Paisley looks so serene as she looks at the stars And Bandit just catches on to which star is the star of second chances. They are made for each other!
Tangentially, Mars is very close to the Earth at this time. It’s appearing early at night in the east and is very bright. Check it out if you get a chance.
“O mor siriol gwena seren Ar hyd y nos, I oleuo’i chwaer ddaearen Ar hyd y nos,”
Don’t know why that popped into my head. No connection with anything here, I’m sure.
For the benefit of the intelligent people (i.e. those who are not gawping at the OIXL nonsense on the telly) I will spend the next few days giving a little explanation of what voting is like in Australia.
Voting is compulsory. All Australian citizens over the age of 18 are required to vote. (“Registered voter” in Australia means that the electoral commission has you on its list. Nothing to do with that weird American party registration. We don’t know how that works, or why it is done.) If you fail to vote, you will be fined.
Elections are on Saturdays. (Unlike in the UK, where they want to keep the weekend free for important things, and so hold elections on Thursdays. It always rains.)
Meanwhile – four cats are avidly watching the action while Elvis regularly cruises into and out of the breakroom “just to pick up something that he forgot.”
Getting off politics for a moment: has anyone in North America viewed the Orionid meteor shower this week? If so, where were you, what time of night did you see them, and what part of the sky did you look at? I followed instructions for my area and didn’t see squat.
…i have always Voted – things have gotten SO bad in ALL our levels of government that I was considering not voting at all anymore but that sits wrong with me. At least in our provincial election here I can decline my ballot – go into the polling booth, get my ballot, go behind the voting screen, and write Declined rather than indicating a candidate. They actually have to count those and list the number of declined…
Our system is royally screwed up. Many of us are working to dump the idiotic electoral system. You Aussies have the right idea – make it mandatory. That’s how I was raised – voting is a sacred duty.
I can’t wait to see how Georgia weaves the romance of Paisley and Bandit through this terrifying scheme of the diabolical Dr. Mittens to imprison them.
With all due respect, please shut up about politics. Most of us are sick to death of the subject, the anger, and the vitriol, and comics like BCN are our escape.
I’m always amaze by the stars, lately I have been calling them by there true name, Suns. It gives me a better perspective on what they really are and I can relate to them on a more personal basis. So instead of saying “look at all of the stars” I say "look at all of the suns”, then I can relate to them a little better knowing that in the morning I will not only be seeing a star but also feel its warmth.
Gotta say, insulting people who like something you don’t is beyond rude. Implying that those of us who enjoy the “BCN Soap Opera” are unintelligent…Not cool.
You’ve let it be known, repeatedly, you don’t like it. So, as long as you know it’s going to be going on, just don’t come here to read. You can comment about all the things without being nasty to the rest of us who enjoy the break…
….anyone else see the irony of cranky comments against cranky posts? I think we’ve all had a long (week, month, year….) and we all need to take a few deep breaths and return to our happy places and have a good long nap! Cheers everyone! “See” you tomorrow!
The birthday of Weird Al Yankovic and Johnny Carson. Laughter is good for you, even at your own expense.
National Mole Day: No, not the critters destroying your garden. This mole is the weight of the number of _mole_cules equal to Avogadro’s Number, 6.022 × 10⁶. If you had that many moles in your garden …
National Canning Day: A day on which all will be well preserved …
National Boston Cream Pie Day: It’s actually a cake, not a pie, and one of the first to be made with chocolate icing. I’d like a mole of it, please.
Swallows Depart Capistrano Day: After consuming a mole of Boston Cream Pie, they are walking.
Robin, I just want to put in my 2 cents that I know your comments are all done “tongue in cheek”! I really get a chuckle from them and look forward daily to see what snarkiness you have to share with us! And btw, I also enjoy your info about life in Australia! Always interesting to find out how different parts of the world live!
Yayyyy. I’ll fill in some details we learned. When we brought him in Monday morning he was much worse than we knew. His blood panels were almost off the chart, probably hours away from a complete renal failure. 10-15 times higher than normal. BUN and Creatinine were the big problem.
This indicates the blockage had been going on longer than we knew. Clark is selectively aloof and sometimes avoids/ignores us for 2-3 days at a time. It wasn’t until he started vocalizing and moping that we realized there was a problem.
