Aug 8, International Cat day

[Catherine]

Yes I know I am late. I am on holiday at a strange computer and I didn't get the alert(which is probably waiting for me at home).

So we are a day late, but we can still celebrate. Cats deserve recognition as one of our oldest friends in the animal world.
So I found an article that has suggestions for celebrating the day. They are still good suggestions even a few days late.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...RrBPcq3SOg

So I actually bought a T shirt with a picture of a cat on it(and a dog)
It has a saying with the pictures.

RESCUE
The mistreated
SAVE
The injured
LOVE
The abandoned

I think it can apply to all animals, but for today we will think of cats.

[Tobi]

Oh we missed that day! I forgot to tell Sally! But she is happy camping in a tent some children put up in the garden!

I like yout T shirt Catherine.

I really didn't know cats were our oldest animal companions! Kind thoughts to all cats

[Catslave.]

Every day is cat day for my cat Bessie but I like the idea of it.

[Catherine]

I had to have the T shirt when I saw it. They had some dog ones too. I liked the ones with a bit paw print on the front, but this was my favourite.


Even when we respect cats every day, it is nice to give them a special day each year.
After all, cats have been with us for much of human history. I can't picture us not having cats in our lives.

[LPC]

There's an international day for almost everything these days! But cats deserve a special day - more than some of the other weird international days they dream up. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co...ays#August

PS Catherine, I moved this thread here, from the introductions section (where it seemed out of place). I hope that this meets with your approval.

[Tobi]

Wow....that wiki list of "days" is a force to be reckoned with!
I have a brilliant idea. If someone had to commemorate all these days they would never have to go to work at all!

[Catherine]

You are right about moving the thread. All I can say is that I wasn't on my own computer when I started it. I am not sure why I put it there.

That is quite a list. I shall have to keep an eye on it so that I don't miss any important days.

Sat Aug 13 is International Lefthanders Day. I for one shall be celebrating it. It is about time left handers got some recognition. I love watching a right hander try to do some ordinary task in my kitchen. It is all set up left handed. Any tool a right hander reaches for is on the wrong side, just like it is for me when I am out in the right hand world.

Oddly, I haven't seen a cat since I learned about international cat day.  They must all be out celebrating somewhere.

[Catslave.]

My daughter and my husband are both lefthanded.

[Catherine]

Interesting. It must be easier for them to be together as a pair of left handers. Are her children lefthanders? It seems to run in families, but it is not clear why some of us are left handed. Actually I understand that it is 10% of the population. Some of the world's most creative people have been left handers.

[Tobi]

Sally was celebrating International Cat Day by sleeping in a pirate's tent....
Now she is celebrating the aftermath of International Cat Day by sleeping in the Golden Rod. I guess she has a hangover from partying with pirates....

My Dad was left handed, and so was my husband. My brother was ambidextrous. I tried to be left handed as I thought it was cool, but could never quite get there. My writing looks very spidery when written with my left hand.
But I had to learn to use my left hand for months in 2012 as my right hand got paralysed for a time.

Scissors are always created for right handed people! That seems rather unfair. It is very hard to use them if you are left handed.