Kida, our aging, asthmatic Siamese, isn't much of a fan of the foster kittens in the summer.
In winter, she knows where the warmth is.
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| We know how to stay warm! |
Today is:
American Enterprise Day -- US (a project of Future Business Leaders of America, Phi Beta Lambda Chapter)
America Recycles Day -- US
Canterbury Provincial Anniversary Day -- Canterbury, New Zealand
Changeling Restitution Day -- Fairy Calendar (Goblins)
Children in Need Day -- UK and Ireland (telethon begins)
Christchurch Show Day -- Canterbury, NZ
Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day -- this reminder comes from the folks at CooksInfo.com, where they think you need to get rid of USO's (unidentified shriveled objects)
Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium -- German-speaking Community of Belgium
Don't Try To Do Everything At Once Day -- internet generated, and a blow to us multitaskers
Ennead Feast in the House of Ra, Horus, and Osiris -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
George Spelvin Day -- date of first use, in 1886, of this name for an actor playing two roles in one play; George/Georgette Spelvin have since acted in over 10,000 roles on Broadway
I Love to Write Day -- encouraging everyone to write something, begun by John Riddle; this is the perfect time for it, really, in the middle of NaNoWriMo
Inasa Puppet Festival -- Hamamatsu, Japan (a rarity in Japan, 3 days of performances by professional puppeteers from around Japan)
King's Feast / Dynasty Day -- Belgium
National Bundt Pan Day -- yes, really, celebrating the pan itself
National Donor Sabbath Weekend -- through Sunday, an initiative to encourage people of all faiths to consider organ donation; www.organdonor.gov
National Peace Day -- Cote d'Ivoire
National Philanthropy Day® -- Association of Fundraising Professionals
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
National Spicy Hermit Christmas Cookie Day
Pack Your Mom's Lunch Day -- in honor of all the times she packed yours; combine it with I Love to Write Day and include a note telling her how special she is
Republic Day -- Turkish Republic of North Cyprus
Republic Proclamation Day -- Brazil
Safety Razor Day -- King Gillette was granted the patent for his style of safety razor on this day in 1904, changing how men shaved each day
Salt Lake's Family Christmas Show -- Sandy, UT, US (through Sunday)
Shichi-Go-San (Shrine Visiting Day)/Seven-Five-Three Festival -- Japan (picturesque festival in which 3-year-old children of either sex, five-year-old boys, and seven-year-old girls go to shrines dressed in their best; guardian spirits are thanked for the health of the children and prayers said for their future to be equally bright)
Sing in Your Car Day -- they need a day for this?
St. Albertus Magnus' Day (Patron of medical technicians, natural sciences, philosophers, schoolchildren, scientists, students, theology students; Cincinnati, Ohio)
St. Leopold's Day (King Leopold III, Patron of dying children, large families, step-parents; Austria)
Leopoldstag/Goose Day -- Austria (the start of the heurigen, the new wine season)
Surin Elephant Round Up -- Surin, Thailand (includes elephant football, elephant tugs-of-war, and parades; through Sunday)
Tori No Ichi -- Japan (a "rooster day" in which to wish good luck and prosperity at temple and shrine ceremonies around the country)
Birthdays Today:
Kevin Eubanks, 1957
Sam Waterston, 1940
Petula Clark, 1932
Ed Asner, 1929
Bill "C.W. McCall" Fries, 1928
Joseph Wapner, 1919
Erwin Rommel, 1891
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887
F. William Herschel, 1738
William Pitt the Elder, 1708
Today in History:
Christopher Columbus notes the first recorded reference to tobacco, 1492
The NY General Assembly permits Jews to omit the phrase "Upon the faith of a Christian" from adjuration oaths, 1727
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying the Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1763
The Articles of Confederation are adopted by the Continental Congress, 1777
Georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the US, opens, 1791
Zebulon Pike gets his first sight of Pike's Peak, Colorado, 1806
Isaac Pitman introduces his steno/shorthand system of writing, 1832
Union Major General Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia, 1864
King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blade, 1904
The first telecast of an unscheduled event, a fire, takes place on W2XBT, in NY, 1938
In Columbus, Ohio, Dave Thomas opens the first Wendy's restaurant, 1969
Intel releases world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, 1971
René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favour of independence, 1976
The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, 1985
An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council, 1988
The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands, 1988
Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroyed the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans, 2007
I've counted that knot of kitties twice and I've come up with two different numbers.
ReplyDeleteAwww, too cute. She's a smart one indeed.
ReplyDeleteHave a purrfect Feline Friday. :)
awww It's Keep a Cat Warm Day too! Have fabulous day!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to compromise your values for some warm and cuddly ... wisdom comes with age, right?
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
And how happy those little ones are for the having her to curl up with, I'm sure they feel extra safe and secure!
ReplyDeleteAwww sweet little balls of love.
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