Thursday, November 26, 2009

Good Morning! Happy Thanksgiving! Thursday, November 26, 2009

Good morning! It's a wonderful THANKSGIVING morning. It's very foggy out ... I can barely see past the end of my porch. But, that will dissapate eventually. Clouds will move in later, but mid 60s isn't bad!
I have a busy day planned; although I'm already "behind schedule"! LOL! But, I'll try to get done what I can. Today will be my only "free" day of the long holiday weekend. And, I'm watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade ... which will slow me down. But, I do love a parade! LOL! I just have "bits and pieces" to try to get finished up. Tomorrow we'll be taking a quick one night trip to celebrate Mama's birthday. And Sunday we will have our Thanksgiving dinner here (to avoid conflict with other families).
I hope each and every one of my readers has a very wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving (whether you are in the US or not).
I want my family and friends to know I am very Thankful for each and every one of you!
and ....
There are 28 days left until Christmas!

Today is "Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade" ... "Thanksgiving Day (US)" ... "Turkey-Free Thanksgiving" ... "Republic Day (Mongolia)"

Quotes of the Day:
"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives."
-- Sue Murphy

"Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God's final word on where your lips end."
-- Jerry Seinfeld

Today in history:
In 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui.

In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation.

In 1832, the first streetcar railway in America started public service in New York City from City Hall to 14th Street. The car was pulled by a horse and the fare was 12 1/2 cents.

In 1922, In Egypt's Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard Carter and George Carnarvon became the first humans to enter King Tutankhamen's treasure-laden tomb in more than 3,000 years.

In 1965, France launched a satellite into space, becoming the world's third space power after the United States and the Soviet Union.

In 2005, a 67-year-old textile tycoon in India, Vijaypat Singhania, set a world's altitude record of 69,852 feet in a hot air balloon over Mumbai.

Today's birthdays include
- English poet William Cowper in 1731
- Surgeon and women's rights leader Mary Walker Edwards in 1832
- Air conditioning engineer Willis Carrier in 1876
- French playwright Eugene Ionesco in 1909
- TV journalist Eric Sevareid in 1912
- Cartoonist Charles Schulz (Peanuts) in 1922
- Singer Robert Goulet in 1933
- Impressionist Rich Little in 1938
- Singer Tina Turner in 1939

Everyone have a Great Thursday!

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