Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. The sun's not quite up, but the sky is glowing gold and mauve and blue. It's going to be upper 70s and sunny ... the kind of day that makes you just hate having to be inside! LOL! I don't know when it'll rain next, which I'm sure there are areas glad of (still having flood water from last week's deluge). Last night I did get most of my gardens watered well; tonight I'll try to get the soaker hoses out to the things farther away from the house.
I also got laundry mostly caught up, and a tiny bit of cleaning done. And a tiny bit of sewing. Well, every little bit helps I guess. :) Tonight I have some things I need to do before the weekend; maybe I'll fit some more "chores" in too. Or maybe not. :)
Today is "Alvin C. York Day" ..."National Pierogy Day" ... "National Fluffernutter Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"Civilization is the art of living in towns of such size the everyone does not know everyone else."
-- Julian Jaynes
"Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone."
-- Hodding Carter
Today in history:
In 1919, the first U.S. transcontinental air race began with 63 planes competing in the round-trip aerial derby between California and New York. Each way took about three days.
In 1932, the Indian Air Force was established.
In 2001, the United Nations and Secretary-General Kofi Annan shared the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2003, researchers found the remains of a synagogue dating from the fifth or sixth century in the Albanian coastal city of Saranda.
In 2004, for the first time the Nobel Peace Prize went to an African woman, Dr. Wangari Maathai, an environmental activist from Kenya.
Today's birthdays include
- Musician Dick Burnett in 1883
- World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker in 1890
- Argentine dictator Juan Peron in 1895
- Gossip columnist Rona Barrett in 1936
- Tennis Hall of Fame member Fred Stolle in 1938
- Actor Paul Hogan in 1939
- Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1941
- Goosebumps author R.L. Stine in 1943
- Actor Chevy Chase in 1943
- Rock musician Johnny Ramone in 1948
- Actor Sigourney Weaver in 1949
- Actor Darrell Hammond in 1955
- Stephanie Zimbalist in 1956
- Political commentator Steve Coll in 1958
- Olympic gold medal swimmer Matt Biondi in 1965
- Rock musician C-Jay Ramone in 1965
- Actor Matt Damon in 1970
- Actor Nick Cannon in 1980
Everyone have a Great Friday!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Good Morning! Thursday October 7, 2010
Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. The sun is not quite up yet, and the sky above the tree line is beautiful, all orange and red and yellow and purple. Today will be sunny and warm again, around 80 ... which is very nice. It's still on the dry side, so tonight I will probably need to water again. I still think they might come in earlier this year; but then again, we could end up with a lovely long fall. (wishful thinking? LOL!).
Last night I didn't find the energy I was hoping for; but I did stop for groceries on the way home, and I got a load of laundry done. Oh, and I worked on some paperwork. That stuff is like laundry, it just never ends!
Tonight is a good TV night again. I'm hoping to get the rest of the laundry caught up, and get some sewing done. I'm ready to start a new project, but need to finish the one (several?) I already have going! :)
Today is "National Frappe Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left."
-- David M. Ogilvy
"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."
-- Eddie Cantor
Today in history:
In 1769, Captain Cook discovered New Zealand.
In 1913, for the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving assembly line.
In 1916, in the most lopsided football game on record, Georgia Tech humbled Cumberland University, 222-0.
In 1982, "Cats" opened on Broadway. The play ran continuously until Sept. 10, 2000.
In 1997, scientists announced they had found one of the most massive stars known behind a dense dust cloud in the Milky Way that had previously concealed it, 25,000 light-years from Earth.
n 2005, the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director general, Mohamed ElBaradei, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2009, a statue of the remarkable Helen Keller, showing her at the moment the blind and deaf 7-year-old got a sense of language, was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol.
