Happy New Year!

Top Three Cards Sent in and we agree:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to 2011

Thank you, Thank you

Let's Make it the Best Year Ever!

Zoey & Me

Cat In The Bag

Laid Back Dude

Waiting for 2011 I guess

Time to Bring in the New Year

Party Wherever you are!

Get in that Holiday Mood

Join the Crowd. . . ??

Look Gorgeous for the Evening Out

Hey it's New Year's Eve!

PARTY HEARTY!

Happy 2011!

OK That Will Work

Getting to the Party Early? Let's Celebrate

Starting early?  What's the gun for?

Waiting for the Crowd to Show?

Well I Guess they Say, Variety is the Spice of Life

Take it Easy tonight.

Drink Responsibly!

Are You Getting Ready for the New Year's Party?

Imagine her calling me from her car phone.  That's quite a car phone she has.

Good Point!

If you got a present for Christmas you all been socialized.  Tell them tea beggars!

The Cat's Ten Best Resolutions for this New Year

Don’t get married, you can’t afford it

(unless you have verified your future spouse makes over $150,000 a year)

Don’t Have a Baby

Those youngins are now costing as much as an Audi A8 to support and let’s face, you don’t have it.  Limit baby making to people who earn over $200,000 a year.  Our school system is so poor and limited funded, seeking special private schools is a must if you don’t want your sibling dumbed down by a lousy school system whose only future will be teaching students how to pat down people at an airport.

Don’t Quit Your Job

You may never see a better one than the one you have.  Remember the old slogan, “ a bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush”. 

Stop Dating

Every nickel counts and dinner with a different person three times a week, drinks at parties are too much out of your income stream.  Take a step back and save beginning in 2011.   You may even make it to 2012 with some cash on hand.

Spend More Time With Family

It’s a cheap way to spend the weekend with people who usually provide dinner and treats.  Try to keep control of a diet, losing several pounds would help you health wise in 2011.

Exercise Regularly

With health care costs going mostly to the Hospital Administrators who don’t do squat, there’s a good chance you will pay a boat load to get a finger X-rayed in 2011, much less bypass surgery.  The U.S. has one of the worlds worst records for Healthcare so why pay good money to even see a doctor?  Exercise, keep to a strict diet, no smoking, no excess of alcohol and you should do fine on your way to 2012.

Quit Smoking

Smokes are $6.00 a pack and cause cancer.  Quitting will save your life and give you enough money to buy that new car you have always wanted.

Try Getting Out of Debt

Yes, the banks, the Congress have stacked that deck against you but by living like a hermit for one year you could reduce the usury in your life by 25%.  Double down on the minimum payment every two months and see where you are by 2012.  Bank Usury is pegged to go out 300 years of interest, I think.  Or it feels like it when you can only pay the minimum and realize that discounted lamp shade for $39.00 has now cost you $111.00 over six months.  Get rid of the cards!

Learn to Fix Your Own Computer

Another creepy scam that’s out there is people unknowingly spend hundreds of dollars on services to clean viruses off your hard drive.  Go to the local Library lectures and learn how to fix these things yourself.  Ask others where you work about DIY books about computer fixes.  There’s plenty to learn while you have the time in 2011.

Win Your State Lottery or Powerball

Hey, almost everyone has $8 bucks to blow on tickets each week and if one of them hit, Bingo, you now have a different lifestyle and can pick what country you want to live in.  A few years in the Bahamas and maybe the U.S. will look good to you again.  That would be the best thing for everyone in 2011.

Happy, HAPPY, New Years

TGIF

Our TGIF model looks like she's freezing in her new Christmas sweater.  Maybe she could hop a flight to Florida and we could party on the beach.  Otherwise I think it's time to go indoors.  I plan to stay around the house most of today, getting party plans put to use and helping Ann take down decorations, less a few.  But it's going up to 78 degrees here and sure I invite the lady in the photo to come to Florida.  She doesn't have enough on for the cold snow.  Well, if she chooses to come down in the sunshine and spend New Years in Paradise that's OK with us.  We will be here and here's hoping your bringing in the New Year is warm too.  If not, try a few Martinis.

True. You Just Can't Do It Without the Guy!

No sister, thanks to you, that's how I got here.

Heading for the Big City Bars This New Years Eve

Looks like she has a way to go.

Favorite Decorations and Christmas Lights . . . All Gone

boxed away for this coming December

Lights that take so much time to find the ones that work.

GONE!

What to Wear to a New Years Party

Well, this would have worked nicely I think, in the 1920's but if it's all you have in the closet for today it might even work this year.  Tell them you're a Tea Bagger. 

Maybe in 2011?

I love this postcard.

Saying GoodBye to ONE Crappy Year 2010

Starting tonight through New Years, that will be our theme here on the Cat.  We hope to entertain. Check back often.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Best Quote for 2010 by Cat in the Bag

This year, out of 50 reads, the one most interesting to this blog was Christine O'Donnell's

I'm Not a Witch, I'm You!

