Friday, January 31, 2025

Toast, Butter and Cinnamon (Feline Friday), Friendly Fill-Ins, Nature Friday and Photo Fails 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!


The boys Butter and Toast are in one cage, a girl named Cinnamon is next to them.













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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. _________ is a habit I want to develop.


2. I can't seem to break my habit of _________.


3. I just recently _________ for the first time ever.


4. _________is a historical period I wish I could visit.



1. Exercising more regularly   is a habit I want to develop.


2. I can't seem to break my habit of   fussing about the traffic.


3. I just recently   learned a family secret   for the first time ever.   It turns out a grandfather had a half brother he didn't want anyone to know about.


4. Israel when Jesus was actively teaching  is a historical period I wish I could visit.



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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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Pet Photo Fails is hosted by Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries & Meows.     


Here's a very blurry picture of Mr. Cal on our walk last week.






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Today is:


Backward Day -- no info on the origin, but if you want to do something backward, go ahead


Eat Brussels Sprouts Day --  saute in olive oil with some garlic, they are worth it!


Eve of Brigantia -- Ireland (St. Bridget's Eve, the night when she crosses the countryside and bestows blessings)


Feast of Great Typos -- another that no one will claim inventing, but since we've all made them, we may as well celebrate them


Feast of Isis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)


Fun At Work Day -- inject laughter and fun into your workplace (if you dare); some sites have this as a national or international day, and dates given vary, but my warning stands if you decide to celebrate this at all


H&ll is Freezing Over Day -- internet generated day to review the list of things you said you would do when h*ll freezes over


Independence Day -- Nauru(1968)


Inspire Your Heart With the Arts Day -- begun by Rev Jayne Howard Feldman as a day to use art to feed your soul


National Brandy Alexander Day


National Bug Busting Day -- UK (this is one idea that needs export to the whole world! the aim is to have every child checked for head lice on the same day, and thus get rid of them in one fell swoop, so they don't circulate endlessly)


National Gorilla Suit Day -- Mad Magazine's Maddest Artist, Don Martin, says this is the day to pull that gorilla suit out of the closet and step out in style.


National Preschool Fitness Day -- get those kids to love being active while they're young 


Play An Old Game You Haven’t Played in Years Night -- internet generated, and a great idea


Scotch Tape Day -- it hit the market this day in 1928


St. John Bosco's Day (Patron of apprentices, boys, editors, laborers, schoolchildren, students, young people-especially youth of Mexican descent)




Birthdays Today:


Justin Timberlake, 1981

Kerry Washington, 1977

Portia de Rossi, 1973

Minnie Driver, 1971

Kelly Lynch, 1959

John Lydon, 1956

Nolan Ryan, 1947

Charlie Musselwhite, 1944

Richard Gephardt, 1941

Jessica Walter, 1941

Stuart Margolin, 1940

Queen Beatrix, 1938

Suzanne Pleshette, 1937

Philip Glass, 1937

James Franciscus, 1934

Ernie Banks, 1931

Jean Simmons, 1929

Carol Channing, 1923

Norman Mailer, 1923

Mario Lanza, 1921

Jackie Robinson, 1919

Thomas Merton, 1915

Garry Moore, 1915

Tallulah Bankhead, 1903

Eddie Cantor, 1892

Zane Grey, 1872

Franz Schubert, 1797

Robert Morris, 1734

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan, 1543



Debuting/Premiering Today:


"These Are My Children"(TV), 1949 (first daytime TV Soap Opera)

"The Green Hornet"(Radio), 1936

"The Lone Ranger"(Radio), 1933

"Three Sisters"(Chekhov Play), 1901

"Hedda Gabler"(Ibsen Play), 1891



Today in History:


Guy Fawkes is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England, 1606

The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, 1747

The Corn Laws (tariffs on imported grains) are abolished in Britain, paving the way for more free trade, 1849

The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations, 1876

The Bulletin of Sydney is founded, publishes for 128 years, 1880

An automobile exceeds 100 mph (161 kph) for the first time, at Daytona Beach, driven by A. G. MacDonald, 1905

The Soviet Union exiles Leon Trotsky, 1929

Scotch tape is first marketed by the 3M Company, 1930

Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont, US receives the first US Social Security monthly payment check, for $22.54, 1940

President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb, 1950

A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands, 1953

Explorer 1 – The first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit, 1958

James Van Allen discovers the Van Allen radiation belt, 1958

Mercury-Redstone 2 – Ham the Chimp travels into outer space, 1961

The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program, 1966

Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon, 1971

The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow, 1990

Comet Hyakutake is discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake, 1996

NASA reveals the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR), a lunar mining robot which could be used to produce fuel and water directly on the Moon, 2013

Sergio Matarella is elected President of Italy, 2015

"World's best chef" French-Swiss Benoît Violier is found dead after apparent suicide weeks after being named world's best by La Liste, 2016

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is crowned King of Malaysia (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) to serve a five-year term, 2019

The United Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union, 2020

The online word puzzle sensation Wordle is bought by the New York Times, 2022

A US Congressional committee excoriates social media executives for not doing enough to protect children online, 2024

20 comments:

  1. I love those names! The kittens are very sweet.

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  2. I would say the blooper photo of Mr Cal is because he was quickly on the move. Of course who doesn't love seeing the kittens and what cute names they have.

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  3. There are probably so many kittens at the shelter, naming them is tough but they alway come up with clever oness we would never have thought of.

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  4. Those kittens seem to be calling to me. One day I won't be able to resist.

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  5. Such adorable kittens. Thank you for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. I would complain about traffic too and I am thankful that I rarely encounter it. I would think all the work you do is plenty of exercise. XO

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  6. Those kittens are all too yummy. Sweet as can be! Purrhaps they will be fodder for next week's post on Dani's Funnies.

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  7. Butter and Cinnamon are just too cute for words.
    I love their names.
    what a lovely pond too
    Hugs Cecilia

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  8. Those wee kittens are so adorable! Those were really good fill-in answers and a fun fail too.

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  9. Those kitties are such cuties. Great fill ins. We had similar answers for #1. I was going to say exercising, but I was more specific and said walking.

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  10. Butter and Toast are adorable! If I could tolerate my cat allergies then I'd like a pair like them. Orange and white are Tennessee colors. :) Being apart of Jesus' time period would be an awesome experience to witness. Have an awwesome weekend, my friend!

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  11. I am going straight in and having some cinnamon toast. Generous amounts of butter and cinnamon sugar! Enjoyed all the features, I always do. And I too would love to be just as you described in your #4. of the Friday Fill-ins!

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  12. Such beautiful little kitties! Visiting that historical period is a wish you share with many I'm sure.

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  13. oh adorable kitties ~ hope they are adopted soon ~ hugs,

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

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  14. The kitties are awwdorable, and so matching names😸Great fill ins too, Mimi. And that's quiet a secret! Good Luck with #1. Double Pawkisses for a Happy Furriday🐾😽💞

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  15. Such precious babies! That face in the 2nd picture just kills me. Great blooper too!

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  16. Breakfast kitties! They are delightful. I have three half brothers and don't care who knows it. I guess in times past a half brother would be something to be ashamed about.

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  17. Aww, they are positively delicious! :)

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  18. Charlee: "I sure hope that somebody adopts Butter, Toast, and Cinnamon all together and then opens a cat-themed breakfast cafe with them as the resident cats ..."

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