Good Morning! Saturday October 16, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Today will be clear and mild, upper 60s. A truly perfect day!
Yesterday: We decided to go out to eat, and DH wanted to run an errand. What should have been 15 minutes took nearly an hour, so not as much got done as I hoped. I did get a couple of hot-spots cleared (again), and some minor organizing done.
Today: My friend and I are going to the Fair! I'm really excited. By tonight I'll be too cold, too hot, too tired, probably too bloated ... (what a coincidence that it's "world food day"!) and we'll enjoy every minute! LOL!
Kitten: She can't decide between napping and climbing somewhere she isn't supposed to be! The "not supposed to be" is winning. :(
Sewing: I won't get to this today.
Reading: Nope, no reading time today either.

Today is "Dictionary Day" ... "Fall Astronomy Day" ... "Sweetest Day" ... "UN World Food Day" ... "World Food Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.
-- Charles Kuralt

"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good."
-- Alice May Brock

Today in history:
In 1868, America's first department store, ZCMI, opened in Salt Lake City.

In 1875, Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah.

In 1973, Le Duc Tho and Henry Kissinger werwawarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1984, black Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa won the Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle against apartheid.

In 1998, Protestant David Trimble and Roman Catholic John Hume, both political leaders in Northern Ireland, were named winners of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize for their work toward bringing peace to Ulster.

Today's birthdays include
- Lexicographer Noah Webster in 1758
- Irish author and dramatist Oscar Wilde in 1854
- David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, in 1886
- Playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1888
- Irish revolutionist Michael Collins in 1890
- Supreme Court Justice William Orville Douglas in 1898
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Goose Goslin in 1900
- Orchestra leader and songwriter Bert Kaempfert in 1923
- German novelist Gunter Grass in 1927
- Actor Linda Darnell in 1923
- Actor Angela Lansbury in 1925
- Singer and model Nico in 1938
- Actor Barry Corbin in 1940
- Actor Suzanne Somers in 1946
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Dave DeBusschere in 1940
- Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir in 1947
- Film director David Zucker in 1947
- Actor Tim Robbins in 1958
- Actor Kellie Martin in 1975

Everyone have a Great Saturday!