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Friday, September 15, 2023

Not Sorry (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 went upstairs, i left a cleaning cloth on the kitchen counter to use when i came back down.


How did it end up on the floor in the front room?






And Ruth(less) is not sorry, not even one little bit.


Beautiful mischief maker.





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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. _________ is something I accomplished this year.


2. _________ is something I have yet to accomplish.


3. I would _________ if I found _________.


4. Recently, _________ really piqued my interest.



1. Making headway in paying off debt   is something I accomplished this year.


2. Finishing paying off debt   is something I have yet to accomplish.   We've made a sizable dent, but have a good bit to go.


3. I would   try to find the owner   if I found   something valuable it was obvious someone lost and would want back.  In fact, I have done this.


4. Recently,   a new "fast food" restaurant   really piqued my interest.   It's Teriyaki Madness, and it has vegan/vegetarian options, so i'd like to try it at least once.



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Today is:


Battle of Britain Day -- UK


Clean Up the World Weekend -- it's a big challenge, but we can try   


Dia de Nuestra Senora de la Bien Aparecida -- Santander, Spain


Eleven Days of Global Unity -- Day 5, Health (sponsored by We, the World


Engineer's Day -- India


Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa) related observance

     Grito de Dolores -- Mexico (Cry of Dolores,a/k/a Father Hidalgo's Cry for Freedom Day, the evening before Independence Day)

     Virgin Mary of the Seven Sorrows Day -- Slovakia


Felt Hat Day (Traditional day upon which men started to wear their winter felt hats, similar to women beginning to wear white shoes on Memorial Day)


Ghatasthapana Dashain Festival-- Nepal (start of a nine-day Hindu festival, the longest and most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar)


Independence Day -- Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua (all in 1821)


International Day of Democracy -- UN


Make a Hat Day -- just for fun (and if you are a guy, make a felt hat)


National Creme de Menthe Day


National Doodle Day -- UK (fundraiser for Epilepsy Action)    


National Hispanic Heritage Month -- US, through Oct. 15


National Linguine Day


National POW/MIA Recognition Day -- US www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pow_day/


National Tradesmen Day -- US


Navaratri Dussehra -- Hindu (nine-day Festival of Durga, wife of Shiva; local dates of observance may vary)


Restoration of Primorska to the Motherland Day -- Slovenia


Rosh Hashanah -- Judaism (begins this evening; through the evening of the 17th)


Silpa Bhirasri Day -- Thailand


St. Catherine of Genoa's Day (Patron of brides, childless people, people in difficult marriages, people ridiculed for their piety, victims of adultery and unfaithfulness, widows; against adultery and temptation)


World Lymphoma Day 



Anniversaries Today:


Greenpeace is founded, 1971



Birthdays Today:


Heidi Montag, 1986

Prince Harry, 1984

Dave Annable, 1979

Josh Charles, 1971

Dan Marino, Jr., 1961

Tommy Lee Jones, 1946

Oliver Stone, 1946

Carmen Maura, 1945

Jessye Norman, 1945

Merlin Olsen, 1940

Gaylord Jackson Perry, 1938

Norm Crosby, 1927

Jackie Cooper, 1922

Fay Wray, 1907

Roy Acuff, 1903

Agatha Christie, 1890

Robert Benchley, 1889

William H. Taft, 1857

James Fenimore Cooper, 1789

François de La Rochefoucauld, 1613

Marco Polo, 1254



Debuting/Premiering Today:


USA Today(Newspaper first issue), 1982

"CHIPs"(TV), 1977

"Columbo"(TV), 1971

"I Spy"(TV), 1965

"Lost in Space"(TV), 1965

"Bachelor Father"(TV), 1957

"The Lone Ranger"(TV), 1949



Today in History:



The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy, 1616

The French army under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow, 1812

The first Negro National Convention begins in Philadelphia, 1830

The locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, 1831*

HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands, 1835

Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell becomes the first woman in the US to be ordained a minister (Congregationalist), 1853

Timothy Alder patents the typesetting machine, 1857

RCA releases the 12AX7 vacuum tube, 1947

United Nations gives Eritrea to Ethiopia, 1952

The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

*The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C., 1981

Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations, 1981

Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history, 2008

In Australia, "Indeterminate" can now be listed on a passport as a gender, 2011

A previously unknown species of bottlenose dolphin is found by Australian researchers, and named Tursiops australis, 2011

Japan switches off its last working nuclear reactor, 2013

Archaeologists document their find of the oldest-known brewery and the remains of 13,000-year-old beer in a cave in Haifa Israel, belonging to the nomadic Natufian people, 2018

Norman Lear becomes the oldest person to win an Emmy at age 97, in the variety special category for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience," 2019

SpaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a three-day orbit around Earth, 2021

Yvon Chouinard, founder of the Patagonia, Inc. brand of outdoor clothing, transfers ownership of the business to a non-profit organization so future profits can fight climate change, 2022

22 comments:

  1. Isn't it wonderful to see more vegetarian/vegan options about?

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  2. Anything different is a toy to be played with.

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  3. Ruth(less} says I am innocent so there lol :-)

    Have a clothtastic weekend and thanks for hosting 👍

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  4. That Ruth looks guilty fur sure, while sitting at the dining table trying hard to look innocent. I have included her on Dani's blog today.

    Thanks for hosting!

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  5. Beautiful kitty! One thing about any fast food, normal, or vegan, it usually is loaded with salt. Mom doesn't eat or use much salt at home but when we travel and she gets vegan/vegetarian food, she notices all the salt right away.

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  6. The fast food place sounds good. Let us know what you find there one day. Ruth is lovely and I saw her on Dani Girl, too.

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  7. I think Ruth was just trying to help. Cute kitty. Thank you for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. Being that you paid down a lot of debt, you deserve to go out to the new restaurant. XO

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  8. Ruth is so pretty. Great fill ins. Hope you have a great weekend!

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  9. Ruth looks so cute! I found a wallet containing credit cards and cash on the beach. I mentioned it on our town's Facebook page and managed to reunite it with its owner. I wonder how many people would have kept it for themselves.

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  10. I always make every attempt to return anything lost that I find. Usually people are so grateful, but once I was actually sorry I went out of my way,

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  11. Ruth is beautiful. We like your fill-in answers!

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  12. What a unique kitty! But guilty for taking the cleaning rag. Oh My Goodness and no regrets! Love the fill in's.

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  13. I thought of you as I was eating some of my veggie thin crust pizza for lunch. It is the one place across the road from our neighborhood, Domino's Pizza. Oh Ruth looks like she does not have a care in the world. A beauty patchwork kitty. Like a quilt.

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  14. Ruth is such a cutie! Those were really good answers too!

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  15. Lol. They're usually not sorry, but because of the cuteness factor, we forgive them anyway. :)

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  16. I'm definitely a dog person, but I have one cat picture I could post. I'll have to hop on board one Friday.

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  17. Love your beautiful mischief maker but I think s/he does look a bit guilty, just a bit rebellious at the same time.

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  18. Ruth(less) isn't at all sorry, cats never are, she was simply removing an object that didn't belong there.

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  19. Ruth is adorable and great photo ~ fun fill ins ~

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

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  20. Ruth(less) is indeed meautiful beyond words, and we're sure she was only trying to help! Supurr fill-ins and that restaurant sounds pawesome, the P.A. would be there for the vegetarian options too!

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  21. It would be impossible to be angry with that face! We're working on paying off debt too. Ugh.

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