Friday, September 13, 2024

Potsie (Feline Friday), Friendly Fill-Ins and Nature Friday

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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

19 comments:

  1. Poor Potsie with no teeth. I guess he manages to eat okay, but no kibble unless it gets soaked in gravy?

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  2. Dear 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.

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  3. Potsie looks to be doing well despite his lack of teeth. Love your nature photo.

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  4. Congrats 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.

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  5. What 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

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  6. Sweet Potsie is very handsome, such orange goodness! Good fill-in answers too!

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  7. Potsie 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

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  8. I love seeing photos of cats. They brighten my day!

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  9. Potsie is so handsome! Great fill-ins (especially the first one!)

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  10. Potsie 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
    Parsley says he's just bought a lottery ticket, as mew never know! MOL

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  11. Potsie is a cutie. Great fill ins. I agree about politics.

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  12. Congrats on the new Granddaughter...
    Potsie is precious...I hope Francine wasn't too destructive in your area. Your Nature photo is lovely
    Hugs Cecilia

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  13. Potsie is adorable! Let's see. Chocolate day, and peanut day. Chocolate covered peanuts! Yum!
    Cat

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  14. 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 ..."

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  15. A 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.

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  16. Poor Potsie, but he does have a cute pink licker:)

    Mom avoids today's politics at all costs - not the way it used to be or should be.

    Woos - Misty and Timber

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  17. Potsie is a handsome dude, even when his tongue is sticking out. Congratulations on your new granddaughter. So wonderful!

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  18. You'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🐾😽💞

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  19. Potsie ~ you are adorable ~ pets are able to eat well even without teeth ~ Yep ~ Politics are crazy making and even more so now ~ hugs

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

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