Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright and clear, and most of the wind has died down for now. It'll be windy again today, but "they say" not the ferocious winds of yesterday. (winds that blew another storm system past us and to the north!). It'll also be warmer today, mid 40s, and sunny. Nice! :) There's talk of yet another system ... this one from the south ... but looking like it will stop short of most of NC and move out to sea. Storms from the north stop above me. Storms from the south stop below me. What's up with that???? LOL!!
The wind yesterday sucked heat right out of the house, so I did very little last night. Mostly, I stayed wrapped in a quilt, alternating between TV and a book. Not such a bad evening! :) Tonight, I have to get laundry caught up again, and get packed for a weekend visit. This time we're going east ... might even see the snow that's not coming to my house! :)
Yesterday I accidently gave you today's "celebrations". Oops. Time for better reading glasses! LOL!
Quotes of the Day:
"Never judge a book by its movie."
-- J. W. Eagan
"Too many people think only of their own profit. But business opportunity seldom knocks on the door of self-centered people. No customer ever goes to a store merely to please the storekeeper."
-- Kazuo Inamori
Today in history:
In 1858, French peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous said the Virgin Mary appeared to her at Lourdes.
In 1970, Japan put a satellite in space, following in the footsteps of the Soviet Union, the United States and France.
In 1998, a U.S. judge ruled that pro golfer Casey Martin, who had trouble walking because of a circulatory disorder, was covered by the Disabilities Act and should be allowed to compete in PGA events with a golf cart.
In 2002, the Russian figure skating pair won the gold medal in the Winter Olympics over the overwhelming crowd favorite Canadian team but a judging controversy that grew into an international scandal prompted the International Skating Union to award a gold medal to the Canadians also.
In 2006, U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett broke the solo flight record when he landed near Bournemouth, England, covering some 24,997 miles after taking off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida four days earlier.
Today's birthdays include:
- Englishman William Talbot, a developer of photography, in 1800
- Inventor Thomas Edison in 1847
- Author Sidney Sheldon in 1917
- King Farouk, Egypt's last monarch, in 1920
- Actor Kim Stanley in 1925
- Actor Leslie Nielsen in 1926
- Actress Tina Louise in 1934
- Former Florida Gov. and presidential son and brother Jeb Bush in 1953
- Singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow in 1962
- Actress Jennifer Aniston in 1969
- Singer/actress Brandy (Norwood) in 1979
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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