his New Frontier policies passed by Congress.
On November 22, 1963, he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, and was succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson.
22 November
Jean Batten
(1909-1982)
New Zealand aviator (first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936), dies at 73
Biography: Jean Batten set several long-distance flight records in the 1930s. She became famous for her solo flights between England and Australia, and later for her flight from England to New Zealand.
Batten’s interest in flying began at age 18 when she read about Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight. She moved to England to learn to fly, facing initial setbacks and skepticism. Charles Kingsford Smith, a famous Australian aviator, dismissed her ambitions, but this only strengthened her resolve.
In May 1934, Batten successfully flew solo from England to Australia, setting a new women’s record. She continued to break records, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to South America in 1935. Her most notable achievement came in 1936 with her flight from England to New Zealand in “Percival Gull Six” aircraft.
Batten’s mother, Ellen, played a significant role in her life, often accompanying her on tours and managing her public image. During World War II, Batten worked in the munitions industry after her application to join the Air Transport Auxiliary was rejected.
After the war, Batten lived a reclusive life, traveling in Europe and the Caribbean with her mother. She briefly returned to public life in 1969 to attend aviation events and promote her republished autobiography, “My Life” (1938).
Batten’s later years were marked by mystery. She died alone in a hotel room in Mallorca in 1982, but her death went undiscovered for five years. Auckland Airport’s international terminal is today named in her honor.
An American icon, and probably the last pro-American Democrat president.
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I realize most of these are American figures, but let us not forget that C.S. Lewis also died on this date, the same day that Kennedy was killed. Aldous Huxley also died that day; I’m certain he now knows God exists.
Sorry, they passed before 1975 (50 years ago) & not in musical or science category so are generally out of my purview.
JFK’s political assassination is on topic for this site in general.
Batten (NZ) was a women’s first & after 1975.
There were 275+ people that were notable for passing today, gotta draw a line somewhere & these are my general lines.
C.S. Lewis is a **major** figure in Christian apologetics. This being a strong Christian faith-supporting blogsite, we might consider adding him to the Nov 22 notables…
But yes, that’s your call, MMW.
Can do, did find a video biography that will probably work, it’s an hour long. Lots of bio’s with tag lines that are rather divisive looking tho.
I never read the Narnia series or any of his works as he had passed a decade+ before I landed.
In high school what I read for pleasure was in the sci-fi / fantasy from a very few prolific authors series of books and post HS was technical manuals & materials of known problems for work.
Yes they gave “tests” on it, tho they did give free stuff for that effort…. including a gold ring & added a diamond to it every year thereafter.
Last thing I started to read for pleasure was Neil Peart’s book on my PC before it crashed & refused to boot again still have work to do on it, slapped in a power supply but that didn’t fix it so some sort of hardware failed & not giving a POST code to give me a clue where to start. <sigh>
I also did not read any fiction by CS Lewis but I have read some of his apologetics work. It’s good.
But thanks! I think he’s a good addition to your Nov 22 list of notable memorials.
I really enjoy visiting almost every day to see who’s on the list.
‘Tis a great thing you do!
Thanks,
Certainly has me, myself and I, more informed about things I never knew about. I believe this all came about after finding the <“Connections” series by James Burke.>
Sharing the wealth for those that want to pay attention… hum Déjà vu I believe I used that phrase here on CTH recently but not on the O/T. /LOL
I expanded the cut off date as I filled out the data base, used to be 2000 & 90. If I go much before that… even 75 is mostly out of my perview of knowledge base.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
CLOSER TO JESUS – Instrumental Worship Music for Prayer, Devotion & Bible Reading
These are really neat, Duchess. Put a lot of them on my computer via AnyVideoConverter. Start each day with one. Thanks.
EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Saturday, November 22, 2025
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“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”
James 1:3 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR JAMES 1
“This epistle of James is one of the most instructive writings in the New Testament. Being chiefly directed against particular errors at that time brought in among the Jewish Christians, it does not contain the same full doctrinal statements as the other epistles, but it presents an admirable summary of the practical duties of all believers. The leading truths of Christianity are set forth throughout; and on attentive consideration, it will be found entirely to agree with St. Paul’s statements concerning grace and justification, while it abounds with earnest exhortations to the patience of hope and obedience of faith and love, interspersed with warnings, reproofs, and encouragements, according to the characters addressed. The truths laid down are very serious, and necessary to be maintained; and the rules for practice ought to be observed in all times. In Christ there are no dead and sapless branches, faith is not an idle grace; wherever it is, it brings forth fruit in works. How to apply to God under troubles, and how to behave in prosperous and in adverse circumstances. (1-11) To look upon all evil as proceeding from ourselves, and all good from God. (12-18) The duty of watching against a rash temper, and of receiving the word of God with meekness. (19-21) And of living according thereto. (22-25) The difference between vain pretences and real religion. (26,27)
(1-11) Christianity teaches men to be joyful under troubles: such exercises are sent from God’s love; and trials in the way of duty will brighten our graces now, and our crown at last. Let us take care, in times of trial, that patience, and not passion, is set to work in us: whatever is said or done, let patience have the saying and doing of it. When the work of patience is complete, it will furnish all that is necessary for our Christian race and warfare. We should not pray so much for the removal of affliction, as for wisdom to make a right use of it. And who does not want wisdom to guide him under trials, both in regulating his own spirit, and in managing his affairs? Here is something in answer to every discouraging turn of the mind, when we go to God under a sense of our own weakness and folly. If, after all, any should say, This may be the case with some, but I fear I shall not succeed, the promise is, To any that asketh, it shall be given. A mind that has single and prevailing regard to its spiritual and eternal interest, and that keeps steady in its purposes for God, will grow wise by afflictions, will continue fervent in devotion, and rise above trials and oppositions. When our faith and spirits rise and fall with second causes, there will be unsteadiness in our words and actions. This may not always expose men to contempt in the world, but such ways cannot please God. No condition of life is such as to hinder rejoicing in God. Those of low degree may rejoice, if they are exalted to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom of God; and the rich may rejoice in humbling providences, that lead to a humble and lowly disposition of mind. Worldly wealth is a withering thing. Then, let him that is rich rejoice in the grace of God, which makes and keeps him humble; and in the trials and exercises which teach him to seek happiness in and from God, not from perishing enjoyments.”
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Verse of the Day – November 22, 2025 (Morning Prayer)
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
CHILD NOT CHOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN
STRENGTHEN MY HEART
Have mercy on me, my Lord and my God;
For I am distressed – in chains I am shod;
My tears flow like rivers – raging from strain;
My heart is pierced – my throat aches in pain!
My life spent in sorrow – and in deep regret;
My sins are before me – I cannot forget;
In repentance I seek You – for right relief;
Your loving kindness is – my refuge – belief!
Lord – affliction – has broken down my strength;
From helplessness, stress – I suffer at length;
My foes have encompassed me – all around;
They ravage me daily – destruction bound!
I trust in You, Lord – take comfort in You;
Come to my aid – Lord – Refresh me anew;
My life is in Your hands – if it be Your Will;
Calm the waters – from their raging – be still!
Feed me – knead me – with Your nourishing grace;
Through faith without fear – my weakness erase;
Infuse me with courage – and strengthen me;
Help me be steadfast – a stronghold like Thee!
Let me be glad and rejoice in Your love;
Assured in Your goodness sent from above;
Let me not – for one moment – be fearful;
Keep me far from unsure – doubtful – tearful!
Free me from distress – of body and mind;
Help me walk self-assured – no longer blind;
With my life in Your hands – deliver me;
From the throes of my foes – let me be free!
Strengthen My Heart – as only You know how;
Pour forth Your knowledge – understanding now;
Send in Your angels – with reinforcements;
Lift up my spirit – in inch increments!
Send forth Your Spirit – to enlighten me;
With knowledge – understanding – wisdom be;
A tower of strength – instilled in my heart;
Let not Your Spirit – from me ere depart!
Strengthen My Heart – my Lord and my King;
Let the indwelling Spirit – His power bring;
Your justice – Oh Lord – from on high rain down;
Let Your Heavenly Grace – be forever my crown!
