Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's still gray, but at the moment it's dry. We're back to winter, with a high of about 40. The weather people keep saying snow ... but that's only areas an hour and more north of me. I'm hoping for the sun to peep out by this afternoon! :)
Last night I got a little burst of energy ... no idea where it came from. But I got the last of the packed boxes upstairs, straightened up the upstairs room a bit, and re-organized a few "bare spots" downstairs. This weekend the kitchen stuff and last tree will get packed away. I only have a few more weeks, and the snowman collection will have to make way for St. Pat's decorations!
I did watch the guys sing last night. I was more impressed than with the girls - marginally. I find it sad that (so far) no one really stands out to me. I'm hoping that one, or several, of the ones that keep getting voted in will keep getting better.
Tonight is the ladies figure skating finals!
Today is "National Chili Day" ... "National Day (Kuwait)".
Quotes of the Day:
"We are the people our parents warned us about."
-- Jimmy Buffett
"The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket."
-- Kin Hubbard
Today in history:
In 1791, the First Bank of the U.S. at Philadelphia became the first national bank chartered by Congress.
In 1836, Samuel Colt patented a "revolving gun," the first of the six-shooters.
In 1870, Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Miss., was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African-American to sit in Congress.
In 1901, The United States Steel Corp. was founded by J.P. Morgan.
In 1933, the USS Ranger, the first custom-built aircraft carrier, was launched
In 1951, Buenos Aires played host to the first Pan American Games.
In 1964, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeated Sonny Liston and was named world heavyweight boxing champion.
Today's birthdays include:
- French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1841
- Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso in 1873
- U.S. statesman John Foster Dulles in 1888
- Actor Herbert Zeppo Marx, the sane sibling of the early Marx Brothers movies, in 1901
- Actor Jim Backus in 1913
- Tennis player Bobby Riggs in 1918
- Producer/writer Larry Gelbart in 1928
- Talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael in 1935
- Actor Tom Courtenay in 1937
- Actress Diane Baker in 1938
- Former Beatle George Harrison in 1943
- Director Neil Jordan in 1950
- Actress Tea Leoni in 1966
- Actor Sean Astin in 1971
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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