I did a little more decluttering last night, and caught up laundry. I managed - barely - to stay up to watch the ladies figure skating finals. USA is out of the medals for the first time in many years; but the ladies who won totally deserved their medals!
My niece is coming for a visit this weekend. I have no idea what we'll do tonight ... probably go out to eat and then just veg in front of the TV. Now that the skating is done, I'm not sure what's left. But, it's all good. :)
Today is "For Pete's Sake Day" ... "National Personal Chef Day" ... "Anniversary - Grand Canyon National Park".
Quotes of the Day:
"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."
-- Soren Kierkegaard
"One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child."
-- Randall Jarrell
Today in history:
In 1797, the Bank of England issued the first pound note.
In 2006, the Winter Olympic Games ended in Turin, Italy. Germany won the most medals, 29, of which 11 were gold. The U.S. team won 25 medals, including nine golds. Canada, Austria and Russia came next.
Today's birthdays include:
- British playwright Christopher Marlowe in 1564
- French novelist and poet Victor Hugo in 1802
- Levi Strauss, who created the world's first pair of jeans, in 1829
- American frontiersman William Buffalo Bill Cody in 1846
- Surgeon and cornflakes developer John Kellogg in 1852
- Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1887
- Actor William Frawley in 1887
- Actor Robert Alda in 1914
- Actor Jackie Gleason in 1916
- Actor Tony Randall in 1920
- Actress Betty Hutton in 1921
- R&B pianist Antoine Fats Domino in 1928
- Singer Johnny Cash in 1932
- Political commentator Robert Novak in 1934
- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 1954
Everyone have a Great Friday!
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