Saturday, August 28, 2010

Good Morning! Saturday August 28, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. As is beginning to seem "normal", it's starting out misty; but it's bright, and I can see "hard shadows" of the trees. It should be a perfectly gorgeous day, mid to upper 80s and mostly sunny. I have company coming, so for once am very glad of no rain in the forecast! :)
Yesterday was a wonderfully productive day. With some help, several major projects got completed (or mostly done). This morning I'm doing a bit of "last minute" cleaning and baking. Later today a niece is coming for her first ever (much too short) weekend visit. I'm so excited about that. Then this afternoon several family members are joining us for visiting, food, target shooting, food, and fun. Oh, and food. LOL!

Today is "Dream Day Quest and Jubilee" ... "Feast of Saint Augustine" ... "Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to."
-- Granville Hicks

"If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do."
-- Samuel Butler

Today in history:
In 1884, the first known photograph of a tornado was made.

In 1922, a New York City realty company paid $100 for the first radio commercial, on station WEAF.

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before more than 200,000 people gathered for the "Freedom March" in Washington.

Today's birthdays include
- German poet, novelist and dramatist Johann von Goethe in 1749
- Elizabeth Ann Seton, first U.S.-born saint of the Roman Catholic Church, in 1774
- Actor Charles Boyer in 1899
- Psychologist Bruno Bettelheim in 1903
- Actor/dancer Donald O'Connor in 1925
- Actor Ben Gazzara in 1930
- Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in 1940
- Singer/actor David Soul in 1943
- Actor Daniel Stern in 1957
- Ice skater Scott Hamilton in 1958
- Actress Emma Samms in 1960
- Actor Jason Priestley in 1969
- Country singer Shania Twain in 1965
- Country singer LeAnn Rimes in 1982

Everyone have a Great Saturday!

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