Thursday, January 20, 2011

Good Morning! Thursday January 20, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. The clouds have cleared again, and it's pale gold and clear. Today will not be as warm as yesterday, but low 50s is near "normal". It will be a mild sunny winter day. :)
Yesterday: Work days aren't so bad when you have Monday/Friday back to back! LOL! Still, it's draining to be cooped up without even windows all day. When I got home I had to arrange yet another Duke appointment; but after that, dinner and than TV. Wow, I got to watch Dancing and singing (sort of). I'm still unsure how AI will turn out this season, but I'll give it a try ... I can always change the channel! LOL!
Today: I have one more work day, and it will be "broken" by a hair appointment this afternoon. I've always had a hard time getting myself "together" in the morning .. it's even harder with fewer days. After work I'm to go pick up my niece for a few days, and probably a stop by the grocery store. I doubt I'll get much else done tonight, but that's ok. :)

Today is "Get to Know Your Customer Day" ... "Tu B'Shvat (Jewish)" ... "Women in Blue Jeans Days" ... "Women's Healthy Weight Day" ... "Martyrs Day (Azerbaijan)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student."
-- George Iles

"Fools rush in where fools have been before."
-- Unknown

"If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm."
-- Vince Lombardi

"A man who doesn't trust himself can never truly trust anyone else."
-- Cardinal de Retz

Today in history:
In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time.

In 1801, John Marshall was appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.

In 1892, the first officially recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in Springfield, Mass.

In 1936, Edward VIII becomes king of the United Kingdom.

In 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms in office, was inaugurated to his final term.

In 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol.

In 1981, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States.

In 1993, Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States.

In 1997, millionaire Steve Fossett landed in northern India after a record-setting bid to become the first person to circle the globe in a hot air balloon.

In 2001, George W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States.

In 2005, George W. Bush was sworn in for his second term as U.S. president.

In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the United States' 44th president and the nation's first African-American chief executive.

Today's birthdays include
- American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence Richard Henry Lee in 1732
- Harold Gray, creator of the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, in 1894
- Comedian George Burns in 1896
- Italian film director Federico Fellini in 1920
- Actor DeForest Kelley in 1920
- Country singer Ottis Slim Whitman in 1924
- Actor Patricia Neal in 1926
- Comic Arte Johnson in 1929
- Astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, in 1930
- Director David Lynch in 1946
- TV host Bill Maher (Real Time) in 1956
- Actor Lorenzo Lamas in 1958
- Major league baseball manager Ozzie Guillen in 1964

Everyone have a Great Thursday!

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