Thursday, December 17, 2009

Good Morning! Thursday December 17, 2009

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright and clear, and with a frost on the ground that is all white and sparkly and pretty. They're telling us a storm is coming in tomorrow ... *could* be the "S" word! LOL! It's very much wait and see how it works out.
Last night I got another batch of cookies made. I also made some progress on a small Christmas project ... one I tend to keep forgetting I won't have the weekend to work on! But, it's something I can take with me this weekend, so that's likely what will happen.
Tonight I do more baking, catch up laundry, and pack for the weekend trip.
There are 7 days left until Christmas - one week from today is Christmas Eve!

Today is "National Regifting Day" ... "Wright Brothers Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"Sure I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself some day."
-- Lillian Carter, in her 80s

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today in history:
In 1790, the Aztec Calendar or Solar Stone was uncovered by workmen repairing Mexico City's Central Plaza.

In 1903, Orville Wright made history's first sustained airplane flight, lasting 12 seconds and covering 120 feet near Kitty Hawk, N.C. His brother Wilbur flew 852 feet later that day.

In 1967, the Clean Air Act was passed by the U.S. Congress.

Today's birthdays include
- American Revolutionary War soldier Deborah Sampson, who fought as a man under the alias Robert Shurtleff, in 1760
- Poet John Greenleaf Whittier in 1807
- Conductor Arthur Fiedler in 1894
- Novelist Erskine Caldwell in 1903
- Composer/bandleader Ray Noble in 1903
- Western swing bandleader/violinist Spade Cooley in 1910
- Writer William Safire, in 1929
- Publisher Bob Guccione in 1930
- British singer/actor Tommy Steele in 1936
- Actor Ernie Hudson ( Ghostbusters ) in 1945
- Comedian Eugene Levy in 1946
- Actor Bill Pullman in 1953

Everyone have a Great Thursday!

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