Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright and clear, and the temp is already soaring. It will be in the upper 90s again today, and still no rain in sight, other than the ever-present "chance" of afternoon storms.
Yesterday: It turned into an extraordinarily long day. I'm glad we didn't try to leave early, even though the first appointment was 8:00. Experience has taught that the clinic doctors aren't even there until after 1:00, so it's only necessary to go in early enough for the round of labs. DH saw the doctor, and we got to his next appointment on time ... only to wait over an hour (for a treatment that took 3 hours). It was 7:30 in the evening when we finally pulled out of the parking lot to head home! We stopped at a Golden Corrall on the way home; and got here and pretty much just collapsed! LOL!
Today: It's another dialysis and work day, so one more day nothing much will get done. I've already watered, refilled the fish pond, and done a load of laundry. I'll have to stop for groceries on the way home (at a different store, to get things Wal-Mart doesn't carry). I don't know if I'll be able to dredge up any enthusiasm by tonight or not - hopefully to tackle some sewing. :)
Today is "Yo Yo Day" ... "Donald Duck's Birthday (born 1934)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Time does not change us. It just unfolds us."
-- Max Frisch
"If you really want to do something, you do it. You don't save it for a sound bite."
-- Liz Friedman
"If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. "
-- John Kenneth Galbraith
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
-- Edith Wharton
Today in history:
In 1534, French navigator Jacques Cartier became the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Canada.
In 1898, Britain leased Hong Kong from China for 99 years. The territory returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
In 1934, Donald Duck made his first screen appearance in "The Wise Little Hen."
In 1943, The U.S. Congress passed an act authorizing employers to withhold income tax payments from salary checks.
In 1973, Secretariat won racing's Triple Crown with a spectacular victory in the Belmont Stakes, first horse to do so since Citation in 1948. Earlier, Secretariat had captured the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.
In 1993, Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito married former diplomat Masako Owada in Tokyo.
Today's birthdays include
- Russian Czar Peter the Great in 1672
- Composer Cole Porter in 1891
- Composer, conductor, inventor Fred Waring in 1900
- Actor Robert Cummings in 1910
- Guitarist and recording pioneer Les Paul in 1915
- Robert S. McNamara, former U.S. Defense secretary and World Bank president, in 1916
- Journalist Marvin Kalb in 1930
- Comedian Jackie Mason in 1931
- Soul singer Jackie Wilson in 1934
- Sportscaster Dick Vitale in 1939
- Writer Patricia Cornwell in 1956
- Writer and producer Aaron Sorkin in 1961
- Actor Michael J. Fox in 1961
- Actor Johnny Depp in 1963
- Actress Gloria Reuben in 1964
- Actress Natalie Portman in 1981
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
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