Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! It's a bit early - sun isn't quite up yet, but the edges of sunrise are glorious! In just a little while I'm riding with a friend from work to a flea market. I'm thinking this will be a lot of fun. Of course, when I get home I will have to work twice as hard to get done what I need to today! LOL! But that's ok. By tonight it's supposed to be rainy; and might be tomorrow. At least it's no longer bitterly cold. I hope the easing of the temps is for everyone else too (haven't seen a weather report).
I got a little bit packed up last night, but didn't take anything upstairs. As I said .. will have to work harder tonight! :)
Today is "Appreciate a Dragon Day" ... "National Nothing Day" ... "Religious Freedom Day" ... "Haru-No-Yabuiri (Japan)" ... "John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)" ... "National Day of Peace (El Salvador)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood."
-- William Penn
"I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there."
-- Herb Caen
Today in history:
In 1777, Vermont declares independence from New York.
In 1883, the U.S. Congress passed a bill creating the civil service.
In 1970, Buckminster Fuller received a gold medal from the American Institute of Architects.
In 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's president. She is the first female elected head of state in Africa.
In 2008, Republican Bobby Jindal took over as the governor of Louisiana. He was the first Indian-American elected to that office in the United States. At 36, he also was the nation's youngest governor
Today's birthdays include:
- German philosopher Franz Brentano in 1838
- Andre Michelin, the French industrialist who first mass-produced rubber automobile tires, in 1853
- Canadian poet Robert Service in 1874
- Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1901
- Inventor Frank Zamboni in 1901
- Singer Ethel Merman in 1909
- Baseball pitcher Jerome Dizzy Dean in 1910
- Zoologist Dian Fossey in 1932
- Writer Susan Sontag in 1933
- Opera singer Marilyn Horne in 1934
- Race car driver A.J. Foyt in 1935
- Country singer Ronnie Milsap in 1944
- Radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger in 1947
- Film director John Carpenter in 1948
Choreographer, actress and director Debbie Allen in 1950
- Nigerian singer Sade in 1959
- British model Kate Moss in 1974
- Major-league baseball player Albert Pujols in 1980
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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