Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's cloudy now, but will be mostly sunny by this afternoon. It was raining earlier (forecast said chance of flurries, but I believe that was to the north of me), but it's stopped now. They're still saying possibility of snow in a few more days ... we'll see (they usually change it when they forecast so far ahead!)
Yesterday: I made it to work, and *nearly* on time! LOL! I had to run by Wal-Mart on the way home (Maggie needed food!); and then I got a load of laundry put away. That's mostly it, except for working on blocking in items on a calendar. I always manage to forget something, but trying hard to get everything written down. I'm hoping this will be the year I don't forget anyone's birthday or anniversary. I also watched the Dance show ... I like it, but in a few weeks it will have major competition. I need a recorder! :)
Today: One more work day, and then a long weekend. I'm liking this ... except for the working part. LOL! Tonight I need to do yet more laundry, and finish putting away some Christmas stuff (like clothes and such). Hopefully I can at least get that done! :)
Today: "Carnival Season" ... "Epiphany" ..."Little Christmas" ... "Twelfth Day" ... "Three Kings Day (Christian)" ... "Admission Day (New Mexico)" ... "Christmas (Armenian)" ... "La Befana (Italy)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."
-- H. L. Mencken
"Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them."
-- Robertson Davies
Today in history:
In 1759, George Washington married widow Martha Dandridge Custis.
In 1838, in Morristown, N.J., Samuel F.B. Morse and his partner, Alfred Vail, publicly demonstrated their new invention, the telegraph, for the first time.
In 1893, Washington National Cathedral was chartered by Congress.
In 1912, New Mexico joined the United States as the 47th state.
1925, Paavo Nurmi, known as the "Flying Finn" and regarded as the greatest runner of his day, set world records in the mile and 5,000-meter run within the space of 1 hour in his first U.S. appearance, an indoor meet at New York City's new Madison Square Garden.
In 1942, a Pan American Airways plane arrived in New York, completing the first around-the-world flight by a commercial airliner.
In 1984, the first test-tube quadruplets, all boys, were born in Melbourne, Australia.
Today's birthdays include
- Joan of Arc in 1412
- Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the ruins of ancient Troy, in 1822
- Poet Carl Sandburg in 1878
- Silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix in 1880
- Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn, D-Texas, in 1882
- Actress Loretta Young in 1913
- Actor Danny Thomas in 1914
- Pollster Louis Harris in 1921
- Bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs in 1924
- Auto executive John DeLorean in 1925
- Author E.L. Doctorow in 1931
- Actress Bonnie Franklin in 1944
- Actor Rowan Atkinson ("Mr. Bean") in 1955
- Filmmaker John Singleton in 1968
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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