Good Morning! Saturday June 25, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. So far it's still a bit grayish, but the forecast is for mostly sunny. It'll *only* be around 90, maybe low 90s. This seems to be the beginning of a trend of somewhat lower temps for a few days. But, afterall, it's NC summer ... so who knows! LOL!
Yesterday: It was a very long day of mostly sitting around waiting. We did get lucky on the timing, as we didn't have to deal with "rush hour" traffic; although, on the way home, it sure felt like everyone must have been heading for the beach! The little local restaurant was open, so we ate there (all sorts of "bad" things - but it was also our only meal of the day!). We had to stay up too late to get meds back on schedule, but today should be back to what passes for normal here. :)
Today: I hope to make up for some of what hasn't been done all week. I have a long "to do" list; and it's not supposed to be as humid ... we we'll just see how far I can get with it. At least the laundry is caught up, and the watering is "under control". :)

For those interested in knowing: Christmas is 6 months from TODAY! :)

Today is "Great American Backyard Campout" ... "Anniversary - Battle of Little Bighorn" ... "Ratification Day (Virginia)" ... "Independence Day (Mozambique)" ... "National Day (Bhutan)" ... "National Day (Slovenia)".

Quotes of the Day:
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
-- Jerry Chin

"I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge."
-- Edward Chilton

"Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian."
-- Robert Orben

Today in history:
In 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution, the 10th state to do so.

In 1951, CBS aired the first color television broadcast. At the time, no color TV sets were owned by the public.

In 1967, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richard and others singing backup, the Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" before an international television audience estimated at 400 million people.

In 1993, Kim Campbell was sworn in as Canada's first woman prime minister.

in 2006, Warren Buffett announced plans to give away 85 percent of his shares in his company, about $37 billion, to charity. Most of that -- some $31 billion -- was earmarked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Today's birthdays include
- French composer Gustave Charpentier in 1860
- Broadway producer George Abbott in 1887
- English novelist and critic George Orwell, author of 1984, in 1903
- Movie director Sidney Lumet in 1924
- Actor June Lockhart in 1925
- Civil rights advocate James Meredith in 1933
- Musician Harold Melvin in 1939
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Willis Reed in 1942
- Actor Jimmie Walker in 1947
- Musician Carly Simon in 1945
- Musician Ian McDonald in 1946
- Musician George Michael in 1963
- Associate Justice of 5the U.S. Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor in 1954
- Actor/writer Ricky Gervais in 1961

Everyone have a Great Saturday!