Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Good Morning! Wednesday December 29, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's clear and exceptionally bright with the sun shining on all that snow! It's to go to the low 50s today, so a lot of the snow will be gone; there's so much of it, so at least the shadier areas will stay snowy for a few more days.
Yesterday: My morning appointment didn't turn out to be what it was supposed to; but I did get a massage and a hair trim. I took care of some bank business, and then went shopping! I had to check out those after-Christmas sales you know! :) I found a few bargains, but over all didn't get much for next year. I did get a good buy on some utility shelving. Yay! Last night we went to our local favorite restaurant - no dishes! :)
Today: In just a little while I'm going to make a quick run to the grocery store. Later today DS & his family will come for a visit. We'll probably have an early dinner so they can get home again. Oh, and (hopefully) I'll actually get some laundry done! LOL!

Today: "Saint Thomas of Canterbury Feast Day" ... "Tick Tock Day" ... "Anniversary - YMCA" ... "Admission Day (Texas)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."
-- Victor Hugo

"If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody."
-- Agatha Christie

"Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it."
-- Laurence J. Peter

Today in history:
In 1845, Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state.

In 1848, gaslights were installed at the White House for the first time.

In 1851, the first Young Men's Christian Association -- YMCA -- chapter opened in Boston.

Today's birthdays include
- Madame de Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis XV, in 1721
- Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh, who patented a waterproof fabric, in 1766
- Industrialist Charles Goodyear in 1800
- Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, in 1808
- British statesman William Gladstone, in 1809
- Band leader Clyde "Sugar Blues" McCoy in 1903
- Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley in 1917
- Actor Ed Flanders ("St. Elsewhere") in 1934
- Actress Mary Tyler Moore in 1936
- Actor Jon Voight in 1938
- Singer Marianne Faithfull in 1946
- Actor Ted Danson in 1947
- Actor Jon Polito in 1950
- Comedian Paula Poundstone in 1959

Everyone have a Great Wednesday!

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