July 16, 2005

[1790 - Congress declares Washington, D.C. permanent capital of the United States]

[1925 - Cal Tjader (Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr.), Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, born in St. Louis, Missouri]

[1945 - First atomic bomb is tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico]

[1981 - Harry Chapin, singer, composer, dies in New York car crash]

The Little Kitten Test

One day, your daughter (if you are lucky enough to have one) may bring home someone special to meet the family. You already know that there is no one good enough for her, but you need to determine how great a threat this candidate poses. Find some excuse to hand him a little kitten. If he teases it, show him off the premises. If he puts it down right away, consider crossing him off your list of preferred sons-in-law. If he instinctively takes it close to his body and holds it securely so that the kitten starts to purr, your daughter may have a keeper and you may have some additional grandchildren.

William's Whimsical Words:

If you are fresh out of kittens, any small and helpless creature will do.

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