Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. So far there are streaks of clouds moving in, but it's not dark or gloomy. The forecast for today is very strange. It's much cooler than yesterday, highs in mid 40s but dropping. A storm is moving in tonight ... it's completely a guessing game as to who will get what. A "line" goes right through my county to the north of me ... I pretty much expect I'll oly see sleet and ice, and no snow. I am not very happy about that, but I have a feeling that complaining to the weatherman would NOT help! LOL!
I finally dug out a little electric heater, so now my room is not so cold. And, last night I did laundry. With ice coming, there's a very good chance of the power going out, so trying to make sure we're "prepared". That means no laundry or dishes piled up; plenty of bottled water; and food that doesn't require refrigeration or microwave. With a gas stove, we'll be OK as long as the gas doesn't run out! LOL!
Today is ""National Jigsaw Puzzle Day" ( http://www.JigZone.com ) ... "Carnation Day" ... "National Corn Chip Day" ..."French Fries Day" ... "Freethinker's Day" ... "Fun at Work Day" ... "Thomas Paine Day" ... "Anniversary - Seeing Eye (guide dogs)" ... "Admission Day (Kansas)".
Quotes of the Day:
"It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world."
-- Al Franken
"Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say that what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks down."
-- Russell Baker
Today in history:
In 1861, Kansas became the 34th state of the Union as a free or non-slavery state at a time when Southern states were seceding from the Union.
In 1900, eight baseball teams were organized as the American League. They were in Buffalo, N.Y.; Chicago; Cleveland; Detroit; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Milwaukee; and Minneapolis.
In 1944, the battleship USS Missouri was launched.
In 1995, the San Francisco 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowls when they routed the San Diego Chargers, 49-26.
In 2000, delegates from more than 130 nations meeting in Montreal adopted the first global treaty regulating trade in genetically modified food products.
Today's birthdays include:
- Swedish scientist and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg in 1688
- American colonial political philosopher Thomas Paine in 1737
- William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, in 1843
- Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov in 1860
- Comic actor W.C. Fields in 1880
- Dramatist Paddy Chayevsky in 1923
- Actor Victor Mature in 1913
- Actor John Forsythe in 1918
- Actress Katharine Ross in 1940
- Actor Tom Selleck in 1945
- Actress Ann Jillian in 1950
- Talk show host Oprah Winfrey in 1954
- Olympic gold medal diver Greg Louganis in 1960
- Actor Nick Turturro in 1962
- Actress Heather Graham in 1970
- Actress Sara Gilbert in 1975
Everyone have a Great Friday!
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