Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Same forecast as yesterday; and same bright clear chilly morning. They're saying it will "warm up" (50s) by the weekend before the next cold blast. I hope they don't keep changing that! LOL!
Last night it was a hard choice, but I watched Olympics. Figure skating is one of my favorites, and last night was the men's short program. I believe their finals are tomorrow, so again I don't know what I'll choose tonight.
I hope this "warm" spell lasts long enough to get a few things done in the house ... lately it's just been too cold and dark when I get home to bother. And ... it's piling up! LOL!
Today is "Ash Wednesday" ... "Lent Begins" ... "My Way Day" ... "National PTA Founders' Day" ... "World Human Spirit Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."
-- Henry Ford
"Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing."
-- Wernher von Braun
Today in history:
In 1621, Miles Standish was appointed first commander of the Plymouth colony.
In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives chose Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States after he and Aaron Burr tied in the Electoral College. It took 35 House ballots before Jefferson won and Burr became vice president.
In 1817, Baltimore became the first U.S. city with gas-burning street lights.
In 1867, the first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
In 1904, Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" premiered in Milan, Italy.
In 1933, Newsweek magazine published its first issue.
In 1968, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opened in Springfield, Mass.
In 1979, "A Prairie Home Companion," hosted by Garrison Keillor, made its debut on National Public Radio.
Today's birthdays include:
- Mail order retailer Aaron Montgomery Ward in 1843
- Engraver Frederick Ives in 1856
- Texas oil millionaire H.L. Hunt in 1889
- Sportscaster Red Barber in 1908
- Author Margaret Truman Daniel, daughter of U.S. President Harry Truman, in 1924
- Actor Hal Holbrook in 1925
- Actor Alan Bates in 1934
- Pro football star-turned-actor Jim Brown in 1936
- Singer Gene Pitney in 1940
- Political activist Huey P. Newton in 1942
- Actress Brenda Fricker in 1945
- Actress Rene Russo in 1954
- Actor Richard Karn (Home Improvement) in 1956
- Actor Lou Diamond Phillips in 1962
- Basketball superstar Michael Jordan in 1963
- Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock from the Sun) in 1981
- Heiress Paris Hilton in 1981
Everyone have a Great Wednesday!
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