Friday, June 30, 2023

Kittens by the Bushel (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!


If you want kittens, the shelter has them.














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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. When I _________, it means that I am sick.


2. I _________ fireworks.


3. I have a newfound appreciation for _________.


4. I think everyone should _________ so that _________.



1. When I   don't go to work,   it means that I am sick.


2. I   like  fireworks   conditionally, the condition being they are professionally done and people who don't like them can stay away, or take their pets out of the area because they know when the show will happen.


3. I have a newfound appreciation for   quiet and silence.


4. I think everyone should   listen more, becoming as interested in understanding as in being understood  so that   we might be better able to understand and care for one another.



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Today is:


Aizen Matsuri -- Shoman-in Temple, Osaka, Japan (celebration of Aizen Myo-oh, greatest of the 8 Buddhist guardian gods, and is also called the Yakuta Festival; through July 2)


Armed Forces Day -- Guatemala


Crab Races -- Fairy Calendar (Pixies, Elves, and some Fairies)


Day of Aestas -- Ancient Roman Calendar (culmination of the festival that begins the summer)


Feast of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome -- remembrance of the first Christians killed in Rome by order of Nero as scapegoats for the fire in Rome


General Prayer Day -- Central African Republic


Independence Day -- Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)(1960)


Leap Second Time Adjustment Day -- if one is needed


Meteor Day -- because of the Tuskunga Event


National Corvette Day -- US (vehicle introduced this day in 1953)


National Ice Cream Soda Day


Pridie Kalendas July (Day Before the Kalends of July) -- Ancient Roman Calendar (a day when dies comitiales -- citizen committees -- voted on political and criminal matters)


Revolution Day -- Sudan(1989)


St. Theobald of Provins' day (Patron of bachelors)


Tech Support Appreciation Day -- if you can get a hold of them, they can be great to have around



Anniversary Today:


Greg Allman marries Cher, 1975



Birthdays Today:


Michael Phelps, 1985

Fantasia Barrino, 1984

Ralf Schumacher, 1975

Michael Gerard (Mike) Tyson, 1966

Rupert Graves, 1963

Vincent D’Onofrio, 1959

David Alan Grier, 56, 1955

Leonard Whiting, 1950

Patricia Schroeder, 1940

Nancy Dussault, 1936

Harry Blackstone, Jr., 1934

Susan Hayward, 1919

Lena Horne, 1917

Czeslaw Milosz, 1911

William Almon Wheeler, 1819



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"Johnny Carson Show"(TV), 1955

"Guiding Light"(TV), 1947

"Brenda Starr, Reporter"(Comic strip), 1940




Today in History:


Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland, 1294

The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan, 1520

Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery, Ohio, 1794

French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope, 1859

The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place, 1860

The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal; it arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4, 1886

Albert Einstein publishes the article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", in which he introduces special relativity, 1905

The Tunguska event, probably caused by a meteor or comet fragment, occurs in remote Siberia, 1908

The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28; it remains Canada's deadliest tornado event, 1912

Congo gains independence from Belgium, 1960

The first leap second is added to the UTC time system, 1972

The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie, 1987

East Germany and West Germany merge their economies, 1990

The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, 1997

After nearly 7 years in space, the Cassini spacecraft becomes the first to orbit the planet Saturn, 2004

The Molecule of the Year 2011 is announced, BMP7 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7), a potential therapeutic utility for recurrent metastatic disease, 2012

Misty Copeland becomes the first African American principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, 2015

Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to set foot in North Korea during the Korean Demilitarized Zone meeting with Kim Jong Un, 2019

American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes the youngest chess grandmaster ever at 12 years and 4 months, surpassing Sergey Karjakin, 2021

The Guinness Book of World Records declares Emilio "Don Millo" Flores Márquez, (born 8 August 1908) from Puerto Rico to be the world's oldest man, 2021

19 comments:

  1. Oh, what a wonderful day of information from you and thank you! I am sorry we are not more frequent in our visits but we're going to fix that! (Loulou says don't say "fix"around here, haha. She is "fixed" but the word became a joke in the family.

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  2. Love your fill-ins. Hooray for listening more.
    I hope all of the furry cuties find loving homes.

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  3. Those kittens look happy enough.

    God bless.

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  4. Those kittens are lovely, but I wish all people would get their cats spayed (and neutered.)

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  5. Aww! such cute kittens they deserve a loving forever homes :-)
    Have a cutetastic weekend and thanks for hosting mimi 👍

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  6. It's heartbreaking to see the little ones, especially the wee one trying to get out of the cage. I hope they all get loving forever homes as soon as possible.

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  7. What meautiful kittens, we know they'll get epic homes! And supurr fill-ins today, and we totally agree with #2! Wishing mew a furbulous weekend and thank mew for hosting!

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  8. Such sweet kittens and I hope they all get a happily ever after. Those were good fill-in answers too.

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  9. It makes me feel like gathering them up and putting them into a big pocket to bring home. Hope they all get the fur-ever homes they deserve.

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  10. They are so adorable. Thank you for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers- especially #4. XO

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  11. I want to thank you too, for hosting this. And providing us with info we can use as well. I wish that all the wandering mama cats out there could be spayed. I wish it so much when all these innocents are born into a hard hard time.

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  12. The kittens are adorable. Great fill ins. Have a great weekend!

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  13. Such cute kittens! I'm with you where fireworks are concerned, especially ehen it comes to pets.

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  14. So many cute little kitties :)

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  15. Love your fill-ins and the kitties are adorable! I hope they find their forever homes soon. This was the time of year when I adopted Bell and Fiona last year. :-)

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  16. Adorable kitty photos and great fill ins ~ I appreciate the silence too ~ Xo

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  17. So many cute kittens! It's definitely kitten season here, too. Paws crossed for forever homes real soon. XO

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  18. Wow! When you said the shelter was bursting at the seams, you weren't kidding! Is there anything cuter than a kitten?! Great Fill-Ins!

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