Monday, August 1, 2011

Good Morning! Monday August 1, 2011

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's starting out overcast, though the forecast is only for "partly cloudy". I guess that doesn't tell us which part! LOL! They're calling for 95, which means upper 90s for me. There's the ever present chance of afternoon storms; but it looks like we did get a bit of rain early this morning.
Yesterday: We tried to take advantage of it being not *quite* so hot. I took my friend to run some errands, and then we got out in the garden a bit. We also got to spend a little time watching the puppie's antics, though only from a distance. Even with the heat and missing a few days of watering, the garden is still producing amazing quantities, especially tomatoes.
Today: This will be a catch up day. I have a few odds and ends to catch up on, some "routine" cleaning, and hopefully get started (finally) on this week's project room. That all may depend on how my energy level holds out. :) Tonight we're going to a friend's son's birthday party. Maybe later it will just be a calm evening at home. :)

Today is "Girlfriend's Day" ... "Respect for Parents Day" ... "Rounds Resounding Day" ... "Anniversary - MTV" ... "Anniversary - World Wide Web" ... "Admission Day (Colorado)" ... "Colorado Day (Colorado)" ... "Emancipation Day (Bahamas, Trinidad, Tobago)" ... "Abolition of Slavery Day (Jamaica)" ... "Independence Day (Jamaica)" ... "Independence Day (Benin)" ... "Youth Day (Zambia)".

Quotes of the Day:
"Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?"
-- James Thurber

"This is like deja vu all over again.
-- Yogi Berra

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' "
-- Theodore Roosevelt

Today in history:
In 1498, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus set foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela.

In 1790, the first U.S. census showed a population of 3,929,214 people in 17 states.

In 1831, the London Bridge opened.

In 1907, an Aeronautical Division was added to the Army Signals Corps, and this forerunner of the U.S. Air Force bought its first airplane, a craft built by the Wright brothers.

In 1981, MTV premiered with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."

In 1994, Lisa Marie Presley confirmed rumors that she had married pop star Michael Jackson May 26 in the Dominican Republic.

Today's birthdays include
- Claudius I, born in 10 B.C.
- French naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck, known for his theory of evolution, in 1744
- Explorer William Clark in 1770
- Francis Scott Key, composer of The Star-Spangled Banner, in 1779
- Lawyer and writer Richard Henry Dana Jr., author of Two Years Before the Mast, in 1815
- Author Herman Melville ( Moby-Dick ) in 1819
- Activist and labor organizer Mary Harris Mother Jones in 1837
- Tennis Hall of fame member Jack Kramer in 1921
- Actor Arthur Hill in 1922
- Actor Geoffrey Holder in 1930
- Comic actor Dom DeLuise in 1933
- French fashion designer Yves St. Laurent in 1936
- Jerry Garcia, co-founder of the Grateful Dead rock group, in 1942
- Rapper Coolio in 1963
- Film director Sam Mendes in 1965
- Actor Tempestt Bledsoe in 1973

Everyone have a Great Monday!

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