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Awww Monday is hosted by Sandee at Comedy Plus.
Join us every Monday for Awww...Mondays. Post a picture that makes you say Awww... and that's it.
Make sure you get the code from Sandee's site, linked above, and leave a link to your post so we can visit you. What better way to start the week than with a smile!
While tending critters at Ms. GA and Mr. BA's house over the weekend, this chap stopped by quite boldly to help himself to the proffered cat chow and wash it in the water trough. He's cute, and the cats just ignore him now, but don't be fooled. He's not tame, just fearless, so i was careful and gave him a wide berth as i toted the hose around watering plants.
In the photos, you can see Miss Alice walk past him and you also see her and Puddin' sitting on the patio while he's eating. Little Buddy ran by but wouldn't stop for a picture.
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Sparks is the brainchild of Annie of McGuffy's Reader, who wanted us to post something positive and uplifting at the start of the week. While she no longer blogs, i like to post an Inspiring Quote of the Week in her honor.
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Poetry Monday was started by Diane at On The Alberta/Montana Border. Charlotte/Mother Owl participates, and now Karen at Baking in a Tornado is jumping in at least once a month, too. Anyone else is welcome to join in the fun, just let Diane know!
This week the theme is Newspapers.
There are those who say,
newspaper has had its day.
The thought fills me with dread,
how will i do crosswords in bed?
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When i was a child and the puppy
had an accident and left a mess,
and got a swat with a rolled up newspaper
did he get a distorted view of the press?
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Several years ago we decided
the price of TV gave us the blues,
we opted to get rid of it,
and people ask, how do you get the news?
I look at them like they're mad things
and i say, "Well, there's radio, plus,
we get a paper, read headlines online,
and if the world ends, they'll inform us!
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Today is:
Animals' Day -- Curacao
Ceremony of Transformation through Anubis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (date approximate)
Dia de Santiago Iglesias Pantin -- Puerto Rico
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!
Immigrant's Day -- Argentina
Labor Day/Labour Day -- Bermuda; Canada; Palau; U.S. and Territories
Ludi Romani -- Ancient Roman Calendar (through the 19th; a festival to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, also called Circensian games)
Luxembourg City Kermesse -- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (the capital city gets a day off to enjoy the country's biggest fun festival)
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)
St. Rose of Viterbo's Festival -- Viterbo, Italy (actual feast day of the saint is March 6)
Umhlanga -- Eswatini (Swaziland) (Reed Dance Public Holiday and final day, culmination of the Reed Dance Celebration begun last week and sponsored by the Royal Family)
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 Flaherty, 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, 2013
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
A Pew Research Center Study reports that a record 52% of 18-29 year olds are living with their parents due to the pandemic, 2020