#Caturday La Reina Arenita has decided that the water I put out in her bowl isn't good enough, so she has to drink out of my water glass instead.

#Caturday Me and Arenita, the Mexican/Canadian cat.

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No, Cinco de Mayo is NOT any sort of national holiday in #Mexico. It is celebrated only in the State of Puebla, where the battle it commemorates took place. This is a picture of Calle Cinco de Mayo in the city of Puebla.

#VirginiaTech #GunControl A terrible day. And the response of the Virginia General Assembly was to legalize bringing concealed weapons into bars.

#Israel I posted this on Twitter in response to an "ethnic cleansing in Gaza" post by Rashida Tlaib.

#CoSoCanucks I was published in the _Cowichan Valley Citizen_. Link to the article: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/letter-rail-editorial-right-on-7338759

#Caturday I bought this cat bed for Arenita eight years ago, and she totally refused to use it, until 4 days ago. I moved twice since I bought it, and considered giving it away, since she wouldn't use it. The apartment I just moved into has shelves in the closets, and I noticed that she claimed one of the shelves for a resting place. So, I placed the bed on that shelf, and now she uses it.

#CoSoCanucks Here's my street in Victoria.

#CoSoCanucks Moved from Kamloops, British Columbia to Victoria yesterday and today. Had dinner tonight in Chinatown.

For Oscar watchers and fans of "The #Sopranos". And if you want to read the entire Reddit thread, which is hilarious, it's here: https://www.reddit.com/r/thesopranos/comments/1bbjv5d/oscar_prediction_cleaver_vs_oppenheimer/

Since this is #InternationalCatDay, here is my international and bilingual cat Arenita. That bare area on her back is the result of a trip to the vet a couple of weeks ago to remove some matted fur.

#CoSoCanucks This is really quite accurate.

#CoSoCanucks

I have published a book review on Substack. The book, _Overlook: A Rock and Roll Fable_, is historical fiction (with some magical realism) about Richard Manuel of #TheBand
https://broughton.substack.com/p/book-review-overlook-a-rock-and-roll

#CoSoCanucks Having a brown Christmas here in Kamloops, BC. Took this yesterday in Kenna Cartwright Park.

#CoSoMusic #Beatles My review of a recently-published biography of George Harrison.
https://open.substack.com/pub/broughton/p/book-review-george-harrison-the-reluctant

For fans of #Metallica and #VirginiaTech.

I've been visiting Bill Armstrong in Heathsville, VA, and one of his hobbies is making replicas of US Revolution rifles and pistols. Today, he let me shoot one of them.

Today, I explored the Northern Neck area of Virginia.
The first picture is Christ Church, built by Robert "King" Carter, who was a very rich man, in 1735.
The second picture is Morris House in Reedville, on the Chesapeake Bay. It was built in 1895.
The third picture is Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Heathsville, built in 1881.