Good morning!! It's a gorgeous morning! Everything has a bright shiny coat of winter white. Yep ... it actually snowed here! Color me amazed! LOL! It looks like we got about 2 to 2.5 inches. According to the news the main roads are mostly ok. I've not heard any traffic out here yet; the road looks slushy ... I hope it's not icy. And of course ... life goes on ... we're off to work and doctor appointments.
Last night I finally actually watched AI, to hear the "top 10" guys. I have picked my 5 favorites, so will be interesting to see how they fare with the voting off.
Tonight, the girls sing. Today will only go to the low 40s ... so unless it magically warms up, I won't get much done! :)

Today is "I Want You To Be Happy Day" ... "National Anthem Day " ... "What If Cats And Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day " ... "Admission Day (Florida)" ... "Hinamatsuri (Japan) " ... "Liberation Day (Bulgaria)" ... "Martyrs Day (Malawi)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain."
-- John F. Kennedy

"An author spends months writing a book, and maybe puts his heart's blood into it, and then it lies about unread till the reader has nothing else in the world to do."
-- W. Somerset Maugham

Today in history:
In 1845, Florida was admitted to the United States as the 27th state.

In 1875, "Carmen" by Georges Bizet premiered in Paris.

In 1879, attorney Belva Ann Lockwood became the first woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1923, Time magazine published its first issue.

In 1931, an act of the U.S. Congress designated "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States.

Today's birthdays include:
- English poet Edmund Waller in 1606
- Industrialist George Pullman, inventor of the railway sleeping car, in 1831
- Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell in 1847
- Charles Ponzi, convicted of fraud for a pyramid scheme that bears his name, in 1882
- U.S. Army Gen. Matthew Ridgway in 1895
- Movie star Jean Harlow in 1911
- Star Trek actor James Scotty Doohan in 1920
- Musician Doc Watson in 1923
- Lee Radziwill, sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in 1933
- Fashion designer Perry Ellis in 1940
- Radio show host Ira Glass in 1959
- Former football star Herschel Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner in 1962
- Olympic gold medal heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1962
- Actor David Faustino (Married ... With Children) in 1974
- Actress Jessica Biel in 1982

Everyone have a Great Wednesday!