Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's clear and bright, and quite unseasonably warm. It may go to the lower 70s today. This is the kind of day that fools you into thinking it's nearly spring; but it's still only mid February. I'd love to hope for an early spring, but not counting on it. :)
Yesterday: We didn't get off as early as I hoped. I did a quick load of laundry (well, "quick" is relative - had to cycle through 2 loads to get to mine! LOL!), and got the boxes out of the car. However, when I went to the car I found we had a flat tire! So, DS went out and changed that. Somehow, with this and that, it got to be mid afternoon before we left. With a "toy" tire on, I went slower ... took longer to get home, but safe. :)
Today: After finishing unpacking and laundry, and a few "catch-up" things, I'll go to town for 2 new tires. We're going to a friend's for dinner tonight ... yay, no cooking or dishes. :)
Today is "Ferris Wheel Day" ... "National Donor Day" ... "National Have A Heart Day" ... "Race Relations Day" .... "Valentine's Day" ... "Anniversary - League of Women Voters" ... "Admission Day (Arizona)" ... "Admission Day (Oregon)".
Quotes of the Day:
"He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach."
-- Demosthenes
"Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by."
-- Maria Schell
"It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them."
-- Pierre Beaumarchais
"Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse."
-- Thomas Szasz
Today in history:
In 1849, James Polk became the first U.S. president to be photographed while in office. The photographer was Mathew Brady, who later became famous for his Civil War pictures.
In 1886, the West Coast citrus industry was born. The first trainload of oranges left Los Angeles for eastern markets.
In 1903, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt signed a law creating the Department of Commerce and Labor.
In 1920, the League of Women Voters was formed in Chicago.
Today's birthdays include
- Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison", in 1838
- Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion, in 1845
- George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel), in 1859
- William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet/scholar (Ynys yr Hud), in 1881
- Theodor Werner, German painter, in 1886
- Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!", in 1894
- Thelma Ritter, Bkln NY, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), in 1905
- Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975, in 1913
- Herbert A Hauptman, NYC, x-ray crystallographer (Nobel 1985), in 1917
- Hugh Downs, Akron Oh, TV journalist, in 1921
- Vic Morrow, Bronx NY, actor, in 1931
- Florence Henderson, Dale Ind, actress/singer, in 1934
- Porpoise, 1st born in captivity in US (Marineland, Fla), 1940
- Vic Briggs, England, rocker (Animals), in 1945
- Gregory Hines, NYC, actor/dancer, in 1945
- Jennifer Michelle Roberts, Greensboro NC, Miss America-NC (1997), in 1975
Everyone have a Great Monday!
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