Good morning! It's a wonderful morning! It's still cloudy and drippy, though the forecast isn't for showers until afternoon. Of course, they've been known to bse wrong! LOL! It should be low 80s today; and they also say "partly" cloudy, so we shall see how it goes.
Yesterday: It was a busy day, though not a very productive one. I did get all the "usual" morning chores done, even getting all the trash bagged up (a lot since I'd been doing some cleaning). After taking DH to dialysis, a GF and I decided it was too risky to try to get in the garden (the carpenter even had a huge tarp hung over the edge of the porch!), so we checked out a few of our favorite thrift shops and flea markets. We didn't find all that much - which is probably a good thing! LOL! During the afternoon we had several "severe" storms pass through, but they didn't last long. Later in the evening it rained .. and apparently lasted off and on all night!
Today: We're leaving very early to go down to see our 13 year old granddaughter get baptized. Then we'll get to take the two grandchildren out to lunch. Because of the forecast rain, we'll probably head on back home by early afternoon ... but if it clears up, we *might* even stay until later in the evening. I know, it's unusual for me not to have a firm plan. :)
Today is "Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season" ... "Nylon Stockings Day" ... "Peace Officer Memorial Day" ... "UN International Day of Families" ... "Hollyhock Festival (Aoi Matsuri - Japan)" ... "San Isidoro Day (Mexico)" ... "Independence Day (Paraguay)".
Quotes of the Day:
"I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming."
-- Mitch Hedberg
"What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to."
-- Hansell B. Duckett
"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so".
-- Douglas Adams
"If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe".
-- Lord Salisbury
Today in history:
In 1918, the first regular U.S. air mail service was established between Washington and New York City.
In 1930, Ellen Church became the first airline stewardess, flying on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyo.
In 1940, nylon stockings went on sale in U.S. stores for the first time.
In 1941, the jet-propelled Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 aircraft flew over Cranwell, England, in the first successful test of an Allied aircraft using jet propulsion.
In 1962, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper was launched into space atop an Atlas rocket and completed 22 orbits.
In 1990, at an auction, Japanese millionaire Ryoei Saito bid a record $82.5 million for Van Gogh's 1890 "Portrait of Dr. Gachet.".
In 1991, Edith Cresson, a Socialist and former trade minister, became the first woman prime minister of France.
Today's birthdays include
- Author L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz) in 1856
- French chemist Pierre Curie in 1859
- Author Katherine Anne Porter in 1890
- Former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1902
- Actor Joseph Cotten in 1905
- Actor James Mason in 1909
- Country singer Eddy Arnold in 1918
- Actress Anna Maria Alberghetti in 1936
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 1937
- Singer Trini Lopez in 1937
- Singer Lainie Kazan in 1940
- Filmmaker David Cronenberg in 1943
- Actor Chazz Palminteri in 1951
Everyone have a Great Sunday!
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