Why are there LOLcats every Sunday? The answer is You.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

I just posted this on FB. DU, I owe you so much, and I will for as long as I live.

Another Sunday dawns soon, and with it comes another posting of pics, a humble offering of thanks to the people, who in a time of great sadness, came to my aid. To those unaware of the origins of teh LOLcats, it began post 2008, when my father passed away. Over 500 DUers came out to offer love and sympathy, and it is what saved me during as dark and sad a time as I have ever known. That love kept me afloat, and I am still indebted to every soul who came to my aid.

Dark times are upon us again, and come the morning, I will light my candle against it again. There must be light and laughter, for without it we are sunk. For the love shown to me, and still shown to this day, let there be lolz, and awwz, and may the darkness recoil from the sight of our smiles. See you all then. Coffee will still cost a quarter, but the refills are on the house.

(Mods, please forgive my posting this in GD instead of The Lounge. I felt it appropriate, given the times.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear SalmonChantedEvening!

Your post could not be more appropriate, dear man! Right here, so all will see and know.

I am so glad you told us. It had never even occurred to me to wonder why you did them so faithfully...

We all love you, remember.......it's very important.




































*poke

[northoftheborder]

2. Thank you Salmon.....

Love your Sunday cheer!!!!

[ashling]

75. Lounge Confession

I look at Sunday LOL cats on Monday ... sometimes even on Tuesday, Wednesday or other days.

I am truly contrite for this.

[KT2000]

3. And we are grateful for you

and the lolz you bring - oh - and the squees too!

[Scarsdale]

64. Best part of Sunday

I love all the cute photos of innocent animals. You have MORE than repaid all who cheered you up after your loss. Please know that what you do is very much appreciated. THANK YOU.

[Coventina]

4. Back in my dial-up days, I would look at the LOLcats thread title wistfully.

I never dared click on it, as it would lock up my computer for 10 minutes or more.

Now, it's one of the highlights of my week!

Hooray for high-speed internet!

Thanks, SCE, for keeping one of DU's greatest traditions alive.

I never knew about the origin of the tradition. I'm so sorry for your loss.
DU was here for me when my mother died, and for that I will be forever grateful.

Doers are wonderful folks.

[Shrike47]

5. Your Sunday LOL cats are part of our lives - and so are you. They are such a delight.

Never think you are not loved.

[tblue37]

6. K&R and thanks! nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. SCE, your LOLcats are the first thing I look at on DU every Sunday.

They are a real day-brightener, especially when a day is in great need of brightening. Thank you.

[dmoyer]

8. Love Sunday mornings for the new squeees

Thank you SCE-
Go Phillies

[AJT]

9. I always look forward to LOLcats. Thank you.

[question everything]

10. Love you, SalmonChantedEvening

and, by my calculations, your Sunday LOLCats will be posted within six hours! On a Sunday!

I am usually still asleep, but recently started watching your thread in the evening, last thing before I retire. Find them comforting.

[Mosby]

11. K and R

You're a DU treasure SCE.

[herding cats]

12. I've looked forward to LOL Cats every Sunday since I've been reading this site.

There have been times when I was more than slightly depressed, and you offered me a bit of cheer in what was an otherwise bleak time. In light of your post, I think you should know how you've a positive influence on my life.

[trueblue2007]

13. THANK YOU Salmon -- LUV YOU !!!

[left-of-center2012]

14. Love the "LOL Cats every Sunday"

I always look forward to, and enjoy, them.
Thanks!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

15. LOL cats is the very best thing on DU.

[TygrBright]

16. SCE- The Sunday LOLcats are a reminder of what's really important.

Yes, the "big issues" and the crises of the week, and the information sharing and mobilization of people who care and want a better world and a better America are the ongoing flow of DU.

But your LOLcats, and DemoTex's amazing pictures, and so many Loungies who remind us with music trivia threads and silly pun riffs, and beautiful images and more-- you make this a community.

You're the extra dimension that gives DU its humanity.

