Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Again, we have the morning mist - it's actually very pretty, gives the yard a glow and soft edges. It will burn off soon enough, and we'll be mid to upper 90s again. Though there's always that "chance" of afternoon showers, there's really very little rain in the forecast. I have to replace a "broken" hose to use the sprinkler, but that will happen soon.
Last night was busy, but not the way I expected. An electrician (finally) showed up ... we have a "big" a/c that was given to us, but the outlet (that is supposed to be just for a big unit) doesn't work. He'll come back today to see what he can do about finding the problem ... but .... I had to move a small bookcase from the wall below the fuse box. Yuck. I sure hope my walls aren't going to get all torn up!! I would love to paint ... but on my own time schedule please! LOL!
I guess he'll be back tonight ... if he's messing around with the electricity .... it may be a read-by-battery-lantern night! LOL!
Today is "Saint Swithin's Day"
Quotes of the Day:
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
-- Mark Twain
"Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil."
-- Vachel Lindsay
***
Duty,
Like a far lighthouse,
Guides us on our present path,
For true duty lies in what is near,
In our daily doings
For brother, family, and community.
***
Today in history:
In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, which helped decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, found in an Egyptian village by French soliders.
In 1806, Zebulon Pike began an expedition to explore the American Southwest.
In 1912, led by all-round athlete Jim Thorpe, the U.S. team took more medals than any other nation at the Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 1965, the unmanned spacecraft Mariner 4 passed over Mars at an altitude of 6,000 feet and sent to Earth the first close-up images of the red planet.
In 1968, a Soviet Aeroflot jetliner landed at New York's JFK Airport, marking the beginning of direct commercial flights between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Today's birthdays include
- Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, in 1606
- Poet Clement Clarke Moore, author of A Visit from St. Nicholas ( 'Twas the Night Before Christmas ) in 1779
- Roman Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be made a saint, in 1850
- British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst in 1858
- Lyricist Dorothy Fields in 1905
- Country singer Cowboy Copas in 1913
- Irish author Iris Murdoch in 1919
- Writer Clive Cussler in 1931
- Actor Alex Karras in 1935
- Actor Ken Kercheval in 1935
- Actor Patrick Wayne in 1939
- Actor Jan-Michael Vincent in 1944
- Actor Terry O'Quinn in 1952
- Singer Linda Ronstadt in 1946
- Former pro wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in 1951
- Rock musician Marky Ramone in 1956
- Supermodel Kim Alexis in 1960
- Actor Willie Aames, in 1960
- Actor Lolita Davidovich in 1961
- Actor Forest Whitaker in 1961
- Actor Brigitte Nielsen in 1963
- Actor Brian Austin Green in 1973
- Actor Diane Kruger in 1976
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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