Feline Friday was started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.
It's easy to participate. Just post a picture of a cat -- one of your cats, a LOLcat, or even draw a picture -- and link up!
Kida keeps telling me about a recurring problem.
We have a problem. You let my bowl get empty!
Problem solved -- temporarily!
Today is:
Africa Scout Day -- Africa (celebration of all Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in Africa)
Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis
Ear Muff Day -- invented by Chester Greenwood in 1873, when he was only 15; if you need them today, keep a good thought for Chester
Good Samaritan Involvement Day -- emphasizing the importance of unselfish aid to others
Kasuga Matsuri -- Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan (Monkey Festival)
K-9 Veterans Day -- US (on the day in 1942 the US Army K-9 Corps was established)
National Coconut Tort Day
National Jewel Day -- for no other reason than that someone who liked jewels wanted a holiday for them
National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day -- an experiment in whether or not bad luck ensues
National Skipping Day -- UK (a fun and healthy way to exercise)
Red Nose Day -- Comic Relief "Fun Raiser", for famine relief
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo -- Mercedes, TX, US (through the 22nd)
Saint Ansovinus of Camerino (Patron protector of crops)
Shabbat Across America/Canada -- sponsored by the National Jewish Out-reach Program, encouraging Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, and Reconstructionist Jews to observe the Sabbath from sundown tonight until sundown tomorrow
Sherlock Holmes Weekend -- Cape May, NJ, US (a weekend of mystery for amateur sleuths and fans of A.C. Doyle)
South by Southwest/SXSW -- Austin, TX, US (internationally recognized music, new media, and film conference; through the 21st)
Sticking Very Close Together for Fairies of the Fourth and Fifth Flights -- Fairy Calendar
The European Fine Art Fair: Maastricht 2015 -- Maastricht, Netherlands (The Fine Arts Fair; through the 22nd)
Uranus Day -- the planet was discovered this day in 1781
World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup -- Sweetwater, TX, US (begins with a parade and "Miss Snake Charmer" pageant tonight, and continues with lots of fun through Sunday)
World Sleep Day -- sponsored by the World Association of Sleep Medicine, aiming to lessen the burdens of sleep problems on society; this year's theme is When Sleep is Sound, Health and Happiness Abound.
Birthdays Today:
Emile Hirsch, 1985 Rachael Bella, 1984 Will Clark, 1964 Adam Clayton, 1960 Glenne Headly, 1957 Dana Delany, 1956 Deborah Raffin, 1953 Charo, 1951 William H. Macy, 1950 Neil Sedaka, 1939 Helen "Callaghan" Candaele Saint Aubin, 1929 William Casey, 1913 L. Ron Hubbard. 1911 Sammy Kaye, 1910 Walter Annenberg, 1908 Percival Lowell, 1855 Lorenzo Delmonico, 1813 Joseph Priestly, 1733
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Larry King Show"(TV), 1983 "Same Time, Next Year"(Play), 1975 "Brigadoon"(Musical), 1947 "Three Musketeers"(Musical), 1928 "The Pink Lady"(Musical), 1911 "Marie Magdalena"(Opera), 1846 "Médée"(Opera), 1797
Today in History:
Twelfth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet, 607 Spanish explorer Cortez lands in Mexico, 1519 The Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli, 1560 Cambridge College is renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard, 1639 Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam, 1656 Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000, 1677 The twenty-seventh recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet, 1759 William Herschel discovers Uranus, 1781 The Uncle Sam cartoon figure makes its debut in the NY Lantern weekly, 1852 The US Senate begins Pres Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial, 1868 Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match, 1878 The Siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins, Madhist Sudanese against the Egyptian, British, and loyalist Sudanese forces, 1884 In France the length of the workday for women and children is limited to 11 hours by law, 1900 Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia) declares independence from China, 1921 A law is passed in the US state of Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of evolution, 1925 Clyde Tombaugh announces the discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory, 1930 Rotaract begins as a youth program of Rotary International, 1968 Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module, 1969 The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan, 1988 India's Missionaries of Charity chooses Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader, 1997 Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000 per ounce for the first time, 2008 A Harvard Medical School study claims that red meat increases the risk of death and has additional negative health implications, 2012 In Greenland, the Siumut party wins the parliamentary election, setting up Aleqa Hammond to become the country's first female Prime Minister, 2013
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I used to feed my cat boiled eggs sometimes. I'd time them with a ringing egg timer and she'd come running when that thing went off!
ReplyDeleteBoiled eggs. Nom we love boiled eggs :)
ReplyDeleteThey are most good about pointing out the obvious. Yes they are.
ReplyDeleteHave a purrfect Feline Friday and Friday the 13th too. ☺
cutie pie. :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe you need to provide a live mouse for her to chase and lose weight?
ReplyDeleteThis kitty looks in marvelous health , and i bet that food dish isn't empty for too long.
ReplyDeleteKida looks like she takes no nonsense heheh!
ReplyDeleteHave a kittytastic weekend :-)
hahah Lucy is the same way....do not let my bowl ever be empty! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteCashew does the same thing...... at 3 am. I have started making sure there is a scoop of food in his dish before I got to bed.
ReplyDeleteThank Cod you got more food and we hope you keep getting more!
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