Thank you, again.

appreciatively,
Bright

[benld74]

17. Love SCE

Always

Never forget

[sprinkleeninow]

18. Well, I lost the whole post I just almost finished to you.

My phone went kaplooey.

I remember you from way back. I joined under another nom de plume when the mad cowboy got sElected to occupy We the People's House. Then curtailed when Barack landed the presidency. Plus, my mom almost died in Fla in '03 and we had to get her up here with us.

I had dial-up till oh mb '09-'10 and then I caved for wifi card/jet pack.
Dial-up: bazzziiingg, bazzzoonngg, pfsssffitt, clackety clack. Connection at long last!

I embellished my missive to you,
'Some Enchanted Evening', but in essence, you are loved and appreciated! I always viewed your contribution of LOL CATS. Yes, with dial-up! It was worth it.
So then,
From my heart to yours,
😘
~sprink

[peacebuzzard]

84. Dial up and a 10 lb laptop!

That's what I had back then! Can't believe I would carry that huge Gateway "laptop" on my business travels. Yikes!

[sprinkleeninow]

85. Howsabout the initial honkin' *mobile* phones that looked

like two way radios/walkie talkies?! We thot we were swaggin' with them things!

Oh mah achin' back luggin' them laptops around.

We have a not too old clunker that stayed put only 'cause it was grotesque to carry around even from room to room. It's loaded with important stuff and needs to get stripped.

I need three more lifetimes to get it all done!
😆

[peacebuzzard]

88. Lol! Ever had a beeper?

Wasn't that during and a little after the gramophone size "mobile phones"?
I had several of those, I felt chained to my desk then!

[sprinkleeninow]

89. Plum fergot about beepers. "Beep me, baby!"

You know those Valentine candy hearts with messages?
"Call Me."
Then, "Beep Me."
Next, "Fax Me."
Followed by "IM Me".
Whatz it now--
"Text Me", "FB Me", etc.?

[sprinkleeninow]

90. Please forgive me. I lost my head and hijacked the thread.

Dint realize I was still on this one.
Mea culpa.

It's said that the animal kingdom can survive on earth sans humans, but not the other way around.
Something profound, I'd venture to say.

[Lilma]

19. Dear Salmon,

I always start my Sunday looking for your posts. They brighten my day. I never knew why you go to all the trouble for us, but know you are appreciated. Tomorrow we will all need your special posts to get through the day after today's events. Please keep up the good work.

[raven mad]

20. I'll light my candle with you.

Thank you, SalmonChantedEvening, for all you are.

[irisblue]

21. SCE your LOL Cats and coffee have been my Sunday AM pleasure since I joined.

[procon]

22. Thanks you for all the LOLcats, I really look forward to those kittehs pix.

They make me laugh out loud which makes my own furry fiends give me withering glares of utter disdain... which also makes me chuckle.

[Stonepounder]

23. Just know that you are a true DU treasure!

And I don't think the mods would dare mess with you. Giant Grin

[TxDemChem]

24. After Friday and Saturday like we've just had,

Your LOLcats are very much needed and appreciated

[Greybnk48]

25. See you in the morning SCE!

Stay strong. We've beaten movements like this several times in our past and we'll do it again!

[Jack-o-Lantern]

26. You give me a reason to get up early on a Sunday morning SCE.

Your efforts bring more joy than you will ever know. Thank you for the work you do for us.

[luvtheGWN]

27. Thanks so much Salmon!

I always wondered how it came about, and just like everyone else here, I look so forward to it brightening my Sunday morning! As the servant of two wonderful and loving felines, I enjoy it even more!

[NotASurfer]

28. Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased

I think Spider Robinson wrote that. DU lives by it. Salmon, you help set the bar. Thank you !

[orangecrush]

29. Puts a smile on my face

Love LOL Cats!

[nolabear]

30. You're one of the finest people here. Thank you so much.

I don't say it often but you make me laugh during awful days and you reflect the good ones.

Glad you persist.

[blogslut]

31. You are a special and good person, SCE.

I love that you are here.

[HipChick]

32. Thank you

[radical noodle]

33. You brighten my week

and my world. Thank you so much for all you do.

