Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. Most of the ground in my yard is still white (ice and sleet, not snow, but looks the same!), and the sky is gray. But, the forecast for today is low 50s and mostly sunny. That should take care of what yesterday's rain didn't get. I think there's an old superstition, or something like that, about if snow lays on the ground for 3 days it's waiting for more to join it. Well, there is more snow (flurries only) in the forecast, but that's only north of me. So, maybe mine will all melt off today!
I watched AI last night (nothing overly impressed me; and the judges were acting really weird), then read a bit. That made my eyes tired, so I gave up and went to sleep. Hmmm ... wonder when I'll wake up??? LOL!!
oday is "Four Chaplains Memorial Day" ... "National Girls and Women In Sports Day" ... "Anniversary - "The Day the Music Died" ... "Bean Throwing Festival (Setsubun - Japan)" ... "Heroes' Day (Mozambique)" ... "Pet A Cat Day" ... "Take A Cruise Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes
"It’s the friends you can call up at four a.m. that matter."
-- Marlene Dietrich
Today in history:
In 1809 the Illinois Territory is created, which went on to be the 21st state to join the United States
In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, decreeing that the right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
In 1913, the 16th Amendment, allowing establishment of an income tax, became part of the U.S. Constitution after ratification by Wyoming.
In 1966, the Soviet Union accomplished the first controlled landing on the moon when the unmanned spacecraft Lunik 9 touched down on the Ocean of Storms.
In 1973, U.S. President Richard Nixon signed into law the Endangered Species Act.
In 1994, the shuttle Discovery blasted off into space with the first Russian astronaut aboard a U.S. spacecraft.
Today's birthdays include:
- German composer Felix Mendelssohn in 1809
- U.S. journalist Horace Greeley in 1811
- Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor of medicine, in 1821
- Poet and novelist Gertrude Stein in 1874
- Artist Norman Rockwell in 1894
- Author James Michener in 1907
- Comedian Joey Bishop in 1918
- Comedian Shelley Berman in 1926
- Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton in 1940
- Actress Blythe Danner in 1943
- Actress Morgan Fairchild in 1950
- Actor Nathan Lane in 1956
- Actor Thomas Calabro in 1959
- Actress Maura Tierney (ER) in 1965
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