Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's surprisingly "heavy" looking now, and the forecast is for mostly cloudy and possible storms. It'll be cooler today ... only 98 or so, with a heat index as high as 110. Yikes!! I do hope for the storms (though not, of course, "severe"!!), because I'm not very good at keeping the watering going. The garden looks happy for now ... at least the weeds haven't died. :)
Last night I got laundry done, and a few other small chores around the house. I didn't get as much as I hoped; but perhaps tonight I'll finish up what I needed. I haven't been following "SYTYCD" very closely, but tonight is the finale and I will try to watch it.
Today is "UN International Youth Day" ... "Vinyl Record Day" ... "Anniversary - IBM Personal Computer" ... "Anniversary - Sewing Machine".
Quotes of the Day:
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."
-- George Burns
"Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty."
-- Leo Rosten
Today in history:
In 1851, Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine. He set up business in Boston with $40 in capital.
In 1984, the 23rd Olympic Games ended in Los Angeles with a record attendance of 5.5 million people despite a Soviet-led boycott.
In 1973, Jack Nicklaus won the Professional Golfers' Association championship for his 14th major title.
Today's birthdays include
- English poet laureate Robert Southey in 1774
- American painter Abbott Thayer, credited with noting camouflage in the animal world, in 1849
- Educator and poet Katherine Lee Bates, who wrote America the Beautiful, in 1859
- Mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart in 1876
- Christy Mathewson, baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, in 1880
- Moviemaker Cecil B. DeMille in 1881
- Mexican comic actor Cantinflas, born Mario Moreno Reyes, in 1911
- Actress Jane Wyatt in 1910
- Actor John Derek in 1926
- Country singer Buck Owens in 1929
- Country singer Porter Wagoner in 1927
- Author William Goldman in 1931
- Former national security adviser John Poindexter in 1936
- Actor George Hamilton in 1939
- Author Ann Martin (The Babysitter's Club series) in 1955
- Tennis star Pete Sampras in 1971
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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