[murielm99]

34. We love you!

[fleabiscuit]

35. The wife and I make it a ritual to see LOL together every Sunday.

Thank you.

[cry baby]

36. Oh dear...got something in my eye.

[calimary]

37. Love you, AND your LOLcats, SCE.

When my mom passed, the outpouring of love, affection, and support here just overwhelmed me, and buoyed me up like nothing I ever expected.

You're so right - "There must be light and laughter, for without it we are sunk."

[zentrum]

38. We love Salmon!

[tosh]

39. What a beautiful post, SCE!

You always bring light tin times of darkness. I thank you!

[Granny M]

40. Love you, Salmon!

Thank you for everything.

[Srkdqltr]

41. Thank you

I look forward to seeing your post every Sunday. Keep up the good work.!!!!😊

[sarge43]

42. SCE, you and your LOLcats are one of our candles in the dark.

If we helped you through a dark time, you have more than returned that help.

Thank you.

[Sophiegirl]

43. You begin my every week...

...with a smile or two.....or three...or more.

I did not know your story, but when I found DU, it was after a very difficult time of my own and the Lol cats actually help me through those bad times.

I am eternally grateful that you spend so much time making people smile. And selfishly....me.

Sofie

[R. P. McMurphy]

44. The first thing I do on Sunday morning . . .

(before I get out of bed) is get my phone and look at your LOL Cats. For me, it is the best part of DU. I regularly share the images with my family and friends. Thank you for doing this for us.

[JoyBugaloo]

45. I look forward to them every week

Thank you

[malaise]

46. Ah this is special

[MerryBlooms]

47. Every Sunday morning you start my day with a warm fuzzy and a smile.

[LittleGirl]

48. Thank you from the bottom

of my heart for all of your efforts. I adore and appreciate each and every post you make.

[bench scientist]

49. You have a kind heart and a good soul SCE.

Thanks for every Sunday.

[NastyRiffraff]

50. I love your lit candle, SCE!

I look forward to LOLCats every Sunday; it makes my week. THANK you!

[lark]

51. Love you SCE

Love that you share so much joy and laughter with us! You are "da bomb"!!

[dhol82]

52. Yup, first thing I look for on Sunday morning!

[old guy]

53. It is an important coping tool for me. Never stop.

[WinstonSmith4740]

54. We all owe you so much, SCE.

I join the many here in making LOLcats my first stop Sunday morning. You've made it possible for me to laugh during some tough, challenging times. We'll always be here for you.

[tavernier]

55. When someone shows you who they are, believe it.

You are a ball of fur curled up in a slipper, a playful puppy painted into a corner, an awzz, a chuckle, a smile. A soul without malice or guile.

And every Sunday morning we believe it again. ❤️

[MFM008]

56. Appreciated!

[WhiteTara]

57. Your Sunday LOLcats has all that has kept me afloat

during many of the dark times we have shared on DU. Our country is spiraling down into an abyss and the smiles, awwz are the bright spot of my week.

[CherokeeDem]

58. Thank you, SCE!!!!

You are here for all of us, every week...

I make coffee, open DU and take my first sip as I view LOLCats. On many days, you have cheered me up. on others made a great day better.

Thank you for through all of our pain, that we suffer alone and that we suffer as a nation, you have given us hope and a laugh.

I will be forever grateful...

Deborah

[Louis1895]

59. Many thanks, SCE

You brighten my every Sunday!

[Blue_Roses]

60. You're a sweetheart

and I'm so thankful for your kindness. It definitely shines a beacon of light in these dark times. Take care always.

[love_katz]

61. My cat and I send you hugs, purrs and kitty pets!

Thank you for all that your effort in making this visual feast of LOLS, smiles and awwww's happen every Sunday. Please know that you are very much loved and appreciated.

[Berlin Expat]

62. Your LOLCats posts

are a major feature of my Sunday afternoons (here in Europe). Thanks for posting them, SalmonChantedEvening.

They're always greatly appreciated.

