Good Morning! Tuesday January 4, 2011

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's ridiculously early, and still dark; but I believe today will be partly to mostly cloudy, and in the lower 50s. Overall, it sounds like it will be a fairly mild day.
Yesterday: The waiting at the clinic wasn't as long as I thought it would be. We got home by mid afternoon, and I got some cleaning done, some laundry, and took care of a bunch of (yuck) bills. Not much else, as I did try to get to sleep a bit earlier.
Today: We have to be at the clinic by 7:00, and it's just over an hour drive. Not fun; but at least they scheduled 4 more appointments today to save multiple future trips! Still, it will be all day, and probably driving home in "rush hour" .. wish me luck! LOL!

Today: "Dimpled Chad Day" ... "Trivia Day" ... "World Hypnotism Day" ... "Elizabeth Seton Feast Day (Roman Catholic)" ... "Anniversary - Pop Music Chart" ... "Admission Day (Utah)" ... "Independence Day (Myanmar)".

Quotes of the Day:
"When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness."
-- Nicole Kidman

"Never regret something that once made you smile."
-- Amber Deckers

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
-- Ronald Reagan

"True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway."
-- Edna Buchanan

Today in history:
In 1885, Dr. William Grant of Davenport, Iowa, performed the first successful appendectomy.

In 1893, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison granted amnesty to all people who had abstained from practicing polygamy since Nov. 1, 1890. It was part of a deal for Utah to achieve statehood.

In 1935, Bob Hope made his network radio debut in the cast of "The Intimate Revue."

In 1936, Billboard magazine published the first pop music chart.

In 1954, a struggling young musician who worked in a machine shop paid $4 to record two songs for his mother. His name: Elvis Presley.

In 2004, the unmanned Mars spacecraft began relaying pictures of a rock-strewn plain to Earth as scientists looked for signs the planet once had water and perhaps life.

Today's birthdays include
- Folklore and fairy tale collector Jacob Grimm in 1785
- Teacher of the blind Louis Braille in 1809
- Shorthand writing system inventor Isaac Pitman in 1813
- Charles Stratton, the midget known as Gen. Tom Thumb, a famous entertainer and
protege of showman P.T. Barnum, in 1838
- U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., in 1896
- Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and player Don Shula in 1930
- Former heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson in 1935
- Actress Dyan Cannon in 1937
- Author Maureen Reagan in 1941
- R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe in 1960
- Actor Dave Foley in 1963
- Actress Julia Ormond in 1965

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!