Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's strangely warm for January; we got lots of lovely (pond-filling!) rain; and my house didn't blow down. :) My son fixed the computer over the weekend ... but ... a fierce storm went through overnight and the power was out for awhile (I can't tell how long, but looks like about an hour). That, of course, made all the lamps on timers, clocks, etc. wrong ... which means I am running late! LOL!
I had a great weekend with DS, DDIL, and grands. It was lovely and relaxing. We got home ahead of the rain, and I got laundry caught up. Tonight I have my business class. I sure hope I understand more than I did last week! :)
Today is "Better Business Communication Day" ... "Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day" ... "A Room of One's Own Day" ... "Anniversary - Macintosh Computer (Apple)".
Quotes of the Day:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."
-- James Thurber
Today in history:
In 1554, the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was established.
In 1858, Mendelssohn's "The Wedding March" was played at the wedding of Friedrich of Prussia and England's Princess Victoria, the daughter of Queen Victoria. It has since become a standard for weddings.
In 1890, Nellie Bly, a young New York reporter, completed a trip around the world in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes.
In 1915, transcontinental phone service was inaugurated in a hookup between New York and San Francisco.
In 1919, the League of Nations was founded. It lasted until 1946 when it was replaced by the United Nations.
In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France.
In 1959, the first scheduled transcontinental flight took place, a non-stop American Airlines flight from California to New York.
In 1984, Apple's Macintosh computer went on sale. Price tag: $2,495.
In 2004, Opportunity, the second of two NASA robot explorers, landed safely on Mars, joining its twin to explore the planet.
Today's birthdays include:
- Irish natural philosopher Robert Boyle, a founder of modern chemistry, in 1627
- Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1759
- Soap maker and philanthropist William Colgate in 1783
- Novelist W. Somerset Maugham in 1874
- Novelist Virginia Woolf in 1882
- Sports broadcasters Ernie Harwell in 1918
- News commentator Edwin Newman in 1919
- Actor Dean Jones in 1931
- Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino in 1933
- Singer Etta James in 1938
- Actress Leigh Taylor-Young in 1945
- Track star Steve Prefontaine in 1951
- Actress Dinah Manoff in 1958
- Singer Alicia Keys in 1981
Everyone have a Great Monday!
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