Friday, January 28, 2011

Good Morning! Friday January 28, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's overcast, but not "dark and gloomy"; the forecast said a "possibility" of an early morning flurrie .. if that happened, I missed it! LOL! It will be low 50s today, and maybe a bit of sun peeping out by afternoon.
Yesterday: It was an all day at the clinic day, squeezing in 2 appointments (along with the always-done labs and vitals) ... we didn't get out until after 5:30. Once we got closer home and past the worst of the traffic back-up, we stopped for a quick bite at Bo-Jangles; then, when we got almost home, we stopped at Jimmy's sister's for a "quick" (over an hour) visit. So ... nothing got done at home! :)
Today: Today is another appointment, but it should go a lot quickler. It's much earlier; although we're not familiar with this doctor yet, so don't know if he runs on time or not. Hopefully we'll be out by mid afternoon ... and have time for fun stuff like picking up prescriptions, and getting the oil changed! LOL!

Today is "Fun at Work Day" ... "Anniversary - Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion".

Quotes of the Day:
"Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious."
-- P. G. Wodehouse

"The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you."
-- Nancy Astor

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Dig where the gold is…unless you just need some exercise."
-- John M. Capozzi

Today in history:
In 1547, 9-year-old Edward VI became king of England.

In 1782, the U.S. Congress authorized creation of the Great Seal of the United States.

In 1878, the first commercial telephone switchboard began operation in New Haven, Conn.

In 1958, The Lego company received a patent for its toy building blocks.

In 1965, Canadian Parliament accepted a new national flag design which included a red maple leaf in its center.

In 2005, Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as the 66th U.S. secretary of state. She was the first African-American woman to hold the office.

Today's birthdays include
- Roman Catholic St. Thomas Aquinas in 1225
- Canadian Prime Minister and statesman Alexander MacKenzie in 1822
- Cuban revolutionary and poet Jose Marti in 1853
- French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette in 1873
- Concert pianist Arthur Rubinstein in 1887
- Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock in 1912
- Sculptor Claes Oldenburg in 1929
- Actor Alan Alda in 1936
- Actor Susan Howard in 1944
- Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor in 1948
- Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1948
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 1955
- Singer Sarah McLachlan in 1968
- Comedian Mo Rocca in 1969
- Singer Joey Fatone in 1977
- Singer Nick Carter in 1980
- Actor Elijah Wood in 1981

Everyone have a Great Friday!

Betty

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