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Feline Friday was originally started by Steve, The Burnt Food Dude (who no longer blogs), and i'm going to believe it's because he likes 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!
These two are Minnow and Guppy, and they are very, very friendly.
They now have a new friend in the cage with them, Ben. It's hard to get a picture of him with these two hams around!
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  |
| Ah, there he is. |
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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 would describe my home as _________.
2. I would never give _________ to _________.
3. I share my secrets with _________.
4. Did I ever tell you _________?
1. I would describe my home as a work in progress.
2. I would never give money to people on the street. Food, yes, items they need, yes, cash, nope.
3. I share my secrets with very few, some only get shared with The Lord.
4. Did I ever tell you one of my most favorite Bible verses? It's John 16:33, where Jesus says, "I tell you these things so you will have peace. In this world, you will have trouble, but cheer up! I have overcome the world." That's good news if i've ever heard it.
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Today is:
Ashura -- Islam (optional day of fasting that ends at sundown, local observances and national holidays may vary)
Buffalo Soldiers Day -- US (as designated by Congress)
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval a/k/a Expulsion of the Acadians Day -- Canada
Day of Ukranian Statehood -- Ukraine
Festival of Hedjihotep -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (goddess of weaving; date approximate)
Imp-Handling Conference -- Fairy Calendar
Independence Day -- Peru(1821)
Liberation Day / Anniversary of the Fall of Fascism -- San Marino
Lumberjack Day -- for no reason that i can fathom, but there it is; not as famous as the one in September, which has its own website
Nagasaki Peiron Senshuken -- Nagasaki, Japan (two day dragon boat racing festival begun in the 17th century)
National Lasagna Day
National Milk Chocolate Day
Olavsokuaftan (Olavsoka Eve) and the Olai Festival -- Faroe Islands (St. Olav's Eve, the night before the opening of Parliament and the festival of St. Olav; through tomorrow)
Schools Tree Day -- Australia (because National Tree Day is always a Sunday, the schools participate in planting trees the Friday before)
Soma-Nomaoi -- Haramachi City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (three day wild horse chase which recreates a battle from over 1,000 years ago)
St. Arduinus of Trepino's Day (Patron of Trepino, Italy)
System Administrator Appreciation Day -- the day to thank your system administrator for keeping your computer up and running
Talk in an Elevator Day -- help break the taboo!
Terry Fox Day -- born in Winnipeg on this date in 1958, he raised $24 million for cancer research by running over 3,000 miles on an artificial leg before his death in 1981 at age 23
World Hepatitis Day -- International
Anniversaries Today
The first Singing Telegram is delivered, 1933
Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard, 1540
Birthdays Today
Lori Loughlin, 1964
Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, 1958
Hugo Chavez, 1954
Sally Struthers, 1948
Linda Kelsey, 1946
Jim Davis, 1945
Rick Wright, 1945
Bill Bradley, 1943
Phil Proctor, 1040
Darryl Hickman, 1931
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1929
Jacques Piccard, 1922
Earl Tupper, 1907
Rudy Vallee, 1901
Joe E. Brown, 1892
Beatrix Potter, 1866
Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1746
Today in History
Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason, 1540
Bermuda is first settled by Europeans, survivors of the English ship Sea Venture en route to Virginia, 1609
Maximilien Robespierre is executed by guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution, 1794
Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina, 1865
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, guaranteeing due process and establishing citizenship for African Americans is certified, 1868
First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1935
The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad foils a bullion robbery in the "Battle of London Airport", 1948
The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan, the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851, 1976
Andorra joins the United Nations, 1993
Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships, 2001
The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland, 2005
The U-550, a sunken German U-Boat, is discovered off the cost of Massachusetts, 2012
Findings of the earliest evidence of cancer, found in a 1.7million-year-old fossil from Swartkrans Cave, South Africa, are published in "South African Journal of Science", 2016
19 year old gymnast Daiki Hashimoto of Japan becomes youngest Olympic men's artistic individual all-around champion in history at the Tokyo Games, 2021
After a 37 year run, Australians view the final episode of the soap opera Neighbours, 2022