Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Good Morning! Tuesday November 10, 2009

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. We're going to get rain! They're saying this has been the driest year on record for NC ... hard to believe; but you can't argue with statistics! LOL! It's starting out a bit gray, and the forecast is for mid 60s and probably light rain by afternoon. Not much outside stuff will get done this week. The time changed while I was on vacation, so it was sort of a surprise to realize I'm now driving home from work in the dark!
I only managed to get one box down last night; but that's better than nothing. I think tonight I may have to get some of my nutcrackers .. just for the fun of seeing at least one room come together! LOL! Also tonight, I hope to clear off my sewing table ... it's gotten so piled with "stuff" I can't even see the table; and I am not happy with that. I need to get the guest room better organized too. I'm SO good at plans ... just need to actually DO them! :)

There are 44 days until Christmas!

Today is "National Young Readers Day" ... "Anniversary - Area Codes" ... "Anniversary - Sesame Street Premier" ... "Anniversary - USMC" ... "First Shout for Independence (Panama)".

Quotes of the Day:
"I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience."
-- Mitch Hedberg

"It’s the friends you can call up at four a.m. that matter."
-- Marlene Dietrich

Today in history:
In 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps was formed by order of the Continental Congress.

In 1871, journalist Henry Stanley found missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in a small African village. His famous comment: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

In 1951, area codes were introduced in the United States, Canada and parts of the Caribbean, allowing direct-dialing of long-distance telephone calls. Prior to this, all such calls were operator-assisted.

In 1969, the long-running children's show "Sesame Street" premiered on PBS.

In 1983, Microsoft released its Windows computer operating system.

Today's birthdays include
- Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism, in 1483
- William Hogarth, English artist and engraver, in 1697
- Irish author Oliver Goldsmith in 1730
- Actor Claude Rains in 1889
- Singer Jane Froman in 1907
- Actor Richard Burton in 1925
- Actor Roy Scheider in 1932
- Bandleader/trumpet/arranger Billy May in 1916
- American Indian rights activist/actor Russell Means in 1939
- Lyricist Tim Rice in 1944
- Country singer Donna Fargo in 1945
- Actress Ann Reinking in 1949
- Filmmaker Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) in 1955
- Actress Mackenzie Phillips in 1959
- Comedian Sinbad in 1956

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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