Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Most of the snow and ice is gone, but what's left is reflecting the pale pink and gold sky where the sun is just coming up. It stayed clear yesterday, and will be today, but only upper 30s. We're heading toward a "warming" trend (so far, we've had the 3rd coldest January ... too many records being set!).
Yesterday: Since it was a work day, the only thing I got done was one load of laundry. I did get to watch the Dance show. I was later getting to sleep, because the speech made everything run later. It's OK, today is my Friday! LOL!
Today: One more work day this week. I did clear off my sewing table last night (again), so hopefully I will work on quilt blocks tonight. :)
Today is "Old New Year's Eve (Russia)" ... "Liberation Day (Togo)" ... "Tyvendedagen (Norway)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Some days you're a bug, some days you're a windshield."
-- Price Cobb
"Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury."
-- Edward Chapin
"Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view."
-- George Bush
Today in history:
In 1854, Anthony Faas patented the accordion.
In 1910, radio pioneer and electron tube inventor Lee Deforest arranged the world's first public radio broadcast, a performance by the New York Metropolitan Opera.
In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder takes office in Virginia, becoming the first elected African-American governor of a U.S. state.
In 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to seven black soldiers for their courage in action in Italy during World War II. It was the first time the medal was given to black WWII servicemen.
Today's birthdays include
- Salmon P. Chase, sixth Chief Justice of the United States and whose image is on the U.S. $10,000 bill, in 1808
- Horatio Alger, author of rags-to-riches stories, in 1832
- Alfred Fuller, the original Fuller Brush Man, in 1885
- Singer Sophie Tucker in 1886
- Hollywood columnist Army Archerd in 1922
- Television executive Brandon Tartikoff in 1949
- Actor Robert Stack in 1919
- Actor Gwen Verdon in 1925
- Actor Charles Nelson Reilly in 1931
- Actor Rip Taylor in 1934
- Richard Moll in 1943
- Actor Kevin Anderson in 1960
- Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 1961
- Actor Penelope Ann Miller in 1964
- Actor Patrick Dempsey in 1966
- Actor Orlando Bloom in 1977
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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