Good morning! It's a wonderful morning! It's a little gray and misty, but that will most likely burn off pretty soon. The forecast for today is only mid 80s, partly cloudy, just a small chance of a stray afternoon shower. Yesterday ... wow! A lovely slow steady all day rain! Just what we needed, so nice! Just looking out my window this morning I can see things blooming again that looked dry and dusty a few days ago.
Last night was semi-productive. I did finish a mending project I needed to do before the weekend; and I started on getting some things organized for the weekend. Also, having located a project I had been hunting for, I cut the fabric and batting to finish that - and cleaned up the cutting mat so I wouldn't be tempted to start something else! LOL!
I got to sleep a bit early, so I could get a very early start this morning. I had to make some dip to take to work for a special occasion. It's done and ready ... too bad I'm not! LOL!!
Today is "Independence Day (Central African Republic)" ... "Women's Day (Tunisia)" ... "International Left Hander's Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"Part of being a hero is knowing when you don't need to be one anymore. "
-- Alan Moore
"You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there. "
-- George Burns
A thought for the day
Henry James reportedly said, Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
Today in history:
In 1889, William Gray patented the coin-operated telephone.
In 1913, Harry Brearly invented stainless steel.
In 1930, Capt. Frank Hawkes set an air speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in 12 hours, 25 minutes.
In 2004 sports, the Summer Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece, with a record 202 countries and 10,500 athletes taking part.
Today's birthdays include
- Social reformer Lucy Stone in 1818
- Sharpshooter Annie Oakley in 1860
- Scottish inventor John Baird, a pioneer in television technology, in 1888
- Comic actor Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz) in 1895
- Actor Regis Toomey in 1898
- Film director Alfred Hitchcock in 1899
- Bandleader Skinnay Ennis in 1909- Golfer Ben Hogan in 1912
- Actor Neville Brand in 1920
- Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 1926
- Actor Pat Harrington Jr. in 1929
- Singer Don Ho in 1930
- Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders in 1933
- Opera singer Kathleen Battle in 1948
- Pop singer Dan Fogelberg in 1951
- Actor/announcer Danny Bonaduce (The Partridge Family) in 1959
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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