Good morning! It is a beautiful morning. Seriously. It is awesomely beautiful ... everything covered with snow, then ice ... glittering like diamonds! Of course, that's as long as you don't have to go out in it (unless you're really into COLD sports or something). My porch is a sheet of ice now; but it should get above freezing today, so by afternoon the ice closest to the house will be gone. The roads (back roads where I live) will depend on how much traffic braves it today. I think they said it'll stay cloudy though, so no sun to help with the thawing process.
Yesterday: We left here by early afternoon to run errands. All the snow had melted, but there were still just a few "lazy snowflakes, dancing in the air". I had to skip one errand (office closed), but got to the PO. When we got to the next town ... wow, it was starting to snow again, hard! Later, when we were done and came out of Wal-Mart ... Wow! Everything was covered again, and still coming down hard. We stopped for a quick late lunch, and skipped the rest of the planned stops. And, I really didn't get much of anything else done. Apparently, I have today instead! LOL!
Today: Since I'm not going to try to get out of here, I will get busy on the upstairs room today. I'd get more done if I could figure out what to do with years worth of "dead" computers & parts! LOL!
Today is "Anniversary - "Designated Hitter" Rule" ... "Independence Day (Morocco)" ... "National Unity Day (Nepal)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
-- Henry David Thoreau
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle."
-- Phillips Brooks
"... the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."
-- Carl Sagan
Today in history:
In 1785, the Continental Congress convened in New York City.
In 1787, William Herschel discovered two moons of Uranus. They are named Titania and Oberon.
In 1908, the Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
In 1935, U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly from Hawaii to California.
In 1949, Los Angles noted its first recorded snowfall.
Today's birthdays include
- American statesman Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, in 1757
- Ezra Cornell, founder of Western Union Telegraph company and Cornell University, in 1807
- John MacDonald, first prime minister of Canada, in 1815
- Psychologist and philosopher William James in 1842
- Feminist lawyer Alice Paul in 1885
- South African novelist Alan Paton (Cry, the Beloved Country) in 1903
- Automobile designer Carroll Shelby in 1923
- Actor Rod Taylor in 1930
- Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in 1934
- Singer Naomi Judd in 1946
- Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Tracy Caulkins in 1963
- Singer Mary J. Blige in 1971
- Actor Amanda Peet in 1972
Everyone have a Great Tuesday!
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