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Feline Friday was started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.
He has handed hosting duties off to Sandee, of Comedy Plus, and it's simple to join, just follow the link to Sandee's page for the rules and the code.
Ruth(less) is queen of the room.
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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. I have a tough time choosing a gift for _________.
2. I can't wait to see _________ open the _________ from me.
3. I'm dreaming of a _________ Christmas.
4. If my holiday season were a book or movie, it would be titled _________.
1. I have a tough time choosing a gift for anyone who doesn't want an edible gift.
2. I can't wait to see Little Lee open the books from me.
3. I'm dreaming of a sane Christmas.
4. If my holiday season were a book or movie, it would be titled Merry Christmess.
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Today is:
Anna's Day -- Sweden and Finland (commemorates the conception of the Virgin Mary by St. Anne, celebration for all females named Anne or Anna, and the day to start the processing of the Christmas Eve lutefisk.)
Christmas Card Day -- the first commercial card went on sale on this day in 1843
Christmas Gift Memory Day -- the day to reminisce about your all-time favorite Christmas gift
End of Days of Reckoning -- Fairy Calendar
Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne -- Orthodox Church
Fetes de l'Escalade -- Geneva, Switzerland (Scaling, or Climbing Day; celebrating the defeat of the Duke of Savoy's troops; through Sunday)
International Anti-Corruption Day -- UN
National Heroes Day / Vere Cornwall Bird, Sr., Day -- Antigua and Barbuda
National Pastry Day
National Salesperson's Day -- US (begun by Maura Schreier-Fleming, and listed on various days depending on whom you ask)
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day -- any country that dares to celebrate may claim this one, and you can order your ugly sweater here
Official Lost and Found Day
Remembrance for Egill Skallagrimsson -- Asatru/Norse Pagan Calendar (Viking Age poet, warrior, and rune magician)
Republic Day -- Tanzania
Search High and Low For Your Gingerbread Recipe Day -- or just give up and go to the internet for a new one, that's where i found this "holiday"
St. Leocadia's Day (Patron of Toledo, Spain)
Weary Willie Day -- birth anniversary of Emmet Kelley, Sr.
Yuri's Day in the Autumn -- Russian Orthodox Church (a celebration of St. George, as following the Gregorian Calendar)
Anniversaries Today:
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, US, established, 1962
Christmas Seals first sold, in Wilmington, DE, US, 1907
"Charge of the Light Brigade" published, 1854
YMCA opens in Montreal, QC, CA (first in North America), 1851
Birthdays Today:
Jesse Metcalfe, 1978
Reiko Aylesworth, 1972
David Kersh, 1970
Kara DioGuardi, 1970
Jakob Dylan, 1969
Kurt Angle, 1968
Felicity Huffman, 1962
David Anthony Higgins, 1961
Joe Lando, 1961
Donny Osmond, 1957
John Malkovich, 1953
Joan Armatrading, 1950
Michael Nouri, 1945
Dick Butkus, 1942
Beau Bridges, 1941
Judy Dench, 1934
Buck Henry, 1930
Dick Van Patten, 1928
Dina Merrill, 1925
Redd Foxx, 1922
Kirk Douglas, 1916
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1909
Grace Hopper, 1906
Margaret Hamilton, 1902
Emmet Kelley, Sr., 1898
Clarence Birdseye, 1886
Joel Chandler Harris, 1848
John Milton, 1608
Edwin Sandys, 1561
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"(TV special), 1965
"Coronation Street"(TV), 1960
"Salome"(Opera), 1905
"Charge of the Light Brigade"(Publication date, in The Examiner), 1854
Today in History:
The Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire, 536
New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster, 1793
The Republic of Texas captures San Antonio, Texas, 1835
The first Young Men's Christian Association in the Americas is founded, in Montreal, 1851
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback becomes governor of Louisiana for 35 days, becoming the first black US governor, 1872
Levant Richardson patents the ball-bearing skate, 1884
Statistician Herman Hollerith installs his computing device at the United States War Department, 1888
The Norwegian parliament vote unanimously for female suffrage, 1903
The first broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV, 1960
Barbados joins the United Nations, 1966
NLS (a system for which hypertext and the computer mouse were developed) is publicly demonstrated for the first time in San Francisco, 1968
The United Arab Emirates join the United Nations, 1971
The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, 1979
Phoenix, Arizona, US, gets 3 inches of snow, 1985
Lech Walesa wins the presidental election in Poland, 1990
In Australia, thieves broke into a home and stole two 300-year-old etchings by Rembrandt. The 4-by-4-inch etchings, a self-portait and a depiction of the artist's mother, were valued around $518,000, 2003
Pakistan's media publish fake WikiLeaks cables attacking India, 2010
China creates a new "Confucius Peace Prize" to honor its former Taiwanese Vice President, Lien Chan, who refused to collect it, 2010
The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has returned images from the red planet's Gale Crater showing evidence of sediment deposits, suggesting that lakes and rivers potentially existed across the planet millions of years ago, 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, for her handling of debt and refugee crises, 2015
Whakaari volcano, a tourist attraction in New Zealand, erupts killing 16, 2019
Definitely the Queen of the Room. A sane Christmas would be more than welcome.
ReplyDeleteI really like your friendly fill-ins today!
ReplyDeleteIt will be only the two of us at Christmas so will be sane to the point of being too quiet! Ruth definitely owns that room.
ReplyDeleteCat is king.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
At first I thought I was looking at a statue (catue?)! Merry Christmess!
ReplyDeleteQueen indeed. Love it and I love your fill-ins especially the last one. You made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the Feline Friday Blog Hop.
Have a purrfect Feline Friday and weekend. Big hug, my friend. ♥
I think you know I do a lot of baking, so I'm someone who often gives edible gifts. I love receiving them too.
ReplyDeleteHa! deinitely a Queen :-)
ReplyDeleteNice answers especially #2 :-)
Have a sanetastic weekend 👍
Oh boy- Ruth is definitely a cat to watch out for! Great fill-ins and most of my gifts are also edible! Fun for everyone! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI love cats with attitude. :) Thank you for participating in the fill-ins.I love your movie title. And I am glad you got little Lee books. Have a nice weekend. XO
ReplyDeleteRuth really does look like she is in charge. Those were good answers too!
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed at the places cats manage to perch themselves without falling off.
ReplyDeleteThe queen sitting on a very high throne. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteWow, Ruth does look like she rules the roost! Great fill-ins. Edible gifts are the best, right?
ReplyDeleteQueen of all she surveys for sure!
ReplyDeleteSane Christmas? I'm SO wanting that!
Christmess! Hahahaha!
Oh what an awesome Queen ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Ruthless! You have a kitty. A great name and a great cat! Owns the place, I see!
ReplyDeleteMy oldest daughter is Anna; I'm going to tell her about her day. Oh. She'll want more gifts. She's half-Italian so won't know anything about the fish. LOL.
I hope this next week that things get easier. <3