Most mornings, I jump out of bed ready to write.
Today wasn’t one of those mornings.
Instead, I let myself slow down. I treated myself to a Sausage McMuffin® with Egg from McDonald’s—because sometimes “brekkie” is best when someone else makes it—before spending over an hour reading on the patio…before the sun burned through the clouds. No guilt, no rush.
The rest of the day looks like a mixed bag, which feels just right.
I definitely will be doing more reading.
I probably will do some photo scanning.
I may go see some art or watch a movie.
The beauty of today is that it’s wide open. No deadlines to meet, no people I have to see, no places I have to rush off to. Just time…mine, mine, mine. The world feels like my oyster. And I get to decide how—or even if—I want to serve it.
Keep calm and read on!
Clint 🌈✌️
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ON THIS DAY = AUGUST 23
BIRTHDAYS
1890 = Harry Frank Guggenheim = American businessman and publisher
1912 = Gene Kelly = American actor, singer, and dancer
1912 = Keith Vaughan = British artist 🌈
1917 = Tex Williams = American singer-songwriter
1922 = Jean Darling = American actor and singer
1925 = Robert Mulligan = American director and producer
1930 = Vera Miles = American actor
1931 = Barbara Eden = American actor and singer
1940 = Richard Sanders = American actor and screenwriter
1949 = Rick Springfield = Australian-American singer-songwriter and actor
1949 = Shelley Long = American actor
1954 = Charles Busch = American actor, writer, and drag queen 🌈
1970 = Jay Mohr = American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970 = River Phoenix = American actor
1974 = Ray Park = Scottish actor and stuntman
1976 = Scott Caan = American actor
1978 = Andrew Rannells = American actor and singer 🌈
1989 = Trixie Mattel = American drag queen, actor, and country singer 🌈
EVENTS
1904 = The automobile tire chain is patented.
1975 = The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan.
1991 = The World Wide Web is opened to the public.
HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES
PORTRAIT + QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.”
Rick Springfield
“You know, everybody is dealing with issues.”
Rick Springfield
Sounds like a Perfect Day, and I now have Lou Reeds 'On what a perfect day' as an ear worm, damnit Clint. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴🇬🇧
Thank you for drawing my attention to Keith Vaughan. I am delighted with the changes you are making. Grow and blossom, Clint. xxx