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Feline Friday was started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude, and i'm going to believe it's because he likes cats.
He has handed hosting duties off to Sandee, of Comedy Plus, and it's simple to join, just follow the link to Sandee's page for the rules and the code.
Nyla is one crazy cat. Yes, she turns herself upside down like this, and then sometimes puts her feet under her food or water bowl and turns them over. None of us can wait for her quarantine time to be over so she can move to a room and get adopted, she needs more space!
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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 Four-Legged Furballs to link up and share your thoughts! Visit Ms Ellen and leave your condolences for the loss of her cat, Polar Bear.
Here are this week's statements with my responses underlined:
1. To _________ or not to _________? is a question I ask myself.
2. I wish _________ would _________.
3. I'm on the fence about _________.
4. If you don't _________, you won't _________.
1. To tackle some extra work at Mr. BA's shop this week or not to do it because of the heat? is a question I ask myself.
2. I wish everyone would realize the world is a better place when we look out for each other instead of only "looking out for #1". (i also wish Sweetie would realize, after 35 years, that i can't go buy him what i don't know he's out of, but just like human nature probably isn't going to change, neither is that little quirk of his, and the first answer seemed the more important)
3. I'm on the fence about moving to a different blogging platform. Knowing me, i will just figure out how to work around what i have now, and defer such a thing to when i am not working 6 days a week.
4. If you don't brush and floss your teeth, you won't have any!
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Today is:
Animals' Day -- Curacao
Blackpool Illuminations -- The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, England (five miles of spectacular lighting, this year extended for 2 extra months so as to keep crowds smaller; through Jan. 3, 2021)
Bring Your Manners To Work Day -- sad that we even have to have this one, isn't it?
Ceremony of Transformation through Anubis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Dri-jerbal -- Marshall Islands (Labor Day)
Eat An Extra Dessert Day -- internet generated, you have the WWW's permission to indulge today
note that some sites also list this day, instead of July 7, as World Chocolate Day, so celebrate either one, or both!
Immigrant's Day -- Argentina
Kentucky Derby & Oaks -- Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY, US (the Oaks is today; the Derby tomorrow is the longest continually held sporting event in the US)
Lazy Moms Day -- a day for mom to be lazy, and let the kids do the housework!
Ludi Romani -- Ancient Roman Calendar (through the 19th; a festival to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, also called Circensian games)
National Macadamia Nut Day
National Wildlife Day -- US
Newspaper Carrier Day -- US (anniversary of Benjamin Day, publisher of the New York Sun, hiring Barney Flaherty as the first newspaper carrier in 1833)
St. Ida of Herzfeld's Day (Patron of brides, widows)
Anniversaries Today:
Ford Motor Company introduces The Edsel, 1957
Birthdays Today:
Beyonce Knowles, 1981
Ione Skye, 1970
Mike Piazza, 1968
Damon Wayans, 1960
Judith Ivey, 1951
Tom Watson, 1949
Jennifer Salt, 1944
Mitzi Gaynor, 1930
Dick York, 1928
Paul Harvey, 1918
Henry Ford II, 1917
Richard Wright, 1908
Nigel Bruce, 1895
Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1846
Anton Bruckner, 1824
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand, 1768
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Captain Midnight"(TV), 1954
"Beetle Bailey"(Comic strip), 1950
"London Calling"(Musical revue), 1923
"Adonis"(Burlesque musical), 1884
Today in History:
Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor in the West, is formally deposed, 476
Edmund Halley, English astronomer, first observes the comet that now bears his name, 1682
The City of Los Angeles is founded in Bahia de las Fumas (Valley of Smokes), 1781
Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat, 1807
Barney Flahery, age 10, is hired to be the first newsboy, by the NY Sun, 1833
Although he had demonstrated their use before, the first major lighting with electricity comes online as 400 bulbs are lit in offices on Spruce, Wall, Nassau, and Pearl streets in lower Manhattan by Thomas Edison, 1882
The last major US-Indian war ends with the surrender of Apache Chief Geronimo, 1886
George Eastman patents the first roll-film cameral and registers the trademark name "Kodak", 1888
Beatrix Potter first tells the story of Peter Rabbit, 1893
Comic strip "Beetle Bailey" first appears, 1950
The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel, 1957
Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games, 1972
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University, 1998
A 7.1 earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand, causing widespread damage, 2010
Scientists announce the creation of a 'magic carpet' using optical fibers to help prevent elderly people from falling by detecting when unusual footsteps are taken, 2012
Archaeological remains of a Viking fortress from the 900s CE, the Vallø Borgring, is discovered in Denmark, 2014
A 400-year old sunken Portuguese spice trade ship is discovered near the port of Cascais, Portugal, 2018