Cats and More Cats, a Ten Things of Thankful A to Z Post

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It's Thankful Day, and it's time to be thankful to the letter C.  Of course that means cats.

Can i be thankful for 10 or more cats, or things about cats?  If you have to ask, you aren't from around here, are you?

We have six cats of our own for which to be thankful.  

Charismatic Enigma SissyCat (Little Sissy)

Tripod SissyCat

Link (Linker Stinker)

Dansig

Little Girlie

Little Sissy doesn't like any of the other cats.  Tripod SissyCat doesn't like Little Girlie and the feeling is mutual.  Horizon stays out of it, he's scared of his own shadow and won't fight, just hides UTB (under the bed).  Link and Dansig are best friends.

It's okay, we like all of them!

Then there are the things at the cat shelter for which to be thankful.

Lots of clean cages up front.

Lots of clean cages in the back.

Curious Lola kitty.

Shy kitty.

Little kitty.

Friendly kitty.

Everything is slow now because the spring kittens haven't gotten big enough to come rolling in and be put up for adoption.  Once that happens, we'll be busier than a one-armed paper hanger.  Meanwhile, we are thankful for the respite.

Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Dyanne and her co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.   

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Today is:

American Circus Day -- the first circus in the US opened this day in Philadelphia in 1793

Anniversary of the Second Republic -- Republic of Guinea

Cold Food Day -- China (especially celebrated in the Shanxi Province, a commemoration of Jie Zitui, a loyal servant; no fires are to be lit and all food is too be served cold)

 

Day Sacred to Bona Dea and Day of Proserpina's Rise from the Underworld -- Ancient Roman Calendar

Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day -- and unless you have a really great job, we know your decision

Every Day is Tag Day™ -- make sure your pet has an up to date tag or microchip, just in case!    

Find-A-Rainbow Day -- a day to paint bright and colorful wishes for your friends, family, and sweetheart; if you actually find a rainbow in the sky, that's a plus, send a pic to the RainbowBrite site     

Hanshi a/k/a Cold Food Festival -- China (second day of the Quingming Festival)

Holy Saturday -- Christian (a/k/a Black Saturday, Holy Saturday, Easter Saturday, or Easter Eve)

International Pillow Fight Day -- yes, really (and since they cannot have big events this year, do yourself a favor and have a small one at home with family, it's fun)    

National Chocolate Mousse Day

Overcome a Handicap Day -- on the day, in 1981, when one-legged Canadian high jumper Arnie Boldt cleared 6 feet 8¼ inches, only about a foot under the world record at the time

Pony Express Day -- US; inaugurated this day in 1860

Second Republic Day -- Guinea

Shower Dance -- Fairy Calendar

St. Irene of Thessalonica's Day (Patron of girls, peace)

St. Richard of Chichester's Day (called Ricardus, ri for ridens meaning "laughing", car for carus meaning "dear", dus for dulcis meaning "sweet"; Patron of coachmen and of the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex, England)

Tangible Karma™ Day -- set aside an hour today to become purposefully aware of the needs of someone around you, and to fulfill that need; because giving feels as good as receiving    

Tweed Day -- a day to consider the costs of political corruption, on the birth anniversary of "Boss" Tweed

World Party Day -- anyone and everyone is invited to join the party   

Anniversaries Today:

Isle Royale National Park is established in Michigan, US, 1940

Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England, 1043

Birthdays Today:

Amanda Bynes, 1986

Leona Lewis, 1985

Cobie Smulders, 1982

Jamie Bamber, 1973

Jennie Garth, 1972

Picabo Street, 1971

Robert Chapin, 1964

Eddie Murphy, 1961

David Hyde Pierce, 1959

Alec Baldwin, 1958

Bernie Parent, 1945

Tony Orlando, 1944

Leona Lewis, 1943

Marsha Mason, 1942

Wayne Newton, 1942

Jane Goodall, 1934

Calvin "Baby Vet" Graham, 1930

Max Frankel, 1930

Virgil "Gus" Grissom, 1926

Jan Merlin, 1925

Marlon Brando, 1924

Doris Day, 1924

Herb Caen, 1916

Sally Rand, 1904

Henry Robinson Luce, 1898

Leslie Howard, 1893

John Burroughs, 1837

William Magear "Boss" Tweed, 1823

Edward Everett Hale, 1822

Washington Irving, 1783

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"Endgame"(Play), 1957

"TV Guide"(Publication), 1953

Today in History:

