Sunday, July 24, 2011

Good Morning! Sunday July 24, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's supposed to be over 100 again today, and early this morning it was already very muggy out. Yesterday we *finally* got some rain (real rain, not just a passing sprinkle). It cooled things down at least 20 degrees, but right back up today. Another afternoon storm would not be so bad here, but I do hope there are no more of the damaging storms other people had!
Yesterday: I actually had a pretty busy day, and got nearly everything done I had hoped. I got to the farmer's market (corn is harder to come by now, because it's been so dry); I got caught up on my class work; and all the little decluttering chores around the house got done. The rain that brought the temps down made the evening nice even though still a bit steamy.
Today: I really hope today I'll get work done on my room project. It keeps getting put off for other things, but I really don't think anything else should be happening today. :) Gardening is sadly overdue, but that simply will not happen in triple digits heat.

Today is "Anne Hutchinson Memorial Day" ... "Cousin's Day" ... "National Drive-Thru Day" ... "National Tell An Old Joke Day" ... "Parents' Day" ... "Pioneer Day" ... "National Day of the Cowboy".

Quotes of the Day:
"My home is not a place, it is people."
-- Lois McMaster Bujold

"It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment."
-- Freeman Dyson

"Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to."
-- Harry Emerson Fosdick

Today in history:
In 1679, New Hampshire became a royal colony of the British crown.

In 1847, After 17 months and many miles of travel, Brigham Young led 148 Mormon pioneers into Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake.

In 1956, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis performed together for the last time.

In 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth after the historic moon-landing mission.

in 2005 sports, cyclist Lance Armstrong won his seventh consecutive Tour de France.

Today's birthdays include
- South American revolutionary and statesman Simon Bolivar in 1783
- French novelist Alexandre Dumas the Elder, author of The Three Musketeers, in 1802
- Poet/author Robert Graves in 1895
- Air pioneer Amelia Earhart in 1897
- Actor Chief Dan George in 1899
- Artist Zelda Fitzgerald in 1900
- Writer John D. MacDonald in 1916
- Feminist and former U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug, D-N.Y., in 1920
- Comedian Ruth Buzzi in 1936
- Actor Chris Sarandon in 1942
- Actor Robert Hays in 1947
- Actor Lynda Carter in 1951
- Basketball Hall of Fame member Karl Malone in 1963
- Actor/singer Kristin Chenoweth in 1968
- Actor/singer Jennifer Lopez in 1969
- Actor Rose Byrne n 1979
- Actor Anna Paquin in 1982
- Television host Bindi Irwin in 1998

Everyone have a Great Sunday!

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