Paulina, an 8-year-old domestic shorthair, lost her owner and could use some comfort.

Meow, meow, meow! Do you speak cat? If so, then you’ll know that Paulina is trying to convince you that she’s the perfect companion for you! This sweet and petite little tabby is a total love sponge in desperate need of some TLC. Brought to the Humane Society after her owner was tragically killed, Paulina has endured her fair share of heartache and now seeks solace in the company of a forever friend. Paulina is very vocal (and has a beautiful voice, we might add!), fully litter box trained, and will tolerate other pets, although she prefers people. If you are looking for a lap cat to lavish in love and attention, please get to know Paulina today. This admirable and affectionate kitty would appreciate the comfort, dignity, and love of a real home again and hopes to see you soon.

Here's a video of Paulina shining in the spotlight.

Come meet Paulina! She's currently living at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. The Humane Society is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The phone number is 327-6088.

Allegro's gelato is so good our Adam Borowitz once ate it with his fingers on his way home (and with no regrets). Lydia Stern talks to Ivan Lucchina, who came from Lake Como to bring Tucson delicious frozen treats.

Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce cheers the U.S. Supreme Court decision to get rid of matching funds:

“The U.S. Supreme Court this morning ruled the matching funds provision of Arizona’s taxpayer-funded campaign finance system unconstitutional. This is a victory for Arizona and a victory for free speech. The Court rightly found that matching funds illegally discourages private candidates from raising and spending cash in elections.

The Court ruled that matching funds present a substantial burden to free speech rights. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote “the First Amendment embodies our choice as a nation that, when it comes to speech, the guiding principle is freedom—-the unfettered exchange of ideas—-not whatever the State may view as fair.”

It made no sense that as privately-funded candidates raised money for their campaigns, it triggered taxpayer subsidies for the opposing candidates. This was an experiment that failed, and now it has been ruled unconstitutional by the highest court in the land. Good riddance.

You'd think a man of principle such as Russell Pearce, who is facing a recall effort in Legislative District 18, would not have accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funding if he really believed it "illegally discourages private candidates from raising and spending cash in elections."

Congressman Raul Grijalva reacts to the Supreme Court decision knocking down matching funds for Arizona's Clean Elections candidates:

The Supreme Court earlier today struck down a major portion of Arizona’s campaign finance law granting public funds to candidates whose privately funded opponents spend more than a certain amount during the course of the campaign. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called the decision “a troubling sign that wealth now decides how much free speech you get.”

The Court, in an ideologically divided 5-4 decision in Arizona Free Enterprise et al. v Bennett, ruled that Arizona’s attempt to establish parity in campaign financing is unconstitutional because it punishes or sometimes prevents political expression. Such a law, the majority said, violates individuals’ and corporations’ ability to speak freely about their political views because they might not want an opponent to receive additional money. The dissent, written by Justice Elena Kagan, notes that “what [the plaintiffs] demand is essentially the right to quash others’ speech through the prohibition of a (universally available) subsidy program.”

The decision, Grijalva said, will reduce the number of qualified people running for office because they can no longer respond to barrages of attack ads with public campaign funds. According to Reuters, about two-thirds of Arizona state candidates use the current public financing system. “Who wants that many Arizonans to decide they can no longer ask for our votes simply because they’re not wealthy?” Grijalva said.

I was happier thinking it really was Michael Jackson playing a mental patient playing Michael Jackson, thank you very much:

Michael Jackson hand-picked an MJ voice impersonator to sing the famous "Happy Birthday Lisa" song featured on "The Simpsons" back in 1991 ... this according to Lisa herself, Yeardley Smith.

Smith was outside the Red O restaurant in L.A. this weekend, when she explained, "[Michael] was not allowed to sing on the show, so he literally hand-picked a guy to sing like him."

During the famous episode, "Stark Raving Dad," Michael provided the voice to a mental patient who thought he was MJ ... but according to reports, Jackson's record label blocked MJ from singing the Lisa birthday song.

MJ ultimately selected a man named Kipp Lennon — and Yeardley explains, "How unnerving would it be to sing like Michael Jackson in front of Michael Jackson?"

[TMZ]

Not the sort of thing that happens all the time, I imagine: Two women meet in a retirement home, find out that they used to be secret operatives together during World War II.

Who knew that former President Bill Clinton was such an authority on My Little Pony, going three for three on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me this weekend? I don't want to think how he acquired this information, but he does share this field of knowledge with my three old daughter who also answered all three correctly. Congratulations, sir.

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me comes to Tucson on March 15th of 2012. Tickets are on sale now.

I'm glad Long John Silver's has left the Old Pueblo. I try not to hate on things if I can help it, but Long John Silver's completely creeps me out. It is the only restaurant I could not bring myself to work at during my long and illustrious food-service career, and for good reason: They wanted new employees to sing pro-fried-fish anthems at the orientation, which is a lot more than I was willing to do for minimum wage.

So good riddance Long John Silver's, and welcome to the way-less-creepy (and greasy!) Overboard Seafood and Grill.

No particular surprise at this point that Pat Robertson wasn't thrilled with New York's vote for marriage equality and that he'd claim that American society was falling down around us. At this point, he's an old guy with a TV show, it's not like he's going to do a lot of reflection on his ideas and their consequences.

But then you have guys like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who is generally considered a legitimate candidate for president in the future and the sort of person whose ideas are taken at least somewhat seriously, spouting off nonsense about how he makes policy decisions based on what he is and isn't "a fan" of:

I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. I am not a fan of same-sex marriage. That's my view and that'll be the view of our state, because I wouldn't sign a bill like the one that was in New York.

However, I'm going to say that seeing a stream of Facebook statuses on Saturday night anticipating and then celebrating the vote was one of the more joyous social media moments I can remember. Way to go, New York. This guy knows what's up, and that's the side I'd like to be on. Not Pat Robertson, or Chris Christie, or the Republicans getting ready to punish anyone who supports marriage equality:

[Tim Melideo via the Village Voice]

San Francisco, a city named after the patron saint of animals, is discussing a ban on the sale of animals for reasons other than eating, which would end to the sale of animals as pets. The city's Commission of Animal Control and Welfare recommended to the Board of Supervisors the ban to encourage the adoption of animals from local animal shelters, however, there will obviously be widely ranging effects:

Rebecca Katz, director of San Francisco Animal Care and Control, said her agency supports a ban on pet sales — particularly one that includes the so-called smalls, such as hamsters, which are euthanized at her city shelter at a higher percentage than any other domesticated animal. Although she did not advocate for the inclusion of fish, she is not against it.

"We're the agency that receives the old, filthy fish bowl with the goldfish at risk and have to determine whether we can make them healthy and adopt them out or flush them down the toilet," Katz said. "These are the lucky ones. Most people just flush them themselves."

Jennifer Scarlett, a veterinarian and co-president of the San Francisco SPCA, notes that only a handful of stores in San Francisco sell animals of any kind and that the effect of a ban would be largely symbolic. But she said that symbolism, and the conversation that it raises, is critical in improving the lives of millions of helpless creatures.

"For us as an organization, we've identified the larger problem of online purchasing of dogs, and we hope this is an avenue to get to that," she said. Still, when it comes to birds and fish, "there's a lot of cruelty around where they are sourced from. We see the cruelty."