April 8th

Good Morning. It's a cold and drizzly morning in southeast Michigan. Apparently, spring is taking a holiday today. I keep reminding myself it's only April and April showers bring May flowers...although...I have a lot of flowers blooming already.

Today in: 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain. 400 years later the senior citizens claimed it for their retirement spot. 1974 Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record. 1990 Ryan White, an AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance gained national attention, died at age 18. 1992 Tennis player Arthur Ashe announced that he had AIDS.

Birthdays: Mary Pickford 1893 - Actress ("Coquette", "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"); Elizabeth "Betty" Ford (Bloomer) 1918 - Wife of 38th U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, founder of the Betty Ford Clinic; John Schneider 1954 - Singer, actor ("Dukes of Hazzard", "Smallville");Patricia Arquette 1968 - Actress ("Medium","True Romance", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"),
Word of the day:
interlard\in-tuhr-LARD\ , verb;
1.To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce something foreign or irrelevant into; as, "to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions." (dictionary.com)

Fact of the day:Swearing to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” dates back to English Common Law. Interestingly enough, there were no penalties for perjury until the 1600s; prior to that time, it was believed that the fear of God’s wrath was enough to keep witnesses honest

Quote of the day: If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
Frank A. Clark

Today's weather in Adrian: Mostly cloudy and breezy. Scattered light showers...ending around 10 am...followed by a slight chance of light showers after 2 PM. Highs 53 to 57.