Friday, December 8, 2023

Chance Gets Another Chance (Feline Friday) and Friendly Fill-Ins

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Feline Friday was originally started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude (who no longer blogs), and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.

He handed hosting duties off to Sandee at Comedy Plus, and now she's entrusting 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!


When i was caretaking at the shelter, Chance had managed to tie his bottom cage door closed with the string portion of a wand toy.  I got it released and put it where he could play with it while I was out there taking care of all the kitties and could keep an eye on him.


(Please remember these toys need to be given to your cat only when you can supervise.  Chewing and swallowing the strings or cords can be dangerous.)



















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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. Some of my favorite Christmas songs are _________ and _________.


2. I like to watch _________ every year at Christmastime.


3. I would call this the most _________ time of the year.


4. If I were on Santa's naughty list, it would probably be because _________.



1. Some of my favorite Christmas songs are _________ and _________.   Two of my favorite serious Christmas songs are   O Holy Night and Mary Did You Know (with an honorable mention going to What Child is This).   Two of my favorite silly Christmas songs are   I'm Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas and I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.


2. I like to watch   A Charlie Brown Christmas   every year at Christmastime.


3. I would call this the most   busy   time of the year.


4. If I were on Santa's naughty list, it would probably be because   the traffic around here almost always has me on the verge of losing my religion.




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Today is:


Battle Day -- Falkland Islands


Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) -- Buddhism (especially among Zen Buddhists, and in Japan, a celebration of the Buddha's enlightenment)


CARICOM-Cuba Day


Constitution Day -- Northern Mariana Islands; Romania; Uzbekistan(Konstitutsiya Kuni)


Dia de las Playas -- Uruguay (Day of the Beaches, a/k/a Family Day or Blessing of the Waters Day; official opening day of beach season, marked with a ceremonial blessing by a priest, as well as sailing regattas, horse races, and more)


Dita Kombetare e Rinise -- Albania (National Youth Day)


Feast of the Immaculate Conception -- Roman Catholic Holy Day of Obligation; recognized holiday in Andorra; Argentina; Austria; Chile; Columbia; East Timor; Equatorial Guinea(Patrona de Guinea Ecuatorial); Holy See(Vatican City); Italy; Liechtenstein; Macau; Malta; Monaco; Nicaragua(Fiesta de la Griteria); Paraguay; Peru; Portugal; San Marino; Seychelles; Spain; Switzerland; special observances

     Dia de las Playas -- Uruguay (Day of the Beaches, a/k/a Family Day or Blessing of the Waters Day; official opening day of beach season, marked with a ceremonial blessing by a priest, as well as sailing regattas, horse races, and more)

     Festa da Conceição da Praia -- Salvador da Bahia, Brazil (syncretic celebration of Yemanjá, Queen of the Ocean and the Immaculate Conception)

     Festival of Lights -- Lyon


Festival of Tiberinus -- Ancient Roman Empire (guardian of the Tiber River)


Fetes de l'Escalade -- Geneva, Switzerland (Scaling, or Climbing Day; celebrating the defeat of the Duke of Savoy's troops; through Sunday)


Hanukkah -- Judaism (began sundown yesterday; through sundown Dec. 15)


Mother's Day -- Panama


National Chocolate Brownie Day


National Salesperson's Day -- US (begun by Maura Schreier-Fleming, and listed on various days depending on whom you ask)


National Students' Day -- Bulgaria (studentski praznik)


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 -- why is this one official?  information here lostandfoundday.atspace.cc


Popeye Day -- birth anniversary of his creator, Elzie Crisler Segar


Pretend to Be A Time Traveler Day -- although some sites say this day was actually cancelled in 2015, others suggest dressing up as if you are from a dystopian future and running up to people, asking them what year it is, when they answer say, "Then there's still time!" and dash off.  Just don't get arrested if you try it at home, okay? 


Santa Marian Kamelen -- Guam (Our Lady of Camarin Day)


St. Kliment Ohirdski -- Macedonia (St. Clement of Ohrid's Day)


Virgin de Caacupe -- Paraguay (Nuestra Senora de Caacupe/Our Lady of Miracles of Caacupe, patroness of Paraguay)


Winter Flowers Day -- internet generated, a day to find and enjoy whatever flowers are still blooming right now



Anniversary Today:


American Federation of Labor founded, 1886



Birthdays Today:


Ian Somerhalder, 1978

Dominic Monaghan, 1976

Sinead O'Connor, 1966

Teri Hatcher, 1964

Ann Coulter, 1961

Kim Basinger, 1953

Sam Kinison, 1953

Gregg Allman, 1947

Mary Woronov, 1946

Jim Morrison, 1943

"Red" Berenson, 1941

James Galway, 1939

James MacArthur, 1937

David Carradine, 1936

Flip Wilson, 1933

Maximilian Schell, 1930

Sammy Davis, Jr. 1925

Richard Fleischer, 1916

Lee J. Cobb, 1911

James Thurber, 1894

Elzie Crisler Segar, 1894

Diego Rivera, 1886

Jean Sibelius, 1865

Willam C. "Billy" Durant, 1861

Eli Whitney, 1765

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), Roman writer, BC65



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"(Musical), 1949

"Green Grow the Lilacs"(Musical; precursor to "Oklahoma"), 1930



Today in History


Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi, 1326

Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room, the second public library of Europe, 1609

