PWB Peeps: Toosdai Evening: Srs Not-Srs Poetry for Today, July 7, Illustrated!

"I may be chocolate point but that doesn't mean I want chocolate!"

Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right?

Lately, every day seems to be many holidays! Which is good, because we all have our favorites. So I will pick out one, and you can click the link above if you’re curious about the rest. This is an Open Thread, so please feel free to add your favorite pomes and photoes and holidaze for today in the Comments! 

Today is Chocolate Day!

There are some other sweet holidays today — Global Forgiveness Day, Tell the Truth Day (anyone question our *resident about that one today?), even National Strawberry Sundae Day — but Chocolate Day wins! It will always win! 

Interesting history of chocolate and Chocolate Day — and mouth-watering photo! — at this link, www.checkiday.com/… 

How to Observe

Chocolate Day must be celebrated by eating chocolate! Try one of the many types of candy bars or other treats mentioned in the description. If you want to be health conscious, try some dark chocolate. If you don't want to just eat a chocolate bar, there are many other chocolate desserts you could try to make!

OK, I confess, I like to mix chocolate with bourbon! 

Such as these mini-bourbon cheesecakes with boozy chocolate fudge sauce!

Chocolate Indulgences

by Mark J. Halliday

If I really had no choice but to divulge, 
In mountains of chocolate I would indulge. 
I’m not just talking about Snickers, 
Reese’s peanut butter cups, Butterfingers, 
Or other grocery store sweeties. 
I’m talking about the expensive stuff, most from overseas: 
Fruit and nut bars from British Cadbury, 
Milk molasses chips from local Mrs. See’s, 
Fudge Easter Eggs from domestic Helen Grace, 
Belgian praline Sea Shells from Leonidas, 
Belgian Cote D’Or bouche pralines, 
And from Germany’s Ritter Sport — EVERYTHING! 
Wallowing in glorious chocolate, I’d be so pathetic, 
If not for the fact, that I’m a diabetic. 

[Mark Halliday has been a missionary, a musician, an Army intelligence analyst, and composer. He lives with his family in California and grows food in his own garden!]

As you probably know, chocolate is not good for cats. So enjoy our chocolate-point cats! 

“Give us your pettings, save your chocolate for yourselves!”

Please to remember that Pootie Diaries post twice a day!

The regular Pootie Diaries post daily at 1:45 pm Eastern (on Sundays at 3 pm Eastern)

and the evening Open Thread Pootie Diaries post at 10 pm Eastern

Please to show ‘em both some lubs!

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In Loving Memory of Swampyankee: 

Stretched out belleh just made for grabbin!

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In Loving Memory of Jan4Insight:

LuvLee surveys her domain!

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And almost finally, please note da roolz:

PWBPeeps is a group that posts a daily diary and nightly open thread for animal lovers. We share photos, seek & give advice about pet health and behavior issues, support each other in times of sadness and stress, celebrate together when times are good, and on most days have an inordinate amount of fun.

Tricia, we’ll always miss ya!

You are welcome to join us!

Here are a few not-too-onerous PWB rulez

Violate ‘em and we’ll say that you drulez

• Do not “Troll” the Pootie Peeps Diaries. If you don’t like animal diaries, there’s no need to tell us about it. Just go find some other diary more to your liking.
• Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. As in, no pie fights. This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.
• If you would like a pic from the comment threads, please ask the poster. He/she may have a copyright to those pics. Many thanks!
• There are some pics we never post: Snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals.  These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated.
• If you’re not sure about an issue...please ask.  Someone is always glad to help.

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For those who missed our Earth Day special, Climate Change helpful hints from the aminals are here!

If you are looking for our illustrated poetery, we will keep here da list!:

Srs Ogden Nash (and Other) Poetry for December 31, New Year’s Eve, Illustrated! (At the end of which is the list of all our illustrated Ogden Nashes.)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 7, Illustrated! (Marge Piercy, Twisted Sister)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 14, Illustrated! (Ogden Nash, Francesco Marciuliano)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 21, Illustrated! (Shel Silverstein, Muhammed Iqbal, Elena Carlena)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for January 28, Illustrated! (Rita Dove, Anonymous, KoalasofNYC)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for February 11, Illustrated! (Neil Hilborn, Jeannine Atkins)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for March 3, Illustrated! (Poemasabi)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for March 31, Illustrated! (Rebekah Bastian, traditional song)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for April 7, Illustrated! (G.K. Chesteron, Faith Shearin)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for April 14, Illustrated! (David Bowie, Robert Lowell)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for April 21, Illustrated! (I Am Your Dog by Author Unknown)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for April 28, Illustrated! (Francesco Marciuliano again!)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for May 5, Illustrated! (Elena Carlena cartoons, Venessa Medina-Rosas)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for May 12, Illustrated! (nelpogrando)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for May 19, Illustrated! (Edward Monkton, Giles Andreae)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for May 26, Illustrated! (Lesbia Harford)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for June 2, Illustrated! (Sienna Luna)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for June 9, Illustrated! (Christopher “Kit” Smart)

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for June 16, Illustrated! (Russell Edson) 

Srs Not-Srs Poetry for June 30, Illustrated! (Rosa Silva’s cat)

This is an open thread! Please chat away in the Comments. Enjoy!

PLEASE NOTE: Your humble diarist is NR, so consider yourselves +1 as long as you behave! ;-)