Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! Today should be right about "normal", low 50s and mostly sunny. After 2 days of upper 40s and sun, there is still a lot of ice in my yard, especially parts of the driveway. Hopefully today the driveway parts, if not the shady areas of yard, will finally melt off.
Yesterday: I had a very busy but productive day. For starters, I did NO shopping! I know, hard to believe, but it's true! LOL. I got a huge amount accomplished upstairs. We got the 3rd shelf unit assembled (and like them so much, I'm going to look for 2 more ... and not have any storage tubs stacked on each other!). I have a big area all clean and empty for storing Christmas trees (and yes, eventually, I really will take them up there), a designated wrapping area, and can actually get to everything that's stored. I still have some minor re-arranging and cleaning to do, but even if I don't get to that right away, it'll be ok. As a reward for all the hard work, we all went out to our favorite Italian restuarant. :)
Today: This afternoon I'm going on the hunt for a "router". I'm still not sure if that's what it's actually called ... but the "card" that makes my computer wireless. Being "tethered" to a phone line is bad enough ... but lately (or any time there's bad weather), the phone line keeps getting disconnected, and I'm having to dial up over and over ... well phooey on that! LOL! If the computer business doesn't take too long, I'll try to work on decluttering "public" rooms (where all the discarded stuff from upstairs landed! LOL!)
Today is "Appreciate a Dragon Day" ... "Golden Globe Awards" ... "National Nothing Day" ... "Religious Freedom Day" ... "World Religion Day" ... "Haru-No-Yabuiri (Japan)" ... "John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)" ... "National Day of Peace (El Salvador".
Quotes of the Day:
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug."
-- Mark Twain
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"Miracles: You do not have to look for them. They are there, 24-7, beaming like radio waves all around you. Put up the antenna, turn up the volume - snap... crackle... this just in, every person you talk to is a chance to change the world... "
-- Hugh Elliott
Today in history:
In 1777, Vermont declared independence from New York.
In 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was sworn in as Liberia's president. She was the first female elected head of state in Africa.
In 2008, Republican Bobby Jindal took over as the governor of Louisiana. He was the first Indian-American elected to that office in the United States. At 36, he also was the nation's youngest governor.
In 1970, Buckminster Fuller received a gold medal from the American Institute of Architects.
Today's birthdays include
- German philosopher Franz Brentano in 1838
- Andre Michelin, the French industrialist who first mass-produced rubber automobile tires, in 1853
- Canadian poet Robert Service in 1874
- Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1901
- Inventor Frank Zamboni in 1901
- Singer Ethel Merman in 1908
- Baseball pitcher Jerome Dizzy Dean in 1910
- Zoologist Dian Fossey in 1932
- Writer Susan Sontag in 1933
- Opera singer Marilyn Horne in 1934
- Race car driver A.J. Foyt in 1935
- Country singer Ronnie Milsap in 1944
- Radio talk show host Laura Schlessinger in 1947
- Film director John Carpenter in 1948
- Choreographer, actor and director Debbie Allen in 1950
- Nigerian singer Sade Adu in 1959
- British model Kate Moss in 1974
- Major-league baseball player Albert Pujols in 1980
Everyone have a Great Sunday!
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