Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. There's still a fair amount of snow and ice on the ground. But, it's clear and bright and should remain so, and reach low 40s. That should melt away a lot more (although my driveway still has some huge icy spots in the shady areas).
Yesterday: It was a work day, so not much accomplished at home - unless you count purging email folders! LOL! I hope eventually (sooner rather than later) to drop "Earthlink", but have to save things I want to keep first. I found a lot I didn't want to keep! :)
Today: After a few errands in town, I'm really hoping to get 2 shelf units assembled upstairs. Once I get boxes on those, it will free up floor space, and I can finish cleaning and be ready to pack up Christmas. Eventually. LOL!
Today is "Ratification Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"What's another word for Thesaurus?"
-- Steven Wright
"Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth *and* fresher breath."
-- Dave Barry
"Fig Newton: The force required to accelerate a fig 39.37 inches per sec."
-- J. Hart
"Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live."
-- Oscar Wilde
Today in history:
In 1639, the first constitution in the American colonies, the "Fundamental Orders," was adopted in Hartford, Conn., by representatives of Wethersfield, Windsor and Hartford.
In 1690, the clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany.
In 1794, Dr. Jesse Bennett of Edom, Va., performed the first successful Caesarean section.
In 1914, Henry Ford introduced the assembly line method of manufacturing cars, allowing completion of one Model-T Ford every 90 minutes.
In 1952, NBC's "Today," the program that started the morning news show format as we know it, premiered.
Today's birthdays include
- American turncoat Gen. Benedict Arnold in 1741
- Thornton Waldo Burgess, author of Peter Rabbit, in 1874
- Philosopher and medical missionary Albert Schweitzer in 1875
- Film director Hal Roach in 1892
- Novelist John Dos Passos in 1896
- English photographer Cecil Beaton in 1904
- 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney in 1919
- Actors William Bendix in 1906 and Guy Williams in 1924
- Drag racing driver Don Big Daddy Garlits in 1932
- Singer Jack Jones in 1938
- Civil rights activist Julian Bond in 1940
- Actor Faye Dunaway in 1941
- Astronaut Shannon Lucid in 1943
- Evangelist-turned-actor, singer Marjoe Gortner in 1944
- Journalist Nina Totenberg in 1944
- Actor Carl Weathers in 1948
- Filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan in 1949
- New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd in 1952
- Film director Steven Soderbergh in 1963
- Television news anchor Shepard Smith in 1964
- Actor Emily Watson in 1967
- Actor LL Cool J in 1968
- Actor Jason Bateman in 1969
- Rock musician David Grohl in 1969
- Actor Kevin Durand in 1974
Everyone have a Great Friday!
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