Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Good Morning! Tuesday April 6, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It will be summer here today ... high into the 90s!! It started out a bit foggy, but is already bright; we may get some breeze by afternoon, which will be welcome. :) No rain in sight ... plants sure aren't used to needing watering in early April.
My class last night was cancelled again. I'm beginning to wonder if the course will be finished ... there are only 4 more lessons to go, but only 3 of us still going. I went to the grocery store instead. So last night I put up groceries; finished putting away laundry; and watched Dancing. I sure wish they would vote off Kate!!!! I won't find out right away, though, because tonight is Top 9 on AI. And, before that comes on, I need to go plant my apple trees! :)

Today is "Drowsy Drive Awareness Day" ... "Tartan Day" ... "Charki Day (Thailand)".

Quotes of the Day:
"The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver."
-- Jay Leno

"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm."
-- Colette

Today in history:
In 648 BC, the ancient Greeks made the first documentation of a solar eclipse.

In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints was founded in a log cabin in Fayette, N.Y.

In 1851, Portland, Ore., was founded.

In 1896, the first modern Olympics formally opened at Athens, Greece. The Olympics had last been staged 1,500 years earlier.

In 1909, Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson reached the North Pole.

In 1938, Du Pont researchers Roy Plunkett and Jack Rebok created the chemical compound that was later marketed as Teflon.

In 1947, the first Tony Awards, honoring distinguished work in the theater, were presented in New York City.

In 1973, American League team used designated hitter for first time.

In 2004 sports, the University of Connecticut became the first school to win both the NCAA Division I men's and women's college basketball championships the same year.

Today's birthdays include
- My brother-in-law .. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!!
- Italian painter Raphael in 1483
- Newspaper editor Joseph Medill in 1823
- Journalist Lincoln Steffens in 1866
- Actor Walter Huston in 1884
- Radio commentator Lowell Thomas in 1892
- Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gordon Mickey Cochrane in 1903
- Geneticist James Watson in 1928
- Musician Andre Previn in 1929
- Country singer Merle Haggard in 1937
- Actor Billy Dee Williams in 1937
- Drag racing legend Don The Snake Prudhomme in 1941
- Producer/director Barry Levinson in 1942
- Actor John Ratzenberger in 1947
- Actress Marilu Henner in 1952
- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in 1963
- Actor Zach Braff in 1975
- Actress Candace Cameron Bure in 1976

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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