What the Cluck?

Double Award Whammy!

Earlier this month, Serenity Raven of The Domestic Pagan blessed me with not ONE, but TWO blog awards -- count 'em, TWO!! Thanks so much, my dear -- I am doubly flattered! If any of you don't already know Serenity Raven's fabulous blog, just click on the link and check it out!

I am going to pass along both these awards to all the very inspiring bloggers with lovely blogs who demonstrate such good taste by reading my blog! Yes, that means ALL OF YOU! *mwah* *big slurpy kiss*

Where, Oh Where is HRH?

It's been over 2 weeks since the Cat Olympics ended in London and yet my cat Her Royal Highness has not returned home. I've been worried sick but today an email from her finally arrived --

Hello, human. You'd better sit down before reading this. You won't BELIEVE where I am at the moment. Right after the Cat Olympics ended, news reached us CATletes about misbehaving cats being PERSECUTED in Russia. So in defence of my feline kind, I headed to the former Soviet Union to see what I could do to help. Wouldn't you???

Turns out that the "Pussy Riot" we had heard about is really a feminist punk rock band who sang a song in public dissing Putin. And they got ARRESTED for it!

AND I DID TOO when I joined a protest outside the courtroom! The Pussy Riot girls and I all got sentenced to 2 years in prison. IT'S AN OUTRAGEOUS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE! But luckily, I have friends in high places. High places indeed.

Mr. Whiskervitch, who I befriended at the Cat Olympics, is working hard to convince his human to release us all from jail. He is going to crap in Putin's shoes every morning for as long as it takes until the message gets through. But secretly, I have my doubts whether Putin will break. He IS a former KGB agent, after all.

So in case Mr. Whiskervitch fails, I need ALL THE CATS who read this blog to write letters to Amnesty International condemning our imprisonment by the Putin regime and calling for our IMMEDIATE RELEASE! I know I can count on you, feline compatriots!

Love, hugz and purrz, Political Prisoner #1136.

[Photo of Pussy Riot by photojournalist Mikhail Metzel of AP]

Why I Love the Sedin Twins: Reason #3

Because Henrik and Daniel Sedin support the You Can Play Project, an organization dedicated to eliminating homophobia in sports. Currently, the televised ad campaign is focused largely on hockey but the project is applicable to all other sports too.

As stated on the You Can Play Project website: Locker rooms should be safe and sports venues should be free from homophobia. Athletes should be judged on talent, heart and work ethic, not sexual orientation. 

I'm impressed that the Sedin Twins are willing to publicly take a stand against continued homophobia in sports. There are still lots of professional players who won't.

Why I Love the Sedin Twins: Reason #2

Because maybe they're really triplets!?!

The guy on the left competed on the Swedish badminton team at the recent London Olympics. His name is Henri Hurskainen. Many sports commentators noticed that he's a dead ringer for the Sedin Twins.

But Henri is 25 and the Sedins are 31, so they can't be triplets. But perhaps Henri is a long-lost younger brother? I guess only Mom and/or Dad Sedin knows for sure . . . .  But if nothing else, these guys' resemblance sure demonstrates the prevalence of similar traits in the Swedish gene pool, doesn't it?

Tomorrow -- Reason #3 -- the best one of all!

Why I Love the Sedin Twins: Reason #1

Because they have a good sense of humour, as demonstrated in this 2007 NHL promo ad . . . .



(For all you Murricans and other furriners, a loonie is a one-dollar Canadian coin and a toonie is the two-dollar coin.)

Tomorrow -- Reason # 2 -- a deep dark (or at least ginger) secret?

Why I Love the Sedin Twins: Intro

Two of my favourite NHL players are Henrik and Daniel Sedin, 31-year-old twin brothers from Sweden who play for the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik (centre) is the Canucks' captain. Daniel (left wing) is the Canucks' alternate captain.

In addition to their NHL careers, they won Olympic gold medals with the Swedish National Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Apart from the excellence of their hockey play, there are 3 specific reasons why I love the Sedin Twins. Tomorrow -- Reason #1 -- hint: music is involved.