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Friday, May 10, 2024

Peek-a-Boo Buddy (Feline Friday), Friendly Fill-Ins and Nature Friday

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Feline Friday was originally started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude (may he rest in peace), and i'm going to believe it's because he liked 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!


Ms. GA had set her umbrella on the floor and as i came down the stairs, i noticed something about it.














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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. Life is too short to tolerate _________.


2. _________ gives me hope.


3. I've been feeling _________ because _________.


4. I'm well aware that my _________ is a bit odd.



1. Life is too short to tolerate   bad coffee.


2. Jesus  gives me hope.


3. I've been feeling   a little overwhelmed  because   the hurrieder i go, the behinder i get!


4. I'm well aware that my   choice of diet   is a bit odd.




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Nature Friday is hosted by LLB in Our Backyard Simply post a picture of the natural world, and link up!


The "woods" across the street from our house.






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Today is:


Basava Jayanti -- KA, India (birth anniversary of 12th century philosopher Basavanna)


Child Care Provider Appreciation Day -- US (on the Friday before Mother's Day, to recognize the important role of child care providers in society today)  


Clean up Your Room Day -- one of those holidays that no one knows how it got started, but it's a good idea, especially if your house is decorated by teens in "Recently Ransacked" style!


Constitution Day -- Federated States of Micronesia


Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks, Skates, and Rays a Voice -- Whale Times or Shark Research Institute (to raise awareness and encourage advocacy to protect elasmobranchs)    


Golden Spike Day -- finishing the first US Trancontinental Railroad in 1869


Military Spouse Appreciation Day -- US (Friday before Mother's Day)


Mother's Day -- Belize; El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico (always May 9 in these countries)


National Shrimp Day


St. Cathal's Day (Patron of blind people, drought relief, epileptics, paralyzed people; Taranto, Italy; against blindness, drought, epilepsy, hernias, paralysis, plagues, storms)


St. Father Damien of Moloka'i's Day (Patron of lepers, outcasts, those with HIV/AIDS; Hawaii)


St. Job the Patriarch's Day (Patron against depression and ulcers)


Trust Your Intuition Day -- practice, and you'll get better at it


World Lupus Day   





Birthdays Today:


Kenan Thompson, 1978

Amanda Borden, 1977

Jason Brooks, 1966

Paul "Bono" Hewson, 1960

Phil and Steve Mahre, 1957

Donovan, 1946

Dave Mason, 1946

Marie-France Pisier, 1944

Judith Jamison, 1943

Gary Owens, 1936

Barbara Taylor Bradford, 1933

Pat Summerall, 1930

Ara Raoul Parseghian, 1923

Nancy Walker, 1922

T. Berry Brazelton, 1918

"Mother" Maybelle Carter, 1909

David O. Selznick, 1902

Fred Astaire, 1899

Max Steiner, 1888

Karl Barth, 1868

George Ross, 1730

Emperor Fushimi of Japan, 1265

Emperor Claudius, 213



Debuting/Premiering Today:


Twister(Film), 1996

"The Rest of the Story"(Radio), 1976

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major(Shostakovich Op. 102), 1957



Today in History:


The Roman armies under Titus open a full scale assault on Jerusalem, 70

Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb, 1267

Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I, 1291

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves on a voyage to the New World, 1497

Christopher Columbus "discovers" the Cayman Islands, 1503

Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland, 1534

Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary, 1559

England forcefully annexes Jamaice from Spain, 1655

Benjamin Franklin first tests the lightning rod, 1752

Louis XVI becomes King of France, 1774

The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America, 1801

New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels, 1837

In India, the first war of Independence begins, 1857

The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike, 1869

Romania  declares itself independent from Turkey, 1877

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883, 1893

The first Mother's Day is observed, 1908

J. Edgar Hoover is appointed Director of the FBI, 1924

First successful launch of a V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground, 1946

Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts, 1954

The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth, 1960

The Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing, 1979

François Mitterrand becomes the first Socialist President of France in the French 5th republic, 1981

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president, 1994

Deadliest day on the mountain: a rogue storm on Everest claims 8 lives, including experienced climbers, 1996

The Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world's largest moving structures, is opened by Queen Beatrix, 1997

Solicitor General Elena Kagan is the youngest Justice and third woman nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States, 2010

Microsoft announces plans to purchase Skype, 2011

An Indian fertility clinic announces that a 70 year old woman has successfully gave birth to a baby boy, 2016

The United States Geological Survey releases a report saying that some glaciers in Montana have receded by 85% in the last 50 years, 2017

Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, the world's oldest leader at 92, 2018

Taxi service Uber becomes a publicly traded company, 2019

Prince Charles delivers the Queen's Speech at the state opening of the UK parliament for the first time, 2022

Human genomic studies take a leap forward with the publication of the first of 47 DNA profiles from people in all areas of the world as an attempt to capture the entirety of human genetic variation, 2023

23 comments:

  1. Love the brolly cat. And hope you can slow down and relax a little. Follow a cat's wise example.

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  2. Oh, LOVE this blog, and today, especially FINTASTIC FRIDAY! SO COOL. Even if I don't, as a kitty, swim with sharks....

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  3. Oh DARN. I had to publish as Anonymous and now am publishing as who I AM. Wish I could change this....

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  4. Kitty looks so happy in the umbrella! Mom is with you on a diet that is odd. Most can't understand Mom's vegan/whole food diet, but if you are the one doing it, it makes complete sense.

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  5. It wasn't raining in the house was it, lol. Maybe the kitty was just trying to stay dry. What a beautiful stand of trees in that photo.

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  6. Beautiful kitty hiding under the umbrella. Thanks for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. Very true about coffee. XO

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  7. Sweet photos and great Fill-ins. Mom agrees about the coffee!!

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  8. That umbrella makes a terrific hidey tent! Those were good fill-in answers too.

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  9. Lol. It's funny when cats think they're hiding, but we can spot them. Happy Feline Friday! :-)

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  10. Such adorable kitty pics! Have a great weekend!

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  11. Such a clever little tuxedo kitty! She knows how to hide and be tantalizing at the same time. Efurry kitty needs an air of mystere.

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  12. What a pretty 'brella and OMCs it makes a wonderful kitty tent
    Thanks for hosting today
    Hugs Cecilia

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  13. I just realized that I forgot to include my meme of your blog. It is there now. I wasn't sure of the name of the larger dog so made a guess.

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  14. Supurr fill-ins, what cute kitty pics today! Happy Friyay, and thanks for hosting!

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  15. Oona: "That is a great hiding place. THEY WILL NEVER SEE YOU COMING!!!"

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  16. Kitties do like to explore in and under new things.

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  17. I love brolly kittie! Great Fill-Ins, number three's a gem!

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  18. Peek-a-boo to the cute kitty. We keep our distance from umbrellas - they are scary:)

    Woos - Misty and Timber

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  19. Kitties Blue: Absolutely love the photos. What a great kitty hiding place. What is your choice of diet that makes it so strange? XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta & Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh

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  20. Peek a boo with a kitty is fun. Mine always seems just a bit indignant when I go and pet her when she's "invisible"...
    Cat

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  21. Such adorable hiding kitty photos ~ hugs,

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

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  22. That's pretty clever to hide under that umbrella. Cute, too! XO

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