Once catheterized his blood panels reduced by about half. Still massively dangerous. Vet realized that his bladder was not emptying even with the cath. Hence a special med to remind the nerves controlling the bladder that they have work to do.
That prompted another day and night with the cath waiting for the meds to work. His blood work this AM was all completely within normal limits. Bladder was empty, so they pulled the cath. Wait a bit and he then was able to urinate on his own. Free at last.
We are keeping him confined to the bathroom for a couple days (possibly longer because of food) so we can monitor his output and not have to chase him down for medications. Another day on the nerve stim and a week or so on the med that relaxes the urethra (allowing crystals to exit). And, special food for a while to help break up the crystals.
He is a little skinny but seems to be back to normal. Very happy to be home even with confinement. Not even a dirty look. He presented himself for skritchies right out of the carrier.
We will watch like a hawk, but it looks like the dangerous part is over.
Le'letha Premium Member about 4 years ago
Placing my bets that the star is actually a helicopter rocking up for a dramatic escape.
Lady Bri about 4 years ago
Hmmmm, I’ll bet that’s Venus.
Sue Ellen about 4 years ago
Definitely foreshadowing the Christms special
deadheadzan about 4 years ago
Paisley looks so serene as she looks at the stars And Bandit just catches on to which star is the star of second chances. They are made for each other!
Brian Premium Member about 4 years ago
Tangentially, Mars is very close to the Earth at this time. It’s appearing early at night in the east and is very bright. Check it out if you get a chance.
Strob Premium Member about 4 years ago
Maybe it’s the star Trek of second chances:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chances_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)
kgornick Premium Member about 4 years ago
And straight on til morning!
Comrade_Cat about 4 years ago
Today’s strip hits a little bit too close to home for me I’ve been feeling at loose ends lately aggravated by apathy.
maggijoseph Premium Member about 4 years ago
Don’t the bars in the last panel look wide enough apart for a cat to slip through easily?
I Mad Am I about 4 years ago
How many panels does it take for two to fall in love?
I love background stories! Especially how two met and rescued each other! :)
catmom1360 about 4 years ago
Bandit toe beans in the first panel. Cute.
fullmoondeb Premium Member about 4 years ago
AAAND… BoCH (Back of Cat Head) in the last panel! Yay!!!
WelshRat Premium Member about 4 years ago
Knowing this show, a certain sailor’s coming to the rescue after being told of the events by a local Haddock that got lost.
Robin Harwood about 4 years ago
“O mor siriol gwena seren Ar hyd y nos, I oleuo’i chwaer ddaearen Ar hyd y nos,”
Don’t know why that popped into my head. No connection with anything here, I’m sure.
For the benefit of the intelligent people (i.e. those who are not gawping at the OIXL nonsense on the telly) I will spend the next few days giving a little explanation of what voting is like in Australia.
Voting is compulsory. All Australian citizens over the age of 18 are required to vote. (“Registered voter” in Australia means that the electoral commission has you on its list. Nothing to do with that weird American party registration. We don’t know how that works, or why it is done.) If you fail to vote, you will be fined.
Elections are on Saturdays. (Unlike in the UK, where they want to keep the weekend free for important things, and so hold elections on Thursdays. It always rains.)
andycat Premium Member about 4 years ago
I wonder if the star of second chances was visible the night that Bandit saw Cat.
Santana about 4 years ago
When you gaze upon the stars
What a difference, near or far
Any thoughts that feel so dire
Will melt away
Please hold on to all your dreams
‘Cause life’s not always what it seems
When you gaze upon the stars
They’ll comfort you
Stars are kind
They bring peace of mind
Their sweet gentle twinkle as
They shine so bright
Delights your heart all through the night
Star of chance two’ll see you through
When you gaze upon the stars
As dreamers do
(Ned Washington / Leigh Harline)
arolarson Premium Member about 4 years ago
OT Yen
cat19632001 about 4 years ago
Meanwhile – four cats are avidly watching the action while Elvis regularly cruises into and out of the breakroom “just to pick up something that he forgot.”
JDP_Huntington Beach about 4 years ago
2nd star on the left, a Christmas Story!
