Good Morning! Saturday July 2, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. I've been out to start rotating sprinklers, and it was very pleasant - as long as I didn't have to breathe! LOL! Eastern fires plus wind from the east makes for a strange air qualify! It's going to be a bit hotter again today, mid 90s, and a bit more humid; but no mention of the typical afternoon storms.
Yesterday: I didn't do quite what I had hoped, but it was a fairly busy day none the less. I discovered I'll need help with some unassembled cabinets; but one corner that was full of junk has been cleaned out. Of course, the "junk" is now spread out all over the house! LOL! But over the next few days it will be sorted before going back into cabinets. I also fit in a bit of the never-ending laundry. :)
Today: I had thought today would be a day to "sneak away" and play, since I don't have to work during dialysis. But, it looks like instead I may be helping take a trailer full of junk to the landfill. Well, that's not a bad thing either. And maybe we'll even fit in some gardening - there's bound to be more tomatoes and other yummy stuff ready. :)
To my Canadian friends ... I apologize for missing saying "Happy Candada Day" yesterday! Oops, my bad. I hope you all, as well as my American friends, have a happy and SAFE holiday weekend.

Today is "Halfway Point of 2011" ... "UN International Day of Cooperatives" ... "Palio (Italy)" ... "Tour De France (France)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Everyone rises to their level of incompetence."
--Peter McWilliams

"Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip."
--Will Rogers

"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk".
-- Thomas A. Edison

"If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know, and not be known, live in a city."
-- Charles Caleb Colton

Today in history:
In 1788, it was announced in the U.S. Congress that the new Constitution had been ratified by the required nine states, the ninth being New Hampshire.

In 1900, the world's first rigid airship was demonstrated by Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin in Germany.

In 1934, 6-year-old Shirley Temple signed a contract with Fox Film Corp. and went on to become one of the biggest movie stars of the day.

In 2002, after five unsuccessful attempts, American Steve Fossett completed a round-the-world solo flight in a balloon, reaching Queensland in the Australian outback to finish a 13-day, 19,428-mile trip that began in Western Australia.

Today's birthdays include
- German novelist Hermann Hesse in 1877
- King Olav V of Norway in 1903
- Tennis champion Rene Lacoste in 1904
- Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in 1908
- Singer/actor Ken Curtis ( Gunsmoke's Festus) in 1916
- Civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1925
- Imelda Marcos, wife of former Philippine President Fernando Marcos, in 1929
- Wendy's fast-food restaurant chain founder Dave Thomas in 1932
- Actor Polly Holliday in 1937
- Former race car driver Richard Petty in 1937
- Actor/director Ron Silver in 1946
- Writer/actor Larry David in 1947
- Actor Jimmy McNichol in 1961
- Former baseball star Jose Canseco, first to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same major league season, in 1964
- Actor Lindsay Lohan in 1986

Everyone have a Great Saturday!