A Farewell Tribute to The Charismatic Enigma SissyCat (Feline Friday), Friendly Fill-Ins, Nature Friday and Flashback 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!

This isn't the post i was wanting to write.

The Charismatic Enigma SissyCat became critically ill on Wednesday, suddenly and without warning.  Even the vet isn't sure what happened.

My Sweetie found her in distress while i was at work and rushed her to the vet, and they tried but really couldn't do anything.

We love you, Little Sissy/SisMiss/Enigma Cat.  You graced our lives for 13 years.

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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. _________ was the best advice I ever received.

2. _________ was the worst advice I ever received.

3. If I knew how to _________, I would _________.

4. I thought _________, but it turned out _________.

1. Work hard, it will set you apart  was the best advice I ever received.

2. You can't have cats if you are pregnant  was the worst advice I ever received (and i ignored it).

3. If I knew how to   do some kind of desk job,   I would   switch careers in a heartbeat.

4. I thought   i had it all together,   but it turned out   i forgot where i put 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!   https://llbinourbackyard.blogspot.com

This neighborhood works hard to keep their medians looking nice.

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Flashback Friday is hosted by FiveSibes.  Come hop along memory lane with us!  

I found a couple of older photos of Enigma SissyCat.

Sitting on the table disapproving of the way i sort mail.

Having a bath on her favorite kitchen chair.

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Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!  Or meow or woof or squawk, or whatever noise your pet makes, give it a pirate flair and have fun.

Another suggestion, especially if you have children and you expect them to use their very good manners at the table all the time (you do, don't you?), tonight have Pirate Supper.  Cover the table with newspaper or a throw-away plastic tablecloth and have dinner pirate style -- no plates, no utensils, no napkins, all fun!

Thanks to Barb Kowalik and The Cat Blogosphere for the event badge.        

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Today is:

Armed Forces Day -- Chile

Chästeilet im Justistal -- Merlingen, Switzerland (dividing of the summer's cheese between the dairy farmers of the area, a weekend celebration that must be tasted to be believed!)

Clean Up the World Weekend -- it's a big challenge, but we can try   

Constitution Day/National Day -- Nepal

Cosmetic Bridge Day -- seems internet generated, but i'm sure your dentist will approve

Day of the First Appearance of the Slovak National Council -- Slovakia

Eleven Days of Global Unity -- Day 9, Freedom (sponsored by We, the World) 

Independence Day -- St. Kitts and Nevis(1983)

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

National POW/MIA Recognition Day -- US 

National Tradesmen Day -- US

St. Januarius of Naples' Day (a/k/a Gennaro of Naples; Patron of blood banks; Naples, Italy; against volcanic eruption) related observance

     Feast of San Gennaro -- NYC, NY, US (began on the 13th, continues to the 23rd; one of the highlights of the festival is this, the actual Saint's day)

Women's Suffrage Day -- New Zealand

Birthdays Today:

Alison Sweeney, 1976

Jimmy Fallon, 1974

Jim Abbot, 1967

Soledad 'Brien, 1966

Trisha Yearwood, 1964

Kevin Hooks, 1958

Joan Lunden, 1950

Leslie "Twiggy" Lawson, 1949

Jeremy Irons, 1948

Randolph Mantooth, 1945

Joe Morgan, 1943

"Mama" Cass Elliot, 1941

Bill Medley, 1940

Paul Williams, 1940

David McCallum, 1933

Mike Royko, 1932

Adam West, 1928

Duke Snider, 1926

Sir William Golding, 1911

Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 1907

Joseph Pasternak, 1901

Henry Peter Brougham, 1778

Charles Carroll, 1737

Jan Luyts, 1655

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Skylight"(Play), 1996

"ER"(TV), 1994

"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"(TV), 1970

Funny Girl(Film), 1968

"Flipper"(TV), 1964

"The Virginian"(TV), 1962

Today in History:

Edward, the Black Prince, commands the forces which defeat the French army and capture France's King John II, 1356

Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem Witch Trials, 1692

The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the US, 1778

Ephraim Morris patents the railroad brake, 1838

Bond and Lassell discover Hyperion, moon of Saturn, 1848

New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all of its women the right to vote, 1893

Funeral of assassinated President William McKinley, 1901

Mickey Mouse makes his screen debut as Steamboat Willie, at the Colony Theater in NYC, 1928

The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich, 1946

Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland, 1959

Betty and Barney Hill claim that they saw a mysterious craft in the sky and that it tried to abduct them, 1961

The Solomon Islands join the United Nations, 1978

Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System, 1982

Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists, 1991

The BP oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was declared “effectively dead” by retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s point man on the blowout disaster, 2010

A joint summit between North and South Korea ends with an agreement from North Korea to limit its nuclear program and South Korea to cooperate economically, 2018

According to a study published in the journal "Science," since 1970 the number of birds in North America has declined by 30%, 2019

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is interned at Windsor Castle, 2022

Scientists announce the discovery of the site of the Amazon's tallest tree, an angelim vermelho at 88.5 meters (290 feet) tall and 9.9 meters (32 feet) wide, at the Iratapuru River Nature Reserve in northern Brazil, 2022