Good morning! It's a wonderful morning! It's all gray and damp out ... a very good chance of a rainy day, and only going to low 80s. Wow, it will feel like fall - a lovely change from the heat! We got a bit of rain yesterday too. My garden is happy. My grass is happier. My weeds are happiest of all! LOL!
I found a little spurt of ambition last night, and got several small chores knocked off my list. I also got laundry caught up. Has anyone noticed that I seem to have an awful lot of laundry for just two people? LOL!!
This morning I have an eye doctor appointment before I go to work; and on my way home I'll need to stop by the grocery store. Then, hopefully, I'll find another spurt .. maybe enough to work on one chair seat anyway. :)
Today is "Saint Bartholomew's Day" ... "Sturgeon Moon" ... "Festival of Hungry Ghosts (China)" ... "Flag Day (Liberia)" ... "Independence Day (Ukraine)" ... "Vesuvius Day (Italy)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Cheese - milk's leap toward immortality."
-- Clifton Fadiman
"There is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one."
-- Laurence J. Peter
Today in history:
In 1853, potato chips were first prepared.
In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly non-stop across the United States.
In 1996, four women became students at The Citadel, a military school in South Carolina.
In 2006, Pluto, the small, distant planet that has been around officially since 1930, was demoted to a non-planet status when the International Astronomical Union voted to adopt a new definition of "planet," which excludes Pluto.
In 2008, the Summer Olympic Games came to a close in Beijing with the United States winning the most medals, 110, including 36 gold. Host China captured the most gold medals, 51, and was second in the overall category, at 100. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps turned in the most outstanding individual performance with a record eight gold medals in eight events.
Today's birthdays include
- Pioneer British abolitionist William Wilberforce in 1759
- English author and parodist Max Beerbohm in 1872
- Country music publisher Fred Rose in 1897
- Argentine poet and author Jorge Luis Borges in 1899
- Actor Steve Guttenberg in 1958
- Former baseball star Cal Ripken Jr. (U.S. major league record 2,632 consecutive games) in 1960
- Actress Marlee Matlin in 1965
Everyone have a Great Tuesday!
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