Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It'll be mild today, mid 40s, and mostly cloudy. The storm system that they've been predicting for several days now suddenly has "shifted", and apparently we won't get much of anything. They don't "rule out the possibility" of a stray flurrie .. but I seriously doubt I'll see any of that! LOL!
Yesterday: We had a good day, not terribly busy. The kitchen got a good cleaning (counters cleared mainly), and we put together a shelf unit. It was not as good as the others, but it's up (and full! LOL!). Mostly we dreamed and planned ... about this year's garden, and next year's decorating. :)
Today: I have a bit of laundry to finish putting away, and plan to run some errands this afternoon. Cans and other metal will go to the recycler; I found a place to get rid of an old monitor; and I'm looking for some more storage solutions.
Today is "Belly Laugh Day" ... "National Compliment Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."
-- William James
"When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane."
-- Hermann Hesse
"Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps."
-- Emo Phillips
Today in history:
In 1848, gold was discovered at John Sutter's mill near Sacramento, Calif. The discovery touched off the great gold rush of 1849.
In 1908, the first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell, a general in the British army.
In 1916, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an income tax was unconstitutional.
In 1935, beer was sold in cans for the first time, in Richmond, Va.
Today's birthdays include
- The Roman Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 76
- English dramatist William Congreve in 1670
- Frederick the Great of Prussia in 1712
- British social reformer Edwin Chadwick in 1800
- Author Edith Wharton in 1862
- Abstract painter Robert Motherwell in 1915
- Sportscaster Jack Brickhouse in 1916
- Actor Ernest Borgnine in 1917
- Evangelist Oral Roberts in 1918
- Ballet dancer Maria Tallchief Paschen in 1925
- Musician Doug Kershaw in 1936
- Musician Ray Stevens in 1939
- Singer Neil Diamond in 1941
- Singer Aaron Neville in 1941
- Actor Sharon Tate in 1943
- Comedian John Belushi in 1949
- Actor Michael Ontkean in 1946
- Singer Warren Zevon in 1947
- Actor Nastassja Kinski in 1961
- Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1968
Everyone have a Great Monday!
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