Today's birthdays include
- British writer John Marston in 1576
- Signed of the Declaration of Independence Ceasar Rodney in 1728
- Poet James Whitcomb Riley in 1849
- Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Macon in 1870
- Labor activist Joe Hill in 1879
- Danish atomic physicist Niels Bohr in 1885
- Actor Andy Devine in 1905
- Singer/bandleader Vaughn Monroe in 1911
- Actor June Allyson in 1917
- Actor/singer Al Martino in 1927
- South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu in 1931
- Oliver North, the former White House aide who became the center of the Iran-Contra controversy in 1943
- Television personality Joy Behar in 1943
- Rock singer John Mellencamp in 1951
- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in 1952
- Classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1955
- Recording executive and television personality Simon Cowell in 1959
- Singer Toni Braxton in 1967
- Singer Taylor Hicks in 1976
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
Last night I didn't find the energy I was hoping for; but I did stop for groceries on the way home, and I got a load of laundry done. Oh, and I worked on some paperwork. That stuff is like laundry, it just never ends!
Tonight is a good TV night again. I'm hoping to get the rest of the laundry caught up, and get some sewing done. I'm ready to start a new project, but need to finish the one (several?) I already have going! :)
Today is "National Frappe Day".
Quotes of the Day:
"Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left."
-- David M. Ogilvy
"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."
-- Eddie Cantor
Today in history:
In 1769, Captain Cook discovered New Zealand.
In 1913, for the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving assembly line.
In 1916, in the most lopsided football game on record, Georgia Tech humbled Cumberland University, 222-0.
In 1982, "Cats" opened on Broadway. The play ran continuously until Sept. 10, 2000.
In 1997, scientists announced they had found one of the most massive stars known behind a dense dust cloud in the Milky Way that had previously concealed it, 25,000 light-years from Earth.
n 2005, the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director general, Mohamed ElBaradei, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2009, a statue of the remarkable Helen Keller, showing her at the moment the blind and deaf 7-year-old got a sense of language, was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol.
Today's birthdays include
- British writer John Marston in 1576
- Signed of the Declaration of Independence Ceasar Rodney in 1728
- Poet James Whitcomb Riley in 1849
- Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Macon in 1870
- Labor activist Joe Hill in 1879
- Danish atomic physicist Niels Bohr in 1885
- Actor Andy Devine in 1905
- Singer/bandleader Vaughn Monroe in 1911
- Actor June Allyson in 1917
- Actor/singer Al Martino in 1927
- South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu in 1931
- Oliver North, the former White House aide who became the center of the Iran-Contra controversy in 1943
- Television personality Joy Behar in 1943
- Rock singer John Mellencamp in 1951
- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in 1952
- Classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1955
- Recording executive and television personality Simon Cowell in 1959
- Singer Toni Braxton in 1967
- Singer Taylor Hicks in 1976
Everyone have a Great Thursday!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Good Morning! Wednesday October 6, 2010
Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Again, the sun is just peeping over the trees. It won't be many more mornings before it will no longer be up by this time. DST will soon come to an end, but even then, mornings will be getting darker. I don't mind this year ... I'll soon be seeing fewer of them (at least this early)! LOL! Today will be another perfect fall day: right around 70, mostly sunny, a little windy.
Last night I didn't get a lot of cleaning done, but I did get a lot of important paperwork taken care of. Since it needed to be done, that counts too! And, I got to sleep a bit earlier. Tonight, hopefully, I'll be able to get something more productive done ... I have several things I need to get checked off my "to do" list before the weekend; and tonight isn't very good for TV (for me). Sad, huh. What can I say, I like my shows! :)
Today is "National Noodle Day" ... "Balloons Around the World" ... "National German-American Day" ... "Armed Forces Day (Egypt)" ... "Ivy Day (Ireland)".
Quotes of the Day:
"A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled."
-- Sir Barnett Cocks
"If I had my life to live over... I'd dare to make more mistakes next time."
-- Nadine Stair
Today in history:
In 1853, Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the first non-sectarian school to offer equal opportunity for both men and women.
In 1921, sports writer Grantland Rice was at the microphone as baseball's World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time.
In 1927, "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, Hollywood's legendary "first talkie," premiered in New York, ushering in the era of sound and a subsequent end of the silents.
