Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Good Morning! Wednesday October 27, 2010

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's still either cloudy or dark out .. have you noticed how early morning comes this time of year? LOL! Yesterday we tied a record high for the date at 81, and today will probably set a new record at upper 80s. It's very warm and muggy this morning, but will be breezy and partly sunny by afternoon. We had rain off and on yesterday, and maybe some more this afternoon.
Yesterday: I ran a lot of errands yesterday, both at lunch time and after work. By the time I got home and put up groceries (last stop), I just didn't much care if anything else got done ... so it didn't. :)
Today: We may go on a shopping excursion tonight for DH's birthday present (from last week); or, it may wait until the weekend. I've pretty much got things put away from the weekend, but a few hot-spots are piling up again, so maybe I'll get to a bit of decluttering.

Today is "Cranky Co-Workers Day" ... "Navy Day" ... "Anniversary - NYC Subway" ... "Independence Day (Turkmenistan)".

Qoutes of the Day:
"The best way to get approval is not to need it."
-- Hugh Macleod

"A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer."
-- Robert Frost, (attributed)

"The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill."
-- Peter Ustinov

Today in history:
In 1682, the city of Philadelphia founded.

In 1787, a New York newspaper published the first of 77 essays explaining the new Constitution and urging its ratification, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay and later combined as "The Federalist Papers."

In 1904, the first rapid transit subway system in America opened in New York City.

In 1946, the travel show "Geographically Speaking," sponsored by Bristol-Myers, became the first television program with a commercial sponsor.

In 2004 sports, The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

Today's birthdays include
- English explorer Capt. James Cook in 1728
- Italian violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini in 1782
- Isaac Singer, developer of the first practical home sewing machine, in 1811
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1858
- Etiquette arbiter Emily Post in 1872
- Longtime Tonight Show producer/director Fred De Cordova in 1910
- Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in 1914
- Actor Nanette Fabray in 1920
- Actor Ruby Dee in 1924
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Ralph Kiner in 1922
- Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein in 1923
- Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1925
- Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman in 1926
- Poet Sylvia Plath in 1932
- Pop pianist Floyd Cramer in 1933
- Comedian John Cleese in 1939
- Country singer Lee Greenwood in 1942
- Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in 1945
- Filmmaker Ivan Reitman in 1946
- Writer Fran Lebowitz in 1950
- Actress Carrie Snodgress in 1946
- Actor Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) in 1952
- Actor Robert Picardo in 1953
- Singer Simon Le Bon in 1958
- Blogger Matt Drudge in 1966
- Television personality Kelly Osbourne in 1984

Everyone have a Great Wednesday!

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