Saturday, April 2, 2011

Good Morning! Saturday April 2, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's clear and bright, and will go to mid or upper 60s today. It'll be a lovely day for trying to get some gardening in, although it will be very windy. The weather will change again in a day or two, so we'd best get done what we can!
Yesterday: It turned into a surprisingly busy day. After the visitng nurse left, we got a call from the (local) doctor's office wanting DH to come in as soon as we could get there. That went surprisingly fast, he got treatment for a problem, and we were home again by soon after noon. Not long after lunch, some men came by to pick up the borrowed tiller, and also for me to describe a porch to build (they will give me an estimate). As they were leaving, the therapist got here. While he was here, I got some chicken cooked for dinner later. Then I made one more run back to town, to mail off a package. Last night I actually managed to get a few cleaning jobs done, but not much on the sewing.
Today: It's a dialysis day, so a busy morning trying to do what's needed before leaving the house. This afternoon, while the sun is out, I hope to help my gardner finish getting the garden plot ready for the next step (several days of rain, although it was welcome, slowed us down!). Hopefully tonight I'll get to the sewing project.

Today is "International Children's Book Day" ... "National Love Our Children Day" ... "Reconciliation Day" ... "Tangible Karma Day" ... "UN World Autism Awareness Day" ... "Pascua Florida Day (Florida)"..

Quotes of the Day:
"Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too."
-- Richard M. Nixon

"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change."
-- Dan Quayle,

"The secret of happiness is to make others believe they are the cause of it."
-- Al Batt

Today in history:
In 1513, Ponce De Leon of Spain landed at what is now St. Augustine, Fla., to search for the Fountain of Youth.

In 1792, the U.S. Congress passed legislation authorizing the U.S. Mint to coin money, all to be inscribed with the Latin words "E Pluribus Unum," a motto meaning "Out of Many, One."

In 1877, the first White House Easter Egg Roll was conducted.

In 1917, Jeannette Rankin, a representative from Montana, took her seat as the first woman elected to Congress.

In 2007 sports, the University of Florida repeated as NCAA Division I basketball champion, becoming the first school to win both the national collegiate basketball and football titles the same academic year.

Today's birthdays include
- Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova in 1725
- Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, in 742
- Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen in 1805
- French novelist Emile Zola in 1840
- Surrealist artist Max Ernst in 1891
- Actor Buddy Ebsen in 1908
- Actor Alec Guinness in 1914
- Actor Jack Webb in 1920
- Australian auto racer Jack Brabham in 1926
- Singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye in 1939
- Singer/songwriter Leon Russell in 1942
- Actress Linda Hunt in 1945
- Literary and cultural critic Camille Paglia in 1947
- Country singer Emmylou Harris in 1947
- Actress Pamela Reed in 1949
- Actor Christopher Meloni in 1961

Everyone have a Great Saturday!

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