Edward the Confessor is crowned king of England, 1043

The US Pony Express begins its first run, 1860

Gottlieb Daimler receives a German patent for his engine, 1885

Trial of the libel case instigated by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality, 1895

The US House of Representatives accept the "American's Creed," a patriotic contest winner by William Tyler Page, as the official creed of the US, 1918

The building of the RMS Queen Mary is commissioned, 1929

President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, 1948

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, 1968

The first portable cell phone call is made in New York City, 1973

Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default, 1975

Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record, 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), 2007

Australia formally adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 2009

Following the News International phone hacking scandal, James Murdock resigns as Chairman of BskyB, 2012

France outlaws the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them, 2015

Captain Brett Crozier is cheered as he leaves his ship after being fired for requesting more help for his sailors infected with Covid19, 2020

Feeding Rituals, Technology Glitches, and Funnies, a Random and Happy Tuesday Post

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It's time once again for a random and happy Tuesday, linking up with Stacy's Random Thoughts at Stacy Uncorked and Sandee at Comedy Plus.  

For the past six days, my schedule has been a bit unusual.  Ms. GA and Mr. BA went out of town, so every  morning by around 6-6:30am i was over at their house for the ritual feeding of the cats and watering of the gardens.

First, a can of cat food is divided between Abigail, Little Orphan Annie, Oliver Twist, Big Red, and Puddin' Puff.  There's a problem right there in that Puddin' Puff, Oliver Twist, and Little Orphan Annie will not let me near them and won't come out to eat if i am nearby.  Thus, put the food out, step out to do the watering and trip over the outdoor semi-feral cats who are waiting for their portion, and stay out, trying to give them a chance to all get over their fear and come eat a bit.

Once i am reasonably sure everyone has had a bite, i mix their leftovers with another can of food and give it to the outdoor cats, Summer, Sunshine, Louis, and Miss Alice.

While the outdoor cats are eating their canned food, dry cat foods, both adult and kitten chow, are generously distributed indoors and out.

This whole process is repeated every evening after i'm done working.

Yes, there is no chance any of these cats will starve, even the ones who hide from me.  While i'm out of the house, they have ample opportunity to eat the dry food.

Also, all of the indoor cats but Abigail often go out and have plenty of food out there, too.

As noted, there is also watering of the gardens to be done, requiring two hoses and sprinklers and lots of ringing of the timer on my phone as i try to make sure every section gets about the same amount of time.

That house is a production.

Yesterday was my morning to be with Carl, but Carl and his parents were out of town, so it was just me over there cleaning his area.  While there, i heard the house phone ringing and on a whim, looked at the Caller ID.

It was Mr. LS, Carl's father.

Thinking he may have been calling his house phone to try to speak to me, even though i had my phone with me, i called him.

While i could hear him, he could not hear me, so he hung up and tried calling me with the same result.

Then he hung up and sent me a text, asking why i'd called.

As i was telling him about his mobile phone calling his home phone, he texted me about how his Netflix account had debited his Paypal.

Now this was getting really odd, and i was starting to wonder what in the world could be going on.  Then he called with the solution.

Turns out, he had seen his phone light up with a text, but did not hear any sound from it.  So he'd picked up the mobile and tried to dial his home phone, to see if he could hear anything.  Nothing.  Then the calls with me, nothing.

Then he realized he didn't have his hearing aids in, and his are the fancy ones where the sounds from your phone go straight to your hearing aids, so of course he couldn't hear anything when using his phone.  His hearing aids were listening without him. 