D01: 09/30/2013
FOR DIANNE MARSHALL
OUR PRAYER
We come to Your Altar on bended knee
In the name of Jesus – we pray to Thee
One of our loved ones is in peak peril
Demons they have her over a barrel
Another test will be taken real soon
Could sink hope or take her over the moon
By the Blood of the Lamb – we are healed
By His sacrifice – our fate – it was sealed
Protect her from all danger hurt or harm
We’re calling all Angels – set the alarm
Warring Angels by the dozens dispatched
Go after those demons – get them detached
Comfort Angels dispersed to quell the fear
Through Faith – we command fear disappear
Healing Angels anoint her with the oils
Cover her completely before she spoils
Relaying Angels with a message from God
Rest in His Arms – prepare to be awed
We take authority over our friend today
By the Power of the Spirit we humbly pray
We unite in our prayer – strengthen her
To guide those in charge of her to concur
Set all instruments so accurate they be
By the Power of the Spirit command them we
Take care in your analysis – through Hope
By your training and insight help her cope
God has given you the means to infer
A possible treatment that will deter
The failure of systems rightly attached
Your expertise surely cannot be matched
Let the Hand of God guide competent hands
To do what must be done – what He commands
As we lift her up to the Heaven on High
We give it all to You – and breathe a sigh
She is in good hands – the best there be
The Angels surround her – a sight to see
We lay our petition at the feet of Your Son
Whose victory over the cross He surely won
We know in control – You must ever be
We pray for a miracle for all to see
God can fix anything – He has the clout
The Power of God is awesome no doubt!
D01: 07/02/2019
Are you Mrs. Dutch?
No , DOC – Dianne is a writer who posts a blog and is a friend of Sundance. DUTCH WIFE IS SHERYL
https://diannemarshallreport.com/about/
I miss Dutch
Duchess01, I visited her blog quite a bit. Was not aware she was friends with Sundance.
I also wondered where you had disappeard to, as I enjoyed your comments and images on her blog as well. Then, voila, here you are at the treehouse.
Praying you have a wonderful and blessed Sunday.
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://rumble.com/v57jz8d-psalm-91.the-most-powerful-prayer-from-the-bible.-gods-protection-healing-p.html
Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
prayeveryday777
https://rumble.com/v57jvfg-sleep-well-with-psalms.-psalm-91-psalm-121-psalm-3-psalm-4-psalm-139.faith-.html
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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️❤️❤️
lioness and cub – guy coheleach
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For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20
tiger head scetch – guy coheleach
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Psalm 9:2-4, 6, 16, 19 ☘
I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart;
I will declare all your wondrous deeds.
I will be glad and exult in you;
I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.
Because my enemies are turned back,
overthrown and destroyed before you.
You rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
their name you blotted out forever and ever.
I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.
The nations are sunk in the pit they have made;
in the snare they set, their foot is caught.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
nor shall the hope of the afflicted forever perish.
I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.
leopald head – guy coheleach
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“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
― C.S. Lewis
True! LOL!
Good morning Treepers. I’ve been buried with duties related to work. i miss our interaction. I am grateful for CTH and all of you all. I’m able to get my daily posts in as requested by Dutch and read some, but not so much posting. Anyone hear from Mrs. Dutch?
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/08/30/the-still-hour-part-7/comment-page-4/#comment-12202212
Links about Dutchman on still hour page.
Black Leopard Eyes – guy coheleach
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Clair de lune – Debussy – roxane elfasci
Snow Leopard Head – guy coheleach
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Schubert – Serenade
Tiger Head – guy coheleach
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Chopin – Nocturne op. 9 no. 2 – Ilona guitar
I watched a documentary at the insistence of my wife yesterday:
The Age of Disclosure is the documentary on UAPs and UFOs that released yesterday, November 21, 2025. Directed by Dan Farah, it explores claims of an 80-year government cover-up of non-human intelligence and a global race to reverse-engineer alien technology. It features interviews with 34 U.S. government insiders, including figures like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, former DNI James Clapper, and ex-UAP Task Force director Jay Stratton.
