Thursday, November 18, 2010

Good Morning! Thursday November 18, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Today will be cooler ... actually, more "usual" for late November. It will be in the low 60s, and mostly clear. It will be a nice outdoors day, if we have time to tackle any of the yard.
Yesterday: It was mid afternoon before we finally got back home. I didn't get a lot done; but I did bring most of the larger Christmas trees downstairs. Ahhh ... feeling more Christmasy already (and they aren't even decorated yet! LOL!)
Today: I'm trying to catch up a few random cleaning bits this morning. I have an appointment this afternoon, and then heading for the grocery store. I have company coming tomorrow ... time to stock up for dinner! :)

Today is "Great American Smokeout" ... "Married to a Scorpio Support Day" ... "Birthday - Mickey Mouse" ... "Independence Day (Latvia)" ... "National Holiday (Oman)".

Qoutes of the Day:
"Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers."
-- T. S. Eliot

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
-- Mark Twain

"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. "
-- Theodore Roosevelt

Today in history:
In 326, the old St. Peter's Basilica was consecrated.

In 1477, "The Sayings of the Philosophers" was published, the earliest known book printed in England to carry a date.

In 1883, the United States adopted Standard Time and set up four zones -- Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.

In 1928, Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in the landmark "Steamboat Willie" at the Colony Theater in New York City. The Walt Disney cartoon was the first with synchronized sound.

In 1963, push-button telephones made their debut. Touch-tone service was available as an option for an extra charge.

Today's birthdays include
- French philosopher and writer Pierre Bayle in 1647
- German composer Carl von Weber and English composer Henry Bishop (Home Sweet Home), both in 1786
- French physicist Louis Daguerre, inventor of daguerreotype photography, in 1787
- English playwright W.S. Gilbert, libretto writer for the comic operas of composer Arthur Sullivan, in 1836
- Polish composer Ignace Paderewski in 1860
- Conductor Eugene Ormandy in 1899
- Pollster George Gallup in 1901
- Comedic actress Imogene Coca in 1908
- Songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1909
- Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, in 1923
- Actress Brenda Vaccaro in 1939
- Actress Linda Evans in 1942
- Actor Jameson Parker in 1947
- Actor Kevin Nealon in 1953
- Actress Elizabeth Perkins in 1960


Everyone have a Great Thursday!

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