This technology is getting to be too much for us.

As for the Netflix, he saw the charge to Paypal and was wondering if i was watching something special on their TV that was being charged.  Nope, i don't watch TV at client's homes, i use my pad to listen to the radio.

It was his usual Netflix charge for the month, he'd just never noticed before that they send  him a receipt every month.

It all just moves too fast.

Anyway, it's time for some of Grandma's stuff that she forwards to me..  Any clue what these are?

              A Knight Mare

              Whole Milk

              A Light Beer

And finally, to make you laugh:

Have a blessed and beautiful day, everyone!

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Today is:

Another Look Unlimited Day -- sponsored by Envira Myntyl, a day to look around and see what you don't need and can donate to charity, to lessen the flow to landfills

Feast of Honor for Lada and Lela -- Slavic Pagan/Asatru (harvest festival, a holiday of bread and farewell to summer)

Feast of 'Izzat(Might) -- Baha'i

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin -- Catholic Christian; related observances

     Jum il-Vittorja -- Malta (Feast of Our Lady of Victories)

     Matki Boskiej Zielnej -- Poland (Feast of Greenery, also harvest celebration)

     Public Holiday -- Liechteinstein

     Virgen de la Victoria -- Spain

Independence Day -- Macedonia

International Literacy Day -- UN

Kosrae Liberation Day -- Micronesia

La Vierge de Meritxell -- Andorra (Feast of Our Lady of Meritxell, a National Day and official flag day)

National Boss/Employee Exchange Day -- US (or anyone else who wants to foster understanding between bosses and employees, trade places for a day and see how the other half lives!)

National Date Nut Bread Day

Navy Day -- Pakistan

Pardon Me Day -- anniversary of the 1974 pardon of Nixon

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day

Play Days -- sponsored by the HUMOR Project, add humor to your life; through Saturday  www.humorproject.com

St. Adrian's Day (Patron of arms dealers, butchers, prison guards, soldiers; against plague)

St. Elizabeth's Day (Orthodox Churches; Mother of John the Baptist; Patron of expectant mothers; Fulda, Germany)

World Physical Therapy Day  

Birthdays Today:

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, 1981

Pink, 1979

David Arquette, 1971

Henry Thomas, 1971

Alan Feinstein, 1941

Frankie Avalon, 1940

Guitar Shorty, 1939

Patsy Cline, 1932

Peter Sellers, 1925

Sid Caesar, 1922

Claude Pepper, 1900

Antonin Leopold Dvorak, 1841

Richard I (Lionheart), 1157

Debuting/Premiering Today:

"The Oprah Winfrey Show"(TV), 1986

"Star Trek: The Animated Series"(TV), 1973

"Star Trek"(TV), 1966

"Tarzan"(TV), 1966

"That Girl"(TV), 1966

"F Troop"(TV), 1965

The Old Man and the Sea(Publication Date), 1952

"Blondie"(Comic strip debut), 1930

Today in History:

The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland, 1264

Michaelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence, 1504

St. Augustine, FL, becomes the first permanent European settlement of the New World, 1565

The US "Pledge of Allegiance" makes its first appearance in print, in the Youth's Companion, 1892

Galveston, TX, is struck by a hurricane and tidal surge that kill 6,000, 1900

First appearance of the comic strip "Blondie", 1930

3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape, 1930

The original Star Trek series premiers, 1966

The Beatles perform their new hit "Hey Jude" as their last live TV performance on the David Frost show, 1968

Chinese athlete Wang Junxia sets a new women's 10,000 m world record of 29:31.78, breaking the former record by 42 seconds, 1993

Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America, 2005

Pakistan and India announce plans to mutually ease visa requirements, 2012

The government of Hong Kong backs down on plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes in schools after weeks of protests, 2012

A giraffe DNA study published in "Current Biology" reveals that there are 4 species not just 1, as previously assumed, 2016

NASA launches the Osiris-Rex probe to retrieve a rock sample from the 500m-wide Bennu asteroid, 2016