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My apologies to friends who have been looking for the new Feline Friday link on the Feline Friday page this week. Between the new granddaughter and a hurricane in one week, I'm always running late now!
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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!
Potsie is elderly and has no teeth, so he can't hold his "licker."
His tongue is almost always out whether he means for it to be or not.
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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. _________ would make me happier than _________.
2. _________ raises my blood pressure.
3. I have a lot of _________ that I don't use.
4. I never seem to have _________ when I need it.
1. Being totally out of debt and having two decent cars would make me happier than a pig in slops.
2. Politics raises my blood pressure.
3. I have a lot of useless facts and info in my head that I don't use.
4. I never seem to have quite enough time when I need it.
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Nature Friday is hosted by LLB in Our Backyard. Simply post a picture of the natural world, and link up!
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Today is:
Blame Someone Else Day -- always celebrated on the first Friday the 13th of the year; supposedly begun by Anne Moeller of Clio, Michigan on the first Friday the 13th of 1982 when her alarm clock failed to go off leading to a cascade of increasingly bad luck events throughout the day
Defy Superstition Day -- go walk under that ladder!
Dia de los Ninos Heroes -- Mexico
Eleven Days of Global Unity -- Day 3, Environment (sponsored by We, the World)
Epulum Iovis and Lectisternia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (festival for Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva)
Festival of Lighting the Fires of Neith -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Fortune Cookie Day -- you might need one after that ladder stunt
Independence Day -- Venda (recognized within South Africa only)
International Chocolate Day -- as declared by the National Confectioners Association
National Celiac Awareness Day -- US
National Hug Your Boss Day (some claim this began in the UK, others say it was started by TipTopJob.com and is to be celebrated everywhere, but no matter what nation you live in, be careful with this holiday!)
National Peanut Day
Positive Thinking Day -- think positively that nothing bad will happen because of that ladder!
Roald Dahl Day -- it's his birth anniversary
Runic Half Month Ken begins (illumination)
Snack-A-Pickle Time
St. John Chrysostom's Day (Patron of education, epileptics, lecturers, orators, preachers; Constantinople)
Birthdays Today:
Ben Savage, 1980
Fiona Apple, 1977
Stella McCartney, 1977
Tavis Smiley, 1964
Jean Smart, 1959
Nell Carter, 1948
Jacqueline Bisset, 1944
Peter Cetera, 1944
Bela Karolyi, 1942
David Clayton-Thomas, 1941
Fred Silverman, 1937
Richard Kiel, 1939
Judith "Miss Manners" Martin, 1938
Robert Indiana, 1928
Mel Torme, 1925
Yma Sumac, 1922
Roald Dahl, 1916
Bill Monroe, 1911
Claudette Colbert, 1903
Sherwood Anderson, 1876
John J. Pershing, 1860
Milton Hershey, 1857
Walter Reed, 1851
Clara Schumann, 1819
Cesare Borgia, 1475
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Law & Order"(TV), 1990
Divine Madness(Documentary/Comedy), 1980
"Soap"(TV), 1977
"The Muppet Show"(TV)1976
"The Rockford Files"(TV)1974
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?"(TV)1969
"Yesterday"(Beatles' single release), 1965
"Canticum Sacrum ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis/Canticle to Honor the Name of Saint Mark"(Stravinsky orchestral piece), 1956
Today in History:
The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September, BC509
Building begins on Hadrian's Wall, 122
St. Francis of Assisi receives stigmata, 1224
Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David, 1503
Henry Hudson reached the river that would later be named after him, 1609
NYC becomes the first capital of the US, 1788
US Government takes out its first loan from NYC banks, 1789
Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec, 1847
Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage incredibly survives a 3-foot-plus iron rod being driven through his head; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions, 1848
Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film, 1898
Lusitania completes her maiden voyage, arriving in NYC, 1907
The temperature (in the shade) at Al 'Aziziyah, Libya reaches a world record 57.8*C (136.04*F), 1922
Elizabeth McCombs is the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament, 1933
Chiang Kai-shek elected president of the Republic of China, 1943
IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305, 1956
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane, based on barometric pressure, in the Western Hemisphere, 1988*
Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu, 1989
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted, 2007
Hurricane Ike makes landfall, damaging Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding area, 2007
Jan van Eyck is credited as the painter of 'The three mary's at the tomb' a painting from the 1430's held in a Rotterdam museum, 2012
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Rohingya refugee crisis is now "catastrophic" as 370,000 are confirmed to have fled Myanmar, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett makes first official visit to Egypt in a decade for talks with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh, 2021
*Replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005
Poor Potsie with no teeth. I guess he manages to eat okay, but no kibble unless it gets soaked in gravy?
ReplyDeleteDear Potsie! We used to have an old tortie called Mother Puss and she didn't have a tooth in her head, but it didn't stop her keeping all the other cats in order.
ReplyDeletePotsie looks to be doing well despite his lack of teeth. Love your nature photo.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new grandbaby! And Potsie is just adorable with his purrpetual blep. I hope he has a constant source of drinking water because that tongue must get dry.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful outdoor photo and what a sweet kitty with or without teeth. I hope that hurricane hasn't interfered too much with new life as a grandmother and with the granddaughter. If only you could have shortened your storm for yourself and sent me some rain it would have been appreciated, LOL
ReplyDeleteSweet Potsie is very handsome, such orange goodness! Good fill-in answers too!
ReplyDeletePotsie is adorable. I hope he gets a forever home soon. Thank you for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. I try to avoid politics. I vote, but I don't want to listen to the debates or anything. XO
ReplyDeleteI love seeing photos of cats. They brighten my day!
ReplyDeletePotsie is so handsome! Great fill-ins (especially the first one!)
ReplyDeletePotsie is a total dude, really epic! Supurr fill-ins, and politics are not our thing either, and we'd love a new car too! MOL
ReplyDeleteParsley says he's just bought a lottery ticket, as mew never know! MOL
Potsie is a cutie. Great fill ins. I agree about politics.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new Granddaughter...
ReplyDeletePotsie is precious...I hope Francine wasn't too destructive in your area. Your Nature photo is lovely
Hugs Cecilia
Potsie is adorable! Let's see. Chocolate day, and peanut day. Chocolate covered peanuts! Yum!
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Java Bean: "Ayyy, you've had an eventful week there for sure! All we've had going on here are wildfires, but at least they haven't been near us for once ..."
ReplyDeleteA shame they done make false teeth for cats! I'm with you on politics, the voters made a huge mistake in the recent UK election.
ReplyDeletePoor Potsie, but he does have a cute pink licker:)
ReplyDeleteMom avoids today's politics at all costs - not the way it used to be or should be.
Woos - Misty and Timber
Potsie is a handsome dude, even when his tongue is sticking out. Congratulations on your new granddaughter. So wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou're way to cute, Potsie, let it all hang out sweetie pie😜We can relay to your 4th answer, Mimi🙈Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day🐾😽💞
ReplyDeletePotsie ~ you are adorable ~ pets are able to eat well even without teeth ~ Yep ~ Politics are crazy making and even more so now ~ hugs
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)