Not to be confused with
“Second Star on the Right, and Straight on til morning!” Peter Pan.
GSD Mom Premium Member about 4 years ago
Fresh muffins in the Grumbling Room.
KathyMoon1 about 4 years ago
(swelling violin music begins playing romantic theme)
Bucinka about 4 years ago
Getting off politics for a moment: has anyone in North America viewed the Orionid meteor shower this week? If so, where were you, what time of night did you see them, and what part of the sky did you look at? I followed instructions for my area and didn’t see squat.
lsnielson about 4 years ago
I also love to look at stars. It is calming to be outside and look at them. (When it’s not cold and I am in the mountains and can see them.)
jadoo823 about 4 years ago
…i have always Voted – things have gotten SO bad in ALL our levels of government that I was considering not voting at all anymore but that sits wrong with me. At least in our provincial election here I can decline my ballot – go into the polling booth, get my ballot, go behind the voting screen, and write Declined rather than indicating a candidate. They actually have to count those and list the number of declined…
T_Lexi about 4 years ago
[sniff] This is just SO romantic… [quietly reaches for a tissue]
Casey Jones about 4 years ago
Our system is royally screwed up. Many of us are working to dump the idiotic electoral system. You Aussies have the right idea – make it mandatory. That’s how I was raised – voting is a sacred duty.
Beloved about 4 years ago
I can’t wait to see how Georgia weaves the romance of Paisley and Bandit through this terrifying scheme of the diabolical Dr. Mittens to imprison them.
Kitty Katz about 4 years ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
Beatrixia: I like the It’s a Wonderful IX Lives Theater Troupe, but there is that actor I just don’t trust.
Puckmosis: Are you talking about that Dr. Sneaky Glove?
Beatrixia: Yes. I heard that’s not his real name. And he wasn’t nice to Maat-Tilda and her siblings.
Elvis-Anum: Well anyone who would ruin a graduation by stealing their senior project is no good in my book.
Beatrixia: If only there was some way we could find out what he’s up to.
Enter Burt-Ra
Burt-Ra: I understand you’re suspicious of Dr. Sneaky Glove. His real name is Stealth-Mitt, you know.
Puckmosis: You know, he was taking quite an interest in the grounds around the palace.
Burt-Ra: Maybe we could use that. I understand Trevor-Hotep has been growing some Tulips of Truth.
Beatrixia: Why don’t we go out tonight? The Star to the Left is shining brightly.
Code the Enforcer about 4 years ago
I do like the Peter Pan and Trek references! …
But, could it simply be the North Star ?! …
ladykat about 4 years ago
And the thlot continues to picken.
Hedgehog about 4 years ago
Right next to the “Cat’s Eye Nebula”.
Gent about 4 years ago
Counting stars, eh? Yaaawn. Wake me up when winter’s over, folks. Zzzzzzzz!
marilynnbyerly about 4 years ago
“Third star to the right, and straight on to morning.” The way to Neverland and, also, a great ending to one of the original TREK movies.
marilynnbyerly about 4 years ago
With all due respect, please shut up about politics. Most of us are sick to death of the subject, the anger, and the vitriol, and comics like BCN are our escape.
Kitty Katz about 4 years ago
Alan Parsons Project: Days are Numbers
Bandit the cat was searching through the town
He was at the asylum when he heard a sound
The Mitt had set a trap for him to lock him in right there
And sadly he was completely unaware
…….
Paisley was trapped as well he found out soon
Freedom seemed far away as the moon
And every moment seemed to be
A race against the time
But one bright star of hope remained to shine!
…….
Days are numbers
Watch the stars
They can take you very far
And soon, you’ll know where you are
…….
Remember
Days are numbers
Watch for signs
You will soon see a bright star shine
And you will know things are fine!
…….
Bandit and Paisley wait the morning sun
They don’t know how but still they’ll get it done
And something deep inside of them
Keeps saying they’ll be fine
The star of second chances will always shine!
…….
Dr. Mitts might make his evil plans
But there’s one thing he doesn’t understand
What ever he may try is always doomed to fail
The side of good and right will soon prevail!
…….
Days are numbers
Watch the stars
They can take you very far
And soon, you’ll know where you are
…….
