Thursday, January 7, 2010

Good Morning! Thursday January 7, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! It's bright and clear, and may actually go to the low 40s. Clouds will be moving in this afternoon; and just north of me they're predicting possibly up to an inch of snow. I know that is nothing in a lot of areas ... but it's a big deal here! LOL! Or at least it would be ... if I got to see any of it. That doesn't seem likely.
I had another night of getting nothing done. It looks like until this super cold snap is gone I won't get a lot accomplished ... trying to conserve the heating gas means lowering the thermostat and bundling up more. Best excuse I ever had! LOL!
Tonight I do have to deal with some laundry; but other than that, it's a good TV night. :)

Today is "I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day" ... "Orthodox Christmas" ... "Christmas (Russia)" ... "Nanakusa (Japan)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home."
-- Bill Cosby

"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
-- Robin Williams

Today in history:
In 1610, Galileo, using his primitive telescope, discovered the four major moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

In 1789, the first nationwide U.S. presidential election was held. The electors chosen by the voters unanimously picked George Washington as president and John Adams as vice president.

In 1927, commercial trans-Atlantic telephone service between New York and London was inaugurated.

Today's birthdays include:
- Frenchman Jacques Montgolfier, who, with his brother, invented the hot air balloon, in 1745
- Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, in 1800
- Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, who became St. Bernadette and whose visions led to the foundation of the shrine at Lourdes, France, in 1844
- Film executive Adolph Zukor in 1873
- Ghoulish cartoonist Charles Addams in 1912
- Actor Vincent Gardenia in 1922
- Author William Blatty ("The Exorcist") in 1928
- Rock 'n' roll band leader Paul Revere in 1938
- Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner in 1946
- Singer Kenny Loggins in 1948
- CBS news anchor and former "Today" co-host Katie Couric in 1957
- Actor Nicholas Cage in 1964

Everyone have a Great Thursday!

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