04/17/2026
IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.....
On August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 am, the first nuclear weapon detonated during wartime was detonated over Hiroshima Japan. On July 21st, 1969, at 9:32 am, Neil Armstrong placed the first human foot on the moon. On August 29th, 1997 at 2:14 am, Skynet first becomes "self-aware"...(At least that's what they say in the Terminator movie anyway.....) And at approximately 11:06 pm on Sunday, April 12th, 2026, our last official night at the store -- with not a single extra day to get this accomplished and barely a few hours left on the clock -- we finally caught "Baby Genghis" (that beautiful elusive white cat) !!! She is home with us now doing great. I spontaneously broke out into my best "I HAVE MADE FIRE" impression a la Tom Hanks, from that Castaway movie scene for those who remember what I'm referring to (he was so proud to have finally made a fire).
For many people closing down a business whether it's permanently or temporarily, there are no doubt many things on their minds and on their to-do lists. I gather that for many, worrying about the neighborhood cats is probably not top priority. But we are animal lovers here as much as we are foodies (perhaps even more so), and have been very worried about this little angel for a long time. We were dreadfully anticipating the day when our last day here would finally come, and we had still not been able to catch her yet. (She has been impossible to get for years .....we have tried many times...and even called in a "professional trapper" once who also could not get her....) (and yes, we know "Genghis" is a boy's name, but she looks so much like another cat of ours so that's what we call her, we're pretty sure she doesn't mind... ) Anyway, by the grace of God and maybe some good luck thrown in too, and having learned from our mistakes / failed attempts with her in the past, we adjusted our strategy with her, and finally succeeded (after 5 1/2 plus years), and couldn't be more relieved and happy about it !!! So for those folks who have been emailing about lending a hand (for the cats they think we might have been forced to leave behind), we sincerely thank you, but please don't worry, not yet anyway: There are only 2 left and we are still trying to catch them, even now. These last 2 might indeed prove to be un-catchable, but we have hardly given up yet, and still take care of them every night.
