We have gotten so used to the hot days of summer in March, now that it dropped down to 48 degrees this morning in Greenviewland, and only forecasted for 61 degrees, how will we be able to tolerate this cold weather ..... ha ha ha. Keeping in mind that even at 61 degrees it's warmer than it usually is at this time of any other year gone past.
But now that it's cooler temps, we might have to start the day with a jacket, layer our clothes and do a strip tease out among the ranks as the day warms. First strip off the jacket, then the first layer of a sweatshirt maybe, then down to the shirt. At 61 that's still cool so maybe a long sleeve shirt will be the day's attire.
Just keep in mind that in a couple of months, when the temps are at about 85 degrees with the humidity at about 95%, we'll be wishing we were back at a high of 61 for the day. The heat is coming......the sweating is coming and you will probably wish you could do a complete strip tease ..... down to your birthday suit. Get out you sun bonnet, your sunscreen and your shorts and bikini tops folks because when you mow your grass you will need them.
So enjoy this cool-warm day. And especially with the sun shining. It's not supposed to do that tomorrow.....so enjoy your day!!
Did you know this about Illinois history?
1. 1673 -- French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet descend the Mississippi river to the Arkansas river and return to Wisconsin via the Illinois River - the first Europeans to reach the Illinois country.
2. 1675 -- Marquette founds a mission at the Great Village of the Illinois near Utica (by Starved Rock). In 1680 the Iroquois Indians destroy the Great Village of the Illinois.
3. 1680 -- French traders, Rene Robert Cavelier and Sieur de La Salle and Henry de Tonty build Fort Crevecoeur on the Illinois River near Peoria and in 1682 Tonty and La Salle build Ft. St. Louis across from the Great Village of Illinois site.
4. 1717 -- Illinois becomes a part of the French colony of Louisiana.
5. 1763 -- French and Indian Wars (Seven Year) end; Illinois country is ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Paris.
6. 1783 -- The Treaty of Paris extends the boundaries of the United States to include Illinois country.
7. 1784 -- Virginia relinquishes its claim to Illinois.
8. 1787 -- Northwest Ordinance places Illinois in the Northwest Territory.
9. 1800 -- Congress creates the Indiana Territory, which includes Illinois.
10. 1803 -- Kaskaskia Indians cede nearly all of their Illinois lands to the United States.
11. 1809 -- Congress organizes the Illinois Territory, with Kaskaskia as the capital. with Ninian Edwards the governor.
12. 1811 -- The first coal mine in Illinois was opened in Jackson County. New Madrid, Missouri earthquake, the largest in United States history, damages Southern Illinois and recurs in 1812.
13. 1814 -- Kickapoo Indians move wet of the Mississippi, relinquishing most claims to Illinois lands.
14. 1820 -- Vandalia becomes the State Capitol.
15. 1830 -- The first state prison is built in Alton. Abraham Lincoln moves from Indiana to Illinois.
16. 1839 -- Springfield becomes the State Capitol.
17. 1850 -- The population of the state is 851,470.
18. 1853 -- The first state fair is held in Springfield.
19. 1860 -- Luxury Steamer, The Lady Elgin, sinks in Lake Michigan, killing nearly three hundred passengers.
20. 1871 -- Chicago Fire destroys eighteen thousand downtown buildings with loses estimated at near $200 million.
It's kind of fun to learn a few things about our great state. We will once again visit the history of Illinois and fill in a few gaps in time.
Thought For The Day
The greatest lesson in life is to know
that even fools are right sometimes.
--Winston Churchill
Funny typos can really be hilarious. I remember seeing one picture which said "English is our language, learn it, no excetions". They misspelled the exceptions. LOL
Then, I saw a sign one time which said "No Newpeppers today".
Sometimes I think the reason for the typos might be ignorance of English grammar, or really poor spelling abilities. Of course, there is also just plain old typing errors.....like the following story which supposedly happened at one of my former places of employment....an insurance company:
"An insured person had an unfortunate need to have his testicles removed. The clerk in the medical claim department had talked to the insured person after the surgery and assured him the bills would be paid. Then a letter went out which stated "please send in your balls and we will pay your claim". The horrified claimant immediately wrote back that he didn't have his balls.....the hospital must have kept them."
This was definitely a case where proofreading might have caught the typing error....it should have been send in your bills, not balls.
Just want to let you know that if you find funny or funky typos in my stories, it's one of two things.....I did it purposely to see if you are awake or it's my fingers doing dancing exercises on the keyboard early in the morning.....could be either...you never know.
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