Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's another "milky" morning, but forecast is for "mostly" sunny. Only mid 80s will feel almost cool! LOL!! But, still no rain in sight.
Yesterday: I started out the day very productive, and got a lot of things done early in the morning. In late morning we went to the next town over for errands. We dropped off a fair sized load of soda cans and scrap metal; dropped off some paperwork for a friend; ate at Chik-Fil-A; and went by Wal-Mart and an outlet store. We accomplished everything on our list, and very few "extras"! :) We came back home by mid afternoon, and worked in the garden for a few hours. OK, seriously ... my friend did most of the work. I took a lot of pictures! LOL!
Today: It's yet another dialysis and work day; plus we have to leave early to run a quick errand. At least I don't have any shopping to do after work. I'm hoping for a little burst of energy tonight ... but not counting on it! LOL!
Today is " Family History Day" ... "Flag Day (US)" ... "Flag Day: Anniversary of the Stars and Stripes" ... "National Flag Day USA: Pause for the Pledge" ..."Anniversary - US Army" ... "Rice Planting Festival (Japan)".
Quotes of the Day:
"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something."
-- Wilson Mizner
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."
-- Henry David Thoreau
"Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life."
-- Herbert Henry Asquith
"He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally."
-- Lawana Blackwell
Today in history:
In 1775, George Washington was named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
In 1775, the Continental Congress established the army as the first U.S.military service.
In 1777, the Star and Stripes became the national U.S. flag.
In 1919, Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Brown flew a Vickers Vimy bomber 1,900 miles non-stop from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, to Clifden, Ireland, for the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight.
In 1922, Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to broadcast a message over the radio. The occasion was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key Memorial in Baltimore.
In 1933, the first Superman comic -- Action Comic No. 1 -- was published.
In 1951, Univac I, the world's first commercial computer, designed for the U.S.Census Bureau, was unveiled.
In 1954, the phrase "under God" formally added to U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1998, the Chicago Bulls won their sixth NBA title in eight years and third in a row, defeating the Utah Jazz in the championship series.
Today's birthdays include
- Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1811
- Bookseller John Bartlett, compiler of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," in 1820
- Wisconsin Gov. Robert La Follette in 1855
- Singer, composer Cliff Edwards (also the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Disney's "Pinocchio") in 1895
- Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White in 1904
- Actor/folksinger Burl Ives in 1909
- Actress Dorothy McGuire in 1916
- Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara in 1928
- Actress Marla Gibbs in 1931
- Real estate mogul Donald Trump, in 1946
- Olympic gold medal speed skater Eric Heiden in 1958
- Singer Boy George (George O'Dowd) in 1961
- Actress Yasmine Bleeth ("Baywatch") in 1968
- Tennis star Steffi Graf in 1969
Everyone have a Great Tuesday!
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