Saturday, January 9, 2010

Good Morning! Saturday January 9, 2010

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's still a bit overcast, but not dark and gloomy looking. We're still, like the rest of the country apparently, in a deep freeze. High today to be mid 30s ... which may not be as cold as a lot of my friends; but it sure is cold for NC, and for MY house! LOL! We've been blessed though, no storms and no power outages.
Last night ... I really didn't do anything once again. It's a bit chilly inside (conserving gas). This morning I'm off to a slow start, but once I get busy I know I'll warm up. I hope to try to get the upstairs room clean and organized today, and start bringing down the boxes to pack away decorations. And I think a few of the trees may go upstairs today. I had a funny thought about that. Perhaps I'll put some of them near the windows, and leave them plugged into timers for a few more months! LOL! Wouldn't be seen from inside; but it would make the house a bit more cheerful to drive up to at night! :)

Today is "National Apricot Day" ... "Aviation Day" ... "Step Father's Day" ... "Aviation in America Day" ... "Balloon Ascension Day" ... Connecticut Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much."
-- Donald H. Rumsfeld

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."
-- Epictetus

Today in history:
In 1768, the first modern circus was staged in London.

In 1929, the Seeing Eye was formed to train guide dogs

In 1969, the British-French supersonic Concorde jetliner made its first test flight at Bristol, England.

Today's birthdays include:
- Women's suffrage and peace movement leader Carrie Chapman Catt in 1859
- Pioneer psychologist John Watson in 1878
- Choreographer George Balanchine in 1904
- French novelist Simone de Beauvoir in 1908
- Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States, in 1913
- Striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee in 1914
- Actor Fernando Lamas in 1915
- Actor Lee Van Cleef in 1925
- Author Judith Krantz in 1928
- Actor Bob Denver in 1935
- Sportscaster Dick Enberg in 1935
- Singer Joan Baez in 1941
- Actress Susannah York in 1941
- Country singer Crystal Gayle in 1951
- Actress Joely Richardson in 1965
- Bandleader Dave Matthews in 1967

Everyone have a Great Saturday!

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