Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Right now there's bright light pouring in my window, although the forecast is for mostly cloudy and a cooler low 70s. More rain is expected by late afternoon or evening.
Yesterday: The doctor's visit went just fine, though it took longer than expected. After a haircut (him) and groceries (me), we came home. I went to get my friend, planning to plant tomatoes. Well, the weather had other ideas! LOL! It started sprinkling about the time I left the house, and by the time we got here it was pouring! The things already planted are quite happy. Some inside projects got done instead: vacuuming (have I mentioned I HATE to vacuum? LOL!!), cleaning out the freezer, and a new door knob for the "front" door. Well, it's not really the front, since it opens to the back ... but it's the main door we use, and the one the new porch (eventually) will be in front of. It's nice to now have a key to it! Of course, a lot of things on my list didn't get done ... as usual! LOL!
Today: It's a dialysis day, but no work. After I take DH to town, I'll come back here and hope the rain holds off today to get more things planted. I have 2 helpers coming, plus some preliminary work on my porch *might* get started! If there's any energy left by this evening, I'll try to pick up some of the slack from yesterday. Yeah, right, that'll happen! LOL!!!
Today is "Beaufort Scale Day" ... "Free Comic Book Day" ... "Join Hands Day" ... "Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive" ... "Mother Ocean Day" ... "National Babysitters Day" ... "National Homebrew Day" ... "Spring Astronomy Day" ... "World Fair Trade Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back."
-- Franklin P. Jones
"You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself."
-- H. Norman Schwarzkopf
"The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office."
-- Robert Frost
"The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts."
-- William Hazlitt
"To the soul, there is hardly anything more healing than friendship."
-- Thomas Moore
Today in history:
In 1718, city of New Orleans founded.
In 1789, the first presidential inaugural ball, celebrating the inauguration of George Washington, was conducted in New York City.
In 1824, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was performed for the first time.
In 2000, Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's second president in the first democratic transfer of executive power in the nation's 1,000-year history.
In 2005, Giacomo, a 50-to-1 shot, won the Kentucky Derby over Closing Argument, which went off at 71-1.
Today's birthdays include
- Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711
- English poet Robert Browning in 1812
- German composer Johannes Brahms in 1833
- Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1840
- Western actor Gabby Hayes in 1885
- Poet Archibald MacLeish in 1892
- Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito in 1892
- Actor Gary Cooper in 1901
- Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid instant camera, in 1909
- Argentine political figure Eva Peron in 1919
- Actor Darren McGavin in 1922
- Singer Teresa Brewer in 1931
- Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas in 1933
- Singer Johnny Maestro in 1939
- Singer Jimmy Ruffin in 1939
- Television journalist Tim Russert in 1950
- Filmmaker Amy Heckerling in 1954
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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