In 2001, Cal Ripkin Jr. retired after a spectacular baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles that included playing in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
Today's birthdays include
- Singer Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, in 1820
- Inventor and manufacturer George Westinghouse in 1846
- French aviator Roland Garros in 1888
- Tennis champion Helen Wills Moody in 1905
- Actor Janet Gaynor in 1906
- Actor Carole Lombard in 1908
- Norwegian ethnologist, archaeologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl in 1914
- Former 60 Minutes journalist Shana Alexander in 1925
- Actor Britt Ekland in 1942
- Northern Ireland politician Gerry Adams in 1948
- Writer David Brin in 1950
- Elisabeth Shue in 1963
Everyone have a Great Wednesday!
Last night I didn't get a lot of cleaning done, but I did get a lot of important paperwork taken care of. Since it needed to be done, that counts too! And, I got to sleep a bit earlier. Tonight, hopefully, I'll be able to get something more productive done ... I have several things I need to get checked off my "to do" list before the weekend; and tonight isn't very good for TV (for me). Sad, huh. What can I say, I like my shows! :)
Today is "National Noodle Day" ... "Balloons Around the World" ... "National German-American Day" ... "Armed Forces Day (Egypt)" ... "Ivy Day (Ireland)".
Quotes of the Day:
"A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled."
-- Sir Barnett Cocks
"If I had my life to live over... I'd dare to make more mistakes next time."
-- Nadine Stair
Today in history:
In 1853, Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the first non-sectarian school to offer equal opportunity for both men and women.
In 1921, sports writer Grantland Rice was at the microphone as baseball's World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time.
In 1927, "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, Hollywood's legendary "first talkie," premiered in New York, ushering in the era of sound and a subsequent end of the silents.
In 2001, Cal Ripkin Jr. retired after a spectacular baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles that included playing in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
Today's birthdays include
- Singer Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, in 1820
- Inventor and manufacturer George Westinghouse in 1846
- French aviator Roland Garros in 1888
- Tennis champion Helen Wills Moody in 1905
- Actor Janet Gaynor in 1906
- Actor Carole Lombard in 1908
- Norwegian ethnologist, archaeologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl in 1914
- Former 60 Minutes journalist Shana Alexander in 1925
- Actor Britt Ekland in 1942
- Northern Ireland politician Gerry Adams in 1948
- Writer David Brin in 1950
- Elisabeth Shue in 1963
Everyone have a Great Wednesday!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Good Morning! Tuesday October 5, 2010
Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. The sun is just coming over the tree tops way in back, and the sunrise is gorgeous this morning. Today will be upper 60s, maybe even low 70s, partly cloudy but mostly sunny. I hate to admit it after last week's deluge ... but I will soon have to water the gardens again. It's hard to guess with the strange weather we've had this year; but I suspect the outside plants may have to come inside a bit earlier this year.
I ended up having to run an errand after work ... and Wal-Mart was insane!! ... so much later getting home than I would have liked. And of course I got very little done. Eventually some energy or enthusiasm or something will kick in and I'll get the things done around here that I want done. I hope! LOL!
Today is "UN World Teacher's Day" ... "Republic Day (Portugal)"
Quotes of the Day:
"In democracy it's your vote that counts; In feudalism it's your count that votes."
-- Mogens Jallberg
"If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back."
-- Lois McMaster Bujold
"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up."
-- Anne Lamott
Today in history:
In 1989, the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent efforts to free his homeland from China.
In 2001, Barry Bonds hit his 71st home run, most by a player in one season, breaking Mark McGwire's 1998 Major League Baseball record. The San Francisco Giants slugger finished the season with 73 homers.
