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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!
It was hard to photograph, but Lady Jane and Dudley like to play, one in the upper part of the cage, the other in the lower, and they reach between the bars to bat at each other.
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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. Wouldn't it be nice if _________.
2. I don't mind buying used _________.
3. I have a strange habit of _________.
4. I have enough _________ to last a lifetime.
1. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone was nice!
2. I don't mind buying used almost anything except, of course, those deeply personal items everyone should get new.
3. I have a strange habit of filling up my car when the tank is only down to halfway. I don't ever want to be without a mostly full tank in case of an emergency.
4. I have enough experience scrubbing really nasty bathrooms to last a lifetime.
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Today is:
Compitalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (slave festival to the Lares and Manes, household gods)
Curried Chicken Day
Eat Crackers and Try to Whistle Day -- just to see if it's as much fun as it was when you were young
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day -- an internet generated holiday with whatever purpose you decide to give it
Hen Galan -- Gwaun Valley, Dyfed, Wales (New Year Celebration begins -- yes, they still use the old calendar)
Kiss a Ginger Day -- some call it a national or international day, although it's not official; a history of this day is here
Lee-Jackson Day -- Virginia, US
Little League Girls Baseball Day -- girls were finally allowed to play this date in 1974
Memorial Day -- Turkmenistan
National Marzipan Day
National Pharmacist Day -- US
National Youth Day -- India (on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananand)
Rubber Band Veteran Day -- to commemorate the warriors and heroes of rubber band fights around the globe and in your very own school or office
Santos Tour Down Under -- Adelaide, Australia (professional cycling's first event of the UCI World Tour for this year; through the 21st)
Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day -- because if you made any it's too soon to give up
St. Benedict Biscop's Day (Founder and Patron of English Benedictines, and Patron of musicians, painters; Sunderland, England)
Traditional Day of Offering -- Bhutan (first day of 12th month of Tibetan calendar)
Zanzibar Revolution Day -- Tanzania
Birthdays Today:
HAL, 1997 (according to A. C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey)
Jeff Bezos, 1964
Oliver Platt, 1960
Kirstie Alley, 1955
Howard Stern, 1954
Rush Limbaugh, 1951
Joe Frazier, 1944
Glenn Yarborough, 1930
Ray Price, 1926
Ira Hamilton Hayes, 1922
James Farmer, 1920
Luise Rainer, 1910
Tex Ritter, 1905
Joe E. Lewis, 1902
Jack London, 1876
John Singer-Sargent, 1856
Edmund Burke, 1729
Charles Perrault, 1628
John Winthrop, 1588 (O.S. date)
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Dynasty"(TV) 1981
"All in the Family"(TV), 1971
"Batman"(TV), 1966
"Arthur Godfrey and His Friends"(TV) 1949
"Ottone, re di Germania"(Handel's Opera, HWV 15). 1723
Today in History:
Tsarina Elizabeth establishes the first university in Russia, 1755
The first US public museum is established, in Charlestown, South Carolina, 1773
Mission Santa Clara de Asis is founded in California, 1777
The first cargo arrives in New Orleans by steamship, from Natchez, 1812
Anthracite coal is first used to smelt iron, in Mauch Chunk,Pennsylvania, 1839
The Royal Aeronautical Society is founded in England, 1866
The Dow-Jones closes above 100 for the first time, 1906
A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time, 1908
The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees, 1911
The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote, 1915
Finland's "Mosaic Confessors" law went into effect, making Finnish Jews full citizens, 1918
Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate, 1932
Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation, 1967
An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait, 1991
A new constitution, providing for freedom to form political parties, is approved by a referendum in Mali, 1992
Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning, 1998
The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage, 2004
Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket, 2006
The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal, 2006
Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years, 2007
An earthquake in Haiti kills an estimated 230,000 and destroys most of Port-au-Prince, 2010
Divers retrieve one of two black boxes from Air Asia Flight 8501, which crashed on December 28th during its flight from Indonesia to Singapore, 2015
Missy Eliot becomes the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, 2019
Taal volcano, 70km (45 miles) south of Manila in the Philippines, begins erupting and prompts evacuations, 2020
India's Supreme Court puts on hold three controversial new farm laws that ignited weeks of protests by farmers in Delhi, 2021
It would be better than nice if everyone was nice. It would be wonderful. I don't envy your bathroom scrubbing experiences.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute with the two kitties' interactions. They look pretty frisky to me. I hope they will be cageless one day so they can frisk elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice that those kitties can reach to each other to keep themselves entertained.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet to see the two kittens playing through the cage. Now if only they could be adopted together, that would be terrific. And I'm like you on the gasoline. I was brought up here where it's colder and our reasoning is that we never want to be stuck on the road with a short tank of gas and need the heater for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI like your friendly fill-ins. My answer for that last one was spontaneous and out loud: Yarn! Scrubbing experiences ... yes I think I've had more than my share, but not anywhere near yours.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a super fun set up for the kitties! Here in MN you learn as a kid to always have plenty of gas because of the extreme cold in the winter, you may need it if you have car trouble. Mom gets nervous if she is down to a quarter of a tank any time of the year!
ReplyDeleteThe were sure having some fun trying to play with each other. Those were good fill-in answers too!
ReplyDeleteCute kitty pics. Great fill in answers. I'm with you on #1. I'm the same way about gas. I don't like my gas tank to get under the halfway mark. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute kittens. Thanks for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. You are wise to keep a full tank of gas. :) XO
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "Our Dada says he saw a movie a long time ago called 'Lady Jane'! I don't think it was about kittens, though ..."
ReplyDeleteYes indeed kindness seems to have been forgotten lately. It cost nothing to smile and say hello.
ReplyDeleteLady Jane and Dudley what fun names.
Hugs Cecilia
Thank you for all your good works with cats.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I do love watching cats they never fail to make me giggle :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a battastic weekend and thanls for hosting 👍
Adorable kitties playing with each other ~ fun photos!
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Love the kitties playing. I've had my share of cleaning other peoples places too. These days just doing my own is enough for me.
ReplyDeleteI think keeping your gas tank mostly full is a smart idea! Have a wonderful weekend. :)
ReplyDeletePawesome fill-ins, and totally on #3, mew always need a full tank! Happy Caturday to mew all, we hope mew are having an epic weekend!
ReplyDeleteThose are some super adorable kittens. Good job on the fill-ins. Totally agree with #1. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta & Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
ReplyDeleteThat's really cute. Lady Jane and Dudley, we have our paws crossed that you find your happily ever afters real soon! XO
ReplyDeleteYour first Fill-In is spot on, it certainly would be nice. If only...
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