Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:44 AM and sunset 6:49 PM for 12h 05m 52s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 58.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1846, astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, and Johann…
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Daily Bread for 7.22.23: Rabbits Overrun Florida Town
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Animals, Daily Bread, Weird Tales
Daily Bread for 7.8.23: Giant Land Snails Are Invading Florida (Another Reason to Love Wisconsin)
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Friday Catblogging: The Cat Who Spoke at a City Council Meeting
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Daily Bread for 2.13.23: Madison-Based Jets Shoot Down Mysterious Object over Lake Huron
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Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:53 AM and sunset 5:24 PM for 10h 30m 54s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 51.5% of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Unified School Board holds a legislative breakfast at 8 AM, and Whitewater’s Planning…
Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Acoustic Kitty
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Andrew Daniels writes in Popular Mechanics about the Acoustic Kitty project, a Failed Government Feline Mission: In the 1960s, the CIA allegedly spent $20 million to implant microphones in cats’ ear canals so the animals could inconspicuously eavesdrop on the Soviets. The disastrous first mission, in which a cat would mosey around the Soviet embassy…
Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: The Legend of the U.S. Capitol’s Demon Cat
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Erin Blakemore writes of The legend of the ‘demon cat’ that roams the U.S. Capitol: Since its first rumored appearance in the 1890s, the so-called Demon Cat (known as “D.C”.) has left a trail of terrified people in its wake. Some say it has appeared before tragic events, like the stock market crash of 1929…
Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Waukesha County Cat Brings Home… an Alligator Head
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Daily Bread for 10.23.22: Reported Iowa Mountain Lion Was a… House Cat
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Cats, Food, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Fancy Feast Cat Food Creates Menu for Humans
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So, how closely do you want to understand your pets? For ailurophiles, a limited-time menu in Manhattan might bring them closer to their felines. Amy Ratcliffe reports Fancy Feast Is Hosting a Pop-up Restaurant for Humans, with a Menu Inspired by Cat Food: This one might hurt your brain a little. Fancy Feast, known for…
Conspiracy Theories, Daily Bread, Weird Tales, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.9.22: Rest Easy, People of Waunakee!
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Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Cat to Become Mayor of Michigan Town
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Daily Bread for 1.15.22: The Truth Behind Those Amazon Mystery Seed Packages from China
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Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see clouds and sunshine with occasional flurries and a high of 23. Sunrise is 7:22 AM and sunset 4:47 PM for 9h 25m 04s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 94.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1967, the Packers defeat the Chiefs in the first…