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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!
Oliver Twist was a 7-month-old dumpster diver cat Ms. GA's daughter found and brought to her mama and he has always been skinny as a rail. He's been tested for everything, eats canned food twice a day and gets all the dry kibble he wants and stays this way. Several years ago, i had to pill him and only now he is starting to forgive me and let me pet him sometimes.
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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 wish I could believe that _________, but I don't.
2. I am all _________ed out.
3. I'm very picky about _________.
4. I don't mind _________ as long as _________.
1. I wish I could believe that there really are elves and fairies, but I don't.
2. I am all tuckered out by bedtime each night.
3. I'm very picky about separating trash and recycling.
4. I don't mind cooking dishes with meat in them as long as i don't have to eat them.
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Nature Friday is hosted by LLB in Our Backyard. Simply post a picture of the natural world, and link up!
Mr. BA works very hard to keep his garden green.
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It's National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day, and is now celebrated as an International Day, too. It was started by a vet in the US who declared today a cat's only day for his practice, so his feline patients wouldn't be upset by any dogs in the place. There are now many vets who schedule "cats only" days throughout the year, to make going a little less traumatizing for felines.
Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.
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Today is:
America's Cup Day -- the first America's Cup was won this date in 1851 by the yacht America
Be an Angel Day -- Sponsored by Angel Heights Healing Center, encouraging people to be a blessing and perform an act of service for someone
Eat a Peach Day
Feast of the Queenship of Mary & Immaculate Heart of Mary -- Catholic Christians
Flag Day -- Russia
Hoodie Hoo Day, Southern Hemisphere -- Wellcat Holidays says to go outside at noon and call "Hoodie Hoo" to chase away winter and call spring
National Spumoni Day (I don't think I've had really great spumoni since I went to Italy all those years ago -- nothing like getting things at the source.)
St. Symphorian's Day (Patron of children, students; Autun, France; against eye problems, syphilis)
Anniversary Today:
Henry Leland founds the Cadillac Motor Company, 1902
Birthdays Today:
Kristin Wiig, 1973
Giada De Laurentis, 1970
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 1967
Tori Amos, 1963
Cindy Williams, 1947
Steve Kroft, 1945
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells, 1941
Valerie Harper, 1940
Carl Yastrzemski, 1939
E. Annie Proulx, 1935
Norman Schwarzkopf, 1934
Gerald Paul Carr, 1932
Ray Bradbury, 1920
John Lee Hooker, 1917
Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl, 1902
George Herriman, 1880
Dorothy Parker, 1893
Claude Debussy, 1862
Archibald MacNeal Willard, 1836
Samuel Pierpont Langley, 1834
Virginia Clemm Poe, 1822
St. Anthony of Padua, 1195
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Later with Bob Costas"(TV), 1988
Today in History:
St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, 565
The Battle of Bosworth Field, in which King Richard III is killed and his forces defeated by Henry VII, 1485
Madras, India (now called Chennai) is founded by the British East India company on land purchased from the local Nayak rulers, 1639
Jacob Barsimon, the first Jewish immigrant to what would become US territory, arrives in New Amsterdam/Manhattan, 1654
The Newport, RI newspaper, Mercury, becomes the first in the US to hire a female editor, Ann Franklin, 1762
Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice, thus staging the first air raid in history, 1849
Gold discovered in Australia, 1851
12 nations sign the First Geneva Convention and the Red Cross is formed, 1864
William Shepphard patents the first liquid soap, 1885
Founding of the Cadillac Motor Company, 1902
President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first US chief executive to ride in an automobile, 1902
The first Victor Victrola is manufactured, 1906
The Mona Lisa is stolen, 1911 (recovered 2 years later)
Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis, 1950
Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota, Colombia, becoming the first pope to visit Latin America, 1968
Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies, 1972
The first ring of Neptune is discovered, 1989
A version of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway, 2004
The Storm botnet, a botnet created by the Storm Worm, sends out a record 57 million e-mails in one day, 2007
Russia and Vanuatu become members of the World Trade Organization, 2012
India's highest court outlaws instant divorce for Muslim men (talaq, talaq, talaq), 2017
Russia launches Fedor, a life-sized humanoid robot, into space to the International Space Station, 2019
According to the French government, Josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci announces he will step down from his roles as chief medical advisor to the US President and as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2022
The largest diamond in more than a century, at 2,492 carats, is found in a mine in Botswana, 2024
Oliver Twist is a handsome and lucky boy to get his forever home. Cats are like humans, some are very slim no matter how much they eat.
