Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Good Morning! Wednesday September 29, 2010

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's still very dark out, and will be cloudy and rainy all day. Amazing that just a few days ago we were having record-setting highs in the 90s ... and today will only be low 70s! I know some areas are getting so much rain that there are dangerous flooding issues; here, we have to watch for high water on the roads (and in the driveway!). Otherwise we've had no problems, and are so very thankful for the rain!
The downside of the rain, of course, is that it makes me very lazy. And you all know I didn't need any extra help with that! LOL! So, last night ... I watched 2 shows that I love; read enough email to find out who got eliminated from Dancing (no big surprise there); and got to sleep early! But rainy weather is such good sleeping weather ... I still didn't want to get up this morning.
Tonight, I think I might have to make a quick run by the grocery store. I won't be watching TV so much, so hopefully I'll at least get aa bit more sewing done. :)

Today is "Michaelmas (Greek/Roman Catholic)" ... "National Attend Your Grandchild's Birth Day" ... "National Women's Health and Fitness Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable."
-- Sidney J. Harris

"What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose."
-- Andre Agassi

Today in history:
In 1789, the U.S. War Department organized the United States' first standing army -- 700 troops who would serve for three years.

In 1936, in the presidential race between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alf Landon, both parties used radio for the first time.

In 1962, Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, was launched.

Today's birthdays include
- Spanish poet-novelist Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote," in 1547
- British naval hero Adm. Horatio Nelson in 1758
- Pioneer nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi in 1901
- Singing movie cowboy Gene Autry in 1907
- Film director Michelangelo Antonioni in 1912
- Film director Stanley Kramer in 1913
- Actor Trevor Howard in 1913
- Actress Anita Ekberg in 1931
- Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis in 1935
- Actor Larry Linville ("M*A*S*H") in 1939
- Singer/actress Madeline Kahn in 1942
- Polish leader Lech Walesa in 1943
- TV personality Bryant Gumbel in 1948

Everyone have a Great Wednesday!

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