Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright out, but the sky is still pink ... days are getting noticeably shorter now. I know a lot of people don't agree, but personally - I love the stretched out DST! Today will be #85 to hit the 90s. It will be low 90s, partly cloudy, more humid. There's a chance of showers (which means probably nothing at my house!) ... tonight may be a watering again night.
Last night I took the night "off". :) I did one load of laundry; but other than that, I turned off the TV and the computer and read my book until I was too sleepy to read any more. It was very restful! It's Friday, and despite "good intentions" I probably won't get much done tonight. Tomorrow I'll be trying to play catch up ... as usual I'm afraid. Eventually I will have longer weekends and shorter work weeks ... hopefully then I'll get more chores done and still have time for fun stuff! :)
Today is "Citizenship Day" ... "Constitution Day/Pledge Across America" ... "National POW/MIA Recognition Day" ... "Day of the National Hero (Angola)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something."
-- Robert Heinlein
"Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live."
-- Margaret Fuller
Today in history:
In 1787, the U.S. Constitution, completed in Philadelphia, was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
In 1976, NASA unveiled its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, an airplane-like spacecraft costing almost $10 billion that took nearly a decade to develop.
In 1983, Vanessa Williams of New York became the first African-American to be named Miss America.
The 2008 Paralympic Games for athletes with disabilities came to a close in Beijing after about 4,000 competitors vied in 20 sports. Top individual performer was Australian swimmer Matt Cowdrey, an arm amputee from birth who captured five gold and three silver medals.
Today's birthdays include
- 1940s radio news commentator Gabriel Heatter in 1890
- Irvin Westheimer, who founded the American Big Brothers movement, in 1879
- Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907
- Country music pioneer Hank Williams Sr. in 1923
- Football Hall of Fame member George Blanda in 1927
- Racecar driver Stirling Moss in 1929
- Actor Roddy McDowall in 1928
- Actor David Huddleston in 1930
- Actor Anne Bancroft in 1931
- Actor Dorothy Loudon in 1933
- Tennis champion Maureen Connolly in 1934
- Author Ken Kesey in 1935
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda in 1937
- Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter in 1939
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Phil Jackson in 1945
- Cartoonist Jeff MacNelly in 1947
- Actor John Ritter in 1948
- Spooky movie hostess Elvira, whose real name is Cassandra Peterson, in 1951
- Actor/comedian Rita Rudner in 1953
- Rapper Flo Rida in 1979
Everyone have a Great Friday!
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