Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! It's clear and bright, and will go to mid 40s today. The temps are gradually climbing up towards a nice weekend. I know, it's still "winter". But we'll take what we can get! LOL!
Last night ... I ended up opting for Olympics after all. Well, they're only every 4 years. AI is every year ... plus I can still "catch up" when there are fewer contestants to confuse my addled brain! :) Actually, mostly, I stayed in my nice warm cozy chair and read a book, just watching TV when my eyes got tired.
I expect tonight may be a lot more of the same. The men's skating finals are tonight, I know I want to watch that.
Today is "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" ... "Pluto Day" ... "Anniversary - Cow Milked While Flying" ... "Independence Day (Gambia)" ... "National Democracy Day (Nepal)".
Quotes of the Day:
"I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them."
-- E. V. Lucas
"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer."
-- Alfred North Whitehead
Today in history:
In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America.
In 1884, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain is published.
In 1930, Pluto, once identified as the ninth planet of the solar system, was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.
In 1954, the Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
In 1979, Snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the only known time.
In 2008, two of four art masterpieces stolen from the Zurich museum a week earlier, the Monet and the van Gogh, were found in perfect condition in the back seat of an unlocked car in Zurich.
Today's birthdays include:
- Stained glass artist Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1848
- Italian automaker Enzo Ferrari in 1898
- Actress Merle Oberon in 1911
- Actor Jack Palance in 1919
- Game show host Bill Cullen in 1920
- Author and magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown in 1922
- Actor George Kennedy in 1925
- Novelist Len Deighton in 1929
- Novelist Toni Morrison in 1931
- Cartoonist Johnny Hart in 1931
- Filmmaker Milos Forman in 1932
- Yoko Ono, wife of John Lennon, in 1933
- Actress Cybill Shepherd in 1950
- Film director John Hughes in 1950
- Actor John Travolta in 1954
- Game show hostess Vanna White in 1957
- Actress Greta Scacchi in 1960
- Actor Matt Dillon in 1964
- Rapper and record producer Dr. Dre in 1965
- Actress Molly Ringwald in 1968
- Lee Boyd Malvo, who pleaded guilty in the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings, in 1985
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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