Friday, October 20, 2023

Miller the Trash Snoopervisor (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!


Miller has designated himself the kitchen trash snoopervisor at the shelter.  (Please note:  he was not allowed to eat anything in there.)













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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 may _________, but I _________.


2. I keep forgetting that _________.


3. This time of year, _________ is my favorite treat to enjoy.


4. _________ scares me more than _________.



1. I may   be slow,   but I   am persistent and try to get the job done.


2. I keep forgetting that   the days are both cooler and shorter so if i want to give Tripod SissyCat some time on the porch, i can let her out earlier as she won't die of heat prostration now.


3. This time of year,   vegan "cheesecake"   is my favorite treat to enjoy.


4. Car trouble   scares me more than   it should.  Depending on old cars lasting "a little longer" to get you to work can be a bit nerve wracking.



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Today is:


Birth of the Bab -- Baha'i


Feast of Agios Gerasimos -- Kefalonia, Greece (celebration of the patron saint of this Ionian island, with religious services followed by dancing and feasting)


Feast of No Excuse For A Feast Day -- internet generated, if you have no other excuse to celebrate something today, use this one


Festival of Ebisu -- Japan (the laughing god, who is the only one available this month, as the 8 million other gods of the pantheon gather at the Grand Shrine of Izumo; traditionally on 20th day of 10th month of the lunisolar calendar)


Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth -- Sikh


International Juan Valdez Appreciation Day -- internet generated, yet as we sip our morning wake up brew, let's remember the hardy souls who pick the beans for us!


Mammography Day -- the third Friday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month


Mashujaa Day -- Kenya (National Day/Kenyatta Day)


Miss American Rose Day -- with online only pageants devoted to high achievement and community service for girls and women of all ages, Miss American Rose suggests treating all women in your life like beautiful roses and performing community service with them


National Brandied Fruit Day


National Day on Writing -- US (sponsored by National Council of Teachers of English)   


Provincial Anniversary Day -- Hawke's Bay, NZ


Revolution Day -- Guatemala


Seeking of King Look Under Your Mattress -- Fairy Calendar


St. Acca's Day (Patron of learning)


Suspenders Day -- probably begun by the same people who wanted to see if you would observe Wear Something Gaudy Day and Dress Like A Dork Day


World Osteoporosis Day -- International Osteoporosis Foundation 


World Student Day -- International Fellowship of Evangelical Students   




Anniversaries Today:


Clint Black marries Lisa Hartman, 1991

William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty, 1973

The Sydney Opera House opens, 1973

Aristotle Onassis marries Jacqueline Kennedy, 1968



Birthdays Today:


John Krasinski, 1979

Dann Gillen, 1967

Viggo Mortensen, 1958

Danny Boyle, 1956

Keith Hernandez, 1953

Tom Petty, 1953

Melanie Mayron, 1952

Tom Petty, 1950

Jerry Orbach, 1935

William Christopher, 1932

Mickey Mantle, 1931

Joyce Brothers

Art Buchwald, 1925

Fayard Nicholas, 1914

Bela Lugosi, 1882

Charles Ives, 1874

Charles Dewey, 1859

James Robert Mann, 1856

Arthur Rimbaud, 1854

Christopher Wren, 1632



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"The Six Million Dollar Man"(TV), 1973

"No Time for Sergeants"(Play), 1955

"Vor Sonnenaufgang/Before Sunrise"(Hauptmann play), 1889



Today in History:


The first Crusaders arrive at Antioch, 1097

The city of Nuestra Senora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace), Bolivia, is founded, 1548

Battle of sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's Shoguns, 1600

Maria Theresa of Habsburg becomes ruler of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia, 1740

Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Habsburg Monarchy, 1781

US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase, 1803

The U.S. and U.K. sign the Convention of 1818, which, among other things settles the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel for most of its length, 1818

First Edition of London Sunday Times, 1822

Lincoln formally establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the US, on the 4th Thursday of November each year, 1864

P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome featuring "The Greatest Show on Earth" opens in NYC, 1873

The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched, 1910

The first Negro League World Series is held, the KC Monarchs shut out the Hilldales, 5-0, 1924

United States of America and Pakistan establish diplomatic relations for the first time, 1947

The Nepal Stock Exchange collapses, 1971

The Sydney Opera House opens, 1973

BM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released, 1983

US accuses Microsoft of violating law by forcing IE browser on computers, 1997

European astronomers announce the discovery of 32 extrasolar planets, 2009

Atronomers announce that galaxy UDFy-38135539 is the most distant object observed from Earth, around 30 billion light-years, 2010

Muammar Gaddafi, and his son Mutassim Gaddafi are killed shortly after the Battle of Sirte, 2011

Pollution is linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide or 9 million in 2015 in a report published in "The Lancet", 2017

Qantas Airlines runs a first test flight of its new 787 Boeing Dreamliner, flying from New York to Sydney in 19 hours, 42 minutes, 2019

The US Justice Department sues Google for an alleged illegal monopoly over internet searches and search advertising, 2020

New dating techniques using solar storms show the first European settlements of the New World were made by Vikings around 1021AD in Newfoundland, 2021

17 comments:

  1. I suspect most cats have a bit of the snoopervisor in them.
    I hope your car last longer too. So much.

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  2. Miller looks to be a very good snoopervisor of the trash.
    We are on a cruise at the moment and I am limited what I can do on the phone. I have managed to enter our blog on the list but can't enter the list to the blog. It will be the same next week.

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  3. Aww! Miller LQQKS like the perfect snoopervisor heheh! :-)

    Have a bintastic weekend and thanks for hosting 👍

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  4. Silly kitty must be looking for food or there are fun crinkle noises in there. Mom is terrified of car trouble. After our tire incident in Virginia last winter, she worries a lot more.

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  5. I'm retired now but boy do I remember always worrying that my car would be Dependable for getting to work. I can say that only a couple times was I late for either a flat tire or something more serious. I think maybe the kitty is just being extra special good about seeing to it things are cleaned up.

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  6. Miller sure does take his duties seriously! Those were good answers but here's to no car troubles!

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  7. Miller is a cutie. Thanks for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. Slow and steady wins the race. :) I understand being nervous about the cars, before I got my 2017 Soul( in 2019), my Elantra was 16 and constantly having something go wrong. XO

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  8. Miller is adorable but seeing him in the trash made me both smile and cringe at the same time.

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  9. Sweet photos of curious Miller and great fill ins
    ` thanks

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

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  10. That kitty takes snooping to a whole new level! :)

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  11. I'm kinda like Karen up there love me. Seeing Miller in the trash hits me funny and cringey.

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  12. What is it with cats and trash cans? My cats love to sit on top of mine. I'm sure they'd dive in if I allowed them to. :)

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  13. My trash snoopervisor used to be my youngest son. Eevry morning he would toddle into the kitchen and swing that lid to see what was new in there.
    I hope your car holds out for good while, longer than usual anyway.

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  14. Miller, that is some tip top snoopervising, dude! Did you find anything awesome in there?

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  15. Mol we love that level of Snoopervising Commitment, absolutely epic! Furrbulous fill-ins, and yep having an older car is rather nerve wracking, even more so in bad weather! We will send oodles of pawsitive vibes for a smooth running car for mew!

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  16. The kitchen trash snoopervisor---hilarious!

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