Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. The forecast is for cloudy and maybe rainy; but right now it's all pale pinks and purples, and just lovely out my window! We'll drop down to mid-60s ... much cooler than yesterday, but not too bad!
Last night I actually --gasp!!-- ironed some tablecloths! Most of my Easter and spring decorating is done; but I'd like to find a few more things, especially for my "spring tree". Right now it has nothing but purple sheer fabric ... a rather bland look! LOL! Anyway, I watched one favorite show - a rerun. And since nothing else but basketball was on, I went to sleep early!
Tonight we have errands to run; but TV will be much the same. Perhaps I'll read. (tomorrow I get cleaning done - again - so I can get back to sewing!)
Today is "Legal Assistants Day" ... "Make Up Your Own Holiday Day" ... "Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianole Day" ... "Independence Day (Bangladesh)"
Quotes of the Day:
"No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately."
-- Michel de Montaigne
"God doesn't require us to succeed; He only requires that you try."
-- Mother Teresa
"Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new."
-- Og Mandino
Today in history:
In 1830, the Book of Mormon was published.
In 1839, first Henley Royal Regatta was contested.
In 1859, astronomers reported sighting a planet in an orbit near Mercury. They named it Vulcan, now believed to have been a "rogue asteroid" making a one-time pass close to the sun.
In 1953, U.S. medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announced on a national radio show that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.
In 1958, the United States army launched Explorer III.
In 1971, East Pakistan achieved independence as Bangladesh.
In 1992, Soviet cosmonaut Serge Krikalev, after spending 313 days in orbit aboard the Mir space station, returned to Earth a citizen of a new country, Russia.
Today's birthdays include:
- Poet Robert Frost in 1874
- Playwright Tennessee Williams in 1911
- U.S. Army Gen. William Westmoreland in 1914
- French composer/conductor Pierre Boulez in 1925
- Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 1930
- Actor Leonard Nimoy in 1931
- Actor Alan Arkin in 1934
- Actor James Caan in 1940
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in 1940
- Author Erica Jong in 1942
- Author/journalist Bob Woodward in 1943
- Singer Diana Ross in 1944
- Rock singer Steven Tyler in 1948
- Actress Vicki Lawrence in 1949
- Singer Teddy Pendergrass in 1950
- Actor Martin Short in 1950
- TV personality Leeza Gibbons in 1957
- Actress Jennifer Grey in 1960
- Country singer Kenny Chesney in 1968
- Actress Keira Knightley in 1985
Everyone have a Great Friday!
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