Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Good Morning! Tuesday December 15, 2009

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. At least, I think it is ...somewhere under all that fog! LOL! It may rain this morning, but should be clearing by this afternoon, and going to around 60. That will make it a lovely night to go caroling!
Last night I got more done that I expected, just not *what* I expected. I meant to bake more cookies, but DH used the oven to cook dinner (turkey breast - yum!); so the cookies will wait until tomorrow night. I also got a bit of progress made on one more "last minute" gift ... which I sure need to finish and get mailed! LOL! I got a few other decluttering things done.
I also watched a new show. I think it was "Sing Along" or something like that. It was a contest for accapello groups (I have NO idea how to spell that! LOL!), and they were very good. It continues tonight, so I will miss it; but it was nice entertainment. Tonight, as I said, some people from the office are going caroling. We've been doing this for years now, going to the homes of some of our shut-in patients, and to some nursing homes. It's a lot of fun and I look forward to it every year.
There are 9 days left until Christmas!

Today is "Bill of Rights Day" ... "Cat Herders Day" ... "Navidades (Puerto Rico)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.
-- Chester Bowles

"Out of the strain of the Doing,
Into the peace of the Done."
-- Julia Louise Woodruff

Today in history:
In 1791, the Bill of Rights, comprising the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect.

In 1939, the film version of "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta.

In 1954, what may be considered TV's first mini-series premiered. "Davy Crockett" aired in a series of five segments on Walt Disney's "Disneyland" show.

In 1965, the Gemini 6A was launched from Florida.

Today's birthdays include
- The Roman emperor Nero in 37 A.D.
- French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Paris tower that bears his name and engineer of the Statue of Liberty, in 1832
- Polish linguist Ludwik Zamenhof, creator of the international language Esperanto, in 1859
- Playwright Maxwell Anderson in 1888
- Billionaire oilman J. Paul Getty in 1892
- Bandleader Stan Kenton in 1911
- Pioneer rock 'n' roll disc jockey Alan Freed in 1921
- Comic actor Tim Conway in 1933
- Rock musician Dave Clark in 1942
- Actor Don Johnson in 1949
- Actress Helen Slater in 1963
- Actor Garrett Wang (Star Trek: Voyager) in 1968

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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