Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Good Morning! Wednesday October 21, 2009

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Today we seem to be heading back to summer - near 80 and sunny! This is fairly "normal" for fall in NC; but it's still a bit confusing. :) So, we'll just enjoy these lovely days while we can, because winter is just around the corner.
Last night I didn't get much done. I got laundry done, but it's not put up yet; and the suitcase is emptied. I had a lot of "left-over tired"! LOL! I think tonight will be much better.

Today is "National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day" ... "Overseas Chinese Day (Taiwan)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
-- Scott Adams

"Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person."
-- Ethel Mumford

Today in history:
In 1879, after 14 months of experiments, Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric incandescent lamp.

In 1908, The Saturday Evening Post magazine carried an ad for a brand new product: a two-sided phonograph record.

In 1959, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and his team were transferred from the U.S. Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

In 1959, the Guggenheim Museum opened in New York.

Today's birthdays include
- English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1772- Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, in 1833- Dancer/choreographer Ted Shawn in 1891- Conductor Georg Solti in 1912- Jazz trumpeter John Dizzy Gillespie, in 1917- Former pitcher Whitey Ford in 1928 - Author Ursula K. Le Guin in 1929- Actress-author Carrie Fisher in 1956

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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