ReplyDeleteGood fill ins. I always separate the recycling into the different crates.
Oliver Twist is a handsome boy.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Some people are skinny their whole lives and eat like crazy but others look at food and put on weight. As long as kitty is happy and healthy, it is how he was made I guess. Mom is big on separating recycling too.
ReplyDeleteOliver Twist is a very handsome kitty. Too bad he can't gain a little weight with all the food that he does eat. And when you look at that green garden, wow. I recycle everything that I can here, so I can get aggravated and I have to close my windows because my neighbor is burning all of his years worth of Amazon boxes.
ReplyDeleteOliver Twist is a handsome boy. Thanks for hosting Feline Friday and for participating in the fill-ins. great answers. I am guessing Carl's trash/recycling needs a lot of sorting. :) XO
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that Oliver Twist has you to rely on. I had a kitty the same colour. He wasn't that friendly either, but you love them anyway and every once in a while you get a little love back.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cat!
ReplyDeletePawesome fill-ins! Oliver is a cutie, and oh to have a metabolism like that!!! MOL Happy Friday, and we hope your weekend is epic!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good looking cat he is!
ReplyDeleteAre you telling me that elves and fairies don't exist? !!
Oliver Twist is quite the handsome dude! Those were good fill-in answers too. Our kitties are happy that they go to a Cat Only Clinic!
ReplyDeleteOliver Twist is very handsome. Great fill-ins. We wish there were elves and fairies too.
ReplyDeleteGreat fill ins. Oliver Twist is so cute.
ReplyDeleteUn gat molt maco i quina sort té de no engreixar!!
ReplyDeleteTambé sóc de les que reciclen.
Petonets!
Mr. BA has the green thumb I wish I had.
ReplyDeleteSweet kitty photos and gorgeous photos ~ hugs
ReplyDeletean artist reflects
Hello Oliver Twist...I love your name!!!
ReplyDeleteIt does take a while to forgive anyone who has the nerve to poke something down your throat.
Lovely nature in a square
Hugs Cecilia
Oliver Twist is a handsome fellow!
ReplyDeleteSome cats do carry grudges. I am glad that Oliver Twist is getting over his with you.
ReplyDeleteYour final fill in is me too.
I am not surprised you are tuckered out at the end of each and every day.
Oliver Twist is a cutie and so lucky that he can eat effurrything without getting bigger...wish we could say that😹We're with you on #2💤Oh, we believe in fairies and elves, as there's one in effurryone🧚Double Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend, Mimi🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteoliver ewe iz one hansum dood…what ewe knead iz sum trout in yur diet ta add sum poundz ta yur self😸🐟🐟 hope everee onez FRY day iz pawsum grate 😸‼️💙🦋
ReplyDeleteSo glad Oliver Twist is warming up to you! Happy Feline Friday! :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a very bountiful garden, so healthy looking too. Oliver Twist is handsome despite being skinny. Our Angel. Phantom was like that, always thin as a rail, but only a fair eater. Mom called him Mr. Picky.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
He's adorable! Sounds like he takes a long time to forgive :)
ReplyDeletethecontemplativecat here. Oliver Twist is a great name. Our cats had mundane names.
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "There is no one for holding a grudge like a cat. I have a list of grudges against Chaplin longer than your arm. I can't even remember what some of them are, but I still hold them!"
ReplyDeleteOh my...that Oliver Twist fella is a gorgeous kitty even if he holds a grudge for a long while. 😻 Here's to a weekend filled with loads of fun with a good dose of beautiful slices of nature.
ReplyDeleteTwist - Poor Kozmo gets 2 pills a day! He says that if he held a grudge he would not get snuggles and treats! And both of those are his favorite things! Thanks for the Call out! Keep being AWESOME! Marvelous Marv
ReplyDeleteOliver Twist is a handsome dude. We sure are glad he's healthy -- and that he's starting to kind of forgive you. :)
ReplyDeleteOliver Twist looks good, not really skinny. Maybe he works out and burns all that food he eats.
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