Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Good Morning! Tuesday October 26, 2009

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's still gray out ... morning is coming later and later; but I think it'll be a mostly cloudy day anyway. We'll be in the mid 60s again, with rain and drizzle. They're saying this is one of the driest years ever ... I'm amazed at that. So, bring on the rain! :)
I didn't get a lot done last night, but I did make an effort to be just a bit more productive. I worked some more on a small project ... some Christmas sewing I need to do and had forgotten about! Oops. LOL! I'm really hoping to dredge up a bit more energy, and finish that project and do a few more, get laundry caught up (again), get at least one more batch of cookie dough in the freezer, and start taking some things upstairs that are in the way. I'd like to have all of that done by the weekend, so I start decorating with a "clean slate". Sort of. :) All I need is to find that extra energy!

Today is "Cranky Co-Workers Day" ... "Navy Day" ... "Anniversary - NYC Subway" ... "Independence Day (Turkmenistan)".

Quotes of the Day:
"The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any."
-- Katharine Whitehorn

"Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design."
-- Oprah Winfrey

Today in history:
In 1787, a New York newspaper published the first of 77 essays explaining the new Constitution and urging its ratification, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay and later combined as "The Federalist Papers."

In 1795, a treaty with Spain settled Florida's northern boundary and gave navigation rights on the Mississippi River to the United States.

In 1904, the first rapid transit subway system (subway) in America opened in New York City.

In 1946, the travel show "Geographically Speaking," sponsored by Bristol-Myers, became the first television program with a commercial sponsor.

Today's birthdays include
- Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus in 1466- English explorer Capt. James Cook in 1728- Italian violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini in 1782- Isaac Singer, developer of the first practical home sewing machine, in 1811- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, in 1858- Etiquette arbiter Emily Post in 1872- Longtime Tonight Show producer/director Fred De Cordova in 1910- Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1914- Actress Nanette Fabray in 1920
- Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein in 1923- Actress Ruby Dee in 1924 - Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1925 - Pop pianist Floyd Cramer in 1933- Comedian John Cleese in 1939- Filmmaker Ivan Reitman in 1946 - Actress Carrie Snodgress in 1946- Actor Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) in 1952 - Actor Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) in 1953 - Singer Simon Le Bon in 1958

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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