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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!
Over Memorial Day Weekend our church only has one service and it starts later than the one Becca and I usually go to. Thus we get an extra long walk with Mr. Cal, if he's feeling up to it, all the way around to the pond and over the bridge.
At one point we saw a cat sitting in the middle of the cul-de-sac, since it was a Sunday morning there were no cars moving. He saw us, and in a leisurely and not at all concerned way, got up and came toward us, but stopped far enough away not to get Mr. Cal's chase instinct going.
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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. I have trouble pronouncing _________.
2. I tend to confuse _________ with _________.
3. I quit _________ because _________.
4. Currently, I can't get _________ out of my mind.
1. I have trouble pronouncing pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
2. I tend to confuse right with left, especially when i am tired.
3. I quit going to the mall because there is very little at such places to interest me.
4. Currently, I can't get the church hymn Jesus Paid It All out of my mind, but that's okay, it can stay, it's a good one.
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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.
It's not easy to get a picture of The Charismatic Enigma SissyCat when she's sitting in the window, most of them turn out rather awful and it's her favorite place to be.
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Today is International Hug Your Cat Day!
Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.
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Today is:
Anguilla Day -- Anguilla
Arrival Day -- Trinidad and Tobago
Basava Jayanti -- KA, India (birth anniversary of 12th century philosopher Basavanna)
Dia de Canarias -- CN, Spain (Canary Island Day)
Dia de las Madres -- Nicaragua(Mother's Day)
Einherjar -- Asatru (Modern Norse Pagan) Calendar (a memorial for the war dead in Valhalla)
Feast Day of St. Joan of Arc (Patron of captives, martyrs, opposition of Church authorities, people ridiculed for their piety, prisoners, rape victims, soldiers, WACs, WAVES; France)
Heirloom Seed Day -- While i can't find the history of this one, it's a good one to celebrate, we need to raise awareness of and preserve heirloom seeds
Indian Arrival Day -- Trinidad and Tobago (anniversary of the 1845 arrival of the first Indian laborers to Trinidad)
Lod Massacre Remembrance Day -- Puerto Rico
Loomis Day -- because if we are going to honor Marconi, we should also honor the Washington, D.C., dentist Mahlon Loomis, who patented a wireless telegraphy system before Marconi was even born
My Bucket's Got a Hole In It Day -- this one may be listed on another day as well, since no two sites agree; mercy, just go get a new one already! or go get out your Hank Williams records
National Mint Julep Day
St. Walstan of Bawburgh's Day (Patron of agricultural workers, farmers and farm workers, field hands, husbandmen)
Water a Flower Day -- no sponsor or reason given for this day, except that the spring rains are slowing and you don't want your garden to wilt
Anniversaries Today:
Henry VIII marries Jane Seymore, 1536
Birthdays Today:
Blake Bashoff, 1981
Trey Parker, 1972
Wynonna Judd, 1964
Tom Morello, 1964
Ted McGinley, 1958
Colm Meaney, 1953
Stephen Tobolowsky, 1951
Meredith MacRae, 1945
Gale Eugene Sayers, 1943
Michael J. Pollard, 1939
Keir Dullea, 1936
Clint Walker, 1927
Benny Goodman, 1909
Mel Blanc, 1908
Countee Cullen, 1903
Peter Carl Fabergé, 1846
Czar Peter the Great, 1672
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Paperback Writer"(Single release), 1966
"War Requiem"(Britten Op. 66), 1962
"Odisséia de uma raça / Odyssey of a Race"(Villa-Lobos Symphonic poem), 1954
"Prodana nevesta / The Bartered Bride"(Opera), 1866
Today in History:
Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem; the Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall, 70
19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal, 1431
In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold, 1539
Publication of La Gazette, the first French newspaper, 1631
The Pennsylvania Evening Post become the first daily paper in the US, 1783&
John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria, 1842
Westminster's Big Ben rang for the first time in London, 1859
Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time, 1868
New York City's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public, 1879
The Treaty of London, 1913, ends the First Balkan War and Albania becomes an independent nation, 1913
In China protests erupt against the Great Powers infringing on Chinese sovereignty, 1925
A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes, 1948
The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened, 1959
launch of Surveyor 1 the first US spacecraft to achieve landing on an extraterrestrial body, 1966
At the Ascot Park in Gardena, California, daredevil Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row, 1967
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: the 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators, 1989
272 days after the September 11 attacks, closing ceremonies are held for the clean up/recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site in New York City. The last remaining steel beam is removed and transported to the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, 2002
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel pledges to end all nuclear power within 12 years, 2011
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, reveals the latest Dragon space capsule; the craft is reusable and will allow astronauts to control re-entry and landing; the development suggests that full commercialization of the space industry will soon be a reality, 2014
The British Medical Journal publishes two new studies which show eating processed foods leads to an early death and ill health, 2019
The Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying the Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station, making SpaceX the first private company to launch astronauts into space, 2020
Four hundred of the leading AI industry experts sign a letter warning “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” 2023
That cat is the boss! Sweet fails from Sissycat. I am not surprised you have trouble pronouncing that word for #1.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't even attempt to pronounce that word. Like you my grasp on right and left shifts (and slips) when I am tired.
ReplyDeleteCan that cat drive?
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Always start your day with some good stretchies ...
ReplyDeleteCats are pretty smart and they love to tease dogs when they know they are safe doing it.
ReplyDeleteSissycat is funny, as is the street-sitting kitty tempting Mr. Cal to the chase. What a lovely outing for Cal!
ReplyDeletePretty kitty and quite street wise. Thanks for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. I won't even try to say that word. :) I pretty much quit going to the mall too. There are hardly any stores in it, it is all gyms, trampoline places and a bowling alley. Cute bloopers. XO
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the street cat is aware of woofies. Mom agrees about the Mall and Sissy is adorable.
ReplyDeleteGreat kitty pics. I agree about the mall. I used to love walking around, window shopping, but not anymore. None of the stores have anything that interest me these days.
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a laid back kitty! Those were good fill-in answers and cute fails!
ReplyDeleteJumpin' cat fish I'm impressed you can spell that word. MOLMOL
ReplyDeleteThe cul-de-sac kitty looks to be very healthy. I hope he knows to avoid big streets
Hugs cecilia
Cats pick the weirdest beds! (that is a microwave, right?) You caught that street-located kitty perfectly in his stretches. The word I can never pronounce is "anesthetist" - unless I slow down, and even then, it can go off the rails :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie pie!
ReplyDeleteThe cat at the car looks well kept.
ReplyDeleteThe cat at the window likes to look outside. One of my former neighbor's cat often sits inside the kitchen, by the kitchen window. Maybe you can try pulling down the shade/ blinds, to avoid the bright light glare that spoils the lighting for photos.
Brave cat, and fun photo fails.
ReplyDeleteCal and Sissy are awesome kitties ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
The kitty in the street looks as if it was daring Mr. Cal to come after her/him. SissyCat looked really surprised to see you taking her photo. Our mom never goes to the mall ... she stopped doing it years ago! Thanks for hosting. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta & Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
ReplyDeleteChaplin: "I completely understand; sometimes dogs require closer inspection to decide what we think of them!"
ReplyDeleteThat's a seriously brave cat. Smart, too, to stay at a distance so as not to engage Mr. Ca;'s prey drive. Sissycat, even your fails look beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry we're late, but we were getting Basil's Birthday Pawty ready!!! Stop by and join in the riot, oops, sorry fun!!!! MOL A furbulous visitor, Sissycat is looking pawesome, and epic fill-ins, and we couldn't pronounce #1 for all the cat treats in the world!
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