Today's birthdays include
- French philosopher Denis Diderot in 1713
- Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United States, in 1829
- Rocket pioneer Robert Goddard in 1882
- Restaurant entrepreneur Ray Kroc (McDonald's) in 1902
- Comic Larry Fine of The Three Stooges (the one with the wild wavy hair) in 1902
- Actor Donald Pleasence in 1919
- Political activist and defrocked priest Philip Berrigan in 1923
- Actor Glynis Johns in 1923
- Family Circus cartoonist Bil Keane in 1922
- Actor/comedian Bill Dana in 1924
- Vaclav Havel, president of the Czech Republic, in 1936
- Football Hall of fame member Barry Switzer in 1937
- Rock singer/songwriter Steve Miller in 1943
- Baseball writer and theorist Bill James in 1949
- Actor Karen Allen in 1951
- Irish rock musician Bob Geldof, organizer of the 1985 Live Aid famine relief concert, in 1951
- Comedian Bernie Mack in 1957
- Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson in 1958
- Architect Maya Lin in 1959
- Race car driver Michael Andretti in 1962
- Hockey Hall of Fame member Mario Lemieux in 1965
- Hockey Hall of Fame member Patrick Roy in 1965
- Actor Kate Winslet in 1975
Everyone have a Great Tuesday!
I ended up having to run an errand after work ... and Wal-Mart was insane!! ... so much later getting home than I would have liked. And of course I got very little done. Eventually some energy or enthusiasm or something will kick in and I'll get the things done around here that I want done. I hope! LOL!
Today is "UN World Teacher's Day" ... "Republic Day (Portugal)"
Quotes of the Day:
"In democracy it's your vote that counts; In feudalism it's your count that votes."
-- Mogens Jallberg
"If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back."
-- Lois McMaster Bujold
"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up."
-- Anne Lamott
Today in history:
In 1989, the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent efforts to free his homeland from China.
In 2001, Barry Bonds hit his 71st home run, most by a player in one season, breaking Mark McGwire's 1998 Major League Baseball record. The San Francisco Giants slugger finished the season with 73 homers.
Today's birthdays include
- French philosopher Denis Diderot in 1713
- Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United States, in 1829
- Rocket pioneer Robert Goddard in 1882
- Restaurant entrepreneur Ray Kroc (McDonald's) in 1902
- Comic Larry Fine of The Three Stooges (the one with the wild wavy hair) in 1902
- Actor Donald Pleasence in 1919
- Political activist and defrocked priest Philip Berrigan in 1923
- Actor Glynis Johns in 1923
- Family Circus cartoonist Bil Keane in 1922
- Actor/comedian Bill Dana in 1924
- Vaclav Havel, president of the Czech Republic, in 1936
- Football Hall of fame member Barry Switzer in 1937
- Rock singer/songwriter Steve Miller in 1943
- Baseball writer and theorist Bill James in 1949
- Actor Karen Allen in 1951
- Irish rock musician Bob Geldof, organizer of the 1985 Live Aid famine relief concert, in 1951
- Comedian Bernie Mack in 1957
- Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson in 1958
- Architect Maya Lin in 1959
- Race car driver Michael Andretti in 1962
- Hockey Hall of Fame member Mario Lemieux in 1965
- Hockey Hall of Fame member Patrick Roy in 1965
- Actor Kate Winslet in 1975
Everyone have a Great Tuesday!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Good Morning! Monday October 4, 2010
Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's still a bit gray out, and it's supposed to be mostly cloudy today. We didn't end up getting any rain yesterday (at least, not in my area); only a slight chance of it today. It's turned cool .. reall fall weather ... ony mid 60s today! This might even be a day to open the doors and turn the furnace on (to burn off the dust that accumulates over the summer). Then when the nights start getting too chilly, we'll be ready for heat.
Yesterday ended up taking longer than we hoped; but in the end, we were finally successful in our mission. :) DH now has a nice new suit; and I even got a tiny bit of Christmas shopping done. We were all really tired by last night though ... so of course, other than one quick load of laundry, nothing got done.
Tonight I will need to get busy for sure. The shows I like to watch on Monday don't start until 8:00; and there are lots of commercials ... so I should get busy! :)
Today is "Child Health Day" ... "Improve Your Home Office Day" ... "Ten-Four Day" ... "UN World Habitat Day" ... "Anniversary - Sputnik" ... "Independence Day (Lesotho)".
