Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! Well, ok, it's chilly and damp ... but the early rain has stopped, so the day still may not be a complete wash out! LOL! In December, well, you pretty much take your chances day by day. It's all good - we need the rain too.
Last night we decided at the last minute to go to the Benson parade. As parades go, this one is sort of ... um ... wimpy! LOL! It lasted barely over half an hour ... and that included be interrupted by THREE trains! But, I met up with a friend from work, and it was fun anyway. Afterward we went to our favorite place to eat ... and found out that a LOT of parade-goers had also discovered it. We've never seen such a crowd; but the food was just as good as always. From where we were seated, I could watch the guy in the kitchen making pizza dough - fascinating!
Today we're going into Dunn. Whether or not we see the parade may depend on just how hard it's raining at the time. It may be an interesting day! :)
There are 19 days left until Christmas!
Today is "Bathtub Party Day" ... "Coats and Toys for Kids Day" ... "UN International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development" ... "Anniversary - Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins (Rosa Parks)" ... "Discovery Day (Haiti)" ... "King's Birthday and National Day (Thailand)" ... "Krampuslauf (Austria)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."
-- Jean-Paul Sartre
"Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."
-- Aesop
Today in history:
In 1776, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at William and Mary College in Virginia.
In 1848, U.S. President James Polk confirmed the discovery of gold in California, leading to the "gold rush" of 1848 and '49.
In 2002, U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., celebrated his 100th birthday on Capitol Hill. Thurmond, who retired the following year, had served the Senate since 1954, making him both the longest-serving and oldest member of Congress.
Today's birthdays include
- Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, in 1782
- U.S. Army Gen. George Custer in 1839
- Film director Fritz Lang in 1890
- Walt Disney in 1901
- U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., in 1902
- Film director Otto Preminger in 1906
- Singer Little Richard (Richard Penniman) in 1932
- Author Joan Didion in 1934
- Opera tenor Jose Carreras in 1946
- Rock singer Jim Messina in 1947
- Comedian Margaret Cho in 1968
- Actor Frankie Muniz (Malcolm In The Middle) in 1985
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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