Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright out, but sort of "milky" looking; and warm already. I think the forecast is for mid 90s and possible afternoon storms again. Last night storms moved across the state, again; only this time we did get a bit of rain. Not very much, but anything is gratefully accepted! :) The gardens (in and out of containers) seem to be quite happy anyway. Most everythng is thriving (pictures on my blog, http://goodmorningrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/ ).
Last nightwe decided to go out again ... what was planned hadn't thawed (amazing!), and we thought it would be nice to eat with a/c. Ha! The restaurant (small local place) had no a/c! LOL! But the food was good, and no dishes! :) We stopped to chat with the neighbor on the way home, and it got late. So, no sewing got done.
Today I have errands to do; I hope to get as much as possible done of the "routine chores" this morning, before it gets too hot. Then I have some easier inside projects to work on, including sewing, for the weekend. I have chairs to recover; photo albums to peruse (and lable if possible); books to read; sewing projects to work on ... so much to do, so little time! LOL!
Today is "Lunar Eclipse" ... "Strawberry Moon" ... "UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" ... "UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture" ... "Independence Day (Madagascar)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth."
-- Rex Stout
"dwell in possibility... "
-- Emily Dickinson
"I think people that have a brother or sister don't realize how lucky they are. Sure, they fight a lot, but to know that there's always somebody there, somebody that's family."
-- Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park
"He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit."
-- Unknown
"The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will."
-- J. Arthur Thomson
Today in history:
In 1819, the bicycle was patented.
In 1900, Dr. Walter Reed and his medical team began a successful campaign to wipe out yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone.
In 1939, film censors approved "Gone With The Wind" but fined Producer David O. Selznick $5,000 for objectionable language in Rhett Butler's famous closing line to Scarlett O'Hara.
In 1945, the U.N. Charter was signed by representatives of 50 nations.
In 1945, the FCC began development of commercial television by allocating airwaves for 13 TV stations.
In 1959, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada.
In 1974, the bar code, allowing for the electronic scanning of prices, was used for the first time on a pack of gum at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
In 1976, the CN Tower, the world's tallest freestanding structure (1,815 feet, 5 inches), opened in Toronto
Today's birthdays include
- Reputed baseball pioneer Abner Doubleday in 1819
- British physicist and inventor William Kelvin in 1824
- Novelist Pearl Buck in 1892
- German aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt in 1898
- William Lear, developer of the Lear jet, in 1902
- Actor Peter Lorre in 1904
- Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager, in 1909
- Athlete Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1911
- Actor/musician Chris Isaak in 1956
- Cyclist Greg LeMond in 1961
- Actor Chris O'Donnell in 1970
- Actor Sean P. Hayes (Will & Grace) in 1970
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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