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Mystery Fanfare: Cartoon of the Day: Cats

 Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard laughing and giggling outside the Panzermobile.   It's a dream job.
Following the jocularity, took our traveling kitty to the Mystery Fanfare site. There he found a Cat Cartoon was causing all the fun.
 Enjoy.
To read the cartoon tootle over to Mystery Fanfare Cartoon

Amazon, robots and diverging views of automation and the future of work - GeekWire Podcast

Today at the GeekWire site Panzer found a post about Amazon and robot workers. According to Todd Bishop's post, Amazon made an investment in Agility Robotics. The company has developed a bipedal robot named Digit. A photo of Digit is at the top of the post and on the right next to him/her/it is a warehouse robot named Proteus. Also included in the post are links to platforms for a podcast from Amazon re:MARS.
Digit doesn't have a face!
Panzer says, "Digit is walking down the stairs."
Note: This is a short post. You won't need to bring anything to read the post. If you plan to listen to the podcast, bring a cup of tea and a muffin.
To read the post and listen to the podcast tootle over to Amazon and robots

32 Great Writing Conferences in July 2022 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Panzer was just getting ready for a nap when he heard clapping coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, our adventuresome kitty boy followed all the hubbub to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post with a list of thirty-two writing conferences and workshops.

Erica Verrillo's post lists thirty-two conferences and workshops for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and novels. Some of the conferences are in-person, some online, and some are both. 
About that nap.
Panzer says, "Last week this little kitty told you about a post at The Blood-Red Pencil site that listed fifteen writing conferences in July to September."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links included in the post, you will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site tootle over to July writing conferencesTo read the post at The Blood-Red Pencil site tootle over to July to September Conferences

S&S Makes Two Books on Conflict Free to Readers - Publishers Weekly

 Panzer discovered an interesting press release at the Publishers Weekly site today.  If you are located in the U.S. or Canada, Simon and Schuster are offering two books about conflict and conflict resolution free. The books are High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out and Let's Talk About Hard Things: The Life-Changing Conversations That Connect Us. Both are free either as ebooks or audio books. The post contains a link to information about the books and links to download them. To read the press release tootle over to Simon and Schuster.

When I'm 34 #MewsicMovesMe - Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries & Meows

That's a lot of mewsic.

Over at the Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries and Meows site Panzer found an interesting post.
The post has seven links to YouTube videos of music from 2011.(The year she turned 34.)
Get out your cowboy hat and boots. Grab a glass of iced tea. And enjoy.

To watch the videos tootle over to #mewsicmovesme

A Panzerism

Putooeh!
 Panzer on spiritual growth:
The path to enlightenment is filled with things that taste bad.



* From Cat Wisdom for humans

2022 July to September Writers Conferences and Workshops - The Blood-Red Pencil

Today, Panzer's trip to The Blood-Red Pencil site was a quick one. There he found a post about writers conferences and workshops.
  Thinking about what happened today.
According to Diana Hurwitz's post, some of the conferences and workshops on her list are free to attend and some are pay to attend. Some are online and some are in-person.
 Panzer says, "There are fifteen conferences and workshops listed in the post."
 Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of iced tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat or drink.
 To read the post tootle over to writers conferences and workshops

No Post

  Now for something really important.

Panzer here.
No post today.
Mom needs to finish an important project.
We'll be back tomorrow.

Spotify comes for audiobooks - The Verge

Today, Panzer made a trip to The Verge site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about Spotify's acquisition of Findaway. Panzer told you about the proposed acquisition in November 2021.

 According to the post by Ariel Shapiro, at an investors meeting earlier this month Spotify CEO Daniel Ek spoke about the acquisition of Findaway. CEO Ek discussed plans for free audiobooks and audiobooks with ads. The post includes links to other information about the acquisition.

Maybe I won't use Findaway.
Panzer says, "Who puts the ads on/in the audiobooks? Spotify? The author?"
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the lengths in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to Spotify audiobooks
To read Panzer's previous post about the acquisition tootle over to Spotify and Findaway

Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2022 On YouTube

We attended and it's still interesting.
In case you missed Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2022, here are eleven of the author/writer presentations for you. The Crime Festival ran the end of April through the beginning of May.

The presentations are posted on the Crime Festival's YouTube channel for you to watch for free.
 Panzer says, "Be sure to bring plenty of tea and muffins because each of the videos is an hour long.
 To watch the YouTube channel tootle over to Crime Festival