Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Good Morning! Wednesday August 18, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's overcast, even dark in places, which is at least a hopeful sign of rain. Today will "only" be around 90, mostly cloudy, and a good chance of afternoon storms (even though it looks a lot like it could start now!). Of course, everything got watered yesterday. :) But, as hot as it's been, it would be hard to get "too much" water.
Last night I finally got another step done on the chairs I've been working on. All the components are assembled; now I just sit and staple ... not nearly as easy as it sounds! LOL! I started, but the gun ran out. I have more, but don't want to open yet (I think I was overcharged for them!). I also finished putting up the laundry from the night before; but that's about all.
Tonight I will work on the chairs; and probably not much else.

Today is "Bad Poetry Day" ... "Anniversary - Birth Control Pills" ... "Anniversary - Mail-Order Catalogs".

Quotes of the Day:
"For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news."
-- Gloria Borger

"Oh for a book and a shady nook... "
-- John Wilson

Today in history:
In 1587, Virginia Dare, the first child of English parents to be born in the New World, was born at Roanoke Island, part of what would become North Carolina.

In 1877, the Martian moon Phobos was discovered.

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified by Tennessee, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it the law of the land.

In 1963, James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi. He was the first African-American to attend the school.

Today's birthdays include
- First child of English parents born in the New World, Virginia Dare, in 1587
- American explorer Meriwether Lewis in 1774
- Chicago department store founder Marshall Field in 1834
- Songwriter Otto Harbach (Smoke Gets In Your Eyes) in 1873
- Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1917
- Actress Shelley Winters in 1920
- Former first lady Rosalynn Carter in 1927
- Film director Roman Polanski in 1933
- Baseball star Roberto Clemente in 1934
- Actor Robert Redford in 1937
- Actor Martin Mull in 1943
- Actor Patrick Swayze in 1952
- Actress Madeleine Stowe in 1958
- Actor Christian Slater in 1969
- Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 1970

Everyone have a Great Wednesday!

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