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Caturday: Food: Wet or Dry?

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Some topics in cat care are endlessly debated, and this one sits right at the top. Wet food or dry food — which is better, when, and for whom? The answer isn’t a single rule. It’s a constellation of needs, habits, health quirks, and feline opinions (which, as we know, can override all logic). Hydration: The Wet Food Advantage Cats are desert-evolved creatures with a famously low thirst drive. Many simply won’t drink enough water on their own. Wet food steps in as a hydration hero. Great for: Seniors Cats prone to urinary crystals or kidney disease Cats who rarely drink from a bowl Why it matters: Moisture-rich meals help keep urine dilute, kidneys supported, and hydration steady. For some cats, wet food isn’t just a preference — it’s a medical strategy. Dental Health & Convenience: The Dry Food Argument Dry food is often praised for convenience: easy to store, easy to measure, easy to leave out. It can also support dental health a little , though not nearly as much as people th...
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Publisher's pride: Books on bestseller lists - When Liberty Enslaves (Aveta)

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  Today's Publisher's Pride is When Liberty Enslaves by Jerry Aveta, which reached #173 in campaigns & elections and #174 in abolition history of the US. Book Description There is a common experience between our experiences today and those before the Civil War many years ago.  The effect of the intersection of faith and politics during these two experiences has had on our elections and our governance is uncanny in their similarities.  Both times an election insurrection was stopped by the sitting vice president.  Both times had people of the same faith on both sides of the social issues of the day claiming God’s favor and willing to divide the nation over those competing positions. Part 1 of this writing focuses on the Civil War era and how liberty centered around the issue of equality.  Some people of faith believed all men were equal, some did not. Part 2 focuses on our present times and how liberty centers on the sanctity of life concerning abortion and ...
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Publisher's Pride: Books on Bestseller Lists - Nothing So Broken (Richards)

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  Chris Richards' book,  Nothing So Broken , reached #142 in Vietnam War biographies. Book description:  In the shadow of loss, a path to healing begins. Chris Richards grew up in a small New England mill town, where life was tough and loyalty ran deep. At just 19, his world was shaken when a close friend was left permanently disabled by a devastating accident. At the same time, Chris’s father began to show troubling symptoms linked to his service in the Vietnam War—unseen wounds that would slowly unravel the man he once knew. The weight of watching two people he loved unravel under the strain of trauma and physical decline left deep scars—ones Chris carried silently into adulthood. For years, he buried his grief and fear, never imagining that one day, facing his own crisis, he would turn to their stories for strength. This powerful and moving memoir explores the enduring impact of trauma, the quiet power of resilience, and how even the most broken lives can become sourc...
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Different Religions as Different Languages for Communicating with God

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  Most of us grow up assuming that religion is a matter of right answers : one tradition holds the truth, and the rest are variations, approximations, or mistakes. But what if that entire framework is too small for the mystery we’re trying to describe? What if religions are not competing truth-claims at all, but different languages for communicating with God, a piece of Divine wisdom reported by Steven Greenebaum in An Afternoon's Dictation —distinct ways of naming, hearing, and responding to the sacred? This metaphor doesn’t flatten religions into sameness. Instead, it honors their differences while giving us a way to understand why those differences exist and why they matter. The Linguistic Nature of Religion Every religion has its own vocabulary, grammar, and poetry. Vocabulary: the names for the divine—God, Allah, Brahman, Tao. Grammar: the rules for relationship—prayer, ritual, ethics, meditation. Poetry: the symbolic expressions—psalms, mantras, koans, liturgies. Just as lang...
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