Monday, January 17, 2011

Good Morning! Monday Jaunary 17, 2011

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It'll be a lot cooler than yesterday, mid 40s; also cloudy with a chance of sprinkles by this afternoon. Well, every day can't be sunny and warm. :) At least there's no more snow forecast for awhile.
Yesterday: It wasn't terribly productive at home, though I did get some laundry and dishes done, and cooked dinner (Me? cook??). My shopping trip was disappointing in not getting what I most wanted; but I did get the important things I needed, so it was not a bad day. It got way warmer than predicted (upper 60s!), so it was lovely to be out and about.
Today: Today has gotten off to a slow start, but I'm really hoping to be very productive. I have to get my "public" rooms cleared of all the clutter from upstairs. This will be my only day this week to work on it, so I will have to just dig in and "get 'er done"! LOL!

Today is "Judgment Day" ... "Kid Inventor's Day" ... "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (observed)" ... "St. Anthony's Day (Christian)" ... "Anniversary - PGA of America" ... "Liberation Day (Poland)".

Quotes of the Day:
"You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate."
-- Hubert H. Humphrey

"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."
-- Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Seeing a murder on television... can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some."
-- Alfred Hitchcock

Today in history:
In 1605, "Don Quixote" was published.

In 1806, the first baby was born in the White House, the grandson of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

In 1871, Andrew Hallikie received a patent for a cable car system that went into service in San Francisco in 1873.

Today's birthdays include
- American statesman, scientist and author Benjamin Franklin in 1706
- British statesman David Lloyd George in 1863
- Mack Sennett, director of slapstick silent films, in 1880
- U.S. gangster Al Capone in 1899
- English novelist Nevil Shute in 1899
- Actor Betty White in 1922
- Singer Eartha Kitt in 1927
- Beauty specialist Vidal Sassoon in 1928
- Actor James Earl Jones in 1931
- Actor Sheree North in 1932
- Puppeteer Shari Lewis in 1933
- Talk show host Maury Povich in 1939
- Olympic gold medal-winning runner Kipchoge Keino in 1940
- Boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1942
- Comedian Andy Kaufman in 1949
- Musician Steve Earle in 1955
- Comedian Steve Harvey in 1957
- Comic actor Jim Carrey in 1962
- Writer Sebastian Junger in 1962
- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in 1964
- Singer Kid Rock in 1971
- Actor Zooey Deschanel in 1980
- Pro basketball star Dwyane Wade in 1982

Everyone have a Great Monday!

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