Good Morning! Tuesday February 1, 2011

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's very overcast this morning, and will be cloudy all day; but it will be warmer than yesterday, mid 50s. The huge storm threatening a large part of the country will by-pass us this time. Some rain would be helpful here, but the warmer bit is nice, though it won't last.
Yesterday: It ended up being a busy day, though as usual not the way I expected. I got laundry done, and a bit of decluttering done. A friend and I went to lunch, and checked out a new grocery store (lovey - cheaper items!). The furniture didn't come until 4:00, but we used the waiting time to clean out the refrigerator. Time to give up the science experiments! LOL! And then, the new pieces arrived. Oh my. Well, I never claimed to be good at *measuring*!!! So, we put in some quick time re-arranging ... it's much bigger than it looked in the store! It's wonderful though, so much more storage!! :)
Today: It's back to work today ... looks like I'll even work the whole (half) week for a change. That will almost feel strange after all this time. I know I have a project waiting, plus end-of-month reports, so I think the days will go pretty quickly. Tonight I hope, again, to work on the quilt project! :)

Today is "African-American Coaches Day" ... "Freedom Day" ... "Hula in the Coola Day" ... "Robinson Crusoe Day" ... "Working Naked Day".

Quotes of the Day:
"It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed."
-- Kin Hubbard

"Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure."
-- Benjamin Franklin

"I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died."
-- Richard Diran

"Computer dating is fine, if you’re a computer."
-- Rita Mae Brown

Today in history:
In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session.

In 1896, Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Boheme" premiered in Turin, Italy.

In 1946, Norwegian Trygve Lie of Norway was selected to be the first U.N. secretary-general.

In 2009, Iceland swore in its first female prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir.

Today's birthdays include
- Composer Victor Herbert in 1859
- Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, first woman elected to the Senate, in 1878
- Film director John Ford in 1894
- National Hockey League executive Conn Smythe in 1895
- Actor Clark Gable in 1901
- Poet Langston Hughes in 1902
- Humorist S.J. Perelman in 1904
- Cabaret singer Hildegarde Loretta Sell in 1906
- Film and special effects director George Pal in 1908
- Actor Stuart Whitman in 1928 (age 83)
- Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin in 1931
- Singer Don Everly in 1937
- Rock parodist Ray Dr. Hook Sawyer in 1937
- Comedian Garrett Morris in 1937
- Actor Sherman Hemsley in 1938
- Actor/director Terry Jones ( Monty Python's Flying Circus ) in 1942
- Journalist Jessica Savitch in 1947
- Singer Rick James in 1948
- Actor Billy Mumy in 1954
- Princess Stephanie of Monaco in 1965
- Actor Sherilyn Fenn in 1965
- Singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley and ex-wife of Michael Jackson, in 1968
- Actor Michael C. Hall in 1971

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!