Monday, August 3, 2009

Good Morning! Monday August 3, 2009

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning! It will be hot (low 90s) and humid later, but for now it's quite comfortable. Of course, I haven't gone outside yet! LOL! It's a little bit misty and overcast, but that will probably burn off. We may have a few afternoon showers. We got a lot of rain yesterday! YAY! It stormed off and on most of the day. Every time we thought it was clearing, there was that rumble in the distance.
I didn't get everything done I wanted to; but I did get a lot done, and I'm starting to see a glimmer of progress in my overall plan. I *think* tonight is just reruns, so maybe I'll get more caught up. Or maybe not! LOL!

Today is "Watermellon Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?"
-- Al Boliska

"There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow."
-- Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, 1862

Today in history:
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain for the New World with a convoy of three small ships -- the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria -- and fewer than 100 crewmen.

In 1958, the U.S. nuclear submarine "Nautilus" crossed under the North Pole.

In 2005, in the first emergency repair conducted in space, astronauts fixed a potentially dangerous problem by removing two strips of protruding cloth from the underside of the space shuttle Discovery that could have overheated during re-entry.

Today's birthdays include
- Elisha Graves Otis, inventor of the modern elevator, in 1811
- World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle in 1900
- Orchestra leader Ray Bloch in 1902
- Actress Dolores del Rio in 1905
- Band leader Les Elgart in 1917
- Author Leon Uris in 1924
- Singer Tony Bennett in 1926
- Actor Martin Sheen in 1940
- TV personality and lifestyle consultant Martha Stewart in 1941
- Actor Jay North in 1951

Everyone have a Great Monday!

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