A brief history of cats in Japan Today I write a short story about the history of cats in Japan from research in the literature & the writer Imaizumi Tadaaki. History records read the domestic cat first came to Japan in 538 AD. Introducing the cat occurred at the same time as Buddhism, for protecting the sacred…

It was a delightful adventure & I made new friends! The Flights, hotel stays, tips, and most meals are included in the total fare. Travel insurance is optional. However, most folks on this excursion preferred to pay the insurance premium. The flight was from DFW to Seattle. Then we changed flights from American to Alaska Airlines. It was a delight having my granddaughter as my companion. Her chatter made the eight-hour trip seem shorter. We had much to talk about as I had not seen her for a year.

Yes, the girl was 18! Vinnie Ream was the youngest and first woman artist to receive a commission for the full-size Carrara marble statue from the U.S. Government by a vote of Congress in 1866.

Strange but true. A Hospice patient. In 2013, I was a Hospice nurse in a Texas town of 20,400 population. When there was a call to sit with a terminal patient, two of us would go to the patient’s home to provide comfort and prayer: the registered nurse and the Hospice Chaplain. 89-year-old Mr. Spencer, a…

India’s vigilante women. — Society consciousness: In 2006 Sampat Pal Devi founded the Gulabi gang in response to the lack of police support for victims of domestic abuse. Most of the members are of the lower castes, living in India’s impoverished region, where a lack of education also exists. The gang fight for the rights of…

Hard to believe! (Above is a 16th-century depiction of Formosus’ Papacy from the Facial Chronicle) Howdy, folks, here is a strange true story! Historical evidence reveals that Pope Formosus was Bishop of Rome & ruler of the Papal States from October 6th, 891, until his death on April 4th, 896. He was a native of Rome & became Cardinal Bishop of…

It was posted on Sunny Skyz news by Lynn. The 16-year-old teenage boy broke into a department store, stealing items. The police apprehended him and asked the boss at the store to write a victim of crime statement to be read in court at the young man’s court hearing. The judge read the letter aloud for the court. In…

My response to Lanu’s statement: