Friday, July 15, 2011

Goo Morning! Friday July 15, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Today will be even "cooler" than yesterday, a balmy mid to upper 80s. It's wonderful out right now, makes me wish for time to play in the garden. :) The humidity is very low, so it'll be quite comfortable for a few days before the hot stuff returns.
Yesterday: It was dialysis and work, and not much of anything else. I'm very good at planning things on paper. But my energy level seldom matches up to the plans! LOL!
Today: I'm hoping to accomplish a lot while the weather is so great. I have a hair appointment mid morning; but in the afternoon I'm wanting to get some garden stuff done (pick a bale 'o 'maters! LOL!) and also, hopefully, some significant progress on the room project of the week (which my time is nearly up on!). :)

Today is "Buck Moon" ... "Saint Swithin's Day".

Quotes of the Day:
""It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
-- Mark Twain

"Computers can figure out all kinds of problems, except the things in the world that just don't add up.
-- James Magary

"Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.
-- Mary Hirsch

Today in history:
In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, which helped decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, found in an Egyptian village by French soliders.

In 1806, Zebulon Pike began an expedition to explore the American Southwest.

In 1912, led by all-round athlete Jim Thorpe, the U.S. team took more medals than any other nation at the Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 1965, the unmanned spacecraft Mariner 4 passed over Mars at an altitude of 6,000 feet and sent to Earth the first close-up images of the red planet.

In 1968, a Soviet Aeroflot jetliner landed at New York's JFK Airport, marking the beginning of direct commercial flights between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Today's birthdays include
- Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, in 1606
- Poet Clement Clarke Moore, author of A Visit from St. Nicholas ( 'Twas the
Night Before Christmas ) in 1779
- Roman Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be made a saint, in 1850
- British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst in 1858
- Lyricist Dorothy Fields in 1905
- Country singer Cowboy Copas in 1913
- Irish author Iris Murdoch in 1919
- Writer Clive Cussler in 1931
- Actor Alex Karras in 1935
- Actor Ken Kercheval in 1935
- Actor Patrick Wayne in 1939
- Actor Jan-Michael Vincent in 1944
- Actor Terry O'Quinn in 1952
- Singer Linda Ronstadt in 1946
- Former pro wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in 1951
- Rock musician Marky Ramone in 1956
- Supermodel Kim Alexis in 1960
- Actor Willie Aames, in 1960
- Actor Lolita Davidovich in 1961
- Actor Forest Whitaker in 1961
- Actor Brigitte Nielsen in 1963
- Actor Brian Austin Green in 1973
- Actor Diane Kruger in 1976

Everyone have a Great Friday!

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