The Mexican border town Ciudad Juárez is founded by Fray García de San Francisco, 1659

Margaret Hughes becomes the first actress to appear on an English public stage, playing the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello, 1660

Vienna's Ring Theater is destroyed by fire, killing over 600, 1881

The American Federation of Labor is formed by 26 individual craft unions, and Samuel Gompers is elected its first president, 1886

The Japanese military police launch a violent suppression of the religious sect Oomoto, 1935

The Chinese Nationalist government moves from mainland China to Formosa, 1949

John Lennon is murdered, 1980

The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States, 1991

The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations, 2004

Kirsty Williams is elected the first female leader of a political party in Wales, the Welsh Liberal Democrats, 2008

With the second launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first privately held company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft, 2010

Japan's Government apologizes to Canada for the treatment of its POWs during WWII, 2011

Egyptian President Morsi agrees to not expand his powers but declares the referendums on a new constitution will be enacted, 2012

In Kiev, Russia, protestors topple the last surviving monument to Lenin, 2013

The Vienna State Opera stages its first show by a female composer, Olga Neuwirth’s “Orlando,” 2019

Sanna Marin becomes Finland's youngest-ever Prime Minister at the age of 34, 2019

UN investigation in the DR Congo finds 131 people were massacred in November by the M23 rebel group, 2022

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Options (Six Sentence Story), Good Fences, Sammy’s Poetry Day and Brian’s Thankful Thursday

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"Good morning, sweetheart," George said, coming into the kitchen where his wife Judy was already drinking coffee and reading the paper.


"Good morning, you look dapper today, are you planning some shenanigans?"


"Sweetheart, I'm 81 years old, there's a limit to what mischief I can get into, I'm just meeting the guys at Frank's for breakfast."


"Well, there's always one thing you can do, even at your age," she said.


"What's that?" he asked.


Turning the paper over to the front page, which had still more election campaign news, she said, "Run for president!"



Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Limit.      





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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!





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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day This week's image and my poem:    





We train hard to be ready for the fray,

when it's show time, we don't have much to say,

this is part of our work though it looks like play,

and we hope the rider will always do it the same way,

'cause one false move could ruin someone's day!



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Brian's Family of Brian's Home hosts Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.   It's time to share something for which i am thankful.  


Today i am thankful Angel, Ms. G's cat, is showing signs the long-acting shots she received before her mama left town are doing what they are supposed to do.  She is eating, drinking and litter boxing normally and even got in her chair and sniffed me when i put my hand near, although she would not touch me (and i never try to touch her, she has to make the first move).






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Today is:


Armed Forces Flag Day -- India


Día de las Velitas -- Columbia (Day of the Little Candles, a celebration on the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception)


Feast of Osiris in Abydos -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)


Hang a Wreath Day -- after all, by now it's about time


Hanukkah -- Judaism (Festival of Lights; begins at sundown, through sundown Dec. 15)


International Civil Aviation Day -- UN


Letter Writing Day -- no origin info found, but think of how happy someone will be to get a letter if you write one!


National Cotton Candy Day


National Day -- Myanmar


National Heroes' Day/Memorial Day -- East Timor


Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day -- US


Quema del Diablo -- Guatemala (Burning of the Devil, to cast out impurities before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception)


St. Ambrose of Milan's Day (Patron of beekeepers, bees, candle makers/chandlers, domestic animals, learning, schoolchildren/students, wax refiners; French Commissariat; Milan, Italy)


Students' Day -- Iran


Spitak Remembrance Day -- Armenia



Anniversaries Today:


National Fire Safety Council founded, 1979

Delaware becomes the first US State, 1787



Birthdays Today:


Aaron Carter, 1987

Tino Martinez, 1967

C. Thomas Howell, 1966

Edd Hall, 1958

Larry Bird, 1956

Tom Waits, 1949

Johnny Bench, 1947

Harry Chapin, 1942

Ellen Burstyn, 1932

Ted Knight, 1923

Eli Wallach, 1915

Louis Prima, 1910

Willa Cather, 1873



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"City of Angels"(Musical), 1989

"Band on the Run"(Album), 1973 (UK release date)

"The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria"(Savoy Opera), 1889



Today in History:


Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated, BC43

Chinese Emperor Lo-Yang makes notation of a supernova (MSH15-52), 185

Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the US, is completed to Trumbull, 1696

The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, 1732

Marquis de Lafayette attempts to enter the American military as a major general, 1776

The New York Philharmonic plays its first concert, 1842

Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black body emission, 1900

Leo Baekeland of Yonkers patents the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, 1911

The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, 1941

Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils, 1962

The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats, 1970

The final Apollo mission is launched, and takes the photo now called The Blue Marble as they take off, 1972

Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist, 1988

The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched, 1995

The Recording Industry Association of America files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client alleging copyright infringement, 1999

The Conservative Party of Canada is officially recognized after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, 2003

Scientists in Tanzania discover the oldest-known dinosaur fossil, and 243-million-year-old Nyasasaurus, 2012

NASA reports the GRAIL probes studying the moon reveal unexpectedly deep cracks, craters and tectonic structures, 2012

Beijing issues its first ever red alert for pollution, 2015

Naples' pizza spinning, Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival are all given UNESCO intangible heritage status, 2017

Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, is confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games, 2020