Friday, June 11, 2010

Good Morning! Friday June 11, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! It's bright and clear, and already in the 70s. Today will be mostly sunny, low 90s but less humid than yesterday. They're saying no showers, but maybe rain this weekend. I think I'll just keep watering! :)
I didn't do anything I thought I would last night. At the "last minute" (just before getting off work), a friend called to remind me about a free concert in the town park. Well, free being the key word, we decided to go. Jimmy wasn't very enthusiastic (he actually sat in the car for 2 hours!), but he did like the idea of eating in town (and not having to cook! LOL!). It turned out that the band was very good. They played mostly beach music, with a lot of "oldies" (50s, 60s) and some contemporary thrown in. It was shady with a tiny bit of breeze in the grove, so not uncomfortable at all. Afterwards we went to Subway (not a lot open after 9:00 in a small town!!). It was a very nice evening "off", I'm glad we decided to go.
Tonight, I will try to make up for what I didn't get done last night! :)

Today is "Corn on the Cob Day" ... "King Kamehameha I Day (Hawaii)".

Quotes of the Day:
"What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth."
-- Jewish Proverb

"To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something."
-- Walker Percy

Today in history:
In 1919, Sir Barton became first horse to win the Triple Crown when it won the Belmont Stakes.

In 1920, U.S. Sen. Warren G. Harding, R-Ohio, was chosen as the "dark horse" Republican candidate for president. That November, he was elected the 29th president of the United States.

In 1927, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge welcomed Charles Lindbergh home after the pilot made history's first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, New York to Paris.

In 1987, Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win three consecutive terms.

Today's birthdays include
- English playwright/poet Ben Jonson in 1572
- German composer Richard Strauss in 1864
- Montana's Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1880
- Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau in 1910
- Football coach Vince Lombardi in 1913
- Author William Styron in 1925
- Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Charles B. Rangel in 1930
- Actor Gene Wilder in 1933
- Actor Chad Everett in 1936
- Actress Adrienne Barbeau in 1945
- Scottish auto racer Jackie Stewart in 1939
- Rock drummer Frank Beard in 1949
- Former football player Joe Montana in 1956
- Actor Hugh Laurie in 1959
- Actor Joshua Jackson in 1978
- Actor Shia LaBeouf in 1986

Everyone have a Great Friday!

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