Jazz great Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was born 100 years ago today. It’s an oversimplification, of course, but there’s truth to Miles Davis’s formulation that the entire history of jazz could be boiled down to two lightning rod figures, Louis Armstrong, and Parker. The claim isn’t that they were the only ones who made great music. It’s about what they discovered, Armstrong as the most…

Spring comes at last, and so do Doomsday and Yardbird's kittens - Anathema and Newt DeVice.

"We'll have to feed them more often, won't we? I wonder if Arden would like one."

Doomsday owns all the cat toys, but fortunately Anathema and Newt have each other to play with.

Stupid maid, leaving while they were stll eating…What do they pay him for, anyway? Well, it's his own fault if they're a nasty job to clean up tomorrow.

"You're going to be the very best kitty daddy and set the kittens a good example, aren't you?" "Mrp?"