Thursday, October 22, 2009

Good Morning! Thursday October 22, 2009

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Today will be warm (near 80), breezy, sunny .... a lovely summery day! Too bad my boss won't let us work outside. :)
I got a few "little" things done last night, certainly not as much as I hoped. But, gradually, some energy seems to be returning. Or maybe it's just getting closer to Friday! LOL! Tonight ... unless I hear otherwise .... hopefully I'm going to get another Christmas tree. Since today is Jimmy's birthday, I think we'll go out to eat also. I probably won't get anything else done ... but the weekend is coming! :)

Today is "International Stuttering Awareness Day" ... "Anniversary - World's End Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible."
-- David M. Ogilvy

"People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly.
-- Brendan Francis

Today in history:
In 1797, the first parachute jump was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped from a height of about 6,500 feet over a Paris park.

In 1836, Gen. Sam Houston was sworn in as the first president of the Republic of Texas.

In 1938, inventor Charles Carlson produced the first dry, or xerographic, copy, but had trouble attracting investors.

In 1964, Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature; he turned it down.

In 1966, The Supremes became the first all-female group to score a No. 1 album, with "Supremes a Go-Go."

Today's birthdays include
- Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in 1811- Actress Sarah Bernhardt in 1844
- Comic actor Curly Howard of The Three Stooges in 1903- Actress Joan Fontaine in 1917 - English author Doris Lessing, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature, in 1919- Psychologist and LSD advocate Timothy Leary in 1920- Artist Robert Rauschenberg in 1925- Actor Derek Jacobi in 1938- Actor Christopher Lloyd in 1938 - Actress Annette Funicello in 1942 - Actress Catherine Deneuve in 1943 - Actor Jeff Goldblum in 1952- Champion skater Brian Boitano in 1963

Everyone have a Great Thursday!

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