Quotes of the Day:
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
-- Socrates
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"
-- Dr. Robert Schuller
Today in history:
In 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M, opened. It was the first public higher education institution in Texas.
In 1883, the Orient Express train made it first run.
In 1895, the U.S. Open men's golf tournament is first contested. It was won by Horace Rawlins.
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made space satellite, Sputnik 1.
In 1965, Pope Paul VI arrived at Kennedy International Airport in New York on the first visit by a reigning pope to the United States.
In 1989, Art Shell was hired by the Oakland Raiders as the first black head coach in the modern National Football League.
In 2001, Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres scored his 2,246th run, breaking Ty Cobb's Major League Baseball record.
In 2004, SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded rocket to reach the edge of space, flew to an altitude above 62 miles over the California desert.
Today's birthdays include
- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, in 1822
- Frederic Remington, painter of the American West, in 1861
- Journalist/author Damon Runyon in 1880
- Pioneer movie comedian Buster Keaton in 1895
- Actor Charlton Heston in 1923
- Actor Clifton Davis in 1945
- Actor Susan Sarandon in 1946
- Actor Armand Assante in 1949
- Actor Liev Schreiber in 1967
- Football Hall of Fame member Sam Huff in 1834
- Author Jackie Collins in 1937 (age 73) - Author Anne Rice in 1941
- Author Roy Blount Jr. in 1941
- Civil rights activist H. Rap Brown in 1943
- Baseball Manager Tony La Russa in 1944
- Recording executive and businessman Russell Simmons in 1957
- Singer Jon Secada in 1962
- Actor Alicia Silverstone in 1976
- Actor Rachael Leigh Cook in 1979
Everyone have a Great Monday!
Yesterday ended up taking longer than we hoped; but in the end, we were finally successful in our mission. :) DH now has a nice new suit; and I even got a tiny bit of Christmas shopping done. We were all really tired by last night though ... so of course, other than one quick load of laundry, nothing got done.
Tonight I will need to get busy for sure. The shows I like to watch on Monday don't start until 8:00; and there are lots of commercials ... so I should get busy! :)
Today is "Child Health Day" ... "Improve Your Home Office Day" ... "Ten-Four Day" ... "UN World Habitat Day" ... "Anniversary - Sputnik" ... "Independence Day (Lesotho)".
Quotes of the Day:
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
-- Socrates
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"
-- Dr. Robert Schuller
Today in history:
In 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M, opened. It was the first public higher education institution in Texas.
In 1883, the Orient Express train made it first run.
In 1895, the U.S. Open men's golf tournament is first contested. It was won by Horace Rawlins.
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made space satellite, Sputnik 1.
In 1965, Pope Paul VI arrived at Kennedy International Airport in New York on the first visit by a reigning pope to the United States.
In 1989, Art Shell was hired by the Oakland Raiders as the first black head coach in the modern National Football League.
In 2001, Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres scored his 2,246th run, breaking Ty Cobb's Major League Baseball record.
In 2004, SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded rocket to reach the edge of space, flew to an altitude above 62 miles over the California desert.
Today's birthdays include
- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, in 1822
- Frederic Remington, painter of the American West, in 1861
- Journalist/author Damon Runyon in 1880
- Pioneer movie comedian Buster Keaton in 1895
- Actor Charlton Heston in 1923
- Actor Clifton Davis in 1945
- Actor Susan Sarandon in 1946
- Actor Armand Assante in 1949
- Actor Liev Schreiber in 1967
- Football Hall of Fame member Sam Huff in 1834
- Author Jackie Collins in 1937 (age 73) - Author Anne Rice in 1941
- Author Roy Blount Jr. in 1941
- Civil rights activist H. Rap Brown in 1943
- Baseball Manager Tony La Russa in 1944
- Recording executive and businessman Russell Simmons in 1957
- Singer Jon Secada in 1962
- Actor Alicia Silverstone in 1976
- Actor Rachael Leigh Cook in 1979
Everyone have a Great Monday!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Good Morning! Sunday October 3, 2010
Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. It's a bit overcast, and nice and cool outside. At one time the forecast was for rain to come in by evening; later it changed, but I didn't hear an updated one last night. So ... it might rain some time today! LOL! It'll probably be low 70s (possibly even a bit cooler - lovely!).
