The kittens, now totally clear of ringworm (yea!!!), were not amused at being brought to the shelter to be put up for adoption. It's okay, though, they'll understand when they end up in just the right "forever" home.
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| A carrier is not our idea of fun! |
Linking up with Wordless Wednesday.
Today is:
Balloons Around the World -- balloon artists around the world are encouraged to donate an hour or more to a charity of their choice in their community, entertaining children everywhere with balloon sculpture
Bathtub Day -- can't confirm this one, but it's as good a day as any to be glad you have one!
BOL Foundation Day -- Laos
Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day -- at your own risk! sponsored by Susan E. Schwartz of "Teddies Are The Answer"
Change a Light Day -- US (was originally sponsored by EnergyStar, promoting energy saving light bulbs; although they don't seem to be running this particular campaign any more, it's a great idea to switch to the highest efficiency bulbs you can) www.energystar.gov
while the original dates were on Wednesdays, some websites list this on the first Sunday of October each year
Feast Day of Ma'at -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Festival of the Deerk Toes -- Fairy Calendar (celebrating the toes on a fairy's "deerk", for which there is no human equivalent)
International Walk to School/Bike to School Day -- to promote both healthy exercise and less pollution
Lepanto Day -- Greece
Nagasaki Kunchi -- Nagasaki, Japan (harvest festival, through the 9th)
National Flower Day -- US (anniversary of President Reagan signing the bill, in 1986, that made the rose the US National Flower)
National Frappe Day
National Pet Obesity Day -- because about half of pets in the US are overweight or obese
Nones of October -- Ancient Roman Calendar; other observances
Festival of Juno Cutitis and Jupiter Fulgor
Victoria, Lady of Victories Day a/k/a Pallas Athena -- also celebrated by the Ancient Greeks
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary -- Catholic Christian
St. Justina of Padua's Day (Patron of Padua, Italy; Santa Giustina, Italy)
Try To Start An Argument Over Which Is the Best Muppet Day -- Kermit, hands down (argue below, if you wish)(Possibly started by the International Association of People without a Life)
You Matter To Me Day -- because the phrase "you matter to me" can make a profound difference in someone's life
Anniversaries Today:
Larry King married Julie Alexander, 1989
Dow Jones makes the first report, in the Wall Street Journal, of an average of the prices of 12 industrial stocks, 1896
Birthdays Today:
Toni Braxton, 1967
Simon Cowell, 1959
Michael W. Smith, 1957
Yo-Yo Ma, 1955
Vladimir Putin, 1952
John Cougar Mellencamp, 1951
Joy Behar, 1943
Charles Dutoit, 1936
Thomas Keneally, 1935
Amiri Baraka, 1934
Bishop Desmond Tutu, 1931
Al Martino, 1927
R. D. Laing, 1927
June Allyson, 1917
Vaughn Monroe, 1911
Andy Devine, 1905
Niels Bohr, 1885
Thomas J. Wise, 1859
James Whitcomb Riley, 1849
Caesar Rodney, 1728(O.S. date)
Debuting/Premiering Today:
The Independent(Newspaper, first issue), 1986
"Cats"(Musical), 1982
"Route 66"(TV), 1960
"Your Hit Parade"(TV), 1950
"One Touch of Venus"(Musical), 1943
"Eve of St. Mark"(Play), 1942
Today in History:
Start of the epoch of the modern Hebrew calendar (Proleptic Julian calendar), BC3761
The first public burning of books in Louvain, Netherlands, 1520
Ralph Wedgewood patents carbon paper in London, 1806
The first chartered railway in the US, the Granite Railway, begins operations, 1826
Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba, 1886
Henry Ford institutes the moving assembly line, 1913
Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland college in the infamous 222-0 football game, 1916
160 consecutive days of 100*F+ temperatures begin at Marble Bar, Australia, 1924
Beat poet Allen Ginsberg reads his poem "Howl" for the first time at a poetry reading in San Francisco, 1955
U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits first ever photographs of the far side of the moon, 1959
Nigeria joins the United Nations, 1960
Oman joins the United Nations, 1971
Cats opens on Broadway and begins a run of nearly 18 years, 1982
The Great Flood of 1993 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, 1993
Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten, 1998
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins, 2001
A Southampton University research fellow discovers a long way lost Antonio Vivaldi flute concerto at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh, 2010
They will be happier once they are out of that cage!
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant news for them :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a wriggletastic day :-)
Must be difficult to see them go.
ReplyDeleteCats hate those crates. I so remember. I hope they find a forever home soon.
ReplyDeleteHave a purrfect Wordless Wednesday. ☺
Meeeow! So glad their ringworm is gone.
ReplyDeleteI'm suck a sucker for animals that I'd have a hard time fostering. I'd end up keeping them and be called the crazy cat lady. They'll have no trouble finding forever homes.
ReplyDeleteSo many things happening in one day! I hope those kittens will find a perfect home.
ReplyDeleteMy son keeps begging for a cat. Who knows when we'll make a trip to the shelter, but it'll happen one day, I'm sure. :)
ReplyDeletegood luck, babies!
ReplyDeleteThey'll have you to thank when they get those forever homes, but since kittens can't say "thank you" I'll thank you for them.
ReplyDeleteThey're so cute! And I don't blame them -- a carrier isn't my idea of fun either. LOL
ReplyDeleteNo matter how much catnip and cuddles you put into the carrier, it will never be fun on the way to the vet. Yay for ringworm-free kitties, though. I am definitely on team Tabby!
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