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expect I could win this bet easily. There’s nothing that isn’t a political battle in the U.S. What triggers my claim? In the N.Y. Times Political News Section this morning is this headline below. It is listed above the Supreme Court news, of which one item was about states’ assessment of who should be spared the death penalty. Not a minor moment. So how momentous can this headline actually be?

“Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to return its default font to Times New Roman. It rejected the Biden administration’s switch to Calibri, done for accessibility reasons, as a D.E.I. Play.”

Let’s play that game: Is there a superior font?

“Calibri (sans-serif) is “often favoured for digital readability and accessibility (like resumes viewed on screen) due to its clean look, while Times New roman (serif) remains a traditional choice for print, though some find it dated or harder on the eyes digitally.”

Which font is the most used?

“Helvetica is considered the most used and popular font globally, with its lean, neutral look in design. And Arial? Also incredible common along with Times New Roman… Helvetica consistently ranks first for overall versatility and ubiquity.”

Marco Rubio says the move is a return to “decorum” and “professionalism” and a rejection of the previous administration’s “wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. He also indicated it is associated with “ceremony”. It goes better with “classical” aesthetics in government, including federal architecture, according to one reporter.

This has received the headline “Font Coup” and has been covered far and wide. The Guardian, Reuters, The New York Times, Politico, The Straits Times, HuffPost and broader - The Indian Express, The Hindu, and Hindustan Times, and Germany’s Spiegel and Australia’s Guardian covered it.

Everyone paid attention to the political battle. The “coup” headline emphasizes that. One view is neutral - this might be considered a story that shows the extent of the political and cultural divide in the U.S. Or it could be very pointed - a story that tracks the demise of democracy in the U.S. Looking at the reporting itself and how the event was covered, I bet they are recording the demise of democracy.

And the expression font of wisdom - doesn’t that take on an ironical note here.

Remember how sweet Sophie looked yesterday? Here she is in another pose often seen - ears in the back of her head. She’s observing what Millie is doing in the other room.

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Pinterest sends me ideas each day, mostly on gardens and wreaths.I particularly paid attention as these were wreaths I made and posted on Pinterest for the Fantasy of Trees.

And then I noticed the pictures of big cats along with the wreaths. This was the picture - it looks photoshopped - and the comment compares the cat to a Lab. It does look even bigger than a dog.

Guinness Records have the largest Maine Coon to be bigger than a dog - the world's longest domestic cat is 48.5 inches long (123 cm).

Reddit had a photo that shows a normal cat and a Maine Coon.

Baxter is part Maine Coon and he is a big cat, but it seems he would be half the size of one these giants.

We have our own siege here with a meowing cat in the night. Millie is trying very hard to defend her place - growling and barking on and off through the night. Once we got up this morning, this cat seemed to be everywhere I go - at the office window, the front door, the back porch. It stares at Millie as she barks like a rabid dog. Baxter and the cat sit together, so that's a poor show on Baxter's part. On the other hand, who needs cats fighting.

We're hoping we have more success than Ottawa and Windsor as we wait it out till the light comes up and the cat convoy moves on.

More Wisteria today.