Sunday, April 17, 2011

Good Morning! Sunday April 17, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright and clear, mild so far but going up to low 70s. It's really hard to believe there were such bad storms yesterday. At least one tornado passed within 5 miles of my house; but in spite of the awful wind all day, we had no damage here. God really looked out for us old folks! LOL!
Yesterday: There was some sort of problem, so DH didn't do dialysis. That was a blessing in disguise ... normally, I would have had to go pick him up right when the worst of the storm hit. Because the weather was so strange, I actually got very little done, other than some sewing. My project is very nearly finished. DS and family came by last night to visit. They had been to a museum in Raleigh. The exhibit they went to is in the basement ... so they never even knew about the tornado that went through town! But they are safe, we are, and have talked to friends and family members. It's all good. :)
Today: I really don't know now what today will bring. I may go over to a friend's house to help clean up, they got a nearly direct hit. The house is not destroyed, but no power and lots of damage in the yard. I need to run errands; but power is out so many places, I don't know yet how far I'll have to go! LOL! Hopefully I'll end up with a productive day.

Today is "Bat Appreciation Day" ... "Blah Blah Blah Day" ... "Ellis Island Family History Day" ... "International Ford Mustang Day" ... "Nothing Like a Dame Day" ... "Orthodox Palm Sunday" ... "Palm Sunday" ... "Perigean Spring Tides" ... "Pink Moon" ... "Verrazano Day" ... "Flag Day (American Samoa)" ... "Independence Day (Syrian Arab Republic)".

Quotes of the Day:
"IIt is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis."
-- Margaret Bonnano

"We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police."
-- Jeff Marder
"Never judge a book by its movie."
-- J. W. Eagan

Today in history:
In 1524, Italian navigator Giovanni Verrazano discovered New York Harbor.

In 1964, Jerrie Mock of Columbus, Ohio, became the first woman to complete a solo flight around the world.

In 1970, Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth.

Today's birthdays include
- American industrialist and financier J.P. Morgan in 1837
- Danish author Karen Blixen (Out of Africa), who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, in 1885
- Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1894
- Novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder in 1897
- Actor William Holden in 1918
- Television journalist Harry Reasoner in 1923
- Music promoter Don Kirshner in 1934
- Actress Olivia Hussey in 1951


Everyone have a Great Sunday!

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