Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Good Morning! Tuesday April 5, 2011

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It was very windy all night, and in the early hours of the morning there was thunder and lightening, and lots of rain ... woke up to a moat instead of a driveway again! But, it's already quit raining; I believe the system has moved on across to the east now. It will only by mid 60s today, but might start clearing by this afternoon.
Yesterday: We had an unexpectedly busy day - which seems to be "normal"! LOL! After all the "morning stuff" was done, DH and I rode to take trash to the dump and then go pay the rent. We decided, since we were out, to take care of some other things too. I dropped him at the bank to straighten out his accounts; I paid rent on a storage building, and managed a quick stop in a thrift store (still looking for tea cups ... found some pretty saucers!). We got subs for lunch, and headed home. Not long after we got home, the therapist came to work with DH. Then a friend came by - we had planned to work in the garden, but it was much windier than we expected, so that didn't happen. After she left, our neighbor came over and we had a lovely long visit. By then it was past time for dinner ... and then on into getting evening things done, and watching Dancing. :)
Today: I will (finally) go back to work while DH is at dialysis. It will only be 4 to 5 hours, twice a week. And, I can't say I'm thrilled to go back! LOL! But my bank account will be happier. And at least I don't have to get up *quite* so early, that's a good thing. :) I have nothing else in particular planned, will just see how the day goes and what can get done this evening.

Today is "National Deep Dish Pizza Day" ... "National Tomb-Sweeping Day/Qing Ming Festival (China)" ... "National Tomb-Sweeping Day (Taiwan)".

Quotes of the Day:
"The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else."
-- Umberto Eco

"When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet."
-- Stanislaw J. Lec

"I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch."
-- Gilda Radner

Today in history:
In 1614, Pocahontas, daughter of a chief, married English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Va., a marriage that ensured peace between the settlers and the Powhatan Indians for several years.

In 1768, the first U.S. Chamber of Commerce was founded in New York City.

Today's birthdays include
- English philosopher Thomas Hobbes in 1588
- Elihu Yale, namesake of Yale University, in 1649
- Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence and father of U.S. President William Henry Harrison, in 1726
- English physician Joseph Lister, who introduced antiseptic surgery, in 1827
- Educator Booker T. Washington in 1856
- Actor Spencer Tracy in 1900
- Actor Melvyn Douglas in 1901
- Actress Bette Davis in 1908
- Actor Gregory Peck in 1916
- Novelist Arthur Hailey in 1920
- Singer Gale Storm in 1922
- Filmmaker Roger Corman in 1926
- Impressionist Frank Gorshin in 1933
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in 1937
- Actor Michael Moriarty in 1941
- Actor Max Gail in 1943
- Actress Jane Asher in 1946
- Astronaut Judith Resnik in 1949
- Actor Mitch Pileggi in 1952


Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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