Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's faintly foggy after last night's rain; and I think today will be cloudy, but fairly dry. And cold - maybe as high as 40! LOL! This is actually colder than "normal" for here ... but then, is anything "normal"???
Last night I did absolutely nothing. I was very lazy. Tonight I may try to pick up a bit. I might have company, which is always welcome.
I can't believe it's the end of the year already! I hope each and every one of my readers has a very safe and happy New Year's Eve, and I wish you each health and happiness for the coming year.
Today is "Blue Moon" ... "New Year's Eve" ... "First Night Celebrations" ... "Leap Second Adjustment Time" ... "Make Up Your Mind Day" ... "No Interruptions Day" ... "Saint Sylvester's Day" ... "Universal Hour of Peace" ... "World Peace Meditation" ... "First Nights (Canada)".
Quotes of the Day:
"To the soul, there is hardly anything more healing than friendship."
-- Thomas Moore
"These days an income is something you can't live without--or within."
-- Tom Wilson
Today in history:
In 1879, Thomas Edison gave the first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp in Menlo Park, N.J.
In 1909, the Manhattan Bridge opened.
In 1929, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians' first New Year's Eve broadcast from the Roosevelt Grill in New York City, which became an annual event, was heard over the CBS network.
In 1947, America's favorite Western movie couple, singing cowboy Roy Rogers and co-star Dale Evans, were married.
Today's birthdays include:
- French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1491
- Charles Edward Stuart, Scotland's "Bonnie Prince Charlie," in 1720
- French painter Henri Matisse in 1869
- Gen. George Marshall, formulator of the Marshall Aid Plan for Europe following World War II, in 1880
- Songwriter Jule Styne ("Three Coins In the Fountain, "Let It Snow") in 1905
- Cowboy actor/singer Rex Allen in 1920; folk-blues singer Odetta (Holmes) in 1930
- Actor Anthony Hopkins in 1937
- Actress Sarah Miles in 1941
- Actor Ben Kingsley in 1943
- Singer John Denver in 1943
- Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg in 1945
- Actor Tim Matheson in 1947
- Singer Donna Summer in 1948
- Actress Bebe Neuwirth in 1958
- Actor Val Kilmer in 1959
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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