Monday, September 14, 2009

Good Morning! Monday September 14, 2009

Good morning! It's a gorgeous morning. Summer is having a bit of a last gasp (though we still could have some more hot days, it becomes less and less likely). It will be around 90 today, and still no sign of rain. My garden is still happy, but showing signs of dryness ... hmmm ... watering time again! LOL!
Yesterday was a good day, but very long. I got my scheduled cleaning project (back hall) done, and a bit of other cleaning. Then we rode down to DH's boat to bail out rain water. There was a storm off the coast last weekend, and there was a lot of water. It took nearly an hour --twice as long as usual-- to pump out all the water in there. It's a really Big boat! LOL! We also got to visit, briefly, with our son and his family, so that was nice too. We didn't get home until late. I sure was glad I had already done my work week prep stuff!
I have a lot of projects I should have been working on all summer. Now it's getting to crunch time ... I need to get busy. Busier. So tonight I have a long list of things I hope to accomplish ... if I can just figure out how not to be so tired that the computer grabs me! LOL!

Today is "National Boss/Employee Exchange Day" ... "Battle of San Jacinto Day (Nicaragua)" ... "Brass Ring Day" ... "Triumph of the Holy Cross Day" ... "Star SpangledBanner Day" ... "Cream Filled Donut Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"Throughout life, one does not miss any chance to hold onto the things that are really precious, if one is truly wise."
-- Ed Greenwood

"I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I'd think, no, actually I'm a giraffe."
-- Richard Gere

Today in history:
In 1628, Salem, Mass. was founded.

In 1920, the first live radio dance music was broadcast, carried by a Detroit station and featuring Paul Specht and his orchestra. The idea caught on fast.

In 1963, the first surviving U.S. quintuplets were born in Aberdeen, S.D., to Maryann and Andrew Fischer.

In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed on the Moon, becoming the first man-made craft to land on it.

In 1984, Joe Kittinger, 56, left Caribou, Maine, in a 10-story-tall helium balloon to make the first solo trans-Atlantic balloon crossing. He reached the French coast on the 17th and landed in Italy the next day.

Today's birthdays include
- Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in 1849- Artist and illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, Gibson Girl creator, in 1867- Margaret Sanger, American pioneer leader in the birth control movement, in 1879- Film director/producer Hal Wallis in 1899- Actor Clayton Moore, serial action star of the 1940s who later played the Lone Ranger on television, in 1914- Actor Walter Koenig (Star Trek) in 1936- Actress Joey Heatherton in 1944- Actor Sam Neill in 1947- Actress Mary Crosby in 1959- Actress Faith Ford in 1964

Everyone have a Great Monday!

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