Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. I thnk there are - again - possibilities of afternoon storms; but now it's clear and bright, and breezy. It will be yet another warm day, low 90s - so far we broken records of over 50 years with the high temps!
Yesterday I managed to get laundry caught up, the car unloaded and everything unpacked (even boxes of odds and ends brought home). I also finished clearing clutter from the living and dining rooms. Now I just have to do the rest of the house! LOL!
Today will be a lot of outside jobs. I have a flower that is trying to take over the pond garden, so will be ruthlessly thinned out. And there's always watering and weeding to do. I think we still have a few things that need to be divided and/or planted.
Today is "Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season" ... "Nylon Stockings Day" ... "Peace Officer Memorial Day" ... "UN International Day of Families" ... "Hollyhock Festival (Aoi Matsuri - Japan)" ... "San Isidoro Day (Mexico)" ... "Independence Day (Paraguay)".
Quotes of the Day:
"You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there."
-- George Burns
"Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain."
-- Mark Twain
(editorial comment: does doing the dishes count???)
A thought for the day
Samuel Butler said, The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you but he will make a fool of himself, too.
Today in history:
In 1918, the first regular U.S. air mail service was established between Washington and New York City.
In 1930, Ellen Church became the first airline stewardess, flying on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyo.
In 1940, nylon stockings went on sale in U.S. stores for the first time.
In 1941, the jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 aircraft flew over Cranwell, England, in the first successful test of an Allied aircraft using jet propulsion.
In 1962, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper was launched into space atop an Atlas rocket and completed 22 orbits.
In 1991, Edith Cresson, a Socialist and former trade minister, became the first woman prime minister of France.
Today's birthdays include
- Author L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz) in 1856
- French chemist Pierre Curie in 1859
- Author Katherine Anne Porter in 1890
- Former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1902
- Actor Joseph Cotten in 1905
- Actor James Mason in 1909
- Country singer Eddy Arnold in 1918
- Actress Anna Maria Alberghetti in 1936
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1937
- Singer Trini Lopez in 1937
- Singer Lainie Kazan in 1940
- Filmmaker David Cronenberg in 1943
- Actor Chazz Palminteri in 1951
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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