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Feline Friday was originally started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude (may he rest in peace), and i'm going to believe it's because he liked cats.
He handed hosting duties off to Sandee at Comedy Plus, and now she has entrusted it to me.
Feline Friday is simple to join. All you have to do is: Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (they may be silly or cute). Then add your link!
One thing for sure is this is a fun and easy meme to do. So come and join us in Feline Friday.
What better way to start the weekend than with a feline!
Link Linker the Stinker says, your people are about to start running around like crazy over something called, "holidays." Best to get your undisturbed rest now while you can.
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Friendly Fill-Ins are easy to do. There are four statements: the first two statements are provided by Ellen of 15AndMeowing, and the final two are offered by Lorianne The Menagerie Mom of Four-Legged Furballs. They try to make sure the statements will be fun to both answer and share. The linky will be posted at or about 12:00 AM on Friday. Please head over to one of their sites, link up, and share your thoughts!
Here are this week's statements with my responses underlined:
1. My November to do list includes __________ , __________________ and ______________________.
2. ____________________never disappoints.
3. If I haven’t _________ by this time of the year, then I _________.
4. I’m proud of myself for _________.
1. My November to do list includes work, help the kids move to Arkansas, and have Thanksgiving in NOLA at Grandpa's house.
2. Jesus never disappoints.
3. If I haven’t started addressing Christmas cards by this time of the year, then I need to get with it!
4. I’m proud of myself for _________. I'm not sure how to answer this. I keep thinking of the Bible verse, Luke 17:10, "So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, 'We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.'"
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Nature Friday is hosted by LLB in Our Backyard. Simply post a picture of the natural world, and link up!
The orange and satsuma trees are almost ready for picking.
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Today is:
Arbor Day -- Samoa
Basketball Day -- birth anniversary of James Naismith
Birth of Tiamat -- Ancient Babylonian Calendar (mother of gods, goddess of primeval chaos; date approximate)
Constitution Day -- Dominican Republic; Tajikistan; Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Electric Razor Day -- Jacob Schick patented the first electric razor on this day in 1937
Finnish Swedish Heritage Day -- Finland
Green March Day -- Morocco; Western Sahara
Gustavus Adolphus Day -- Sweden
Halfway Point of Autumn
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict -- UN
International End Gossip Day -- the founder of this didn't want to be gossiped about, and left no trace
Marching Band Day -- birth anniversary of John Philip Sousa
Marooned Without A Compass Day -- internet generated; how's your sense of direction?
Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness And Appreciation Day -- US
National Nachos Day / I Love Nachos Day
Saxophone Day -- Adolphe Sax birth anniversary
St. Illtyd's Day (Abbot, reputed cousin of King Arthur)
St. Leonard's Day (Patron of barrel makers/coopers, blacksmiths, captives, childbirth, coal miners, coppersmiths, greengrocers, horses, imprisoned people, locksmiths, miners, porters, P.O.W.'s, prisoners; Castelmauro, Italy; Conegliano, Italy; Kirkop, Malta; against burglaries, robberies/robbers)
World Community Day -- sponsored by Church Women United to focus on justice and peace through non-violent means; this year's theme is "All Things New: New Beginnings, New Perspectives"
Birthdays Today:
Ethan Hawke, 1970
Pat Tillman, 1976
Rebecca Romijn, 1972
Thandie Newton, 1972
Ethan Hawke, 1970
Kelly Rutherford, 1968
Lance Kerwin, 1960
Maria Shriver, 1955
Nigel Havers, 1949
Glenn Frey, 1948
Sally Field, 1946
Mike Nichols, 1931
Walter Perry Johnson, 1887
James Naismith, 1861
Ignace Paderewski, 1860
John Philip Sousa, 1854
Cesare Lombroso, 1835
Adolphe Sax, 1814
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Good Morning America"(TV), 1975
"The Phil Donahue Show"(TV), 1967
"Meet The Press"(TV), 1947
Today in History:
Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas, 1528
Spain grants independence to the Dominican Republic, 1844
Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work of fiction by the author later known as George Eliot, is submitted for publication, 1856
Canada celebrates its first official, national Thanksgiving Day, 1879
Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa, 1913
Colonel Jacob Schick patents the first electric razor, 1928
Edwin Armstrong presents his paper "A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation" to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers (hello, FM radio!), 1935
Parker Brothers acquires the forerunner patents for MONOPOLY from Elizabeth Magie, 1935
Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility, 1944
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation, 1962
Cuba and the United States formally agree to begin an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States, 1965
Green March begins: 300,000 unarmed Moroccans converge on the southern city of Tarfaya and wait for a signal from King Hassan II of Morocco to cross into Western Sahara, 1975
Australians vote to keep the Head of the Commonwealth as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum, 1999
Sweibodzin, Poland announced the world's largest statue of Jesus, called Christ the King, has been completed, 2010
Tammy Duckworth becomes the first disabled woman and first person born in Thailand to be elected to US Congress, 2012
Officials crack down on foreigners working illegally in Saudi Arabia and over 16,000 are arrested, 2013
According to a UN report, ISIS left behind over 200 mass graves containing thousands of victims in the area they once controlled, 2018
According to a study of over 400 million records on Ancestry and published in the journal Genetics, less than 10% of human longevity is due to our genes, 2018
The US Powerball jackpot rises to a world record of $1.9bn, 2022
Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a category 3 storm, causing a nation-wide power outage, 2024
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