Yesterday was a fantastic day. My son & his family treated me to a musical show (Pandemonium), Chinese dinner (at the mall), and Cirque de la Symphonie (symphony plus acrobatic performances). It was a gloriously beautiful day, and I enjoyed every bit of it!
Today won't be quite so exciting! LOL! We're dragging DH shopping. He has to have a suit for the upcoming family wedding. He is not looking forward to this expedition. Neither am I! LOL!
If it doesn't take too long, tonight I'll catch up laundry, and hopefully at least start on what should have been this week's cleaning project. Or, maybe I'll just sew! :)
Today is "Country Inn, Bed-and-Breakfast Day" ... "Intergeneration Day" ... "World Communion Sunday" ... "Anniversary - German Reunification" ... "National Foundation Day (Korea)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad."
-- Thomas Paine
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."
-- Aldous Huxley
Today in history:
In 1922, Rebecca Felton, a Georgia Democrat, became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
In 1955, the children's TV show "Captain Kangaroo" with Bob Keeshan in the title role was broadcast for the first time.
In 1962, the Mercury 8 took off for its eight-hour flight.
Today's birthdays include
- Cherokee Chief John Ross, who led opposition to the forced move of his people to what is now Oklahoma, in 1790
- Historian George Bancroft in 1800
- Novelist Thomas Wolfe in 1900
- Novelist Gore Vidal in 1925
- Rock 'n' roll singer Chubby Checker in 1941
- Singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham in 1947
- Actor/singer Jack Wagner in 1959
- Actress Neve Campbell in 1973
Everyone have a Great Sunday!
Yesterday was a fantastic day. My son & his family treated me to a musical show (Pandemonium), Chinese dinner (at the mall), and Cirque de la Symphonie (symphony plus acrobatic performances). It was a gloriously beautiful day, and I enjoyed every bit of it!
Today won't be quite so exciting! LOL! We're dragging DH shopping. He has to have a suit for the upcoming family wedding. He is not looking forward to this expedition. Neither am I! LOL!
If it doesn't take too long, tonight I'll catch up laundry, and hopefully at least start on what should have been this week's cleaning project. Or, maybe I'll just sew! :)
Today is "Country Inn, Bed-and-Breakfast Day" ... "Intergeneration Day" ... "World Communion Sunday" ... "Anniversary - German Reunification" ... "National Foundation Day (Korea)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad."
-- Thomas Paine
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."
-- Aldous Huxley
Today in history:
In 1922, Rebecca Felton, a Georgia Democrat, became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
In 1955, the children's TV show "Captain Kangaroo" with Bob Keeshan in the title role was broadcast for the first time.
In 1962, the Mercury 8 took off for its eight-hour flight.
Today's birthdays include
- Cherokee Chief John Ross, who led opposition to the forced move of his people to what is now Oklahoma, in 1790
- Historian George Bancroft in 1800
- Novelist Thomas Wolfe in 1900
- Novelist Gore Vidal in 1925
- Rock 'n' roll singer Chubby Checker in 1941
- Singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham in 1947
- Actor/singer Jack Wagner in 1959
- Actress Neve Campbell in 1973
Everyone have a Great Sunday!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Good Morning! Saturday October 2, 2010
Good morning! It's a beautiful morning! It's gloriously bright and clear out; today will be a perfect crisp fall day, low 70s and mostly sunny. I'm not sure if all the rain has moved out of the rest of the state or not; I do know there are areas east and northeast of me that got serious flooding. I pray for those affected, and I praise God for this perfect day!