Remember
Days are numbers
Watch for signs
You will soon see a bright star shine
And you will know things are fine!
mistercatworks about 4 years ago
If you believe in “second chances”, then you realize that it is never too late to make a first, good impression.
Dave Chappell Premium Member about 4 years ago
I’m always amaze by the stars, lately I have been calling them by there true name, Suns. It gives me a better perspective on what they really are and I can relate to them on a more personal basis. So instead of saying “look at all of the stars” I say "look at all of the suns”, then I can relate to them a little better knowing that in the morning I will not only be seeing a star but also feel its warmth.
scyphi26 about 4 years ago
Hopefully it’s not also a satellite.
nerd warning about 4 years ago
awwwww.
sadangel1 about 4 years ago
Gotta say, insulting people who like something you don’t is beyond rude. Implying that those of us who enjoy the “BCN Soap Opera” are unintelligent…Not cool.
You’ve let it be known, repeatedly, you don’t like it. So, as long as you know it’s going to be going on, just don’t come here to read. You can comment about all the things without being nasty to the rest of us who enjoy the break…
Portmanteau about 4 years ago
So romantic. <3
cemunsey Premium Member about 4 years ago
….anyone else see the irony of cranky comments against cranky posts? I think we’ve all had a long (week, month, year….) and we all need to take a few deep breaths and return to our happy places and have a good long nap! Cheers everyone! “See” you tomorrow!
willie_mctell about 4 years ago
I like Algol, the demon star.
scaeva Premium Member about 4 years ago
Today is:
The birthday of Weird Al Yankovic and Johnny Carson. Laughter is good for you, even at your own expense.
National Mole Day: No, not the critters destroying your garden. This mole is the weight of the number of _mole_cules equal to Avogadro’s Number, 6.022 × 10⁶. If you had that many moles in your garden …
National Canning Day: A day on which all will be well preserved …
National Boston Cream Pie Day: It’s actually a cake, not a pie, and one of the first to be made with chocolate icing. I’d like a mole of it, please.
Swallows Depart Capistrano Day: After consuming a mole of Boston Cream Pie, they are walking.
a nerdy trans girl about 4 years ago
try and guess my favorite show by my usename and profile pic!!!!
ctlum about 4 years ago
Robin, I just want to put in my 2 cents that I know your comments are all done “tongue in cheek”! I really get a chuckle from them and look forward daily to see what snarkiness you have to share with us! And btw, I also enjoy your info about life in Australia! Always interesting to find out how different parts of the world live!
Alicelth Premium Member about 4 years ago
Here’s my comment – “GLORP!"
about 4 years ago
It sure is a lovely star.
Andylit Premium Member about 4 years ago
Please don’t bring politics here. It is one of the few quiet places we can escape to.
Andylit Premium Member about 4 years ago
CLARK IS HOME!
Yayyyy. I’ll fill in some details we learned. When we brought him in Monday morning he was much worse than we knew. His blood panels were almost off the chart, probably hours away from a complete renal failure. 10-15 times higher than normal. BUN and Creatinine were the big problem.
This indicates the blockage had been going on longer than we knew. Clark is selectively aloof and sometimes avoids/ignores us for 2-3 days at a time. It wasn’t until he started vocalizing and moping that we realized there was a problem.
Once catheterized his blood panels reduced by about half. Still massively dangerous. Vet realized that his bladder was not emptying even with the cath. Hence a special med to remind the nerves controlling the bladder that they have work to do.
That prompted another day and night with the cath waiting for the meds to work. His blood work this AM was all completely within normal limits. Bladder was empty, so they pulled the cath. Wait a bit and he then was able to urinate on his own. Free at last.
We are keeping him confined to the bathroom for a couple days (possibly longer because of food) so we can monitor his output and not have to chase him down for medications. Another day on the nerve stim and a week or so on the med that relaxes the urethra (allowing crystals to exit). And, special food for a while to help break up the crystals.
He is a little skinny but seems to be back to normal. Very happy to be home even with confinement. Not even a dirty look. He presented himself for skritchies right out of the carrier.
We will watch like a hawk, but it looks like the dangerous part is over.
Trespassers W about 4 years ago
I wonder if looking at the stars is the reason why she went to the haunted observatory. Where she was struck by lightning. And became very psychic.