The points seem to be:
UAPs are real and there is non human life out there
They have capabilities that far exceed speed, power, energy, and deadliness of anything known to man or possessed by any military.
There is an 80 year old legacy group hidden in the government bureaucracy that is hiding (threats and actual incidents of death and blackmail, forcing non disclosure agreements ) that seeks to keep this information hidden — even with public blackmail, and ridicule that this even exists.
That knowledge is a threat to mankind
The common people and the government needs to have this information out in the public
Governments should work together and collaborate to identify this common enemy so we can fight it together.
Acknowledging our new and scary common enemy may cause all nations on earth to be one big happy family
Without commenting on UAPs and UFOs, I was disturbed by several factors:
Why are Marco rubio, several other conservative senators, and clapper, Brennan, Harry reid (old videos), Schiff, and many other current unconvicted criminals seemingly workin lock-step together to make this documentary?
Why release it now on an age old issue? To distract, to roll out a new public crisis like global warming, covid, vaccines, pollution, drugs that will be used to manipulate us common people?
Somehow I can’t bring myself to accept that we (earth) are/is the only intelligent life sustaining piece of dust floating among trillions of potentially similar pieces, so that we end up looking like a wide pic of the sahara, with a little arrow pointing at a grain saying “you are here”.
However from what I’ve read the shear distances alone make it an impossibility to traverse without light-speed technology. Never mind all the physics we have to overcome, our “ship” will also need to be pretty tough (hitting a spec of dust at cruising speed) (lets see 0,00001g X ½ light speed equals………Force. Dang, there be a hole right through the ship and we’s a sinking fast.
If there is a way my bet is Quantum something or other – probably involving worm holes, black holes, white holes, the difference between space time and time space and who knows what. Definitely nothing that uses our current means of energy.
Then when we do “get there” we find an obscure rock with a bunch of “low lifes” who can barely understand fire, or electricity, or…., or,,,,,or……… Doubt there would be much in common, certainly nothing to chat about (unless we’re shipwrecked and think we’re talking to Wilson).
We might of course just be stopped to pick up supplies, like the ocean, or the atmosphere – in which case its pretty bad news for the local roaches.
happy “cartoons and cereal day” everyone.
for levi, and all other silent tree branchers who are in our thoughts and prayers.
peace to all who gather here, and thank you Jesus for our joy in being together.
At my house it ended with Disney then
The Ed Sullivan Show
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Good morning cobra
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Nice to see you
hi peace pal!
friend w/o fail!
i’m a poet and dont know it but my feet show it 🙂
Possibly a major setback for AI LLMs:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397779918_Structural_Inducements_for_Hallucination_in_Large_Language_Models_An_Output-Only_Case_Study_and_the_Discovery_of_the_False-Correction_Loop_An_Output-Only_Case_Study_from_Extended_Human-AI_Dialogue_Str
A naughty entry for Caturday: Catwoman’s Batman Seduction, with a “double dose of eau du chatte”
now THAT’S a Catwoman
That was Julie Newmar, an exquisite dancer in her day (the ’60s), who also sported an exquisite female figure undoubtedly kept in shape by her constant dancing practice regimens and many performances.
Bird cousins visiting this morning…
Carolina wren-
Bewick’s (Buick) wren-
Hello 404
By the looks of it
You feed your birdies the good stuff
They must love you
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Molon
Hello Error404. Beautiful photos. I have several Carolina wrens. Every year, one pair make a nest under the lid on my propane tank. I do not use the propane during the Spring and Summer, so they do not get disturbed. By the time I am ready to fill it, it is winter and they are finished nesting for the year.
They also like to make nests in my large hanging baskets if I have them up in time.
Thank you for the wonderful photos. Have a wonderful Sunday.
both wrens have the same marking streak above the eye
Update –
baby donkey born with deformed legs gets a new shoe… but has to call his farrier back for an emergency
Lion Eyes – guy coheleach
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Lyin’ Eyes – Eagles
This song snuck up on me this morning
Sent me on a search for the music from Cats – Webber
For those of you ‘owned’ by cats this Caturday