[Lifelong Protester]

63. Thanks for that.

I can't wait to get to LOLCATS every Sunday!

[Angry Dragon]

65. R&K

[bronxiteforever]

66. Thank you and we need it now more than ever!

[spanone]

67. K&R...

[demigoddess]

68. love your LOL cats on Sunday. Makes my week. And it reminds me of

our cats who have passed on to a better world and who have shown their love by coming back to say hello afterwards. My dad passed on over 20 years ago, but he has visited me since. I am grateful that I can hear his words and feel his love. Wish you had that gift as well.

[PatrickforO]

69. I quite agree with your choice of venue.

I love your LOLcats post and look forward to it every Sunday.

While I did not know the personal story behind why you go to the trouble each week, I deeply appreciate this weekly contribution to sanity.

Face it: none of us asked to be born, but we were. If we are lucky, we grew up in a loving family. If we are supremely lucky, we are healthy. If we are 'out-of-this-world' lucky, we had the chance to get a good education.

Then we work for fifty years. If we are lucky, Social Security will be there for us, as well as Medicare, because these are earned benefits - we bought them month by month over years of working. If we are even luckier, we have a structured pension plan that can supplement that Social Security and Medicare so we have a reasonably comfortable retirement.

Nonetheless, at sometime in our fifties, sixties or seventies, most of us will come down with some awful, twisting disease that saps our very humanity and kills us slowly and painfully.

Then, by the time we die, our estate is empty because the health care system has eked every last bit of money out of it keeping us alive even after we're nothing but an empty shell.

So, in the face of this, how do I keep going day after day?

Three things:
1. Love for my children and grandchildren.
2. Devotion to causes greater than myself, and



wait for it....


3. KITTENS!

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[AllaN01Bear]

70. dear sce. thanks for a wonderful blog. makes my day

[annabanana]

71. You are one of my most special online friends. Here AND on FB,

We should face to face sometime.

[mentalsolstice]

72. You are an important part of my Sunday morning here at DU!

And every morning with my cup of coffee, and evening with my cocktail at that other place!

[klook]

73. Thanks all you do!

My father died around the same time as yours. I still hear his voice clearly, remember his smile, and benefit from his loving guidance.

[MGKrebs]

74. Always so enjoyable. Thank you.

Bringing a smile to someone else's face is a wonderful gift, and you do it over and over for many people.

Thank you.

[get the red out]

76. Love ya back!

[locks]

77. Ah we so much need you

and your delightful post every Sunday in these dark days, SCE. In my personal life and in the planet's life this is a sad time but all we can do is be grateful for the good people like you and so many DU'ers who do what they can to make this a better place for our children and grandchildren. Like all the people who walked in Denver and around the nation today to say no to hate and violence.

[3catwoman3]

78. I don't always comment, but I ...

...ALWAYS look at your LOLCats within the first few minutes of opening my eyes on Sunday mornings.

The pictures you find are a joy to look at.

[bettyellen]

79. It's YOU! And we love you for it.

[angrychair]

80. Thank you SCE

Every Sunday, we look forward to this every Sunday and it is most greatly appreciated 😁.

Thank you is never enough.

[RandomAccess]

81. What a gift

I know your weekly posts sure cheer me up. So glad to know the backstory -- and what a beautiful way to pay it forward.

[ailsagirl]

82. Thank you for the joy and laughter you bring us

There have been times when I was sure nothing could pull me out of the depths of misery and then I go through your LOL cats and always find laughter and the loosening of the tight cord that sometimes threatens to cut me in half.

You're a treasure to us all.

[gademocrat7]

83. You rock, SalmonChantedEvening.

I look forward to Sunday mornings. LOLcats make me smile. Thank you for your efforts.

[GallopingGhost]

86. I don't even like cats

and I always look and enjoy.

Thanks for posting!

[ornotna]

87. So thankful

for the effort you put forth that we all cherish here on DU.

[peacebuzzard]

91. Your faithful posts lifts the gloom, I thank you.

I just love to smile and laugh with your kittens and critters.
It adds beauty, and that is hard to find.