Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Good Morning! uesday July 26, 2011

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's dreary and gray and damp - how wonderful! LOL! Today will be mostly cloudy and "only" low to mid 90s. The increased humidity means a fairly good chance of continued rain. Since the "hot stuff" will be back in a few days, I'm very grateful for what ever rain we can get now. :) The gardens are all very happy right now; and the weeds even more so ... the big garden in back is very nearly now a "secret garden", lurking behind a screen of weeds! LOL!
Yesterday: I had a very busy day, and actually managed to accomplish my main goals for the day. YAY! While the "room project" is not completed, I'm now down to filtering things into where they should be, which I can do a little at a time. I've very nearly removed everything from the living room that was temporarily in there ... now I'm very encouraged to finish this and move on!
Today: It's a dialysis and work day, plus there are refills to be taken care of. This evening I'll likely work on the room a bit more ... I'm (finally) motivated to get the sewing area organized. I probably should let that wait ... so I won't be tempted to sew instead of finish the organizing and cleaning that's still needed! LOL!

Today is "One Voice" ... 'Anniversary - Americans With Disabilities Act" ... "Ratification Day (New York)" ... "Curacao Day (Curacao)" ... 'Independence Day (Liberia)" ... "Independence Day (Maldives)" ... "National Day (Cuba)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.
-- Oprah Winfrey

"Outer space is no place for a person of breeding.
-- Lady Violet Bonham Carter

'Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again."
-- Og Mandino

Today in history:
In 1788, New York becomes the 11th state of the United States upon ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

In 1847, Liberia became a republic and Africa's first sovereign, black-ruled democratic nation.

In 1908, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was born when a group of newly hired investigators were ordered to report to the Justice Department. It didn't become the FBI officially until 1935.

In 1984, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" became the first network television show to be broadcast in stereo. In 2005, the United States roared back into space as the shuttle Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral in the first launch since the 2003 Columbia
tragedy.

Today's birthdays include
- Artist George Catlin, painter of American Indian scenes, in 1796
- Playwright George Bernard Shaw in 1856
- Carl Jung, founder of analytic psychology, in 1875
- Novelist Aldous Huxley in 1894
- Comedian Gracie Allen in 1895
- U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn., who led the 1950-51 Senate investigation of organized crime, in 1903
- Actor Vivian Vance in 1909
- Erskine Hawkins, trumpet virtuoso, band leader, in 1914
- Storyteller Jean Shepherd in 1921
- Actor Jason Robards in 1922
- Movie producer Blake Edwards in 1922
- Children's author Jan Berenstain in 1923
- Baseball Hall of fame member Hoyt Wilhelm in 1923
- Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick in 1928
- Rock star Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones in 1943
- Actor Helen Mirren in 1945
- Tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis in 1954
- Olympic gold medal skater Dorothy Hamill in 1956
- Actor Kevin Spacey in 1959
- Actor Sandra Bullock in 1964
- Actor Kate Beckinsale in 1973

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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