Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Good Morning! Tuesday February 2, 2010

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's gray out, with a promise of rain, and going to around 40 today. That should melt off a lot of the ice still laying around. It was cold last night, so the parts of roads that didn't dry will be icy this morning; but the "main" roads are nice and dry, so I really shouldn't have any trouble going to work.
Last night I still didn't get much done. I threw a few things in a box. But, I finished reading a book! LOL! I didn't even watch much TV .. one rerun. Tonight, however, is AI. Perhaps I'll find a bit of energy somewhere; sure would help if the sun came out. No, wait!! I do NOT want sun ... ah, too late. The groundhog saw his shadow. So PA will have 6 more weeks of winter. But ... is there an NC groundhog??? He surely won't see his shadow this morning! LOL!

Today is "African-American Coaches Day" ... "Groundhog Day" ... "Hedgehog Day" ... "Candlemas (Luxembourg)" ... "Dia De La Candelaria (Mexico)".

Quotes of the Day:
"A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug."
-- Patricia Neal

"A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire."
-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Today in history:
In 1876, the National Baseball League was formed, with teams in Boston; Chicago; Cincinnati; New York; Philadelphia; St. Louis; Louisville, Ky.; and Hartford, Conn.

In 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

In 1936, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson were the first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Today's birthdays include:
- French statesman Charles de Talleyrand in 1754
- Psychologist Havelock Ellis in 1859
- Irish novelist James Joyce in 1882
- Charles Correll, Andy of radio's "Amos and Andy" program, in 1890
- National Football League co-founder George Halas in 1895
- Violinist Jascha Heifetz in 1901
- Novelist Ayn Rand in 1905
- Actor Gale Gordon in 1906
- Columnist Liz Smith in 1923
- Comedian Tom Smothers in 1937
- Singer Graham Nash in 1942
- Actress Farrah Fawcett in 1947
- Model Christie Brinkley in 1954
- Actor Michael T. Weiss ("The Pretender") in 1962

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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