This is a gutsy lady, who unexpectedly won the Delaware GOP Senate primary and went on to raise over $7 million dollars for her campaign.  Then the media brought up her past including an old TV appearance when she talked about youthful dabbling in witchcraft.  Her first ad, I am not a witch went nationwide and made all the evening news slots.  She was characterized widely and came back with an ad cleverly putting her cute face up to the camera only and declared “I’m not a witch, I’m you”.  She lost the election but picked up respect by running close to a 10% marginal difference. 

Christine O’Donnell, giving us the Cat’s best quote for 2010.

And the runners up:

Mr. Biden called the bill, whispering to President Obama “a big effing deal.”

Sarah Palin’s tweets  “Don’t retreat. Instead — reload!"

“I don’t know that all of you are Latino. Some of you look a little more Asian to me.”  Sharon Angle who lost a huge campaign to unseat Harry Reid as head of the U.S. Senate

An ad for Florida Rep. Alan Grayson (D) called his opponent Daniel Webster, “Taliban Dan.”  People here in Florida were laughing out loud but voted for Taliban Dan anyway.  We also elected a crook as Governor.

“One can argue the party’s defeat as a ‘shellacking,’ Obama said.

We will wait on the last one as there is likely to be a new Republican "shellacking" in 2012. 

Here's a Street Band from New Orleans for Hire

They'd make a great addition to your New Year's party.  They only know one song though.

You Might Need One a Day in 2011

Especially if you work in politics.

The Ghosties are Already Coming to New Years

Maybe not in your hometown but watch for them.  They force everyone to drink too much.

Make a New Year's Wish Friday Night

Tell the ghosties in the other worlds that we all need their help.  Wish for something that will help you be productive and lead to prosperity in the coming year.  Yay 2011.

"This Woman is an Idiot"

The quote is by Keith Obermann

Alaska state regulations require public officials to make public records available to the public within 10 days in most cases.

On Monday evening, Sarah Palin's former staff in the Alaska governor's office requested another delay in making public 25,000 e-mails exchanged by Palin, her husband and her senior aides.
The governor's office is asking the state's attorney general to approve a delay of five more months, until May 30, 2011.
At that point, the request filed by msnbc.com and other news organizations will have been pending for 986 days.
Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska for 966 days.
In other words, if the delay is granted, the wait for the e-mails will have lasted longer than the Palin administration.

Yeah, 2010 Looks Real Tired, Tired of All These Phonies!

Hope 2011 comes in fast and furious.

She Got a Butterfly for Christmas Right?

Well, it looks good on her. 

Looks Like He's Adding Some Devilness to This New Year

Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett

I Knew This Was Going to Happen

Well don't fall down the escalator.

So When I Found This Gift Under the Christmas Tree . . .

I couldn't believe my eyeballs.

Not Puttin My Beatles Collection in the Trash

Nope. Ain't gonna do.  Not throwing out John Denver either.

Time to Take the Tree Down?

We're doing that today, yuk.  I loved this year's tree and it was a wonderful sight each morning.  But we're not hauling if off by Moose and fancy carriage.  Although it is such a nice Northern Spruce we should.

Damn! Someone Stole my Invention!

Well..... I guess she can have it.

When It Rains, It Pours

Pretty artwork for the season.  Too bad the little boy isn't trying to hold off the snow.  Plenty of snow up in the Northeast.

Hopefully All Arguments will End This New Year

Travelers . . . Still Trying to Get Home?

Here are some beauty tips to try while traveling in this hard storm:

TIP #1

In cooler weather, chose creamy formulas for shadows, blushes and bases to keep the skin hydrated.

TIP #2

To combat dry skin, apply a heavy moisturizing cream to damp skin to lock in moisture.

TIP #3

To avoid chapped lips, use almond oil regularly during the cooler months.

I used my own tip and stayed home for the holidays.

Where and What are These Things?

I wonder if they travel in threes.  Looks like they are quite comfortable.

Me Want!

Me Didn't Get.

Guess I have to cultivate some rich friends.

It's Off to Work We Go!

And like the artwork alludes to for folks having to work today they may have to walk.  Walk those streets of Manhatten and Brooklyn because most of the municipal transportation is still out.  Everyone else in the U.S. should be able to meet their schedule.  Except me.  I'm off this week and plan to take it easy.  Make it a good week where ever you are.

No NFL?

Yup . . . that's right my chummy friend.  The Eagles don't play the Vikings till Tuesday night because of the bad storm that hit the east coast.  So you'll have to wait to see Michael Vick kick some midwestern butt.

Tracking Terrroists

And think of the fear and control that miniscule number has over us.  We are weak as a people to accept their threats.  It's really all political.  Americans are much stronger.

Today Should Be a Better Day for Travelers

It's funny to watch this blizzard on TV when you live in Florida and outside the temps are cold, not freezing cold, but low 40's, no snow.  To some people that's a warm temperature.  I hope the many make it home from Christmas vacation safely.  Godspeed!

Yummy!

We made this over Christmas and it was to die for, very good!

In a horseback ceremony, my grandson, Larry Lyons, married his bride, Heidi. This exquisite dip, suggested by Heidi's grandma, Phyllis Kackley, is creamy and delicious. It looks fancy, but is easy to make.

Crab Dip RECIPE