Last night we went out to eat. Jimmy has gotten "stuck" on a particular restaurant. Not because it's all that great (though it is good); but because they have an old farm instrument of some kind on a wall, and it's making him crazy trying to find out what it is! LOL! So far, no one knows. After that I returned an item, and then we came on home. My phone line is cleared up ... Yay! I did sew a little, did a bit of decluttering and some little organizing (ok, Very little!), and mostly watched TV.
Today I'm getting a treat, my son and his family are coming to take me with them for a day in Raleigh. We're going to a show, to "the mall" (didn't say which one, but I can guess), and maybe even to a symphony. Wow!! I got on up (ok, not as early as a work day!!) and have done a few of the things I needed to get done already (dishes, bagged trash, mopped kitchen). Soon I will go get myself presentable. I'm so excited! :)
Today is "Guardian Angels Day" ... "National Custodial Workers' Day" ... "Phileas Fogg's Wager Day" ... "UN International Day of Non-Violence" ... "World Card Making Day" ... "World Farm Animals Day" ... "Anniversary - Peanuts (comic strip)" ... "Independence Day (Guinea)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Outer space is no place for a person of breeding."
-- Lady Violet Bonham Carter
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak."
-- Jay Leno
"They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness."
-- Louise Erdrich
Today in history:
In 1950, the "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz was published for the first time.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today's birthdays include
- England's King Richard III in 1452
- Nat Turner, a black slave and leader of the only effective and sustained U.S. slave revolt, in 1800
- German statesman Paul von Hindenburg in 1847
- French World War I military commander Ferdinand Foch in 1851
- Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1869
- Comedian Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx in 1890
- Comedian Bud Abbott in 1895
- Child actor George "Spanky" McFarland of "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" fame, in 1928
- Movie critic Rex Reed in 1938
- Pop singer Don McLean in 1945
- Fashion designer Donna Karan in 1948
- Rock singer Sting (Gordon Sumner) in 1951
- Actress Lorraine Bracco in 1955
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
Last night we went out to eat. Jimmy has gotten "stuck" on a particular restaurant. Not because it's all that great (though it is good); but because they have an old farm instrument of some kind on a wall, and it's making him crazy trying to find out what it is! LOL! So far, no one knows. After that I returned an item, and then we came on home. My phone line is cleared up ... Yay! I did sew a little, did a bit of decluttering and some little organizing (ok, Very little!), and mostly watched TV.
Today I'm getting a treat, my son and his family are coming to take me with them for a day in Raleigh. We're going to a show, to "the mall" (didn't say which one, but I can guess), and maybe even to a symphony. Wow!! I got on up (ok, not as early as a work day!!) and have done a few of the things I needed to get done already (dishes, bagged trash, mopped kitchen). Soon I will go get myself presentable. I'm so excited! :)
Today is "Guardian Angels Day" ... "National Custodial Workers' Day" ... "Phileas Fogg's Wager Day" ... "UN International Day of Non-Violence" ... "World Card Making Day" ... "World Farm Animals Day" ... "Anniversary - Peanuts (comic strip)" ... "Independence Day (Guinea)".
Quotes of the Day:
"Outer space is no place for a person of breeding."
-- Lady Violet Bonham Carter
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak."
-- Jay Leno
"They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness."
-- Louise Erdrich
Today in history:
In 1950, the "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz was published for the first time.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today's birthdays include
- England's King Richard III in 1452
- Nat Turner, a black slave and leader of the only effective and sustained U.S. slave revolt, in 1800
- German statesman Paul von Hindenburg in 1847
- French World War I military commander Ferdinand Foch in 1851
- Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1869
- Comedian Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx in 1890
- Comedian Bud Abbott in 1895
- Child actor George "Spanky" McFarland of "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" fame, in 1928
- Movie critic Rex Reed in 1938
- Pop singer Don McLean in 1945
- Fashion designer Donna Karan in 1948
- Rock singer Sting (Gordon Sumner) in 1951
- Actress Lorraine Bracco in 1955
Everyone have a Great Saturday!
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