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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tiny Maine Coon Kitten Looks Just Like Cat From 'Mr. Rogers' and People Are Loving It
Everyone had their childhood favorites. When you were 5 years old, what were your favorites? I was always enamored with Little Bear, Oswald, and Max and Ruby. Nothing beats being an early 2000s kid. Except, maybe, being a Mr. Rogers kid! If that was you and you found yourself loving Henrietta, Mr. Rogers' funny feline sidekick, you're going to love this little baby Maine Coon. I'm not kitten around, he looks just like her: Someone in the comments of Maine Coon Mayhem's video said he looks like Daniel, but i have to disagree - he's a grey kitten! That's Henrietta Pussycat all day!This kitten is a Black Smoke Maine Coon, which basically just means that he has darker (black, in this case) fur at the tips, but as you move down the hair shaft, they lose pigment. His name is not Daniel, Henrietta, or Mr. Rogers, though: it's Craig. A hilarious name for a cat, but it fits. Look at his wispy grey fur! He totally looks like Henrietta: ever-so-slightly scraggly, grey, beautiful eyes that look like shiny buttons. Except that Henrietta's eyes are buttons, since she's a puppet and all! If ever a live-action, no-puppet Mr. Rogers reboot comes along, I just know Craig will be first at the casting call! He may look like a scraggly puppet right now, but Black Smoke Maine Coon cats grow up to be pure stunners. Just look: Black Smoke Maine Coons are not the rarest cat in the world, but they're uncommon enough that they're sought after and relatively hard to find. A true Black Smoke Maine Coon could run you $2,000 or better! Craig looks to be more of a darker grey right now, and most Black Smoke kitties do when they're young. That's just his baby coat: as he grows up, he'll eventually become a little less Mr. Rogers and a little more majestic beast! 🐶🐾🐾
Boston Globe
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Help the helpers: Rhode Island needs its nonprofits, and R.I. nonprofits need support amid chaos and uncertainty
Advertisement This action has thrown critical systems into existing and legally contracted programs for such things as housing assistance, food security, and health care. Some organizations were ordered to stop providing services immediately, and some will not recover from this disruption. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up These executive actions have been put into place without clarity or justification. Organizations and states have been scrambling to understand what's happening, while continuing to serve the people they proudly support. The minute one thought they had it figured out, it changed again. And while, yes, the memo has been The actions and orders at play ensure the most vulnerable in our society are the ones who suffer. And the effects of these actions will be felt immediately — for all of us. Today, Advertisement These actions affect Rhode Island families you have never met, yet they will also have a ripple effect that will no doubt impact your family and friends. Every dollar that doesn't reach nonprofit programs for the Rhode Islanders who need them translates into added stress for these individuals and their families. It also is a dollar that does not make its way into our state's economy, impacting local business. Some perceive the nonprofit sector and the immense number of services it provides to be not worthy, while the truth is quite the opposite. Our nonprofits are filled with smart and passionate humans… the ones who step up in difficult times, and never back down. They aren't here for the politics, but for humanity. Nonprofit leaders are some of the most creative and nimble businesspeople you will ever meet. Because these broken systems require them to be. I am reminded that United Way of Rhode Island, in its 99-year history, has taken on the tough things and supported our great state every step of the way. This time it is no different. We are unwavering in our vision of a Rhode Island where each individual in every community has equal opportunity for justice and prosperity. Our Alliance for Nonprofit Impact, Rhode Island's nonprofit resource center, is providing up-to-the-minute support for the sector. We are assessing the impact of these changes and helping the organizations continue to serve. Our 211 and POINT helplines are supporting Rhode Islanders as they seek to understand how these changes will affect them. We are connecting them to the resources that exist for them. But we need you and your support. Now. Advertisement We need you to call your congresspeople, and the White House. Tell them to take action. Give to an organization that speaks to you. Volunteer your time. Fred Rogers, better known as Mr. Rogers, said: 'When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'' This is the time to look for the helpers. This is the time to BE the helpers. Cortney M. Nicolato is the president & CEO of United Way of Rhode Island.
